TAMPA BAY PIPELINE CO. — Notice of Amendment

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220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFo a III& Dep - ofrran . 'I I II $ip ti AItml I ET I Marcit IT4 I 1i t Robert ILI % — President v f P. '8 , ', S galnpa Pipp . Boxi- . V r DearlMr. IBetweeq V Safety. emeqgenct On the basg TBPL's p 233 Peachtree Street Sle. 600 Allah/a, GA 3'5303 dais Saftaty ~ rtr NQI e I I I L - RE-'PUW. ilKCR — al T ~— I , +1 1 J'l i ~ orporation I — CIF 2-2008-6001M d August 2, 200%, aslttltg eiifipttlape an dous Materials on(PHMSA)ipursfi hapter f'49 United States Code inspected ehrae Company (TBPLI~uresi for& esktions, tnaintestance and pampa, Florida. I pe inspection, PHI5ISA' 4ntiiftgt~ppsennt jrtadeaTrtatbiSs found within r procedures, as, desc eIow-: oceduratunaqp erla0i~on ' tIanance;and emergencies. . EaChrttipqrraitp l pltirietan OW fOr each. pipegae SyStem a f written proced h ~oF al opesIJaatonJsattlaFsnaintenancei stand handling let egilittbn rgencies. . . . ~pipeline rap s. prt'I operaltor may us 'ng pipeline ifacih ' pe&r v oil'fittingl for, repldcement in sttitiisi i nletNIand constpugteLas retliuired by least. 4I I I I I III g 5 I n ll I '#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 2I, ~ ~ , requi s I 5. 226 Welding: A Each NIIc Ibuan ). Antarc bairn. mrs 'b ' inil'ing, iHise g ss'than the mini ecgication to wih 't 'rsding, a cINsst veIL Aground imayi noti IIIBL . ~ Irediby letiely rpmovin~tfte Inotch by slbttt r Iiqqemaeningllqallsthickness to ssi ill ttse toleti~ the pepsi ma tured. If a notch ig not repairable e pimp~ 'ng the entiae noitch must be lded toity& lori fititing thatris' being welded. welding repair proce 9~26(ia), %. ZI26(b), and . 26(c). otlad c burns, as requised of: I , I . 230 Welds: R~b ketch weld thatltssI ired. Excpptifor we ilay vessel, ai will erceint of the wel I)Ikach weld that etsil and the scgnllsaL ifich-wouM adversely segmenti qLf the weliil dcclltabjliity. Repair of- a era~ g. cordance uiith iwin' nrter $195. 214. Rgijai ehanical proipertksi Ijiginat weld are metiu mo l fects. bl tilll95. 2@hmstst be removted or n an offsh pipeline iheinig instaililed from a Hbemoved 'f iti Isas-a cqack-tbtte is more than 8 I dbpusQa ' defect aemovedtdovcn to sound pairijd ibeipreheatediif conditions exist ii fieiqu f She weld repair. After repair, as llep us&be inisipectqd to ensure its Ilgegetu~reviously r~ired area must be ld IIep &ce(tiple s tihat. haveibeen qualified Isres I thethe minimum ied'fo t idled. pr ocediureJIsed to make the e i th~ hvseld IItepair. eldirrg repairiprocqilur 9'~230(a) + EL 3. 230(b), apd I5 230(c), i nc+ald!5@kthcirepair or rerII9i~al qf defects, as $95. 266 Constgud8o s. , qomplete reeQd&hat the fo l ' g must be maltitained by the ator involved for Ie l' Ihre1lityi: bp totni numih@L mtIez. nondestructively estd, includi~ ejp he diippositioni df each rejected eld. I I ' ~ elding repair illroecd not re riecords of the total number of girth e. nurnberinra oa its tlic nuiqbe~jected and the ogofieach rejcctedg 'in Ir the life of egbhlpipeline facility. S 4#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 3%3ili0 iloeoordkCI 'fA recond musjbe a nhe recordio'f iihe sted is in use. ) ihe record nctl4Jinetl he pressure recon '. (BI)i The name, o he . lhngljhe test, a h . . 8l)&n ~lanai ignI ilunes, that alspcgrJon each r~te'st'r~uircdIby this subpart, t us etijiiyed asilong as it e'f'gcility Irgp~i5$-this sectioti must include: sl or, the esofMe person Ire~onsible for t~ ok an~ usediI ifi an0I; a ressuiia rgiinuities, lindlfigilng. test 4e i corsliingich arts. i -. . . I' I cssure testing proce ecord of the latest te 0iiled of $195. 310(a). test record m'ust include . Silt0(ib)(1). est record must-indi'u d of $195. 310(b)(i3). ' e. test record must igloo)li din i test failures that liN(b)(8-). I not re fhe following. t bcseta s long as thelfaciility tested is in use, I gessure ~rdhng, chart~, asiro~red of Came of tlLedtiicompany used, it any as . 1 i~nfl aniy prepare Bincontinuities, ith risssdke recording charts as reqrdred of J rocedurali manuali~ erIt'sona infitance, andi emeirlgencies. I 'ntenance arnfinotf nations. W nuaLreqpired by paragraph (a) ion mststiylu~glltl84 fosit I4svsng toiprovide safety during e anbaormal oge s: ieaating, maintain% pep ' ' ipipeline systIIm4n accordance '' wli Ifrf the reqnintemeiftsi stslip stuart H oig thisipart. ~ iN$404 Miqps an@lb — I I . Qb) Bach operator Jhligmaintaihi tileas~yisaiisidaify operating / hcqilds thaitwndicatit- (e) Any emengenp o mall ijI ntto which tfrelpraeedures Icr $195. 402 app[yi. I k. Ti opera r fh abnormall'operation~ dyes areT records ifidicating ce nermdl d include, as a lic ili95i4 'iptended valve c - ntende slsonses, etc. ccifiy& to whercrir howi daily 'ilwrart to be documented. Such tmot ilimiitiedl to) i coinrniinication dowries Iilreratiahinifigsyfety device, V I I $95. 406 Maximum-o~nlgipriess re )IExcept for surg~erlessu estd i bsaitiions, no oqp@o pertallle yof the follovtlipgi ailiations lfiro 1 elISIIep I'-e Ixat exceeds I ~ V ~ I#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 4e iqtcmal designj e of jtjh ' etermined in accordance with I06. $M4weve, t ejigjj s Ibggnp, conjverted under 5. 5, if onejorj flthe4 nJfpgmula @'95. 106) are uujknown, one obfjtj oIP ' g[qrCNur ~ 6e used as dusjig pressure: )IEightypeucentojfsLth s$pres~u tTgatjproduce~eldundersection &of appendix NlRI 1. 8, I ~ by the ajIjprjopriate factors in ~ 95. 106(a) and (e); jol ijl fjthe pipe is 12i'/d i' mi) jojrj les utjsjide diamoterland is not tested ;yield under. thisjlja Ojp. 3ll9 kjHa) gage. / The design presjsjujrjeto other co onent ofjthje pijpeljine. jj0) jit'. ightjy percent of tjhe t &ssureJf any partgufjthe IPijpeijine which has ressujfe testejkujk parXE his part. htjy percent o tes uvre or-o$ tge jpljjototyjpe test gjcjssure for asty. inj ' ' sj)ie onent whklh ia excepted from sting under ji195. I15. Jpj)jf'or pipelinesjun+r 5-. 302 njd (jb)(2)(1)j tlat have not been ressure testedj under su ofj t t, 80 petloent jttfj the jtest pressure J I~hest opetjajtinlprjes o-uj ' pipeline was subjected for 4 or ore continuousj ht}. n be d jjjjjatedjby jtjecording charts or gs made at the jttmejt~&er. opecNI0ns were conductedk ~B. ptjocedures do not cgjfj methodgpgr zgqujircd of ji195. 406(a) for detaining pipeline Maximum sting Pressjlj. 9&422 Pipehne rqpa . I. j(jb) No ojperato~ selhng pigje~vfNvje; orj fjjftinggor rjhylacement in epairing pip'ehne 0IIII' ess jgy+jgpjedjasgd constructed as etIuired by this jpart. I -I . C. procedures do notaddr ~csprcfigczeqnirements of ji195. 422(b). Section 4. 1 . rations & jjhdlhintenan cedure l conveys ". . . repair parts and ma Ijjhe properly dcsijgn ~etc " There is no reference to the a li b design and construcfi jsartjsJof 95Pubparts C and D, res ly). AlthoughTBPLp esad omejsectionsunderthescsubparts such eljjjing, procedurcslgba njjinim eferencc Part 195 Subparts C and D. I Hj 95. 434 Signs. I . I ach operator must+ signs janjjping station an )an fjthe operator an Ito thejpujblic around each 'a~csign must contain the name ingbdingjarea~de) wjhere the rator can'be rje procedures do notiequ tg t hkjptS d d hp p ttt f38 'Smokin operatojgjjb ij a and each bre u of a'flammabjle ha els. molljijn [openjtljsmejsj45 each pump station jet 4 is 'a poss/b15tyjof the leakage 'I QugscLgce ofi aimable vapors.#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 5procedures do «sot a«jl )bitii«ht king~d open flames at Hartford -pi at«t«iran (includes one(ca«) ei and+ ' soap/, and at It, iklia Booster Statio 'ncludcs a propane tank). I i ' ~ 95. 561 When must IEinsniect ipipei «used for extennal corrosion I ntrol? I ' 'Yiou must inspect. allie mal pime coating riequired byrt!195. 557 just 'or to lowering th$pip tio the ~submesigipgithe pipe. ) You mu«it repaigPa ting dam ' iscoveredi I i F. t t tp «itpd t ttrttnth ttti t f«t95. 56t. I $6BiWhichpipelines ve cat boteotion? ch buried or subrgya tpeline ithajV!I«constr«tctedi relocatcid«replaced, ' erwise changedia er a g atethuV195. 40k!ic)imiustihave dic protection. l«he i piro c must ibe in uperati!on not later year after the-p~eli nstr~t . eloc«ttiedrreilVaccdl or otherwise i)cd, as applicable; Gi'fBPL cathodic protectiorPproe progction to be in operation. noti es do ljatiadl!riess the requirement for cathodic yctpthe( the pipeline is constructed, relPltll, rpplaced, or other~wise-c ed. «I3 What must I«do ' oem~ al corrositon-control? rotecredpipelines. g'y doithe. fffll itng to detetrmine whether ~ c o«itc protection-reqiuire is sub ampilfes with Vill96i571: )identify not mioae a ursine' od«cyrotectionPs installed, the c' stances in which -' ervki! s or comparal4eiitechi«Sology is — p ca%le and necessa!«!y t Lsilish jectives of Itt«ragraph 10. 1. 1. 3 of Standard Ilip 016Ili ga or ted e«len«ie, see $1'05!3). -lII! T «corrosion controlgoceescudo f«e) i Q, the circumstances and timeframe r ' $195. 573(a)(2). ~ f 1 . 73 What must I ~t nitop4:)«iter aoarasion contriol? /f) Recrifiers and ptI«ces. V ustiieleataically check for proper rifmance each de«j' First c niati the frequency stated in the dfcolumn. ~ I#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 6I ~ ddl( I J. Iii teak co ac Ip theta reqbi or pr r L ec I I, Revelrlse J switch ' Diode iilnterferen WIIISS wo VII+ sitruct I t corrosion control motto ferenced in $195. 5I7 . lwith intervals-nomic -IJ tloceduresev not require electrical checks of the ushijgdP arpleastwix times eacQcalqrtdar t/gmo 3 What mNst I I@i ) Corrective, aetio sion control as iue irked vles-a pipeline in. n correct the defioieng I cate c rosion coniI)l)l? st-correct idenl0ifredhdefrciency in 1~95. 40 . However, if theldeficiency ngIl ipnnigrmttm lmderg195. 452, you quit eP 95:4I52(lh). ~ L s401 Gelneral requsre IWViltenever tm ltd ria tithe safe operaaion able time. Howegpr, mediate hazaad tPe ted part of the sy]Pm gn ddd hh t dtd d ty ~e syi yitlsbylhcoorect it. within a ' audition of suctvtai nature fnal Iit presents ' ri Ilirop the'operator mayI dot opertlite the tti has co ithe ulnsnfe condition. ] dl operation and mamten rdccd notI require correctiye actions ro be requiredi of $195. ~I(e/ ect Ice al pntified defiiciencies in corrosion rocedures do not ~v ac tions t taken, , and when to take such o correct extemali cov bitried ape or onipime exposed to s here that 1) could a ffect t e operatfonhofljts pipeline system a reasonable time ~c r, 2) ents ai immediate hazard to persons y- . 55fi What rniust il do eneral corrosion. fitly inhig wall ithickat@iik cap pil)e[ so thanatha e of the pipeline prep , the pipe if you- duce the maximtutu ingipress tpe neededllloc. gA' else ipe? ly otlrrotlledl that tihe 1 ed forl tlieirqaxjmium opeaating iipe. . I Hoover, yttlla need not xgcommonsurate-wrthi the strength -actuss~lminlin 11 thickness; . I. I I I ~ I s4, L ~#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 7I I I I LJ I I I I Ia~ ~, I — I;i ' air the pipe by a at relish gine~g teats andi analyses an pernsauen)l)'It df thm, pilte. l iized corrosion pit u4 e't ' tkhhJoCalllilzegdoorosion g+ a degtsee th II ght re ogpuu~eplace or repair the unless you redut ~er ' plressur~ommensurate with h Itgth of thei)ipe tivoli 'n ~fl. tihickness in the pits. I I Ku 's operation and ngnten ro o It indude-c'ocrrective actions for ~i/ Itt(o be generally cirro ouzo localized corrosiagTpitting as descri i' t'l 195. 585. / . g7 What lnethod~ le toi inttsthelstrength of corroded. thtf195. 585, youlina e r tr AggK B31tG, ~Manual for ning the Rorw ' ggth )ed39pegIqes, " arlfhe procedure ppd by AGA/Bia odifi rion4or Kvhluat'ing the ing sAengthlo o ' thy' ~I6 disk), tto determine neth-of cored pi d. one's mahning wallttkackatess. These edptges apply to cunsod ionls th otpgenett'uttreheipipe wall, qaao the limi~ionigse thetres tt~rocedurit:s. I L. im 'Islibperation and ma% e roce o use to determine t)e str of co pipe. I 'o not desctiilte o~rreference any 11 du f e h ocedural manque intenance and nornt eotiouimiustt iin alnteuanhe aud n Minimizingithe I' Iidentified under~ r4he presence trf fl I rations- enaltcC, andi &mergencies. ti nstal rtatuiredb~aragraph s eifoilfovttiIsg to ipqovide safety peatttiqttg acc/tigrs tghiAinsttlf vlttpors4rrareas near (c)( 'sisectiItn wlNre tile potential md ' ases. '. tfIBQL's pr s do not provide fo ~era at tl and Lithia Boo ter ~swah rttlpane tanks' s lsreas requ i ediate emerge e iItgithe Iihoo~f accidental ignition of tations. Q . putuptstations ltaive ntljttte PLls procedures' as located in se. I 4. $1I9si Procedural manuali eugttc@ and ensergencies. I . . lc gf hl I . . I theQ J intenaqy andm 'opaftusti inpu h and normal r4othcaliliy revie~tt tiveness of' the proqedjy egtlZy action e tions. ual ~iujtteqttbg paragraph (a) gtro pltptttiIre snfety during Ibid used)in n desi oghiratab-personnel to determine I operation and maintenance and uhid. ~ p#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 8I' I II a I I I I I II I I p Iil I I I I I ' I- I TBPL's pr reviewed t document for iperfo g inspection facilitiies mainten e R I I are not clear as to dihow sv one byioperator personnel is to be I ne the e8ectiveness erhlirgsi ereP~sulillstolgtheireview(s) are cedures (see below))on cy that oral Manager wiill be responsible s task. "Reviewing. one" conclude, but is not limited to, iiftties to assurednspeclli cords ace)irately reflect the condiition of the ation of personnel (inolin ogttraet personnel) iper forming itIppration and I etc. , m4 TIBPIA) lk, The genttrial' determine activities ochre ManualiSecti nbger will be responsib ectiveness oJithe prHIIO 'ng corrective actifiw 5. giJI i Procedural iman . . . a(i of thi mai fno wih br Iti ntenance and no etiiionimust ineltudelp e andsrorSIS@liogeIrp king aidequat[ pic hazardsof, unsafle. acc eded ati the exdau apparatlis and, . sLa TiBPL's pr trelichos to' esi do not address Eel blipersonnel, as req re 6 glL. d I aj I ~ I bnormal operation. Z mp lude proceduresi fori l&' yrbeen exceeded: (1l) qyding itn, invessigati eration of any saifety I BBPL'segno al operation processes irpyjestigate, l rrect the cause oQ haze beepPx ded. M 7. 81I9$s Procedural ma "I l 'btnormal ope+io hule procedullesi fog been exceeded: riodically Ii eviewini essi oft they ponce gactiop whet e ll' ' I~eui evi ewingI tPe work done by ll'BPL personnel to seddniner%bliolterations and maintenance e, define found. emergencies. erations, ailgtepance, andi erirtt'ons. l requiifetliby paragraph (a) s4br& il lxtngrtolpqy ide isafety during s: ~iniex'c ted~trehchies to protect personStel ation~so i otetlr gas, and mIligtiing available qncy event, inc)uiding a ' h liness e. I )ili95. 40I2 ethent t4 it e — adeqLrate precautions m excavated insstuance, and emergencies. grating nail rhq 'd by pauagllaphi(tiili of this section I Wl viiide safety iwhen operating design /@IV c Si t. e; inclttde~ reytiirexgents toi respond to, of h reh~evibe when operating design limits tion i enance, and iemqrigencies. tauh ~tri qdlbyiLlaralma a~i(a) of this section gs)~midgei SsItiety ltIhep ipperating design dim . . . (5 peldiesponse riato~ersonngi to determine the lltpg I~qperatipn and. taking &fo I#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 91 s , T iBPL's ab it rb:viesv per ' P ~&Reyiewiqj revieuvinp jfjBIIL Og As aequi re effective L , rv procedurgq s P k g. IIII9 4 . jat Fl i i i i i, lIgg J j dlt . ~ i TBPL's ~4 11ocqrnmendat I I i Materials. f Operatio program) baseline mes ~ j Spjipelinej), media fblltvh Polk Cdudti 1162 retj section i P jjother th . i indicating living, wor i 11/29/0$ I 9 tj~g. - b (' i i i a (iii Tl i TBILL's d i Manual) d . damagetl 'al operation procedures i i esponses. to abtsorm esPonse of oPeratjjjrhP el responses to actual t cotjlvgy quency the General Manager is to ~r r~ tare dacuatented. e 'eohltl e, ibut is no+eceyarily limited to, ul'ated a noHttkl operating condttions. eedujie Manual Se%o jtjte 49 CFR Part 195. 4 ~normal operatgt /te revised and ortp Rh iewi @5j durds wi c review to deternjf'ne the rformed. After. tire review, the the ap priate magttgemfntjpersonnel. jilujblic awareness. g i yerator'~ogf ollowj K e~nltfjjrograjm ations of kPI%P I as~sss t unique'atjtrW+ejsj and ' ties of the opqra4or e agj Ilties. bli~ education pry' otrf'ol~ gernnr isla)ogsarrjj ~f API RP 1162 Appe, section WTf Targeted Distribution. of Print i i i r~ i P44 /lib SS bl4. 7bl P bl Qb, 'iTBPL e Targetedidistrirk' printi ittls ptethbijdj is to be used to delivea s to the Affected Pub ' ndizid' jtl'ngg, worlding, or congregating near cpjency of two (2) e e 0 ogramj requiresjtjhe use of local news tion of individuals il' working arI the pipeline iil Hiiililsborough and owever, this requiremjsn smojt jf)1 j the guidance Qovidetl in API RP e Targeted dtjffribvtio ~t m5tifr etlsod. AP~1162 Appendix D, rjgeted Distrdbuti~f aferia e ot conv~atty delivery method ' gs or hand-outs. -N ejljtatio awa provided during the inspection PL has mailed orpr4b dho~ the baseline raessagq to individuals or congregating near n . Thb%Qetive-date of the TBPL program is i i rqijjamage jpqeviention i aIn. Jdamagetgja9tieqgpn p gq Igy~ag+a~ Iia) ofjthis section inimtIIn: divide as follows fear ' ' nsoti ' sJshttt an opttnajjor has reason to ld be damageti~b~ ' nia cation snust bedPon ' ' neCsarvjitdjjsjjjingj antij abater the . I i towerifytthe initle e e; 4~ case of blastiing, 'o Ige leakage siarveIfs. prevention progrljm (S ' fiji, Oporationq j&IMaintenanaetProcedure tjreqjsire. itrspectio e thlat rptiejgltas reajtong believe could be vation activities jtts gas arfbtertIhe ac~ps, as follows. i I II#

220086001m_notice of amendment_03142008_text.pdf, page 10I ~ A . s do not ad~in ctlon trf p' i sIthat TBPL has reason to believe M cou mage dky. '6xcavhltio es u(h re is observed ertidence that an ex rihas excavated acr8 line vtIIIth TBPL&s knowledge, and the pipe could be damaged. (Il li9, (6)(i)l) I . duties do not addressLth~trerhenti+195. 442(c)(6)(ii). Res onsk:tk Notice Thb Not& r 'ded pursuant to%91 Ili60108(a)-and 49 C. F. R. Il 190. 237. Enclosed as part Notice is a docurknt n Respo Optitjps for Pipeliite Operators in Compliance feedings. Please refer 's doc and' note the response options. Be advised tli aU material yon submit in to forcement action isisubject to being made publi itailable. If ypu beliey y porlto f yorker responsive material qualifies for confi kment under 5 H. S. (b), iso 'thee'coilillp1ete original doctntLent you must Ie a second copy of I cugpnt wi Pe portions you believe qualify for confidenti atment redacted an9anr a%inmf-w youibelieve the redacted information qualifies %Ãaeliidantial treatment unde S. C. 5I5 ) tif you do not respond within 30 ' I days of rec 1 this Notice, this colts a waTIver kur'right to contesti the allegations in thisi Not authorizes the Associ ministrato or Piypline Safety to find facts as ' allegetIIin thi gice without further no ouIan ue a Final Order. I If, after op ity for a hearing, 'yo ans b rdc~s are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, riiay be ordered tki artie plans gr~ce~es to correct the inadequacies i(49 C. F. R. . 237). If you are hot c ting ithisP8tieb we propose that you submit your amended sto my offic 'thi ys ofr~ofithis Notice. This period maybe extended b y request for gooier ways nce4h~tya eeguacies idhntifted herein have been addresse atnended procedures, tHLsufkrcemerP%tIion will be closed. I In corresglt) Ilice concerning this rnatte~ase re4lr+~CQF 2-200$660lM and, for each document g s~t, please provig qt ggp electronic~ruat whenevertlsossible. sincerely -'. ( ~ I I Moliam ib I I Acting Dir them Region I J Pipeline an dous Materials S tratig I E I opt' f $ f ~rreklIE r Et' hach E hr#