{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 32026020CAO","title":"GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC — Corrective Action Order","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"2026-05-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"OPEN corrective action order.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32026020cao.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32026020cao.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-32026020cao","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/32026020CAO","body":"Corrective Action Order involving GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC. The dataset does not identify a cited regulation for this case. The case was opened on 2026-05-16 and is reported as open. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n32026020CAO_Corrective Action Order_05162026_(26-372495).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32026020CAO/32026020CAO_Corrective%20Action%20Order_05162026_(26-372495).pdf\n\n32026020CAO_Corrective Action Order_05162026_(26-372495)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/32026020CAO/32026020CAO_Corrective%20Action%20Order_05162026_(26-372495)_text.pdf\n\n32026020CAO_Corrective Action Order_05162026_(26-372495)_text.pdf\n\nMay 16, 2026\nVIA EMAIL TO: scott.hallam@bwpipelines.com\nScott Hallam\nPresident and CEO\nGulf South Pipeline Company, LLC\n9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800\nHouston, Texas 77046\nCPF 3-2026-020-CAO\nDear Mr. Hallam:\nEnclosed please find a Corrective Action Order (“CAO” or “Order”) issued by the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS). The CAO\nrequires Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf South) to take certain corrective actions with\nrespect to the pipeline failure that occurred on May 14, 2026, on a 20-inch diameter interstate\nnatural gas transmission line near Choudrant, Louisiana.\nService of the CAO by email is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgment of\nreceipt as provided under 49 CFR § 190.5. The terms and conditions of this Order are effective\nupon completion of service.\nSincerely,\nLinda Daugherty\nAssociate Administrator\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\nEnclosure: CAO\ncc: AJ McKean, Central Region Director, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nTim Brown, Manager of Compliance and Assurance, Boardwalk Pipelines,\ntim.brown@bwpipelines.com\nMichael Preuit, Manager of Integrity, Boardwalk Pipelines,\nmicheal.preuit@bwpipelines.com\n\n\n\n1\nDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n____________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nGulf South Pipeline Company, LLC, ) CPF No. 3-2026-020-CAO\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent )\n____________________________________)\nCORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER\nBackground and Purpose\nThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety\n(OPS), is issuing this Corrective Action Order (CAO or Order) pursuant to the authority provided\nin 49 U.S.C. § 60112. The CAO requires Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC (Gulf South or\nRespondent), a subsidiary of Boardwalk Pipelines, to take certain necessary corrective actions to\nprotect the public, property, and the environment from the potential hazards associated with the\ncontinued operation of its interstate 266 loop line. The 266 loop line is a 1949 vintage, 20-inch\ndiameter interstate natural gas transmission line.\nOn May 14, 2026, the 266 loop line ruptured near Choudrant, Louisiana (Failure). The Failure\nresulted in the release of natural gas. Gulf South responded by closing main line block valves and\ntaking approximately 17 miles of pipe out of service. PHMSA inspectors dispatched to the scene\nof the Failure and observed the excavation and removal of the ruptured pipe. Visual inspection\nindicated that the rupture originated in the longitudinal seam.\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, PHMSA has initiated an investigation of the Failure. The\npreliminary findings of PHMSA’s ongoing investigation are as follows:\n● The 266 loop line is a 20-inch diameter interstate gas transmission line installed prior to\nthe adoption of the Federal safety standards in 49 CFR Part 192.\n● The 266 loop line is constructed with pipe manufactured by Youngstown Steel in 1949\nwith a DC-ERW seam.\n● The 266 loop line received a pressure test in 1984 to 1082 psig.\n● The 266 loop line has a maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of 828 psig.\n\n\n\n2\n● Gulf South conducted in-line inspection of the 266 loop line using magnetic flux leakage\n(MFL) tools in 2005, 2011, 2018, and 2025.\n● On May 14, 2026, at 10:27 PM, Gulf South supervisory control and data acquisition\n(SCADA) system received a low-low pressure alarm.\n● The low-low pressure alarm indicated that the 266 loop line had ruptured near Choudrant,\nLouisiana.\n● The operating pressure of the 266 loop line at the time of the rupture was 760 psig.\n● The portion of the 266 loop line that ruptured is in a Class 1 location.\n● The rupture resulted in the release of natural gas.\n● The rupture did not result in any injuries or fatalities.\n● Gulf South technicians closed the main line block valves on the 266 loop line after the\nrupture, taking approximately 17 miles of pipe out of service.\n● On May 15, 2026, PHMSA inspectors arrived at the scene to witness the excavation and\nremoval of the ruptured pipe.\n● PHMSA inspectors observed that the rupture originated in the longitudinal seam of the\npipe.\n● Gulf South has sent the ruptured pipe to a third-party laboratory for metallurgical testing.\n● Gulf South is in the process of repairing the 266 loop line.\nDetermination of Necessity for Corrective Action Order and Right to Hearing\nSection 60112 of title 49, United States Code, authorizes PHMSA to determine that a pipeline\nfacility is or would be hazardous to life, property, or the environment and if there is a likelihood\nof serious harm, to expeditiously order the operator of the facility to take necessary corrective\naction, including suspended or restricted use of the facility, physical inspection, testing, repair,\nreplacement, or other appropriate action. An order issued expeditiously must provide an\nopportunity for a hearing as soon as practicable after the order is issued.\nIn deciding whether to issue an order, PHMSA must consider the following, if relevant: (1) the\ncharacteristics of the pipe and other equipment used in the pipeline facility, including the age,\nmanufacture, physical properties, and method of manufacturing, constructing, or assembling the\nequipment; (2) the nature of the material the pipeline facility transports, the corrosive and\ndeteriorative qualities of the material, the sequence in which the material is transported, and the\npressure required for transporting the material; (3) the aspects of the area in which the pipeline\nfacility is located, including climatic and geologic conditions and soil characteristics; (4) the\nproximity of the area in which the facility is located to environmentally sensitive areas; (5) the\npopulation density and population and growth patterns of the area in which the pipeline facility is\nlocated; (6) any recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board made under another\nlaw; and (7) any other factors PHMSA may consider as appropriate.\nThe preliminary findings of fact indicate that the 266 loop line is constructed with vintage pipe of\na seam type that is known to be susceptible to potential integrity issues, i.e., DC-ERW pipe\n\n\n\n3\nmanufactured in 1949 by Youngtown Steel; that this vintage seam type pipe ruptured due to a\nlongitudinal seam defect that Gulf South failed to detect and remediate following multiple MFL\nILI tool runs; and that the rupture resulted in the release of natural gas, creating potential impacts\nto life, property and the environment. For these reasons, and considering the nature of the Failure,\nthe possibility that the cause of the Failure may be present elsewhere on the 266 loop line, the\nhazardous nature of the material transported (natural gas), and the existing and potential impacts\nto life, property, and the environment, it is hereby determined that continued operation of the\nAffected Segment of the 266 loop line, as defined below, without corrective measures is or would\nbe hazardous to life, property, or the environment, and that failure to issue this Order expeditiously\nwould result in the likelihood of serious harm.\nAccordingly, this Order mandating immediate corrective action is issued expeditiously without\nprior notice and opportunity for a hearing. The terms and conditions of this Order are effective\nupon completion of service.\nWithin 10 days of receipt of this Order, Respondent may request a hearing, to be held as soon as\npracticable, by notifying the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety in writing, with a copy\nto the Director, PHMSA, OPS Central Region. If a hearing is requested, it will be held in\naccordance with 49 CFR § 190.211.\nAfter receiving and analyzing additional data in the course of this investigation, PHMSA may\nidentify other corrective measures that need to be taken. Gulf South will be notified of any\nadditional measures required and, if appropriate, PHMSA will consider a further amended order.\nTo the extent consistent with safety, Gulf South will be afforded notice and an opportunity for a\nhearing prior to the imposition of any additional corrective measures.\nCorrective Measures\nDefinitions\nAffected Segment – The “Affected Segment” means the pipe and facilities from the upstream\ncompressor station (Halls Summit) to the West Monroe Junction (end of line) where the Failure\noccurred.\nDirector – The “Director” means the Director, PHMSA, OPS Central Region.\nFailure – The “Failure” means the rupture and resulting release of natural gas that occurred on\nthe 266 loop line near Choudrant, Louisiana, on May 14, 2026.\nIsolated Segment – The “Isolated Segment” means the 17 miles of pipeline taken out of service\nfollowing the Failure (station 2934+98 to station 3845+22) on Index 266-L.\n1. Shut Down. Gulf South must not operate the Isolated Segment until authorized to do so by\nthe Director.\n\n\n\n4\n2. Operating Pressure Restriction. Gulf South must reduce and maintain a twenty percent\n(20%) pressure reduction in the actual operating pressure along the entire length of the\nAffected Segment such that the operating pressure along the Affected Segment will not\nexceed eighty percent (80%) of the actual operating pressure in effect immediately prior to\nthe Failure.\na. This pressure restriction is to remain in effect until written approval to increase the\npressure or return the pipeline to its pre-failure operating pressure is obtained from\nthe Director.\nb. Within 10 days of receipt of this Order, Gulf South must provide the Director the\nactual operating pressures of each pump/compressor station and each main line\npressure regulating station on the Affected Segment at the time of failure and the\nreduced pressure restriction set-points at these same locations.\nc. This pressure restriction requires any relevant remote or local alarm limits, software\nprogramming set-points or control points, and mechanical over-pressure devices to\nbe adjusted accordingly.\nd. When determining the pressure restriction set-points, Gulf South must take into\naccount any in-line inspection (ILI) features or anomalies present in the Affected\nSegment to provide for continued safe operation while further corrective actions\nare completed.\ne. Gulf South must review the pressure restriction monthly by analyzing the operating\npressure data. Gulf South must take into account any in-line inspection (ILI)\nfeatures or anomalies present in the Affected Segment and immediately reduce the\noperating pressure to maintain the safe operations of the Affected Segment, if\nwarranted by the monthly review. Gulf South must submit the results of the\nmonthly review to the Director. The results must include, at a minimum, the current\ndischarge set-points (including any additional pressure reductions), and any\npressure exceedance at discharge set-points.\n3. Restart Plan. Prior to resuming operation of the Isolated Segment, Gulf South must\ndevelop and submit a written Restart Plan to the Director for prior approval.\na. The Director may approve the Restart Plan incrementally without approving the\nentire plan, but the Isolated Segment cannot resume operation until the Restart Plan\nis approved in its entirety.\nb. Once approved by the Director, the Restart Plan will be incorporated by reference\ninto this Order.\nc. The Restart Plan must provide for adequate patrolling of the Isolated Segment\nduring the restart process and must include incremental pressure increases during\nstart up, with each increment to be held for at least 2 hours.\nd. The Restart Plan must specify a day-light restart and include advanced\ncommunications with local emergency response officials.\ne. The Restart Plan must provide for a review of the Isolated Segment for conditions\nsimilar to those of the Failure including a review of construction, operating and\nmaintenance (O&M), and integrity management records such as in-line inspection\n\n\n\n5\n(ILI) results, hydrostatic tests, root cause failure analysis of prior failures, aerial\nand ground patrols, corrosion, cathodic protection, excavations, and pipe\nreplacements. Gulf South must address any findings that require remedial measures\nto be implemented prior to restart.\nf. The Restart Plan must also include documentation of the completion of all\nmandated actions, and a management of change plan to ensure that all procedural\nmodifications are incorporated into Gulf South’s operations and maintenance\nprocedures manual.\n4. Return to Service. After the Director approves the Restart Plan, Gulf South may return\nthe Isolated Segment to service but the operating pressure must not exceed eighty percent\n(80%) of the actual operating pressure in effect immediately prior to the Failure on May\n14, 2026, in accordance with Item 2 above.\n5. Removal of Pressure Restriction. The Director may allow the removal or modification\nof the pressure restriction upon a written request from Gulf South demonstrating that\nrestoring the pipeline to its pre-failure operating pressure is justified based on a reliable\nengineering analysis showing that the pressure increase is safe considering all known\ndefects, anomalies, and operating parameters of the pipeline.\n6. Temporary Modification of Pressure Restrictions. The Director may allow the\ntemporary removal or modification of the pressure restrictions upon a written request from\nGulf South demonstrating that temporary mitigative and preventive measures are\nimplemented prior to and during the temporary removal or modification of the pressure\nrestriction. The Director's determination will be based on the Failure cause and provision\nof evidence that preventative and mitigative actions taken by the operator provide for the\nsafe operation of the Affected Segment during the temporary removal or modification of\nthe pressure restriction. Appeals to determinations of the Director in this regard will be\ndecided by the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.\n7. Mechanical and Metallurgical Testing. Within 45 days of receipt of this Order, Gulf\nSouth must complete mechanical and metallurgical testing and failure analysis of the failed\npipe, including an analysis of soil samples and any foreign materials. Gulf South must\nsubmit the completed final report of this testing and analysis to the Director for review and\napproval. Gulf South must ensure that all reports, whether draft or final, are made available\nin their entirety to the Director at the same time they are made available to Gulf South.\nMechanical and metallurgical testing must be conducted by an independent third-party\napproved by the Director prior to commencing testing and must document the decision-\nmaking process and all factors contributing to the failure. Respondent must complete the\ntesting and analysis as follows:\na. Document the chain-of-custody when handling and transporting the failed pipe\nsection and other evidence from the Failure site.\nb. Within 10 days of receipt of this Order, develop and submit the testing protocol and\nthe proposed testing laboratory to the Director for prior approval.\nc. Prior to beginning the mechanical and metallurgical testing, provide the Director\nwith the scheduled date, time, and location of the testing to allow for an OPS\nrepresentative to witness the testing.\n\n\n\n6\nd. Ensure the testing laboratory distributes all reports whether draft or final in their\nentirety to the Director at the same time they are made available to Gulf South.\n8. Root Cause Failure Analysis. Within 90 days following receipt of this Order, Gulf South\nmust complete a root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and submit a final report of this RCFA\nto the Director for review and approval. No later than 30 days following receipt of this\nOrder, Gulf South must provide the scope and protocol of the RCFA to the Director for\nreview and approval. The RCFA must be conducted by an independent third-party\napproved by the Director prior to commencing the analysis, and must document the\ndecision-making process and all factors contributing to the failure. Gulf South must direct\nthe third-party to engage in once-a-week calls with PHMSA to provide updates as to the\nprogress of the RCFA. These calls shall be done virtually and continue until the RCFA has\nbeen submitted to the Director. Gulf South must ensure that all reports, whether draft or\nfinal, are made available in their entirety to the Director at the same time they are made\navailable to Gulf South. The final report must include findings, and any lessons learned\nand whether the findings and any lessons learned are applicable to other locations within\nGulf South’s pipeline system.\n9. Remedial Work Plan (RWP).\na. Within 60 days of approval of the RCFA required above, Gulf South must submit\na Remedial Work Plan (RWP) to the Director for approval.\nb. The Director may approve the RWP incrementally without approving the entire\nRWP.\nc. Once approved by the Director, the RWP will be incorporated by reference into this\nOrder.\nd. The RWP must specify the tests, inspections, assessments, evaluations, and\nremedial measures Gulf South will use to verify the integrity of the Affected\nSegment. It must address all known or suspected factors and causes of the Failure.\nGuld South should consider both the risk of another failure and the consequence of\nanother failure to develop a prioritized schedule for RWP related work along the\nAffected Segment.\ne. The RWP must include a procedure or process to:\ni. Identify pipe within Gulf South’s systems (OPID 31728) with\ncharacteristics similar to the contributing factors identified for the Failure.\nii. Gather all data necessary to review the failure history (in service and\npressure test failures) of pipe within Gulf South’s systems (OPID 31728)\nand to prepare a written report containing all the available information such\nas the locations, dates, and causes of leaks and failures.\niii. Integrate the results of the metallurgical testing, root cause failure analysis,\nand other corrective actions required by this Order with all relevant pre-\nexisting operational and assessment data for pipe within Gulf South’s\nsystems (OPID 31728). Pre-existing operational data includes, but is not\nlimited to, construction, operations, maintenance, testing, repairs, prior\nmetallurgical analyses, and any third-party consultation information. Pre-\n\n\n\n7\nexisting assessment data includes, but is not limited to, ILI tool runs,\nhydrostatic pressure testing, direct assessments, close interval surveys, and\nDCVG/ACVG surveys.\niv. Determine if conditions similar to those contributing to the Failure are likely\nto exist elsewhere on pipe within Gulf South’s systems (OPID 31728).\nConduct additional field tests, inspections, assessments, and/or evaluations\nto determine whether, and to what extent, the conditions associated with the\nFailure and other failures from the failure history (see 9(e)(ii) above) or any\nother integrity threats are present elsewhere on the pipe within Gulf South’s\nsystems (OPID 31728). At a minimum, this process must consider all failure\ncauses and specify the following:\n1) Inline inspection (ILI) tools that are technically appropriate for\nassessing the pipeline system based on the cause of the Failure and\nthat can reliably detect and identify anomalies,\n2) Hydrostatic pressure testing,\n3) Corrosion control methods including cathodic protection and\ncoating evaluations, close-interval surveys, evaluation of stray\ncurrent, and stress corrosion cracking and selective seam corrosion\nsurveys, if applicable,\n4) Other tests, inspections, assessments, and evaluations appropriate\nfor the Failure causes.\nNote: Gulf South may use the results of previous tests, inspections,\nassessments, and evaluations if approved by the Director, provided the\nresults of the tests, inspections, assessments, and evaluations are\nanalyzed with regard to the factors known or suspected to have caused\nthe Failure.\nv. Describe the inspection and repair criteria Gulf South will use to prioritize,\nexcavate, evaluate, and repair anomalies, imperfections, and other identified\nintegrity threats, including those related to processes applied per 9(e)(iv)\nabove. Include a description of how any defects will be graded and a\nschedule for repairs or replacement.\nvi. Based on the known history and condition of the pipe within Gulf South’s\nsystems (OPID 31728), describe the methods Gulf South will use to repair,\nreplace, or take other corrective measures to remediate the conditions\nassociated with the Failure and to address other known integrity threats\nalong the pipe within Gulf South’s systems (OPID 31728). The repair,\nreplacement, or other corrective measures must meet the criteria specified\nin 9(e)(v) above.\nvii. Incorporate findings and lessons learned in response to the Failure in all\nrelated programs and procedures to ensure the ongoing safe operation of the\npipe within Gulf South’s systems (OPID 31728) considering the results of\nthe analyses, inspections, and evaluations resulting from actions taken in\nresponse to this Order.\n\n\n\n8\nf. Include a proposed schedule for completion of the RWP.\ng. Gulf South must revise the RWP as necessary to incorporate new information\nobtained during the failure investigation and remedial activities, to incorporate the\nresults of actions undertaken pursuant to this Order, and to incorporate\nmodifications required by the Director. Gulf South must submit any plan revisions\nto the Director for prior approval. The Director may approve plan revisions\nincrementally. Any and all revisions to the RWP after it has been approved and\nincorporated by reference into this Order will be fully described and documented\nin the CAO Documentation Report (CDR).\nh. Gulf South must implement the RWP as it is approved by the Director, including\nany revisions to the plan.\n10. CAO Documentation Report (CDR). Gulf South must create and revise, as necessary, a\nCAO Documentation Report (CDR). When Gulf South has concluded all the items in this\nOrder it will submit the final CDR in its entirety to the Director. This will allow the Director\nto complete a thorough review of all actions taken by Gulf South with regards to this Order\nprior to approving the closure of this Order. The intent is for the CDR to summarize all\nactivities and documentation associated with this Order in one document.\na. The Director may approve the CDR incrementally without approving the entire\nCDR.\nb. Once approved by the Director, the CDR will be incorporated by reference into this\nOrder.\nc. The CDR must include but not be limited to:\ni. Table of Contents;\nii. Summary of the pipeline Failure, and the response activities;\niii. Summary of pipe data and properties and all prior assessments of the\nAffected Segment;\niv. Summary of all tests, inspections, assessments, evaluations, and analysis\nrequired by the Order;\nv. Summary of the Mechanical and Metallurgical Testing as required by the\nOrder;\nvi. Summary of the RCFA with all root causes as required by the Order;\nvii. Documentation of all actions taken by Gulf South to implement the RWP,\nthe results of those actions, and the inspection and repair criteria used;\nviii. Documentation of any revisions to the RWP including those necessary to\nincorporate the results of actions undertaken pursuant to this Order and\nwhenever necessary to incorporate new information obtained during the\nfailure investigation and remedial activities;\nix. Lessons learned while completing this Order;\n\n\n\n9\nx. A path forward describing specific actions Gulf South will take on its entire\npipeline system as a result of the lessons learned from work on this Order;\nand\nxi. Appendices (if required).\n11. Reporting. Gulf South must submit quarterly reports to the Director that: (1) include all\navailable data and results of the testing and evaluations required by this Order; and (2)\ndescribe the progress of the repairs or other remedial actions being undertaken. The first\nquarterly report is due on August 14, 2026, covering the period through the date the\nquarterly report is submitted. The Director may change the interval for the submission of\nthese reports.\n12. Documentation of the Costs. It is requested that Respondent maintain documentation of\nthe costs associated with implementation of this CAO. Include in each quarterly report\nsubmitted the to-date total costs associated with: (1) preparation and revision of procedures,\nstudies, and analyses; (2) physical changes to pipeline infrastructure, including repairs,\nreplacements, and other modifications; and (3) environmental remediation, if applicable.\nAdministrative Actions\n13. Approvals. With respect to each submission under this Order that requires the approval of\nthe Director, the Director may: (a) approve, in whole or part, the submission; (b) approve\nthe submission on specified conditions; (c) modify the submission to cure any deficiencies;\n(d) disapprove in whole or in part, the submission, directing that Respondent modify the\nsubmission, or (e) any combination of the above. In the event of approval, approval upon\nconditions, or modification by the Director, Respondent shall proceed to take all action\nrequired by the submission as approved or modified by the Director. If the Director\ndisapproves all or any portion of the submission, Respondent must correct all deficiencies\nwithin the time specified by the Director and resubmit it for approval.\n14. Extensions of Time. The Director may grant an extension of time for compliance with any\nof the terms of this Order upon a written request timely submitted demonstrating good\ncause for an extension.\nBe advised that all material submitted in response to this enforcement action is subject to being\nmade publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for\nconfidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b), along with the complete original document you\nmust provide a 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 for\nconfidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b).\nIn your correspondence on this matter, please refer to “CPF No. 3-2026-020-CAO” and for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible. The actions\nrequired by this Order are in addition to and do not waive any requirements that apply to\nRespondent’s pipeline system under 49 CFR Parts 190 through 199, under any other order issued\nto Respondent under authority of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 601, or under any other provision of federal\nor state law.\n\n\n\n10\nRespondent may appeal any decision of the Director to the Associate Administrator for Pipeline\nSafety. Decisions of the Associate Administrator shall be final.\nFailure to comply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties and in referral to\nthe Attorney General for appropriate relief in United States District Court pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §\n60120.\nThe terms and conditions of this Order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 CFR\n§ 190.5.\n__________________________ _______________________\nLinda Daugherty Date Issued\nActing Associate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":27946}