{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 320201004M","title":"VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2020-09-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(b)(1), 192.735(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320201004m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320201004m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320201004m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/320201004M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving VIKING GAS TRANSMISSION CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.605(b)(1),  192.735(a). The case was opened on 2020-09-30 and is reported as closed as of 2021-03-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n320201004M_Closure Letter_03022021.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320201004M/320201004M_Closure%20Letter_03022021.pdf\n\n320201004M_Closure Letter_03022021_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320201004M/320201004M_Closure%20Letter_03022021_text.pdf\n\n320201004M_Notice of Amendment_09302020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320201004M/320201004M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09302020.pdf\n\n320201004M_Notice of Amendment_09302020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320201004M/320201004M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09302020_text.pdf\n\n320201004M_Operator Response to Notice_10282020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320201004M/320201004M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_10282020.pdf\n\n320201004M_Closure Letter_03022021_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: terry.spencer@oneok.com, roger.thorpe@oneok.com,\ngary.numedahl@oneok.com, and kevin.burdick@oneok.com\nMarch 2, 2021\nMr. Terry Spencer\nChief Executive Officer\nViking Gas Transmission Company\n100 West Fifth Street,\nTulsa, Oklahoma 74103\nRe: CPF 3-2020-1004M\nDear Mr. Spencer:\nDuring July and August 2018, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your\nsubsidiary’s, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking), procedures near Ada, Minnesota,\nregarding compressor stations. As a result of the inspection, Viking Gas Transmission was\nissued a Notice of Amendment on September 30, 2020, which proposed amendment of your\nprocedures.\nViking Gas Transmission submitted its amended procedures on December 7, 2020. My staff\nreviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of\nAmendment have 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,\nGregory A. Ochs\nDirector, Central Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nCc: Mr. Roger Thorpe, Vice President Gas Pipeline Operations, Viking Gas Transmission\nCompany, roger.thorpe@oneok.com;\nMr. Gary Numedahl, Director – DOT Compliance, ONEOK, Inc., gary.numedahl@oneok.com;\nMr. Kevin Burdick, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, ONEOK, Inc.,\nkevin.burdick@oneok.com\n\n320201004M_Notice of Amendment_09302020_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: Kevin.Burdick@ONEOK.com and\nRoger.Thorpe@ONEOK.com\nSeptember 30, 2020\nMr. Kevin Burdick\nExecutive VP and Chief Operating Officer\nONEOK Inc.\n100 West Fifth Street,\nTulsa, OK 74103\nKevin.burdick@ONEOK.com\nCPF 3-2020-1004M\nDear Mr. Burdick:\nDuring July and August 2018, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your\nsubsidiary’s, Viking Gas Transmission Company (Viking), procedures near Ada, Minnesota,\nregarding compressor stations.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nViking’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(a) . . .\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a)\nof this section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n\n\n\n(1) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline in accordance with each of\nthe requirements of this subpart and subpart M of this part.\n§192.735 Compressor stations: Storage of combustible materials.\n(a) Flammable or combustible materials in quantities beyond those required for\neveryday use, or other than those normally used in compressor buildings, must be\nstored a safe distance from the compressor building.\nViking’s Procedure NGPsaf3.340 \"Flammable and Combustible Material\" (rev 6-13-13) is\ninadequate because it does not describe common materials that could be flammable or\ncombustible (such as cardboard boxes, wooden pallets, paper products) in quantities beyond\nthose required for everyday use to ensure that those materials are stored a safe distance from\nthe compressor building, and not inside the compressor building. The procedure mentions\n“Class A combustibles,” but does not define what Class A combustible materials are. The\nprocedure also discusses limiting flammable and combustible materials storage in the\ncompressor buildings, and warehousing flammable and combustible materials a safe distance\nfrom compressor buildings, however, there is not enough information for a person on staff to\nknow what quantities are required for everyday use, or materials or quantities normally used\nin the compressor buildings. Therefore, Viking must amend its procedures to define what\nClass A combustible materials are, and address the quantities of flammable or combustible\nmaterials beyond what is required for everyday use.\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 Viking Gas Transmission Company maintain\ndocumentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of\n2\n\n\n\nAmendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Mr. Allan\nBeshore, Director, Central Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 3-2020-1004M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nGregory A, Ochs,\nDirector, Central Region, OPS\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\nCC: Mr. Roger Thorpe, Vice President Gas Pipeline Operations, Viking Gas Transmission\nCompany, 100 West Fifth Street, Tulsa, OK 74103 Roger.Thorpe@ONEOK.com\n3","truncated":false,"body_characters":7968}