{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 320085003W","title":"VECTREN ENERGY DELIVERY OF OHIO — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-03-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.707, 195.440, 195.589.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320085003w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320085003w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320085003w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/320085003W","body":"Warning Letter involving VECTREN ENERGY DELIVERY OF OHIO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.707,  195.440,  195.589. The case was opened on 2008-03-19 and is reported as closed as of 2008-03-19. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n320085003W_Warning Letter_03192008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320085003W/320085003W_Warning%20Letter_03192008.pdf\n\n320085003w_warning letter_03192008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320085003W/320085003w_warning%20letter_03192008_text.pdf\n\n320085003w_warning letter_03192008_text.pdf\n\nu 5 Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Matenats Safety\nAdministration\n901 Locust Street, Suite 462\nKansas City, MO 64106-264t\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED\nMarch 19, 2008\nMr Rick Schach\nVice President\nVectren Energy Delivery\n211 NW Riverside Dave\nEvansville, IN 47711\nCPF 3-2008-5003W\nDear Mr Schach\nOn January 29, through February 2, 2007, representatives of the Pipehne and Hazardous\nMatenals Safety Administration (PHMSA) Central Region and the Ohio Pubhc Utihties\nCommission pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your propane\npipelines in Ohio\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violations of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations The items inspected and\nthe probable violations are\nt'1192. 707 Line markers for mains and transmission lines.\n(d) Marker warning. The followmg must be written legibly on a background of\nsharply contrasting color on each line marker\n(1) The word \"Warning, \" uCautton, \" or \"Danger\" followed by the words uGas\n(or name of gas transported) Pipeline\".\n\n\n\nVectren does not adequately identify the contents of the pipehne during the time\nnatural gas is in the pipehne\nVectren's pipehne transports propane during the winter heating season However,\nduring the other seasons, Vectren stores natural gas in the pipeline and monitors\npressure Vectren's current hne markers do not indicate that natural gas is in the hne,\nnor do they change the line markers when the product changes As it stands now, the\nhne markers indicate that there is propane in the pipeline all year long\nI'I195. 440 Public education. [Amdt. 195-15; Docket PS-51]\nEach carrier shall establish a continuing educational program to enable the\npublic, appropriate government organizations, and persons engaged in\nexcavation related activities to recognize a liquid pipeline emergency and to\nreport it to the carrier or the fire, pohce, or other appropriate public officials\nDuring 2004 and 2005, Vectren did not provide a continuing education program\nspecific to propane for the pubhc in the vicimty of the propane pipehue Vectren sent\nnatural gas public education mailers to the affected pubhc during that time period In\n2006, Vectren sent a pubhc education mailer that was specific to propane At the time\nof the inspection, your personnel agreed to send an additional mailer to the pubhc in\nthe vicinity of the right of way as a reminder to mcrease awareness on the properties of\npropane\nII195. 589 What corrosion control information do I have to maintain?\n(c) You must maintain a record of each analysis, check, demonstration,\nexamination, inspection, investigation, review, survey, and test required by this\nsubpart in sufficient detad to demonstrate the adequacy of corrosion control\nmeasures or that corrosion requiring control measures does not exist.\nVectren did not adequately document in sufficient detail the adequacy of corrosion\ncontrol measures or that corrosion reqinring control measures does not exist on their\npropane pipehne Vectren utihzes a single check mark on a leak survey form to\ndocument that an atmospheric inspection has been completed on their propane pipehne\nfrom Todhunter to Bellbrook This form of documentation does not indicate that each\nspecific area such as valves exposed to the atmosphere, above ground piping, soil-to-\nair interfaces, under thermal insulation, under disbonded coatings and at pipe supports\nhave been inspected\n\n\n\nUnder 49 Umted States Code, t) 60122, you are sublect to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$100, 000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1, 000, 000\nfor any related senes of violations We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting\ndocuments involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement\naction or penalty assessment proceedings at tlus time We advise you to correct the item(s)\nidentified in this letter Failure to do so will result in Vectren Energy Dehvery being sub)ect\nto additional enforcement action\nNo reply to tlus letter is required If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer\nto CPF 3-2008-5003W. Be advised that all matenal you submit in response to this\nenforcement action is sub)ect to bemg made pubhcly available If you beheve that any portion\nof your responsive material quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b), along\nwith the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with\nthe portions you believe quahfy for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why\nyou beheve the redacted information quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C\n552(b)\nSincerely,\nIvan A Huntoon\nDirector, Central Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Matenals Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":5497}