{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420075020M","title":"EXPLORER PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2007-07-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.120.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075020m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075020m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075020m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420075020M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving EXPLORER PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.120. The case was opened on 2007-07-02 and is reported as closed as of 2007-07-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420075020M_noa and closure_07022007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420075020M/420075020M_noa%20and%20closure_07022007.pdf\n\n420075020M_noa and closure_07022007.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdminlstration\n8701 South Gessner, Suite 11 10\nHouston. TX 77074\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJuly 2, 2007\nMr. Timothy C. Felt\nPresident and CEO\nExplorer Pipeline Company\nP.O. Box 2650\nTulsa, OK 74101 CPF NO. 4-2007-5020M\nDear Mr. Felt:\nOn April 23-27, 2007, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your\nprocedures for operations and maintenance in Tulsa, OK.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within\nExplorer Pipeline Company's procedures and are descried below:\n§ 195.120 Passage of internal inspection devices. (a) Except as provided in\nparagraphs (b) and (c) of this section, each new pipeline and each line section of a\npipeline where the line pipe, valve, fitting or other line component is replaced,\nmust be designed and constructed to accommodate the passage of instrumented\ninternal inspection devices.\nExplorer Pipeline Company's procedures did not clearly state that each new pipeline and each\nline section of a pipeline where the line pipe, valve, fitting or other line component is replaced,\nmust be designed and constructed to accommodate the passage of instrumented internal\ninspection devices except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.\nExplorer Pipeline Company submitted its amended procedures to this office on June 1, 2007,\nprior to the delivery of this Notice to them. My staff reviewed the amended procedures, and it\nappears that the inadequacy outlined in this Notice of Amendment has been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank\nyou for your cooperation.\n\n\n\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.237. Enclosed\nas part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nCompliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be\nadvised that all material you submit 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\nconfidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information\nqualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this\nNotice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in\nthis Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.\nIf, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in\nthis Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies\n(49 C.F.R. § 190.237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your\namended procedures to my office within [number of days] days of receipt of this Notice. This\nperiod may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified\nherein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be\nclosed.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF No 4-2007-5020M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nR.M. Seeley\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterial Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance","truncated":false,"body_characters":4363}