{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 32024028NOPV","title":"FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2024-12-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.446(c)(3), 195.505(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024028nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024028nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024028nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/32024028NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.446(c)(3),  195.505(b). The case was opened on 2024-12-30 and is reported as closed as of 2025-12-10. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n32024028NOPV_Closure Letter_12102025_(22-235481).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_Closure%20Letter_12102025_(22-235481).pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_Closure Letter_12102025_(22-235481)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_Closure%20Letter_12102025_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_Consent Agreement and Order_09262025_(22-235481).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_Consent%20Agreement%20and%20Order_09262025_(22-235481).pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_Consent Agreement and Order_09262025_(22-235481)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_Consent%20Agreement%20and%20Order_09262025_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_Operator Response to Notice and Request for Hearing and Request Informal Conference and Statement of Issues and Case File_01292025_(22-235481).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice%20and%20Request%20for%20Hearing%20and%20Request%20Informal%20Conference%20and%20Statement%20of%20Issues%20and%20Case%20File_01292025_(22-235481).pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_Operator Withdrawal of Hearing Request_10032025_(22-235481).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_Operator%20Withdrawal%20of%20Hearing%20Request_10032025_(22-235481).pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_PCO_12302024_(22-235481).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_PCO_12302024_(22-235481).pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_PCO_12302024_(22-235481)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_PCO_12302024_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_PHC Hearing Scheduled_03072025_(22-235481).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_PHC%20Hearing%20Scheduled_03072025_(22-235481).pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_PHC Hearing Scheduled_03072025_(22-235481)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024028NOPV/32024028NOPV_PHC%20Hearing%20Scheduled_03072025_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\n32024028NOPV_Consent Agreement and Order_09262025_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nSeptember 26, 2025\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: jeff.ramsey@fhr.com\nMr. Jeff Ramsey\nPresident and CEO\nFlint Hills Resources, LC\n4111 E. 37th Street North\nWichita, Kansas 67220\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nDear Mr. Ramsey:\nEnclosed please find a Consent Order incorporating the terms of the Consent Agreement between\nthe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and Flint Hills Resources,\nLC, which was executed on August 27, 2025. Service of the Consent Order and Consent\nAgreement by electronic mail is deemed effective upon the date of transmission and\nacknowledgement of receipt, or as otherwise provided under 49 CFR § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nLinda Daugherty\nActing Associate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosure: Consent Order and Consent Agreement\ncc: David Barrett, Acting Region Director, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA,\nRandy Lenz, Senior VP Operations, Flint Hills Resources, randy.lenz@fhr.com\nKelly Cabrera, Senior Compliance Specialist, Flint Hills Resources,\nkelly.cabrera@fhr.com\nKim Gerold, Manager Pipelines Safety, Flint Hills Resources, kim.gerold@fhr.com\nJames Curry, Counsel for Flint Hills Resources, Babst Calland, jcurry@babstcalland.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____________________________________\n)\nIn the Matter of )\n)\nFlint Hills Resources, LC, ) CPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nCONSENT ORDER\nBy letter dated December 30, 2024, pursuant to 49 CFR § 190.207, the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of\nProbable Violation and Proposed Compliance Order (Notice) to Flint Hills Resources, LC (FHR\nor Respondent).\nIn response to the Notice, Respondent contested the proposed compliance order for Item 1 of the\nNotice and requested a hearing. Item 2 of the Notice was brought as a warning item, advising\nFHR to correct the probable violation or face potential future enforcement action. Respondent\nalso requested to meet informally with PHMSA to discuss the matters raised in its Response.\nRespondent and PHMSA (the Parties) subsequently met on March 7 and June 12, 2025. As a\nresult of those discussions, the Parties have agreed to a Consent Agreement by which PHMSA\nmakes a finding of violation for Item 1 alleged in the Notice and Respondent will complete\ncertain compliance actions.\nAccordingly, the Consent Agreement is hereby approved and incorporated by reference into this\nConsent Order issued pursuant to section 190.219. FHR is hereby ordered to comply with the\nterms of the Consent Agreement pursuant to its terms. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq.,\nfailure to comply with this Consent Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties as set\nforth in 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, or in referral to the Attorney General for\nappropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\nThe terms and conditions of this Consent Order are effective upon service in accordance with\n49 CFR § 190.5.\n______________________ ______________________\nLinda Daugherty Date Issued\nActing Associate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 1\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n____________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nFlint Hills Resources, LC, ) CPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nCONSENT AGREEMENT\nFrom April 18 through December 13, 2022, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), and the Minnesota\nOffice of Pipeline Safety (MNOPS), pursuant to Chapter 601 of Title 49, United States Code\n(U.S.C.), inspected the Wisconsin Refined Products Pipeline System, the Wescott LPG System,\nand the Junction City LP Pipeline System, located in Minnesota and Wisconsin and operated by\nFlint Hills Resources, LC, and Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC (collectively referred to as\nFHR or Respondent).\nAs a result of the inspection, the Director, Central Region, OPS (Director), issued to Respondent,\nby letter dated December 30, 2024, a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance\nOrder (Notice), which also included a warning pursuant to 49 CFR § 190.205. In accordance\nwith 49 CFR § 190.207, the Notice proposed finding that FHR committed one violation of 49\nCFR Part 195 (Item 1) and proposed ordering Respondent to take certain measures to correct the\nalleged violation. Item 2 was brought as a warning, advising FHR to correct the probable\nviolation or face potential future enforcement action.\nFHR responded to the Notice by letter dated January 29, 2025 (Response). Respondent\ncontested the proposed compliance order and requested a hearing. FHR also requested to meet\ninformally with PHMSA to discuss the matters raised in its Response.\nPHMSA and Respondent (the Parties) subsequently met to discuss the issues raised in the\nResponse. As a result of those discussions and as explained in more detail below, the Parties\nhave agreed to a Consent Agreement by which PHMSA makes a finding of violation for Item 1\nof the Notice and Respondent will complete certain compliance actions.\nHaving agreed that settlement of this proceeding will avoid further administrative proceedings or\nlitigation and will serve the public interest by promoting safety and protection of the\nenvironment, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq. and 49 CFR Part 190, and upon consent and\nagreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 2\nI. General Provisions\n1. Respondent acknowledges that as the operator of the pipeline facilities subject to\nthe Notice, Respondent and its referenced pipeline facilities are subject to the jurisdiction of the\nFederal pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq., and the regulations and administrative\norders issued thereunder. For purposes of this Consent Agreement (Agreement), Respondent\nacknowledges that it received proper notice of PHMSA’s action in this proceeding and that the\nNotice states claims upon which relief may be granted pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq.,\nand the regulations and orders issued thereunder.\n2. After Respondent returns this signed Agreement to PHMSA, the Agency’s\nrepresentative will present it to the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety, recommending\nthat the Associate Administrator adopt the terms of this Agreement by issuing an administrative\norder (Consent Order) incorporating the terms of this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement\nconstitute an offer of settlement until accepted by the Associate Administrator. Once accepted,\nthe Associate Administrator will issue a Consent Order incorporating the terms of this Agreement.\n3. Respondent consents to the issuance of the Consent Order, and hereby waives any\nfurther procedural requirements with respect to its issuance. Respondent waives all rights to\ncontest the adequacy of notice, or the validity of the Consent Order or this Agreement, including\nall rights to administrative or judicial hearings or appeals, except for the Dispute Resolution\nprovisions set forth herein. Upon receipt of the Consent Order, Respondent agrees to withdraw\nits request for an administrative hearing regarding the Notice.\n4. This Agreement shall apply to and be binding upon PHMSA and Respondent, its\nofficers, directors, and employees, and its successors, assigns, or other entities or persons\notherwise bound by law. Respondent agrees to provide a copy of this Agreement and any\nincorporated work plans and schedules to all of Respondent’s officers, employees, and agents\nwhose duties might reasonably include compliance with this Agreement.\n5. This Agreement constitutes the final, complete and exclusive agreement and\nunderstanding between the Parties with respect to the settlement embodied in this Agreement.\nThe Parties acknowledge that there are no representations, agreements or understandings relating\nto settlement other than those expressly contained in this Agreement, except that the terms of this\nAgreement may be construed by reference to the Notice.\n6. Nothing in this Agreement affects or relieves Respondent of its responsibility to\ncomply with all applicable requirements of the Federal pipeline safety laws, 49 U.S.C. § 60101,\net seq., and the regulations and orders issued thereunder. Nothing in this Agreement alters\nPHMSA's right of access, entry, inspection, and information gathering or PHMSA's authority to\nbring enforcement actions against Respondent pursuant to the Federal pipeline safety laws, the\nregulations and orders issued thereunder, or any other provision of Federal or State law.\n7. For all transfers of ownership or operating responsibility of Respondent’s pipeline\nsystem referenced herein, Respondent will provide a copy of this Agreement to the prospective\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 3\ntransferee at least 30 days prior to such transfer. Respondent will provide written notice of the\ntransfer to the Director no later than 60 days after the transfer occurs.\n8. This Agreement does not waive or modify any Federal, State, or local laws or\nregulations that are applicable to Respondent’s pipeline systems. This Agreement is not a\npermit, or a modification of any permit, under any Federal, State, or local laws or regulations.\nRespondent remains responsible for achieving and maintaining compliance with all applicable\nFederal, State, and local laws, regulations and permits.\n9. This Agreement does not create rights in, or grant any cause of action to, any third\nparty not party to this Agreement. The U.S. Department of Transportation is not liable for any\ninjuries or damages to persons or property arising from acts or omissions of Respondent or its\nofficers, employees, or agents carrying out the work required by this Agreement. Respondent\nagrees to hold harmless the U.S. Department of Transportation, its officers, employees, agents,\nand representatives from any and all causes of action arising from any acts or omissions of\nRespondent or its contractors in carrying out any work required by this Agreement.\n10. Except as set forth herein, this Agreement does not constitute a finding of\nviolation of any other federal law or regulation and may not be used in any civil proceeding of\nany kind as evidence or proof of any fact, fault or liability, or as evidence of a violation of any\nlaw, rule, regulation, or requirement, except in a proceeding to enforce the provisions of this\nAgreement or in future PHMSA enforcement actions.\nII. Finding of Violation:\n11. Item 1 - 49 CFR § 195.446(c)(3): The Notice alleged FHR failed to test and\nverify an internal communication plan to provide for adequate means for manual operations of\nthe pipeline safely at least once each calendar year not to exceed 15 months for calendar years\n2019, 2020, and 2021. Without admission, Respondent accepts the allegation of violation as\nalleged in the Notice. As such, PHMSA finds a violation of 49 CFR § 195.446(c)(3).\n12. Item 1 will be considered by PHMSA as a prior offense in any future PHMSA\nenforcement action taken against Respondent.\nIII. Warning Item:\n13. Item 2 - 49 CFR § 195.505(b): The Notice alleged that FHR failed to ensure that\nan individual performing a covered task was qualified. Specifically, the Notice alleged that two\ngrind-out repairs were completed by a contractor individual who was not qualified to FHR’s\nOperator Qualification (OQ) Program Covered Task 1004, Repair of Steel Pipe by Grinding.\nThis Item was brought as a warning and does not constitute a finding of violation. Without\nadmission, Respondent accepts the warning as alleged in the Notice.\n14. For Warning Item 2, if OPS finds a violation of this provision in a subsequent\ninspection, Respondent may be subject to future enforcement action.\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 4\nIV. Compliance Order:\n15. Item 1: The Notice proposed certain compliance order actions to address the non-\ncompliance alleged in the Notice. Respondent contested the Proposed Compliance Order. The\nParties discussed the Proposed Compliance Order and PHMSA clarified that the Notice and\nProposed Compliance Oder in this case did not propose to require Respondent to continue to\nflow product manually after a loss of SCADA in order to comply with § 195.446. Following the\n2022 preliminary inspection results and continuing through informal discussion, Respondent\nupdated its procedures, as detailed in section A. below, and agrees to undertake the corrective\nmeasures detailed in section B. below.\nA. FHR updated its internal communication procedures for manual operations in the event of\na catastrophic SCADA system failure. FHR’s updates to these procedures involved the\nfollowing elements:\ni) Procedures for safe manual shut down, monitoring and operations.\nii) Processes to monitor the pipeline system once it has been shut down, including\nmethods for conducting leak detection and confirming the system is holding\npressure.\niii) Requirements for recording and documenting information necessary for manual\noperations, including ongoing monitoring of pressure readings for leak detection\npurposes once the system is shut down.\niv) Identification of Abnormal Operating Conditions and corresponding actions.\nv) Identification of emergency response actions.\nvi) Control room personnel responsibilities for monitoring and controlling the\nsystem.\nvii) Field personnel responsibilities for monitoring, reporting, and responding to\ncontrol room directions.\nviii) Annual testing and verification of the internal communication plan for manual\noperation of the pipeline safely, with intervals not to exceed 15 months. Per\ncontrol room procedures, manual operation is limited to safe shutdown and\nmonitoring of non-critical pipelines and for designated critical pipelines manual\noperations includes an alternative operations process to achieve continued\nproduct flow with limited operational capabilities.\nGiven the updates above, FHR has revised its procedures to comply with § 195.446(c)(3)\nand no further action is required insofar as procedural revisions.\nB. Within 60 days of issuance of the Consent Order, FHR must provide to the Region:\ni) Records of training and training-related communications for controllers and\nsituational awareness communications to field personnel related to the updated\nprocedures; and\nii) All records related to tests conducted to verify the internal communication plan,\nincluding any action items and related modifications and/or recommendations.\nV. Enforcement:\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 5\n16. This Agreement is subject to all enforcement authorities available to PHMSA\nunder 49 U.S.C. § 60101, et seq., and 49 CFR Part 190, including administrative civil penalties\nunder 49 U.S.C. § 60122, of up to $272,926 per violation for each day the violation continues and\nreferral of the case to the Attorney General for judicial enforcement, if PHMSA determines that\nRespondent is not complying with the terms of this Agreement in accordance with the\ndeterminations made by the Director, or in accordance with decisions of the Associate\nAdministrator if resolved pursuant to the Dispute Resolution process herein. The maximum civil\npenalty amounts are adjusted annually for inflation. See 49 CFR § 190.223. All work plans and\nassociated schedules set forth or referenced in Section IV (Compliance Order) are automatically\nincorporated into this Agreement and are enforceable in the same manner.\nVI. Review and Approval Process:\n17. With respect to any submission under Section IV (Compliance Order) of this\nAgreement that requires the approval of the Director, the Director may: (a) approve, in whole or\nin part, the submission; (b) approve the submission on specified, reasonable conditions; (c)\ndisapprove, in whole or in part, the submission; or (d) any combination of the foregoing. If the\nDirector approves, approves in part, or approves with conditions, Respondent will take all\nactions as approved by the Director, subject to Respondent’s right to invoke the dispute\nresolution procedures with respect to any conditions the Director identifies. If the Director\ndisapproves all or any portion of the submission, the Director will provide Respondent a written\nnotice of the deficiencies. Respondent will correct all deficiencies within the time specified by\nthe Director and resubmit it for approval.\nVII. Dispute Resolution:\n18. The Director and Respondent will informally attempt to resolve any disputes\narising under this Agreement, including any decision of the Director under the terms of Sections\nIV (Compliance Order) and VI (Review and Approval Process). If Respondent and the Director\nare unable to informally resolve the dispute within 15 calendar days after the dispute is first\nraised, in writing, to the Director, Respondent may submit a written request for a determination\nresolving the dispute from the Associate Administrator. Such request must be made in writing\nand provided to the Director, counsel for the Central Region, and to the Associate Administrator,\nno later than 10 calendar days from the 15-day deadline for informal resolution referenced in this\nparagraph. Along with its request, Respondent must provide the Associate Administrator with\nall information Respondent believes is relevant to the dispute. Decisions of the Associate\nAdministrator under this paragraph will constitute final agency action. The existence of a\ndispute and PHMSA’s consideration of matters placed in dispute will not excuse, toll, or suspend\nany term or timeframe for completion of any work to be performed under this Agreement during\nthe pendency of the dispute resolution process.\nVIII. Effective Date:\n19. The term “Effective Date,” as used herein, is the date on which the Consent Order\nis issued by the Associate Administrator incorporating the terms of this Agreement.\nIX. Recordkeeping and Information Disclosure:\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 6\n20. Unless otherwise required in this Agreement, Respondent agrees to maintain\nrecords demonstrating compliance with all requirements of this Agreement for a period of at\nleast five (5) years following completion of all work to be performed, unless a longer period of\ntime is required pursuant to 49 CFR parts 190-199. For any reports, plans, or other deliverables\nrequired to be submitted to PHMSA pursuant to this Agreement, Respondent may assert a claim\nof business confidentiality or other protections applicable to the release of information by\nPHMSA, covering part or all of the information required to be submitted to PHMSA pursuant to\nthis Agreement in accordance with 49 CFR Part 7. Respondent must mark the claim of\nconfidentiality in writing on each page, and include a statement specifying the grounds for each\nclaim of confidentially. PHMSA determines release of any information submitted pursuant to\nthis Agreement in accordance with 49 CFR Part 7, the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. §\n552, DOT and PHMSA policies, and other applicable regulations and Executive Orders.\nX. Modification:\n21. The terms of this Agreement may be modified by mutual agreement of the Parties.\nSuch modifications must be in writing and signed by both parties.\nXI. Termination:\n22. This Agreement will remain in effect until the Compliance Order in Section IV is\nsatisfied, as determined by the Director. The Agreement shall not terminate until the Director\nconfirms, in writing, that the Agreement is terminated in accordance with this paragraph.\nNothing in this Agreement prevents Respondent from completing any of the obligations earlier\nthan the deadlines provided for in this Agreement.\nXII. Ratification:\n23. The Parties’ undersigned representatives certify that they are fully authorized to\nenter into the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to execute and legally bind such party\nto this document.\n24. The Parties hereby agree to all findings, conditions, and terms of this Agreement.\n[Signature Lines on Following Page]\n\n\n\nCPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV\nPage 7\nFor FHR:\n___________________________________\n________________________\nDate\nFor PHMSA:\n________________________________________\nActing Director, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\n________________________\nDate\n\n32024028NOPV_Closure Letter_12102025_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration\n901 Locust Street, Suite 480\nKansas City, MO 64106\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: jeff.ramsey@fhr.com; randy.lenz@fhr.com;\nkelley.cabrera@fhr.com; kim.gerold@fhr.com\nDecember 10, 2025\nMr. Jeff Ramsey\nPresident and CEO\nFlint Hills Resources, LLC\n4111 E. 37th Street North\nWichita, Kansas 67220\nRE: CPF 3-2024-028-NOPV\nDear Mr. Ramsey:\nOn September 26, 2025, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued a Consent Order incorporating the terms of the Consent Agreement entered into between\nPHMSA and Flint Hills Resources, LLC (“FHR”) in the above-referenced case. The Consent\nAgreement included a Compliance Order. Based on our review of the documentation provided, it\nhas been determined that FHR has complied with the terms of the Consent Agreement.\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,\nDavid Barrett\nActing Director, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Randy Lenz, Senior VP Operations, Flint Hills Resources, LLC, randy.lenz@fhr.com\nKelley Cabrera, Senior Compliance Specialist, Flint Hills Resources, LC,\nkelley.cabrera@fhr.com\nKim Gerold, Manager Pipeline Safety, Flint Hills Resources, LC, kim.gerold@fhr.com\n\n32024028NOPV_PHC Hearing Scheduled_03072025_(22-235481)_text.pdf\n\nVIA E-MAIL: jcurry@babstcalland.com; gregory.ochs@dot.gov\nMarch 7, 2025\nJames Curry\nBabst Calland\n505 9th St NW\nSuite 602\nWashington, DC 20004\nCounsel for Flint Hills Resources, LC, and Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LLC\nGregory Ochs\nDirector, Central Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n901 Locust Street\nSuite 480\nKansas City, MO 64106\nRe: Notice of Hearing CPF No. 3-2024-028-NOPV; Flint Hills Resources, LC, and Flint\nHills Resources Pine Bend, LLC\nDear Mr. Curry and Mr. Ochs:\nIn accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.211, an informal hearing will be held regarding the Notice of\nProbable Violation and Proposed Civil Penalty and Proposed Compliance Order issued by the\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in the above-referenced case.\nThe hearing will take place on August 20, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time.\nThe hearing will be held at the PHMSA Central Region office, 901 Locust Street, Suite 480,\nKansas City, Missouri 64106. Upon arrival at the building, attendees will be required to present\nphoto identification to security personnel. A contact phone number for the day of the hearing is\n(816) 329-3800.\nUnder § 190.211(d), by August 11, 2025 both parties must submit and exchange any additional\nwritten materials they intend to present at the hearing and the name and email address of each\nattendee. This information should be provided electronically. Materials not submitted by this\n\n\n\ndate may be excluded. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.\nRespectfully,\nJoseph St. Peter\nPresiding Official, Office of Chief Counsel\nPHMSA\ncc: Heidi Slinkard, Senior Counsel, Flint Hills Resources, LC, heidi.slinkard@fhr.com;\nRandy Lenz, Senior VP Operations, Flint Hills Resources, LC, randy.lenz@fhr.com;\nKelley Cabrera, Senior Compliance Specialist, Flint Hills Resources, LC,\nkelley.cabrera@fhr.com;\nKim Gerold, Manager Pipeline Safety, Flint Hills Resources, LC, kim.gerold@fhr.com;\nRyan McClure, Counsel, Central Region, PHMSA;\nryan.mcclure@dot.gov\nMia Petrucci, Law Clerk, Central Region, PHMSA,\nmia.petrucci@dot.gov","truncated":false,"body_characters":26831}