# MARKWEST RANGER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C. — Warning Letter

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** CPF 220085004W
- **title:** MARKWEST RANGER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C. — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2008-03-11
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.402(a), 195.420(b).
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Warning Letter involving MARKWEST RANGER PIPELINE COMPANY, L.L.C.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.402(a),  195.420(b). The case was opened on 2008-03-11 and is reported as closed as of 2008-03-11. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

220085004W_warning letter_03112008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220085004W/220085004W_warning%20letter_03112008.pdf

220085004w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220085004W/220085004w_warning%20letter_03112008_text.pdf

220085004w_warning letter_03112008_text.pdf

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Chemi 29 ember 2007, roliresen~e the Pap Wd FIasardons-Materials Sttfety
Acbagis HftrISA) purstt&t to Ch 6'01 trf rl Limtled States C~i~pcctcd your
MarkWest ergg Appalachia, LLC, 's Aip aehjan Tt' ' ggfe System IhrkLPS) yecords,
and pseoad in Aahland, Kentucky. ar) ld keeations htkentucI5~d W&dt Virginia
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(c) KaJga~etor shaiitmaintain t wingtttgo@sitiait theipesiods specified:
(3) A recco+ og each inspection anltli eqniredlthylliihils Iseh1ssrt shttll be maintained for
at least+ears or until the next inpa on-orztegttis~erfogmeP, whichever is longer.
11195. 4gl~ve maintenance. pa'qINiptsxator4mhhl~assinteriials not exceeding 7'/i
months~tilt least twice eachacaltait+r 0ietsit, lmgspe~ehi mJ4silineivtt'Lie to determine
that itiis fllattPtonrtstgproperiy.
MarkWIstgjd not maintain inspectioni%cords for mainline valve snspections performed in
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MarkWqs~dtnot have inspectipilttce~tfor the inIpecfiontafitihel folil@wing valves in the
second~Ka17 of 2006, inspection recor4sgge available-for only one'inspection of the valves
in 2006.
Silo ' eline: I, IA, 5A, at)d 5B
Trati~lFy Pipeline: 14, 14K, 15, and 16
Under 49iUinited States Code, $ 60122, you-are-subjectjtb civil penalty not to exceed $100, 000
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for eachsviolasqdh for each day the violatilpn nersists up to a rnaxiimum of $1, 000i000 for any
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related serigo~iolations. We haveltteq' 0tshe ciraunstances and supporting)documents
involved in(hi ase, and have decided''tto conduct. a4litional enforcement action or penalty
assessmentigs dings at this time. Wa a se you toicosrect the item(s) identrfied in this letter.
Failure to. dp ko illa' result in Mark Westllpy ocarboniIAc. being subject to additional
enforsementaPHbn.
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No reply to, fh etter is rqi}uired. Hf yohJc&ose to, reply, i~nltpur, correspondence please refer to
KPI%2-200L W. Be advisedttljat aHliikrial youism%ilt in~reslionse to this enforcement
~action is suhlje~o being made puM|icly avgkblie. If yottkelievetshati any porttibn of your
responsive tp~rii4qualifies for confidbntiWreatment dnd7r 5 U. S. C. 552(b0, along with the
complete oriIII clocument you must prov+ a secisac@isyief the documentlwIth the portions
you believbfquSIIiy for confidential treatment redactedlandtan explanation of why you believe
thevedactePi~ts ation qualifies for confillhtiial treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b).
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Mohamined Shositb
Acting lfirectcj Southern Region ~
Pipehne and~H%asdous Materials Safe~tgglhinistra~n
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