{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 32024054NOPV","title":"EAST CHEYENNE GAS STORAGE, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2024-08-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.481(b), 192.745(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024054nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024054nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32024054nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/32024054NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving EAST CHEYENNE GAS STORAGE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.481(b),  192.745(a). The case was opened on 2024-08-23 and is reported as closed as of 2025-01-08. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n32024054NOPV_Closure Letter_01082025_(23-264382).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_Closure%20Letter_01082025_(23-264382).pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_Closure Letter_01082025_(23-264382)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_Closure%20Letter_01082025_(23-264382)_text.pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_Final Order_12062024_(23-264382).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_Final%20Order_12062024_(23-264382).pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_Final Order_12062024_(23-264382)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_Final%20Order_12062024_(23-264382)_text.pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_Operator Response to Notice 09162024_(23-264382).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice%2009162024_(23-264382).pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_PCO_08232024_(23-264382).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_PCO_08232024_(23-264382).pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_PCO_08232024_(23-264382)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32024054NOPV/32024054NOPV_PCO_08232024_(23-264382)_text.pdf\n\n32024054NOPV_Final Order_12062024_(23-264382)_text.pdf\n\nDecember 6, 2024\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: matt@tallgrass.com\nMatt Sheehy\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nTallgrass Energy, LP\n370 Van Gordon Street\nLakewood, Colorado 80228\nRe: CPF No. 3-2024-054-NOPV\nDear Mr. Sheehy:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case to East Cheyenne Gas\nStorage, LLC, a subsidiary of Tallgrass Energy, LP. It makes a finding of violation and specifies\nactions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. When the terms of\nthe compliance order are completed, as determined by the Director, Central Region, this\nenforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by e-mail is effective upon the\ndate of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Gregory Ochs, Director, Central Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMs. Danielle Stephens, Director, PHMSA Compliance, Tallgrass Energy, LP,\ndanielle.stephens@tallgrass.com\nMs. Crystal Heter, Chief Operating Officer, Tallgrass Energy, LP,\ncrystal.heter@tallgrass.com\n\n\n\nMs. Nicole Longwell, Associate General Counsel and Chief Operations Compliance\nOfficer, Tallgrass Energy, LP, nicole.longwell@tallgrass.com\nMr. Kale Stanton, Vice President, Asset Integrity, Tallgrass Energy, LP,\nkale.stanton@tallgrass.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 )\n)\n)\nEast Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC, )\na subsidiary of Tallgrass Energy, LP, )\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\n) CPF No. 3-2024-054-NOPV\nFINAL ORDER\nOn August 23, 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 East Cheyenne Gas\nStorage, LLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the\npipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 192. The Notice also proposed certain measures to\ncorrect the violations. Respondent did not contest the allegations 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. § 192.481(b) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to give particular attention\nto pipe at soil-to-air interfaces, under thermal insulation, under disbonded\ncoatings, at pipe supports, in splash zones, at deck penetrations, and in spans over\nwater during atmospheric corrosion inspections.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken 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.\nWarning Item\nWith respect to Item 2, the Notice alleged a probable violation of 49 C.F.R. § 192.745(a) but did\nnot propose a civil penalty or compliance order for this item. Therefore, this is considered to be\na warning item. If OPS finds a violation of this provision in a subsequent inspection,\nRespondent may be subject to future enforcement action.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nDecember 6, 2024\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n32024054NOPV_Closure Letter_01082025_(23-264382)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: matt@tallgrass.com; crystal.heter@tallgrass.com;\nDanielle.stephens@tallgrass.com\nJanuary 8, 2025\nMatt Sheehy\nPresident & Chief Executive Officer\nTallgrass Energy, LP\n370 Van Gordon Street\nLakewood, CO 80228\nRE: CPF 3-2024-054-NOPV\nDear Mr. Sheehy:\nOn December 6, 2024, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to East Cheyenne Gas Storage, LLC (ECGS) (a subsidiary of Tallgrass Energy, LP.) a\nFinal Order in the above-referenced case. This Order included a Compliance Order. Based on our\nreview of the documentation provided, it has been determined that ECGS has complied with the\nterms of this 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: Crystal Heter, Chief Operating Officer, crystal.heter@tallgrass.com\nDanielle Stephens, Director, PHMSA Compliance, Danielle.stephens@tallgrass.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":7051}