{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 320105003W","title":"WOLVERINE PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-02-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 195.420(b), 195.569, 195.579(c).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320105003w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320105003w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320105003w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/320105003W","body":"Warning Letter involving WOLVERINE PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.420(b),  195.569,  195.579(c). The case was opened on 2010-02-02 and is reported as closed as of 2010-02-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n320105003W_Warning Letter_02022010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320105003W/320105003W_Warning%20Letter_02022010.pdf\n\n320105003W_Warning Letter_02022010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320105003W/320105003W_Warning%20Letter_02022010_text.pdf\n\n320105003W_Warning Letter_02022010_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nFebruary 2, 2010\nMr. John Gurrola, Vice President and Manager\nWolverine Pipe Line Company\n8075 Creekside Drive, Suite 210\nPortage, MI 49024-5251\nCPF 3-2010-5003W\nDear Mr. Gurrola:\nOn October 22-26, 2007, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your\nWolverine Pipe Line Company’s procedures and records as part of a standard unit inspection\nin Portage, MI.\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 violation(s) are:\n1. §195.420 Valve maintenance.\n(b) Each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 7 1/2 months, but at\nleast twice each calendar year, inspect each mainline valve to determine\nthat it is functioning properly.\nWolverine Pipe Line Company did not document the inspection of each mainline\nvalve to determine that it was functioning properly at least twice each calendar year at\nintervals not exceeding 7 ½ months. Records indicate that personnel that were at the\nCasco Junction station were performing other scheduled maintenance. Wolverine\n\n\n\nindicated that the valve inspections would have been part of the scheduled\nmaintenance at that time. However, there is no documentation on the valve\ninspections for October 2005.\n2. §195.579 What must I do to mitigate internal corrosion?\n(c) Removing pipe. Whenever you remove pipe from a pipeline, you must inspect\nthe internal surface of the pipe for evidence of corrosion. If you find internal\ncorrosion requiring corrective action under Sec. 195.585, you must investigate\ncircumferentially and longitudinally beyond the removed pipe (by visual\nexamination, indirect method, or both) to determine whether additional\ncorrosion requiring remedial action exists in the vicinity of the removed pipe.\nWolverine Pipe Line Company did not document two external and internal inspections\nof their pipeline system. This is noted by documentation that neither end of the GH-\nFB 8-inch pipeline segment replacement project in Grand Haven on the PL-751, form\ndated February 8, 2006 was inspected. In addition, the parent pipe on the VI-FD 16-\ninch pipeline replacement at station 7684+33 on May 6, 2006, PL-0751, Report\nNumber FD-44-06 contains no documentation that an external and internal inspection\nwas performed.\n3. §195.569 Do I have to examine exposed portions of buried pipelines?\nWhenever you have knowledge that any portion of a buried pipeline is exposed,\nyou must examine the exposed portion for evidence of external corrosion if the\npipe is bare, or if the coating is deteriorated. If you find external corrosion\nrequiring corrective action under Sec. 195.585, you must investigate\ncircumferentially and longitudinally beyond the exposed portion (by visual\nexamination, indirect method, or both) to determine whether additional\ncorrosion requiring remedial action exists in the vicinity of the exposed portion.\nWolverine Pipe Line Company did not examine the exposed two portions of the\npipeline for external corrosion if the pipe is bare, or if the coating is deteriorated. The\nrecords show that the condition of the pipe coating was not documented for the GH-\nFB 8-inch pipeline and the VI-FD 16-inch pipeline.\nUnder 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of\n$1,000,000 for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and\nsupporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional\n2\n\n\n\nenforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct\nthe item(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Wolverine Pipe Line\nCompany being subject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer\nto CPF 3-2010-5003W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this\nenforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any\nportion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b),\nalong with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document\nwith the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of\nwhy you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.\n552(b).\nSincerely,\nIvan A. Huntoon\nDirector, Central Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n3","truncated":false,"body_characters":5415}