{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 320035007","title":"PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2003-03-13","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.401(b), 195.402, 195.402(d), 195.404(b), 195.406(b), 195.416, 195.428(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320035007.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320035007.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320035007","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/320035007","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.401(b),  195.402,  195.402(d),  195.404(b),  195.406(b),  195.416,  195.428(b). The case was opened on 2003-03-13 and is reported as closed as of 2010-01-22. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n320035007_Final Order_01092007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320035007/320035007_Final%20Order_01092007.pdf\n\n320035007_final order_01092007_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320035007/320035007_final%20order_01092007_text.pdf\n\n320035007_final order_01092007_text.pdf\n\nO\nU 5 Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration\n400 Seventh Street, S W\nWashington, D C 20590\nJAlr — 9 2007\nMs Meg Yeage\nPresident\nConocoPhillips, Inc\n600 North Dairy Ashford\nHouston, TX 77079\nRe CPF No 3-2003-5007\nDear Ms Yeage\nEnclosed is the Final Order issued by the Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety\nin the above-referenced case It makes findings of violation and specifies actions to be taken to\ncomply with the pipehne safety regulations The Final Order also makes a finding of inadequate\nprocedures and requires amendment of certain of your operating and maintenance procedures\nWhen the terms of the comphance order and the amendment of procedures are completed, as\ndetermined by the Director, Central Regton, OPS, this enforcement action will be closed Your\nreceipt of this Final Order constitutes service of that document under 49 C F R. tJ 190 5\nSincerely,\nJames Reynolds\nPipehne Compliance Registry\nOffice of Pipeline Safety\nEnclosure\ncc Ivan Huntoon, Director, Central Region, OPS\nCERTIFIED MAIL — RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED\n\n\n\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D. C. 20590\nIn the Matter of\nConocoPhillips, Inc.\nRespondent\nCPF No. 3-2003-5007\n,\nFINAL ORDER\nOn May 1-5, May 15-19, May 22-26, and July 31-August 4, 2000, pursuant to 49 U S C $\n60117, a representative of the Pipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n(PHMSA), Office of Pipehne Safety conducted an on-site pipehne safety inspection of\nRespondent's facihties and records in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and additional facihties in Kansas,\nMissouri, Ilhnois, and Indiana As a result of the inspection, the Director, Central Region,\nPHMSA, issued to Respondent. by letter dated March 13, 2003, a Notice of Probable Violation,\nProposed Comphance Order, and Notice of Amendment (Notice) In accordance with 49 C F R\n$ 190 207, the Notice proposed findmg that Respondent had committed violations of 49 C F R\nPart 195 and proposed ordenng Respondent to take certain measures to correct the alleged\nviolations The Notice also proposed, in accordance with 49 C F R ) 190 237, that Respondent\namend its operating and maintenance procedures\nRespondent responded to the Notice by letter dated Apnl 21, 2003 (Response) Respondent did\nnot contest the allegations of violation Respondent provided information concerning the\ncorrective actions it has taken submitted copies of its revised procedures, and sought\nclanfication of certain comphance terms Respondent did not request a heanng, and therefore\nhas waived its nght to one\nFINDINGS OF VIOLATION\nIn its Response, Respondent did not contest the alleged violations in the Notice Accordingly, I\nfind that Respondent violated the following sections of 49 C F R Part 195, as more fully\ndescnbed in the Notice\n\n\n\n2\n49 C F R I) 195 401(b) (Notice Item I) — fathng to timely correct adverse conditions\ninvolving external loads on spans along the Gold Line and the Blue Line,\n49 C F R l') 195 404(b) (Notice Item 3a) — fathng to maintain daily records indicating\nthe discharge pressure at the Decatur pump station, and\n49 C F R I) 195 416(t) (Notice Item 5) — fathng to maintain protection agamst\n1\natmosphenc corroston on all components exposed to the atmosphere\nThese findings of violation will be considered prior offenses tn any subsequent enforcement\naction taken agtunst Respondent\nCOMPLIANCE ORDER\nThe Nonce proposed a compliance order with respect to Items I, 3a, and 5 Under 49 U S C t)\n60118(a), each person who engages tn the transportation of hazardous liquids or who owns or\noperates a pipehne facihty is required to comply with the apphcable safety standards estabhshed\nunder chapter 601\nWith respect to Item 3a, Respondent provided information in its response demonstratmg that it\nhad installed a discharge recorder at the specified location Since compliance has been actueved\nwith respect to this item, it is unnecessary to include compliance terms for it in this Order\nWith respect to Items I and 5, respondent has not demonstrated that comphance has been\nachieved Accordingly, pursuant to the authonty of49 U S C l) 60118(b) and 49 C F R I)\n190 217, Respondent is ordered to take the following actions to ensure compliance with the\npipeline safety regulations apphcable to its operations\nI Wtth respect to Notice Item I\n(a) Review the criteria for span/exposed pipe assessments to identify conditions which\ncould allow the loadtng to exceed 90% of SMYS for combined internal and external\nstresses Any features exceeding the estabhshed cntena shall be further analyzed and\nremedial action taken All features such as dents, buckles, metal loss, etc, identified\ndunng the inspection shall be remedtated m accordance with ConocoPhillips' repiur\ncntena,\n(b) Withm 60 days following receipt of this Order, develop and submit a wntten plan and\na proposed schedule for addressing the removal of debus from each affected span or\nother conditions described in Item I The necessary remedial measures shall be\ncompleted within one year following your receipt of this Order, and\n' 49 C F R tt 195 416(i) (2001) This requirement is now found at 49 C F R I 195 581\n\n\n\n3\n(c) Upon completion of the actions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), submit records and\ndocumentation demonstrating their completion to the Director, Central Region, PHMSA, 901\nLocust Street, Suite 462, Kansas City, Missoun 64106-2641\n2 With respect to Notice Item 5\n(a) Review the condition of the coating at each span to determine which spans require\nremediation of the coating to prevent atmosphenc corrosion,\n(b) Wit)un 60 days following receipt of this Order, develop and submit a wntten plan and a\nproposed schedule for addressing the remediation of the spans The necessary remedial\nmeasures shall be completed within one year following your receipt of this Order, and\n(c) Upon completion of the actions specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), submit records and\ndocumentation demonstrating their completion to the Director, Central Region, PHMSA, 901\nLocust Street, Suite 462, Kansas City, Missoun 64106-2641\nThe Director may grant an extension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a\nwntten request timely submitted by the Respondent demonstrating good cause for an extension\nFailure to comply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties of up to\n$100, 000 per violation per day, or in the referral of the case for )udtcial enforcement\nAMENDMENT OF PROCEDURES\nItem 2 in the Notice alleged inadequacies in Respondent's operating and maintenance procedures\nand proposed to require amendment of Respondent's procedures to comply with the\nrequirements of 49 C F R Part 195\nWith respect to Item 2a, Respondent submitted copies of its amended procedures with its\nresponse The Director reviewed the amended procedures and determmed that they now identify\nthe operation of a safety device as an abnormal operation requinng a documented evaluation\nAccordingly, I find that Respondent's onginal procedures as descnbed m the Notice were\ninadequate to ensure safe operation of its pipehne system, but that Respondent has corrected the\nspecified inadequacy\nWith respect to Item 2b, Respondent did not submit revised procedures addressing the\ninadequacy identified in the Notice Accordmgly, I find that Respondent's procedures are\nmadequate to assure safe operation of its pipehne system Pursuant to 49 U S C $ 60108(a) and\n49 C F R $ 190 237, Respondent is ordered to make the following changes to its operating and\nmaintenance procedures\nI Revise the procedures to address the capture of abnormal discharge pressure between\nmaximum operating pressure (MOP) and the supervisory control and data acquisition system\nhigh pressure alarm set up to 10 pounds per square inch above MOP\n\n\n\n2 Within 30 days following receipt of this order, submit the amended procedures to the\nDirector, Central Region, PHMSA, 901 Locust Street, Suite 462, Kansas City, Missoun\n64106-2641\nThe Regional Director may grant an extension of time to comply with any of the required items\nupon a wntten request timely submitted by the Respondent demonstrating good cause for an\nextension\nFailure to comply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalnes of up to\n$100, 000 per violation per day, or in the referral of the case for) udicial enforcement\nWARNING ITEMS\nThe Notice did not propose a civil penalty or corrective action for Items 3b, 4, or 6 m the Notice\nTherefore, these are considered to be warning items The wammgs were for\n49 C F R tl 195 404(b) — faihng to maintain records documenting the specified abnormal\noperating condition,\n49 C F R tl 195 406((b) — faihng to control the pressure on the Conway line within the\nmaximum hmit dunng the specified penod, and\n49 C F R tt 195 428(b) — fathng to timely inspect the pressure rehef valves on the specified\ntanks at the Decatur terminal\nRespondent is warned that if it does not take appropnate action to correct these items,\nenforcement action will be taken if a subsequent inspection reveals a violation\nUnder 49 C F R ) 190 215, Respondent has a nght to submit a petinon for reconsideration of\nthis Final Order Should Respondent elect to do so, the petinon must be received within 20 days\nof Respondent's receipt of this Final Order and must contain a bnef statement of the issue(s)\nThe terms of this Order, including any required corrective action and amendment of procedures,\nremain in full effect unless the Associate Administrator, upon wntten request, grants a stay The\nterms and conditions of this Final Order are effective on receipt\nJAN - 9 Z01\nDate Issued\nWillk\nre e\nAc g ssociate Admmistrator\nfo P eline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":10452}