{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420075017W","title":"SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2007-05-21","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 195.406.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075017w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075017w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075017w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420075017W","body":"Warning Letter involving SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.406. The case was opened on 2007-05-21 and is reported as closed as of 2007-05-21. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420075017W_warning letter_05212007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420075017W/420075017W_warning%20letter_05212007.pdf\n\n420075017W_warning letter_05212007.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\n8701 S. Gessner, Suite 1110\nof Transportation\nHouston, TX 77074\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials\nSafety Administration\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMay 21, 2007\nVice President, Western Operations\nPaul S. Broker\nOne Flour Daniel Drive\nSunoco Pipeline, L.P.\nSugarland, Texas 77478\nBuilding A, Level 3\nCPF 4-2007-5017W\nDear Mr. Justin:\nOn August 22-26, 2005, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected the Black\nHills Operating, LLC, Millenium Pipeline System in Longview, Texas. Sunoco Pipeline LP\nacquired these assets on March 1, 2006.\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and\nthe probable violation(s) are:\n\n\n\n§195.406 Maximum operating pressure.\n(a) Except for surge pressures and other variations from normal operations, no\noperator may operate a pipeline at a pressure that exceeds any of the following:\n(1) The internal design pressure of the pipe determined in accordance with\n§195.106. However, for steel pipe in pipelines being converted under §195.5, if\nfollowing pressures is to be used as design pressure:\none or more factors of the design formula (§195.106) are unknown, one of the\n(i) Eighty percent of the first test pressure that produces yield under section N5.0\nof Appendix N of ASME B31.8, reduced by the appropriate factors in §§195.106(a)\n(il) If the pipe is 323.8mm (12¾ in) or less outside diameter and is not tested to\nand (e); or\nyield under this paragraph, 1379 kPa (200 psig).\n(2) The design pressure of any other component of the pipeline.\n(3) Eighty percent of the test pressure for any part of the pipeline which has been\n(4) Eighty percent of the factory test pressure or of the prototype test pressure for\npressure tested under Subpart E of this part.\nany individually installed component which is exempted from testing under\n(5) For pipelines under §§195.302(b)(1) and (b)(2)(i), that have not been pressure\n§195.305.\ntested under Subpart E of this part, 80 percent of the test pressure or highest\nhours that can be demonstrated by recording charts or logs made at the time the\noperating pressure to which the pipeline was subjected for 4 or more continuous\ntest or operations were conducted.\nvariations from normal operations to exceed 110 percent of the operating\n(b) No operator may permit the pressure in a pipeline during surges or other\nmust provide adequate controls and protective equipment to control the pressure\npressure limit established under paragraph (a) of this section. Each operator\nwithin this limit.\nReview of the Reiber Station pump pressure discharge charts for September 2004 revealed that\nonly allow for surge and other variations to exceed MOP. No references were made to\ndischarge pressures exceeded your established MOP for 6-10 hours of operation. Regulations\nabnormal operating conditions or other variances for the occurrence. The duration exceeded\nany surge condition.\nor penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item identified in\nFailure to do so will result in Sunoco Pipeline LP being subject to additional\n2\n\n\n\nNo reply to this letter is required. lf you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to\n*Ff 4-2*6?-SS\"t7W. te advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement\naction is subject to being made publicly available. lf you believe that any portion of your\nresponsive material qralifies for confidential treatment under 5 {,J.S.fi. 552(b), along with the\ncomplete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions\nyou believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe\nthe redacted information qualifies for confidentialtreatment under 5 U.S\"C. 55?(b).\nSincerely,\n;: lt\nt r r ' . / /\nL d l l f s * f - . f /\n-ff-+'34' *'{i{d'W\nt;f\nR. M. Seeley\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":4617}