# COLLINS PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter

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- **citation:** CPF 420075028W
- **title:** COLLINS PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2007-08-02
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.49.
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Warning Letter involving COLLINS PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.49. The case was opened on 2007-08-02 and is reported as closed as of 2007-08-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

420075028W_warning letter_08022007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420075028W/420075028W_warning%20letter_08022007.pdf

420075028W_warning letter_08022007.pdf

U.S. Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
8701 South Gessner, Suite 1110
Houston, TX 77074
WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
August 2,2007
Mr. Randy Parker
President
Collins Pipeline Company
800 Bell Street, Room 623F
Houston, Texas 77002
CPF 4-2007-5028W
Dear Mr. Parker:
During April 9-13, 2007; April 23-27, 2007; and May 7, 2007 representatives of the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United
States Code inspected your Hazardous Liquid Integrity Management Program in Houston, TX.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The item inspected and the
probable violation is:
$195.49 Annual report
Beginning no later than June 15, 2005, each operator must annually complete and
submit DOT form RSPA F 7000-1.1 for each type of hazardous liquid pipeline
facility operated at the end of the previous year. A separate report is required for
crude oil, HVL (including anhydrous ammonia), petroleum products, and carbon
dioxide pipelines. Operators are encouraged, but not required, to file an annual
report by June 15,2004, for calendar year 2003.
Included in the integrity assessment data reviewed by the Inspection Team was an
anomaly that met immediate repair criteria and was remediated as part of a confirmatory
dig within a short period of time but was not classified as an immediate condition. The
classification of this anomaly as "confirmatory dig" rather than "immediate condition" in
Collins' internal tracking system results in a failure to accurately trend and report



anomalies that meet the immediate repair criteria. Collins should ensure that immediate
conditions are identified as such and included in data that is required to be annually
transmitted to PHMSA.
Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000
for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting
documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action
or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the items identified in
this letter. Failure to do so will result in Collins being subject to additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to
CPF 4-2007-5028W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement
action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your
responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the
complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions
you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe
the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
Sincerely,
R.M. Seeley
Director, Southwest Region
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
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