{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 320195003M","title":"TALLGRASS PONY EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2019-01-11","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320195003m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320195003m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320195003m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/320195003M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving TALLGRASS PONY EXPRESS PIPELINE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.202. The case was opened on 2019-01-11 and is reported as closed as of 2019-09-09. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n320195003M_Closure Letter_09092019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320195003M/320195003M_Closure%20Letter_09092019.pdf\n\n320195003M_Closure Letter_09092019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320195003M/320195003M_Closure%20Letter_09092019_text.pdf\n\n320195003M_Notice of Amendment_01112019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320195003M/320195003M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_01112019.pdf\n\n320195003M_Notice of Amendment_01112019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320195003M/320195003M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_01112019_text.pdf\n\n320195003M_Operator Response to Notice_02202019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320195003M/320195003M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_02202019.pdf\n\n320195003M_Closure Letter_09092019_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nSeptember 9, 2019\nDavid Dehaemers\nPresident\nTallgrass Pony Exress Pipeline, LLC\n370 Van Gordon Street\nLakewood, CO 80228\nCPF 3-2019-5003M\nDear Mr. Dehaemers:\nOn July 6-7, 2017, representatives from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an on-\nsite pipeline safety inspection of Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline (Tallgrass) procedures for\nconstruction standards and specifications in El Dorado, KS. As a result of the inspection,\nTallgrass was issued a Notice of Amendment on January 11,2019, which proposed amendment\nof your procedures.\nTallgrass submitted its amended procedures on February 20, 2019. My staff reviewed the\namended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment\nhave been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nAllan C. Beshore\nDirector, Central Region, OPS\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n\n320195003M_Notice of Amendment_01112019_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJanuary 11, 2019\nDavid Dehaemers\nPresident\nTallgrass Pony Express Pipeline, LLC\n370 Van Gordon Street\nLakewood, CO 80228\nCPF 3-2019-5003M\nDear Mr. Dehaemers:\nOn July 6-7, 2017, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected\nTallgrass Pony Express Pipeline (Tallgrass) procedures for construction standards and\nspecifications in El Dorado, KS.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within\nTallgrass’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §195.202 Compliance with specifications or standards.\nEach pipeline system must be constructed in accordance with comprehensive\nwritten specifications or standards that are consistent with the requirements of this part.\nTallgrass’s written engineering standard E0100 titled, “Pipelines (Onshore)”, effective date\n2012-11-13, was inadequate because it did not include Part 195 Section §195.207\nrequirements. Section §195.207 sets forth the requirements for transporting pipe to be used in\nconstructing new pipeline systems and for relocating, replacing, or changing existing pipeline\nsystems. Tallgrass’s E0100 failed to include specific instructions regarding the transportation\nof pipe in accordance with §195.207.\n\n\n\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed\nas part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nCompliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be\nadvised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being\nmade publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies\nfor confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document\nyou must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for\nconfidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted\ninformation qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised\nprocedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this\nNotice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged\nin this Notice without further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If\nyour plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to\namend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are\nnot contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office\nwithin 45 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for\ngood cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended\nprocedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline maintain documentation\nof the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment\n(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Allan C. Beshore, Director,\nCentral Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence\nconcerning this matter, please refer to CPF 3-2019-5003M and, for each document you\nsubmit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nAllan C. Beshore\nDirector, Central Region, OPS\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":6200}