{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 32024053NOPV","title":"AUX SABLE LIQUID PRODUCTS — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2024-12-12","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.452(j)(2).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024053nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024053nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024053nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/32024053NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving AUX SABLE LIQUID PRODUCTS. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.452(j)(2). The case was opened on 2024-12-12 and is reported as closed as of 2025-12-17. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n32024053NOPV_Closure Letter_12172025_(22-233381).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_Closure%20Letter_12172025_(22-233381).pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_Closure Letter_12172025_(22-233381)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_Closure%20Letter_12172025_(22-233381)_text.pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_Final Order_03242025_(22-233381).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_Final%20Order_03242025_(22-233381).pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_Final Order_03242025_(22-233381)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_Final%20Order_03242025_(22-233381)_text.pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_01102025_(22-233381).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_01102025_(22-233381).pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_PCO_12122024_(22-233381).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_PCO_12122024_(22-233381).pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_PCO_12122024_(22-233381)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024053NOPV/32024053NOPV_PCO_12122024_(22-233381)_text.pdf\n\n32024053NOPV_Closure Letter_12172025_(22-233381)_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\n901 Locust Street, Suite 480\nKansas City, MO 64106\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: SBurrows@Pembina.com; Bbachmeier@Pembina.com;\njfinch@pembina.com\nDecember 17, 2025\nMr. Scott Burrows\nPresident and CEO\nAux Sable Liquid Products\n4000, 585-8 Avenue SW\nCalgary, AB Canada T2P 1G1\nRE: CPF 3-2024-053-NOPV\nDear Mr. Burrows:\nOn March 24, 2025, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued\nto Aux Sable Liquid Products (ASLP) a Final Order, pursuant to 49 CFR §190.213, in the above-\nreferenced case. This Order included a Compliance Order. Based on our review of the\ndocumentation provided, it has been determined that ASLP has complied with the terms of this\nOrder.\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: Mr. Bob Bachmeier, Manager, Regulatory & Environment, ASLP,\nBbachmeier@Pembina.com\nMr. Jeff Finch, Sr. Advisor, Regulatory, ASLP, jfinch@pembina.com\n1\n\n32024053NOPV_Final Order_03242025_(22-233381)_text.pdf\n\nMarch 24, 2025\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: sburrows@pembina.com\nMr. Scott Burrows\nPresident & Chief Executive Officer\nPembina Pipeline Corporation\n4000, 585 – 8th Avenue S.W.\nCalgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G1\nRe: CPF No. 3-2024-053-NOPV\nDear Mr. Burrows:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety\nregulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the\nDirector, Central Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by\ne-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided\nunder 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nfor Alan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Mr. Gregory Ochs, Director, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\n\n\n\nMr. Scott Seibert, Manager, Environment, Operations & Compliance U.S., Pembina\nPipeline Corp., sseibert@pembina.com\nMr. Bob Bachmeier, Manager, Regulatory & Environment, U.S. Operations, Pembina\nPipeline Corp., bbachmeier@pembina.com\nMs. Sara Schwann, Vice President, Technical Services, Pembina Pipeline Corp.,\nsschwann@pembina.com\nMr. Eric Ducherer, Director Asset Integrity, Pembina Pipeline Corp.,\neducherer@pembina.com\nMs. Heather Christie-Burns, Vice President, Transmission Pipelines, Pembina Pipeline\nCorp., hcburns@pembina.com\nMr. Ian Hunt, Director, Operations, Pembina Pipeline Corp., ihunt@pembina.com\nMr. Jeff Finch, Sr. Advisor, Regulatory Pembina U.S., Pembina Pipeline Corp.,\njfinch@pembina.com\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\nIn the Matter of )\n)\n)\nAux Sable Liquid Products, )\na joint venture of Pembina Pipeline Corporation, Respondent. )\n)\n)\n) CPF No. 3-2024-053-NOPV\nFINAL ORDER\nOn December 12, 2024, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Central Region, Office of\nPipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Aux Sable Liquid\nProducts (Respondent). Respondent is a joint venture company, and its assets are operated by\nPembina Pipeline Corporation. The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the\npipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195. The Notice also proposed certain measures to\ncorrect the violation. Respondent did not contest the allegation of violation or corrective\nmeasures.\nBased upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the\npipeline safety regulation listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 195.452(j)(2) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to complete continual\nevaluation of its liquid pipeline system, including its pipeline facilities, affecting\nhigh consequence areas in order to verify risk factors on at least an annual basis not\nto exceed 15 months.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement\naction taken against Respondent.\nCompliance Actions\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an\nextension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely\nsubmitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion\nof the ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to\ncomply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223\n\n\n\nor in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nfor Alan K. Mayberry Associate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nDate Issued","truncated":false,"body_characters":6914}