ANR PIPELINE CO — Notice of Probable Violation

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320041004_Final Order_03292005.pdf, page 1Official PDF: U.S. Department 400 Seventh Street, S.W. of Transportation Washington, D.C. 20590 Pipeline and Administration Hazardous Materials Safety MAR 2 9 2005 Mr. Daniel B. Martin Senior Vice President ANR Pipeline Company Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 774A Houston, TX 77046 Re: CPF No. 3-2004-1004 Dear Mr. Martin: Enclosed is the Final Order issued by the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of violation and assesses a civil penalty. I acknowledge receipt of your wire transfer of $5,000 dated April 2, 2004, and accept it as payment in full of the civil penalty assessed in the Final Order. This case is now closed. Your receipt of the Final Order constitutes service of that document under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5. Sincerely, Jam M James Reynolds Pipeline Compliance Registry Office of Pipeline Safety Enclosure CC: Ivan Huntoon, Region Director Central Region, OPS CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED#

320041004_Final Order_03292005.pdf, page 2DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINI OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY WASHINGTON. DC 20590 In the Matter of ANR Pipeline Company, Respondent CPF No. 3-2004- FINAL ORDER On March 16, 2004, in accordance with 49 C.F.R. 5 190.207, the Di Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued Respondent a Notice of Probable Vi Civil Penalty (Notice). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had vi 192 and proposed assessing a civil penalty of $5,000 for the alleged violation. Respondent responded to the Notice by letter dated March 30,2004. the allegations, but provided information concerning the corrective act Respondent submitted a wire kansfer in the amount of the proposed civi waiving fuither right to respond and authorizingthe entry of this Final Order. Pursuant to 49 C.F.R. $ 190.209(aXl) and 49 U.S.C. 5 60122,I find that following section of 49 C.F.R.Part 192, as more fully described in the Notice: 49 C.F.R. $ 192.a65@) - failing to conduct cathodic protect Wilshire/Rockford lateral in Indiana and Ohio for 2001. This finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent taken against Respondent. Having reviewed the record and considered the assess Respondent a civil penalty of $5,000, already paid by Respondent. The Notice did not propose a civil penalty or corrective action for Item 2 in th maintain records documenting leak surveys and patrols of Respondent's fields in Michigan in accordance with 49 C.F.R. $ 192.709(c). Therefore, warning item. Respondent is warned that if it does not take appropriate ac item, enforcement action will be taken if a subsequent inspection reveals a vio TION Central Region, ion and Proposed 49 C.F.R. Part t did not contest it has taken. penalty ($5,000), violated the testing on the forcement action criteria, I Notice, failure to tural gas storage s is considered a to correct this n.#

320041004_Final Order_03292005.pdf, page 3a , The terms and conditions of this Final Order are effective on receipt. U Fv Administrator for Pipeline Safety#