MID - VALLEY PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter

320075013W_Warning Letter_03132007.pdf, page 1Official PDF@ U.S. Deportmenl of Tronsportolion Plpellne ond Hozoldou3 rvlqtedqts sqtety Admlnlctrotlon 901 Locust Street. Suite 462 Kansas City, MO 64106-2641 WARNING LETTER CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED March 13, 2007 Mr. Paul S. Broker VP Westem Operations Mid-Valley Pipeline Bldg A/L3 I Flour Daniels Drive Sugar Land, Texas77478 CPF No. 3-2007-5013W Dear Mr. Broker: On August 2l-24,2006, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Central Region, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Mid-Valley Pipeline's (MVPL) records in Hebron, Kentucky and at facilities across the states of Ohio and Michigan. As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violations of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and the probable violations are: 1. $195.4f 0 Line markers. (c) Each operator shall provide line markiug at locations where the line is above ground in areas that are accessible to the public.#

320075013W_Warning Letter_03132007.pdf, page 2MVPL did not have a line marker on the Miami South main line block valve located on the Hebron to Pyrmont pipeline section. 2. $195.583 What must I do to monitor atmospheric corrosion control? (b) During inspections you must give particular attention to pipe at soil-to-air interfaces, under thermal insulation, under disbonded coatings, at pipe supports, in splash zones, at deck penetrations, and in spans oyer water. MVPL did not inspect for atmospheric corrosion under thermal insulation on the densitometer piping at the Sun Refinery Terminal in Toledo, Ohio. Under 49 United States Code, S 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $ 1,000,000 for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to conect the item idenlified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in MVPL being subject to additional enforcement action. No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to CPF 3-2007-5013W . Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential heatnent redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). Sincerely, / 1 Ivan A. Huntoon n , l v,""* fl.ll*ffi- Director, Central Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration#