# SAVAGE BAKKEN CONNECTOR, INC — Notice of Amendment

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- **citation:** CPF 32021014NOA
- **title:** SAVAGE BAKKEN CONNECTOR, INC — Notice of Amendment
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2021-07-22
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- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.234(b)(1), 195.402(a), 195.402(c), 195.402(c)(2), 195.402(c)(3), 195.589(a).
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Notice of Amendment involving SAVAGE BAKKEN CONNECTOR, INC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.234(b)(1),  195.402(a),  195.402(c),  195.402(c)(2),  195.402(c)(3),  195.589(a). The case was opened on 2021-07-22 and is reported as closed as of 2022-06-29. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

32021014NOA_Closure Letter_06292022_(20-196647).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32021014NOA/32021014NOA_Closure%20Letter_06292022_(20-196647).pdf

32021014NOA_Closure Letter_06292022_(20-196647)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32021014NOA/32021014NOA_Closure%20Letter_06292022_(20-196647)_text.pdf

32021014NOA_Notice_of Amendment_07222021 (20-196647).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32021014NOA/32021014NOA_Notice_of%20Amendment_07222021%20(20-196647).pdf

32021014NOA_Notice_of Amendment_07222021 (20-196647)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32021014NOA/32021014NOA_Notice_of%20Amendment_07222021%20(20-196647)_text.pdf

32021014NOA_Operator Response to Notice_08202021_(20-196647).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32021014NOA/32021014NOA_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_08202021_(20-196647).pdf

32021014NOA_Notice_of Amendment_07222021 (20-196647)_text.pdf

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: BradC@savageservices.com and
KevinBurke@savageservices.com
July 22, 2021
Mr. Brad Crist
Sector President, Savage Energy & Chemical
Savage Bakken Connector, Inc.
901 W Legacy Center Way
Midvale, UT 84047
CPF 3-2021-014-NOA
Dear Mr. Crist:
From February 18, 2020 through November 6, 2020, a representative of the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States
Code inspected Savage Bakken Connector, Inc. (Savage or Operator) procedures for operations
and maintenance, operator qualification, public awareness, damage prevention, facilities and
storage, time dependent threats, and emergency response in Williston, North Dakota.
On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within
Savage’s plans or procedures, as described below:
1. § 195.234 Welds: Nondestructive testing.
(a) . . . .
(b) Any nondestructive testing of welds must be performed—
(1) In accordance with a written set of procedures for nondestructive testing
Savage’ O&M Manual is inadequate as it failed to state any nondestructive testing of
welds must be performed in accordance with a written set of procedures for
nondestructive testing required by § 195.234(b)(1). Savage must amend its procedures to
correct this inadequacy.



2. 3. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline system a
manual of written procedures for conducting normal operations and
maintenance activities and handling abnormal operations and emergencies.
This manual shall be reviewed at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least
once each calendar year, and appropriate changes made as necessary to insure
that the manual is effective. This manual shall be prepared before initial
operations of a pipeline system commence, and appropriate parts shall be kept
at locations where operations and maintenance activities are conducted.
§ 195.403 Emergency response training.
(a) . . . .
(b) At the intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, each
operator shall:
(1) Review with personnel their performance in meeting the objectives of the
emergency response training program set forth in paragraph (a) of this section;
and
(2) Make appropriate changes to the emergency response training program as
necessary to ensure that it is effective.
Savage’s O&M Manual was inadequate in that it did not have a procedure for Emergency
Response Plan training review. Savage’s procedures failed to have elements of
§ 195.403(b)(1), (2). Savage has submitted procedures that satisfactorily addressed this
item. No further action is required.
§ 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline system a
manual of written procedures for conducting normal operations and maintenance
activities and handling abnormal operations and emergencies. This manual shall
be reviewed at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar
year, and appropriate changes made as necessary to insure that the manual is
effective. This manual shall be prepared before initial operations of a pipeline
system commence, and appropriate parts shall be kept at locations where
operations and maintenance activities are conducted.
§ 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this
section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during maintenance
and normal operations:
(1) . . . .
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4. 5. (13) Periodically reviewing the work done by operator personnel to determine the
effectiveness of the procedures used in normal operation and maintenance and
taking corrective action where deficiencies are found.
Savage’s O&M Manual was inadequate in that procedure 10.03 Section 4.2.2 failed to
specify how procedures are reviewed (by who, when and what procedures). Savage has
submitted procedures that satisfactorily addressed this item. No further action is required.
§ 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(2) Gathering of data needed for reporting accidents under subpart B of this part
in a timely and effective manner.
§ 195.52 Immediate notice of certain accidents.
(a) Notice requirements. At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, of a
release of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting in an event
described in §195.50, but no later than one hour after confirmed discovery, the
operator of the system must give notice, in accordance with paragraph (b) of this
section of any failure that:
Savage’s O&M Manual fails to state reportable accidents will be reported no later
than one hour. Savage modified their O&M manual to include accidents will be
reported no later than one hour. No further action required.
§ 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with
each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.420 Valve maintenance.
(a) . . . .
(c) Each operator shall provide protection for each valve from unauthorized
operation and from vandalism.
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6. Savage’s O&M Manual is inadequate as it had no procedure to provide protection, for
each valve, from unauthorized operation and from vandalism. Savage modified its O&M
to include a procedure to provide protection for each valve from unauthorized operation
and from vandalism. No further action required.
§ 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with
each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.432 Inspection of in-service breakout tanks.
(a) . . . .
(b) Each operator must inspect the physical integrity of in-service atmospheric and low-
pressure steel above-ground breakout tanks according to API Std 653 (except section
6.4.3, Alternative Internal Inspection Interval) (incorporated by reference, see §
195.3). However, if structural conditions prevent access to the tank bottom, its
integrity may be assessed according to a plan included in the operations and
maintenance manual under § 195.402(c)(3). The risk- based internal inspection
procedures in API Std 653, section 6.4.3 cannot be used to determine the internal
inspection interval.
Section 6 of API Standard 653 3rd Edition, December 2001
6.3.1 Routine In-Service Inspections
6.3.1.1 The external condition of the tank shall be monitored by close visual inspection
from the ground on a routine basis. This inspection may be done by owner/operator
personnel, and can be done by other than authorized inspectors as defined in 3.6.
Personnel performing this inspection should be knowledgeable of the storage facility
operations, the tank, and the characteristics of the product stored.
6.3.1.2 The interval of such inspections shall be consistent with conditions at the
particular site, but shall not exceed one month.
6.3.1.3 This routine in-service inspection shall include a visual inspection of the tank’s
exterior surfaces. Evidence of leaks; shell distortions; signs of settlement; corrosion; and
condition of the foundation, paint coatings, insulation systems, and appurtenances should
be documented for follow-up action by an authorized inspector.
Savage did not have a procedure to inspect the physical integrity of in-service
atmospheric and low-pressure steel above-ground breakout tanks according to API Std
653. Savage has submitted procedures that satisfactorily addressed this item. No further
action is required.
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7. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with
each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.452 Pipeline integrity management in high consequence areas.
(a) . . .
(b) What program and practices must operators use to manage pipeline integrity? Each operator
of a pipeline covered by this section must:
(1) Develop a written integrity management program that addresses the risks on each
segment of pipeline in the first column of the following table not later than the date in the
second column:
Pipeline Category 1 Category 2 Category 3
Date
March 31, 2002.
February 18, 2003.
1 year after the date the
pipeline begins
operation.
Savage’s procedure was inadequate because it did not include guidance on how to identify an
HCA. Specifically, based upon NPMS data, PHMSA identified that Savage’s pump station and
about half the length of the pipeline are in an HCA. As a result, Savage needs to develop a pipeline
Integrity Management Plan and a Facilities Integrity Management Plan as required which includes
HCA identification. Savage has submitted procedures that satisfactorily addressed this item. No
further action is required.
8. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance
with each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.559 What coating material may I use for external corrosion control?
Coating material for external corrosion control under § 195.557 must—
(a) Be designed to mitigate corrosion of the buried or submerged pipeline;
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(b) Have sufficient adhesion to the metal surface to prevent under film migration of
moisture;
(c) Be sufficiently ductile to resist cracking;
(d) Have enough strength to resist damage due to handling and soil stress;
(e) Support any supplemental cathodic protection;
Savage’s O&M Manual was inadequate as procedure 30.04 did not specify the external
pipe coating be designed to mitigate corrosion of the buried or submerged pipeline, have
sufficient adhesion to the metal surface to prevent under film migration of moisture, be
sufficiently ductile to resist cracking, have enough strength to resist damage due to
handling and soil stress, and support any supplemental cathodic protection. Savage must
amend its procedures to correct this inadequacy.
9. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with
each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.571 What criteria must I use to determine the adequacy of cathodic
protection?
Cathodic protection required by this subpart must comply with one or more of the applicable
criteria and other considerations for cathodic protection contained paragraphs 6.2.2, 6.2.3,
6.2.4, 6.2.5 and 6.3 in NACE SP 0169 (incorporated by reference, see § 195.3).
Savage’ O&M Manual was inadequate as 30.05 section 4 allows e log I and net proactive
current criteria which are not allowed in § 195.571. Savage must amend its procedure to
comply with the criteria noted in paragraphs 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5 and 6.3 in NACE SP
0169. Savage has submitted procedures that satisfactorily addressed this item. No further
action is required.
10. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with
each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.581 Which pipelines must I protect against atmospheric corrosion and what coating
material may I use?
(a) . . .
(b) Coating material must be suitable for the prevention of atmospheric corrosion.
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Savage’s O&M Manual was inadequate as procedure 30.04 section 3.0 did not specify that
atmospheric corrosion coatings be suitable for the preventions of atmospheric corrosion.
Savage has submitted procedures that satisfactorily addressed this item. No further action is
required.
11. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) . . .
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of
this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during
maintenance and normal operations:
(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance
with each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.
§ 195.589 What corrosion control information do I have to maintain?
(a) You must maintain current records or maps to show the location of—
(1) Cathodically protected pipelines;
(2) Cathodic protection facilities, including galvanic anodes, installed after January
28, 2002; and
(3) Neighboring structures bonded to cathodic protection systems.
Savage’ O&M Manual was inadequate as its procedure failed to state that records or
maps must include catholically protected facilities for the pipelines and pump station, and
that such records or maps must be maintained. Savage must amend its procedures to
correct this inadequacy.
Response to this Notice
This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as
part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in
Enforcement Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be
advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being
made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for
confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you
must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for
confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information
qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
Following the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised
procedures, or a request for a hearing under § 190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of
receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this
Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in
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this Notice without further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your
plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend
your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not
contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within
[number of days] days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request
for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended
procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.
It is requested (not mandated) that Savage maintain documentation of the safety improvement
costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans,
procedures) and submit the total to Gregory A. Ochs, Director, Central Region, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please
refer to CPF 3-2021-014-NOA and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in
electronic format whenever possible.
Sincerely,
Gregory A. Ochs
Director, Central Region OPS
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings
cc: KevinBurke@savageservices.com Kevin Burke, Senior Vice President, Industry Unit Leader,
901 W Legacy Center Way, Midvale, UT 84047
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32021014NOA_Closure Letter_06292022_(20-196647)_text.pdf

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: BradC@savageservices.com;
JustinAnderson@savageservices.com
June 29, 2022
Mr. Brad Crist
Sector President, Savage Energy & Chemical
Savage Bakken Connector, Inc.
901 W Legacy Center Way
Midvale, UT 84047
Re: CPF 3-2021-014-NOA
Dear Mr. Crist:
From February 18, 2020, through November 6, 2020, a representative of the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United
States Code, inspected Savage Bakken Connector, Inc.’s (Savage) procedures for operations and
maintenance, operator qualification, public awareness, damage prevention, facilities and storage,
time dependent threats, and emergency response in Williston, North Dakota. As a result of the
inspection, Savage was issued a Notice of Amendment on July 22, 2021, which proposed
amendment of your procedures.
Savage submitted its amended procedures on June 14, 2022. My staff has reviewed the amended
procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have been
corrected.
This letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you
for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Gregory A. Ochs
Director, Central Region OPS
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: Justin Anderson (JustinAnderson@savageservices.com)
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