{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 320205004","title":"PEMBINA COCHIN LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2020-03-19","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.307(c), 195.505(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320205004.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320205004.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-320205004","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/320205004","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving PEMBINA COCHIN LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.307(c),  195.505(b). The case was opened on 2020-03-19 and is reported as closed as of 2024-12-16. Proposed civil penalty: $187,200. Assessed civil penalty: $172,800. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n320205004_Closure Letter_12162024_(16-153531S).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_Closure%20Letter_12162024_(16-153531S).pdf\n\n320205004_Closure Letter_12162024_(16-153531S)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_Closure%20Letter_12162024_(16-153531S)_text.pdf\n\n320205004_Consent Agreement and Order_03182021.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_Consent%20Agreement%20and%20Order_03182021.pdf\n\n320205004_Consent Agreement and Order_03182021_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_Consent%20Agreement%20and%20Order_03182021_text.pdf\n\n320205004_NOPV PCP PCO_03192020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_NOPV%20PCP%20PCO_03192020.pdf\n\n320205004_NOPV PCP PCO_03192020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_NOPV%20PCP%20PCO_03192020_text.pdf\n\n320205004_Operator Response to Notice and Request for Hearing_05222020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice%20and%20Request%20for%20Hearing_05222020.pdf\n\n320205004_PHC Hearing Scheduled_06232020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_PHC%20Hearing%20Scheduled_06232020.pdf\n\n320205004_PHC Hearing Scheduled_06232020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/320205004/320205004_PHC%20Hearing%20Scheduled_06232020_text.pdf\n\n320205004_PHC Hearing Scheduled_06232020_text.pdf\n\nJune 23, 2020\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: GHopkins@velaw.com and Allan.Beshore@dot.gov\nMr. George C. Hopkins\nCounsel for Pembina Cochin, LLC\nVinson & Elkins, LLP\n2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW\nSuite 500 West\nWashington, DC 20037\nMr. Allan C. Beshore\nDirector, Central Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n901 Locust Street, Suite 462\nKansas City, Missouri 64106\nRe: Notice of Hearing, Pembina Cochin, LLC\nCPF No. 3-2020-5004\nDear Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Beshore:\nIn accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.211, an informal hearing will be held regarding the Notice of\nProbable Violation, Proposed Civil Penalty, and Proposed Compliance Order issued to Pembina\nCochin, LLC by the Office of Pipeline Safety in the above-referenced matter. The hearing will take\nplace via videoconference on October 21, 2020, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central Time.\nAt least 10 calendar days prior to the hearing (or by October 11, 2020), both parties must submit\nand exchange any additional written materials they intend to present at the hearing and a list of\nattendees. This information should be provided electronically. Materials not submitted by this date\nmay be excluded. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 366-6139 or\nKristin.Baldwin@dot.gov.\nSincerely,\nKristin Baldwin\nPresiding Official\ncc: Ms. Melanie Stevens, Counsel, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\n\n320205004_NOPV PCP PCO_03192020_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF PROBABLE VIOLATION\nPROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY\nand\nPROPOSED COMPLIANCE ORDER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMarch 19, 2020\nMr. Ron McClain\nVice President – Engineering and Operations\nKinder Morgan Cochin, LLC\n500 Dallas Street, Suite 1000\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 3-2020-5004\nDear Mr. McClain:\nFrom June 7, 2016 through October 21, 2016, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), pursuant to\nChapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected your Kinder Morgan Cochin\nfacilities in Kankakee, Illinois, and Rodgers, North Dakota.\nAs a result of the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed probable violations of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The items\ninspected and the probable violations are:\n\n\n\n1. §195.307 Pressure testing aboveground breakout tanks.\n(c) For aboveground breakout tanks built to API Std 650 (incorporated by\nreference, see §195.3) and first placed in service after October 2, 2000, testing\nmust be in accordance with sections 7.3.5 and 7.3.6 of API Standard 650\n(incorporated by reference, see §195.3).\nKinder Morgan Cochin first placed in-service Tank 4 after October 2, 2000, located at\nKankakee, IL terminal and failed to pressure test Tank 4, in accordance with section\n7.3.5 of API Standard 650. API Std 650 section 7.3.5, Testing of the Shell, states,\n“If water is available for testing the shell, the tank shall be filled with water as\nfollows: (1) to the maximum design liquid level.”\nKinder Morgan’s “Technical Standard for Hydrostatic Testing” record for Kankakee\nTank 4 did not show the height of the water. Tank 4 has been in service since\nDecember 1, 2014 and was in-service at the time of the PHMSA field inspection from\nAugust 22 to August 26, 2016. Kinder Morgan Cochin could not produce evidence\nthat the water level for Tank 4 was filled to the maximum design liquid level.\n2. §195.505 Qualification program.\nEach operator shall have and follow a written qualification program. The\nprogram shall include provisions to:\n(b) Ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks are\nqualified;\nKinder Morgan Cochin failed to follow its written operator qualification program to\nensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered tasks are qualified.\nKinder Morgan’s Operator Qualification program for Facilities Subject to DOT Parts\n192 and 195 stated in Section 3.2, “KM employees and contractors performing\ncovered tasks are OQ-qualified by evaluating their knowledge, skill and ability. On\nmost tasks, this is accomplished by using a knowledge test and skill evaluation.”\nKinder Morgan Cochin’s records showed that Kinder Morgan utilized contractors to\nperform the pig receiver modifications at the Rogers Pump Station on May 6, 2016.\nOn May 7, 2016, a leak occurred at the Rogers Pump Station. Kinder Morgan’s\ninternal investigation determined that the cause for the event was that the contractor\ndid not thoroughly tighten the threaded fitting upon completion of the modification\nwork.\nAfter reviewing records from the Project Book for the Roger’s Receiver, PHMSA\nrequested the operator’s qualification records for the contractors who performed the\nmodification, to establish that they were qualified to perform the covered task. Kinder\nMorgan Cochin did not produce any records to demonstrate that the contractor\n2\n\n\n\nemployee or contractor supervisor were qualified to perform the required Kinder\nMorgan Cochin covered task “104.14, General Pipeline Repair – Component\nReplacement.”\nAfter reviewing the incident investigation summary and further email correspondence\nbetween PHMSA and Kinder Morgan Cochin, Kinder Morgan Cochin confirmed the\ncontractor’s employee was not qualified. The contractor’s employee did not have the\nrequired third-party training elements to be operator qualified under Kinder Morgan\nCochin’s operator qualification program. The contractor employee was also not under\nthe direct supervision (span of control) of a qualified individual.\nProposed Civil Penalty\nUnder 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a civil penalty not to\nexceed $218,647 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,186,465\nfor a related series of violations. For violation occurring on or after November 27, 2018 and\nbefore July 31, 2019, the maximum penalty may not exceed $213,268 per violation per day,\nwith a maximum penalty not to exceed $2,132,679. For violation occurring on or after\nNovember 2, 2015 and before November 27, 2018, the maximum penalty may not exceed\n$209,002 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $2,090,022. For\nviolations occurring prior to November 2, 2015, the maximum penalty may not exceed\n$200,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $2,000,000 for a\nrelated series of violations. The Compliance Officer has reviewed the circumstances and\nsupporting documentation involved for the above probable violation(s) and has recommended\nthat you be preliminarily assessed a civil penalty of $187,200 as follows:\nItem number\nPENALTY\n1\n2\n$28,800\n$158,400\nProposed Compliance Order\nWith respect to item 1 pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration proposes to issue a Compliance Order to Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC.\nPlease refer to the Proposed Compliance Order, which is enclosed and made a part of this\nNotice.\nResponse to this Notice\nEnclosed as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline\nOperators in Compliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response\noptions. All material you submit in response to this enforcement action may be made publicly\navailable. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide\n3\n\n\n\na second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential\ntreatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies\nfor confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, or request\na hearing under 49 CFR § 190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this\nNotice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and\nauthorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this\nNotice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order. If you are responding to this\nNotice, we propose that you submit your correspondence to my office within 30 days from\nreceipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for good cause.\nIn your correspondence on this matter, please refer to CPF 3-2020-5004 and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nAllan C. Beshore\nDirector, Central Region, OPS\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosures: Proposed Compliance Order\nResponse Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\nCc: Mr. Darren Marine\nSenior Executive\nPembina Cochin, LLC\n4000, 585-8 AVE SW\nCalgary, Alberta T2P1G1\nCanada\ndmarine@pembina.com\n4\n\n\n\nPROPOSED COMPLIANCE ORDER\nPursuant to 49 United States Code § 60118, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) proposes to issue to Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC a Compliance\nOrder incorporating the following remedial requirements to ensure the compliance of Kinder\nMorgan Cochin, LLC with the pipeline safety regulations:\n1. 2. 3. In regard to Item Number 1 of the Notice pertaining to section 7.3.5 and 7.3.6\nof API Standard 650, Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC must successfully test Tank\n4 and sufficiently document the test for Tank 4 per API Std 650 section 7.3.5\nand 7.3.6.\nIn regard to Compliance Order Item Number 1 (above) Kinder Morgan Cochin\nmust complete this activity within 180 days of receipt of this order.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC maintain\ndocumentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this\nCompliance Order and submit the total to Allan C. Beshore, Director, Central\nRegion, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. It is\nrequested that these costs be reported in two categories: 1) total cost associated\nwith preparation/revision of plans, procedures, studies and analyses, and 2)\ntotal cost associated with replacements, additions and other changes to pipeline\ninfrastructure.\n5\n\n320205004_Consent Agreement and Order_03182021_text.pdf\n\nMarch 18, 2021\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: dmarine@pembina.com\nMr. Darren Marine\nVice President, Transmission Pipelines\nPembina Pipeline Corporation\n4000, 585-8 Ave. SW\nCalgary, Alberta T2P1G1, Canada\nCPF No. 3-2020-5004\nDear Mr. Marine:\nEnclosed please find a Consent Order incorporating the terms of the Consent Agreement between\nthe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Pembina Cochin, LLC,\nwhich was executed on March 17, 2021. Service of the Consent Order and Consent Agreement by\nelectronic mail is deemed effective upon the date of transmission, or as otherwise provided under\n49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosure: Order and Consent Agreement\ncc: Mr. Gregory Ochs, Director, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. George Casey Hopkins, Vinson & Elkins, LLP, Counsel for Pembina Conchin, LLC,\nghopkins@velaw.com\nMs. Cassia Prentice, Legal Counsel, Pembina Cochin, LLC, cprentice@pembina.com\nCONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n__________________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nPembina Cochin LLC, ) CPF No. 3-2020-5004\na subsidiary of Pembina U.S. Corporation, )\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n__________________________________________)\nCONSENT AGREEMENT AND ORDER\nWHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Central Region,\nOffice of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), U.S.\nDepartment of Transportation (Director), issued a Notice of Probable Violation, Proposed Civil\nPenalty and Proposed Compliance Order (Notice) to Kinder Morgan Cochin, LLC, which is now\nknown as Pembina Cochin LLC (Pembina Cochin or Respondent).1 The Notice alleged that\nRespondent had violated the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 and proposed a civil\npenalty of $187,200; and\nWHEREAS, on April 22, 2020, Pembina Cochin submitted payment in the amount of $187,200,\nand on April 24, 2020, requested an extension to respond to the Notice. The company requested a\nsecond extension to respond on May 13, 2020, and on May 22, 2020, filed a response to the Notice,\ncontesting the allegations of violation, the proposed civil penalty, and the proposed compliance\norder, and requesting an informal hearing; and\nWHEREAS, the Director and Pembina Cochin held a meeting telephonically on August 17 and\nOctober 29, 2020, to discuss resolution of this proceeding; and\nWHEREAS, as result of these good-faith discussions, PHMSA and Respondent (collectively, the\nParties) have reached an agreement on the terms and conditions of a settlement, as set forth herein,\nand agree that this Consent Agreement and Order (Agreement) will serve to avoid further\nadministrative proceedings or litigation, that it is the most appropriate means of resolving this\nproceeding, and that it will promote the public interest by improving the safety performance of\nPembina Cochin’s pipeline system and advancing the enforcement and safety goals of PHMSA.\nNOW, THEREFORE, upon consent and agreement of the Parties, it is Ordered and Adjudged as\nfollows:\n1 Pembina U.S. Corporation is the parent company of Pembina Cochin LLC. Pembina Cochin LLC owns and operates\nthe U.S. portion of the Cochin Pipeline.\n\n\n\nI. General Provisions.\n1. For purposes of this Agreement, Pembina Cochin acknowledges that the portion of\nthe Cochin Pipeline in the United States and the Cochin Kankakee Terminal located in Kankakee\nCounty, Illinois is subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. 60101, et\nseq., and the regulations and administrative orders issued thereunder.\n2. Pembina Cochin further acknowledges that it received proper notice of PHMSA’s\nallegations in this proceeding and that the Notice states claims upon which relief may be granted\npursuant to 49 U. S.C. § 60101, et seq., and the regulations and orders issued thereunder.\n3. The Parties agree to the terms of this Agreement, and Pembina Cochin agrees to\nhereby waive any further procedural requirements with respect to its issuance. Pembina Cochin\nfurther waives all rights to contest the validity of this Agreement, including all rights to\nadministrative or judicial hearings or appeals.\nII. Findings of Fact and Violations.\n4. Respondent acknowledges, and PHMSA hereby finds, that Pembina Cochin violated\n49 C.F.R. § 195.307(c) (Item 1), as alleged in the Notice, by failing to pressure test Tank 4 at the\ncompany’s Kankakee, Illinois terminal in accordance with section 7.3.5 of API Standard 650.\nSpecifically, Respondent was unable to provide any evidence that the water level for Tank 4 was\nfilled to the maximum design liquid level.\n5. Respondent further acknowledges, and PHMSA hereby finds, that Pembina Cochin\nviolated 49 C.F.R. § 195.505(b) (Item 2), as alleged in the Notice, by failing to follow its own written\noperator qualification program to ensure through evaluation that individuals performing covered\ntasks are qualified. Specifically, Respondent utilized contractors to perform pig-receiver\nmodifications at its Rogers Pump Station, and on the following day in the early morning, a leak\noccurred at said facility. Respondent’s internal investigation determined that the cause of the release\nwas a contractor’s failure to thoroughly tighten the threaded fitting upon completion of certain\nmodification work.\nIII. Civil Penalty.\n6. Pembina Cochin further agrees to pay a civil penalty in the amount $14,400 in\nconnection with Item 1 of the Notice and $158,400 in connection with Item 2 of the Notice, for a\ntotal civil penalty amount of $172,800.\n7. PHMSA agrees to use reasonable efforts to assist Pembina Cochin in recouping the\nexcess civil penalty that has already been paid by Respondent to PHMSA, in amount of $14,400.\nIV. Corrective Measures.\n8. PHMSA agrees to withdraw the Proposed Compliance Order as written in the Notice,\nand, instead, Respondent agrees to take the following Corrective Measures:\n\n\n\na. Pembina Cochin will complete an Engineering Assessment, to be performed by\nthird-party experts, to evaluate the fitness for service of Tank 4, using API 5792\nfinite element modeling of the applied stresses in the tank, weld residual stress\nmodels, other API 579 requirements along with Welding Research Council\nBulletin 562, “Recommendations for Establishing the Minimum Pressurization\nTemperature (MPT) for Equipment,” and models for material properties in the\nfracture mechanics calculations. Pembina Cochin will provide to the Director the\nqualifications of the third-party experts and the results of the Engineering\nAssessment, including the impact on the maximum design level of Tank 4, within\n60 days of the Effective Date of this Agreement; and\nb. From the Effective Date of this Agreement until December 31, 2023, or the date\nwhen Pembina Cochin performs an internal and external inspection of Tank 4\nunder API 653, 3 whichever is earlier, Pembina Cochin will implement the\nmeasures referenced in Appendix A attached hereto with respect to Tank 4.\n9. The Director may grant an extension of time for completion of any of the work to be\nperformed under Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) upon Respondent’s timely, written request that\ndemonstrates both good cause for an extension and provides sufficient detail to enable the Director\nto evaluate Respondent’s request. A timely request should be submitted at least 15 calendar days\nprior to the date on which the work at issue is due to be submitted to the Director.\n10. Respondent agrees to maintain documentation of the costs associated with\nimplementation of the actions specified in Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b), including Appendix A, and\nagrees to make this information available to PHMSA upon request.\nV. Miscellaneous.\n11. Nothing in this Agreement affects or relieves Pembina Cochin of its responsibility to\ncomply with all applicable requirements of the Federal pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et\nseq., and the regulations and orders issued thereunder. Nothing in this Agreement alters PHMSA’s\nright of access, entry, inspection, and information gathering, or its authority to bring any enforcement\naction against Pembina Cochin pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, the regulations and\norders issued thereunder, or any other provision of Federal or state law.\n12. This Agreement does not waive or modify any Federal, state, or local laws or\nregulations applicable to Pembina Cochin’s pipeline system. This Agreement is not a permit or a\nmodification of a permit under any Federal, state, or local laws or regulations. Pembina Cochin\nremains responsible for achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable Federal, state, and\nlocal laws, regulations and permits.\n13. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete, and exclusive agreement and\nunderstanding between the Parties with respect to the settlement embodied in this Agreement. The\nParties acknowledge that there are no representations, agreements, or understandings relating to the\n2 ASME - API 579-1/ASME FFS-1, Fitness-For-Service, June 2016.\n3 API Standard 653, “Tank Inspection, Repair, Alteration, and Reconstruction,” 3rd edition, December 2001,\n(including addendum 1 (September 2003), addendum 2 (November 2005), addendum 3 (February 2008), and errata\n(April 2008)), which is incorporated by reference into 49 CFR Part 195.\n\n\n\nsettlement other than those expressly contained in this Agreement, except that the terms of this\nAgreement may be construed by reference to the Notice.\n14. This Agreement does not create rights in, or grant any cause of action to, any person\nnot a party to this Agreement. PHMSA is not liable for any injuries or damages to persons or\nproperty arising from acts or omissions of Pembina Cochin or its officers, employees, or agents\ncarrying out the work required by this Agreement. PHMSA, its officers, employees, agents, and\nrepresentatives are not liable for any cause of action arising from any acts or omissions of Pembina\nCochin or its contractors in carrying out any work required by this Agreement.\n15. purchasers.\nThis Agreement shall apply to and be binding on PHMSA and Pembina Cochin, its\nofficers, directors, employees, successors and assigns, including, but not limited to, subsequent\n16. For all transfers of ownership or operating responsibility of Pembina Cochin’s\npipeline system, Respondent will provide notice of the transfer to PHMSA through the National\nRegistry of Operators no later than 60 days after the transfer occurs, consistent with the requirements\nof 49 C.F.R. § 191.22(c)(2).\nVI. Enforcement\n17. This Agreement is subject to all enforcement authorities available to PHMSA under\n49 U.S.C. §60101, et seq., and 49 C.F.R. Part 190, including administrative civil penalties under\n49 U.S.C. §60122, and referral of the case to the Attorney General for judicial enforcement, if\nPHMSA determines that Respondent is not complying with the terms of this Agreement in\naccordance with determinations made by the Director, or if appealed, in accordance with decisions\nof the Associate Administrator.\nVII. Effective Date.\n18. The “Effective Date” is the date on which this Agreement has been signed by both\nPembina Cochin and PHMSA.\nVIII. Termination.\n19. Respondent may request that the Director close this case on or after December 31,\n2023, or after the date when Pembina Cochin performs an internal and external inspection of Tank\n4 under API 653, whichever is earlier. Closure of the case will result in termination of the\nAgreement.\nIX. Ratification.\n20. The Parties’ undersigned representatives certify that they are fully authorized to enter\ninto the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to execute and legally bind such party to this\ndocument.\n\n\n\nPEMBINA COCHIN LLC PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS\nMATERIALS ADMINISTRATION,\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\n___________________________ ___________________________\nName: Darren Marine Name: Alan K. Mayberry\nTitle: Vice President, Transmission Pipelines Title: Associate Administrator for Pipeline\nSafety\nMarch 16, 2021 March 17, 2021\n___________________________ ___________________________\nDate: Date:\n\n320205004_Closure Letter_12162024_(16-153531S)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: SBurrows@Pembina.com; BBachmeier@Pembina.com;\nDecember 16, 2024\nMr. Scott Burrows\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer,\nPembina Cochin, LLC\n4000, 585-8 AVE SW\nCalgary, AB Canada T2P 1G1\nRE: CPF 3-2020-5004\nDear Mr. Burrows:\nOn March 18, 2021, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to Pembina Cochin, LLC (Pembina) a Consent Order incorporating the terms of the\nConsent Agreement between the parties. This Consent Order included a Civil Penalty assessment\nand a requirement to take corrective actions on your pipeline. Based on our review of the\ndocumentation provided by your staff and confirmation of payment of the civil penalty, it has\nbeen determined that Pembina has complied with the terms of the Consent Order.\nAccordingly, this case is now closed, and no further action is contemplated with respect to the\nmatters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nGregory A. Ochs\nDirector, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Bob Bachmeier, Manager of Regulatory and Environmental, US Operations, Pembina\nCochin, BBachmeier@Pembina.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":25685}