{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 220135002","title":"TRI-STATES NGL PIPELINE LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2013-01-31","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.412(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220135002.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220135002.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-220135002","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/220135002","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving TRI-STATES NGL PIPELINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.412(b). The case was opened on 2013-01-31 and is reported as closed as of 2013-06-21. Proposed civil penalty: $10,300. Assessed civil penalty: $10,300. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n220135002_Final Order_06212013.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220135002/220135002_Final%20Order_06212013.pdf\n\n220135002_Final Order_06212013_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220135002/220135002_Final%20Order_06212013_text.pdf\n\n220135002_nopv_pcp__01312013.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220135002/220135002_nopv_pcp__01312013.pdf\n\n220135002_nopv_pcp__01312013_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/220135002/220135002_nopv_pcp__01312013_text.pdf\n\n220135002_Final Order_06212013_text.pdf\n\nJUNE 21, 2013\nMr. Steve Pankhurst, President\nBP Pipelines (North America), Inc.\n150 West Warrenville Road\nNaperville, IL 60563\nRe: CPF No. 2-2013-5002\nDear Mr. Pankhurst:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and assesses a civil penalty of $10,300. This is to acknowledge receipt of payment of\nthe full penalty amount, by wire transfer, dated March 1, 2013. This enforcement action is now\nclosed. Service of the Final Order by certified mail is deemed effective upon the date of mailing,\nor as otherwise provided under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nJeffrey D. Wiese\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosure\ncc: Wayne T. Lemoi, Southern Region Director, OPS\nMr. Alan Mayberry, Deputy Associate Administrator for Field Operations, OPS\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n____________________________________\n)\nIn the Matter of )\n)\nTri-States NGL Pipeline, LLC, ) CPF No. 2-2013-5002\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn June 18-22, 2012, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, a representative of the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS),\nconducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of the procedures and records of Tri-States NGL\nPipeline, LLC (Tri-States or Respondent) in Moss Point, Mississippi, and pipeline facilities in\nAlabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Tri-States pipeline, extending approximately 169 miles\nfrom Mobile, Alabama to Kenner, Louisiana, is operated by BP Pipelines (North America), Inc.1\nAs a result of the inspection, the Director, Southern Region, OPS (Director), issued to\nRespondent, by letter dated January 31, 2013, a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Civil\nPenalty (Notice). In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Notice proposed finding that Tri-\nStates had violated 49 C.F.R. § 195.412(b) and proposed assessing a civil penalty of $10,300 for\nthe alleged violation.\nTri-States responded to the Notice by letter dated February 22, 2013 (Response). The company\ndid not contest the allegation of violation and paid the proposed civil penalty of $10,300, as\nprovided in 49 C.F.R. § 190.227. Payment of the penalty serves to close the case with prejudice\nto Respondent.\nFINDING OF VIOLATION\nIn its Response, Tri-States did not contest the allegation in the Notice that it violated 49 C.F.R.\nPart 195 as follows:\nItem 1: The Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 195.412(b), which states:\n1 http://www.bppipelines.com/asset_tristate.html (last accessed June 20, 2013).\n\n\n\n2\n§ 195.412 Inspection of rights-of-way and crossings under navigable waters.\n(a) …\n(b) Except for offshore pipelines, each operator shall, at intervals not\nexceeding 5 years, inspect each crossing under a navigable waterway\nto determine the condition of the crossing.\nThe Notice alleged that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 195.412(b) by failing to inspect each\ncrossing under a navigable waterway to determine the condition of the crossing at intervals not\nexceeding 5 years. Specifically, the Notice alleged that the inspection of three crossings under\nnavigable waterways exceeded the 5 year interval required by regulation. Respondent did not\ncontest this allegation of violation. Accordingly, based upon a review of all of the evidence, I\nfind that Respondent violated 49 C.F.R. § 195.412(b) by failing to inspect each crossing under a\nnavigable waterway to determine the condition of the crossing at intervals not exceeding 5 years.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nThe terms and conditions of this Final Order are effective upon service in accordance with\n49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\n___________________________________ __________________________\nJeffrey D. Wiese Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":5082}