# SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. — Warning Letter - **operation:** document - **citation:** CPF 420075033W - **title:** SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. — Warning Letter - **source type:** enforcement - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** historical - **official:** true - **published on:** 2007-08-21 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.55(a). - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075033w.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075033w.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420075033w - **source url:** https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420075033W **body:** Warning Letter involving SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.55(a). The case was opened on 2007-08-21 and is reported as closed as of 2007-08-21. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 420075033w_ warning letter_08212007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420075033W/420075033w_%20warning%20letter_08212007.pdf 420075033w_ warning letter_08212007_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420075033W/420075033w_%20warning%20letter_08212007_text.pdf 420075033w_ warning letter_08212007_text.pdf O U. S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 8701 South Gessner, Suite 1110 Houston, TX 77074 WARNING LETTER CERTIFIED IIAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED August 21, 2007 Mr David A. Justin Vice President, Operations Sunoco Pipeline, L. P 525 Fritztown Road Sinking Spring, PA 19608 C PF 4-2007-5033W Dear Mr Justin: Between February 21, 2006 and December 15, 2006 Sunoco Pipeline, L. P. (Sunoco) experienced nineteen (19) separate accidents in Texas and Oklahoma requiring the submittal of reports within 30 days. The referenced accident reports were instead submitted from 1 day to well over 1 year late. The corresponding spill volumes ranged from 5 gallons to 200 barrels. Because of these findings, it appears that you have committed probable violations of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The issue referenced and the probable violation is: 1. $195. 54 Accident reports. (a) Each operator that experiences an accident that is required to be reported under $195. 50 shall as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after discovery of the accident, prepare and file an accident report on DOT Form 7000-1, or a facsimile. Sunoco filed the following nineteen (19) accident reports outside the required 30- day reporting period. Sunoco should revise its procedures to ensure that accident reports are filed in accordance with regulatory requirements. Report No Accident Date Report Date 20060106 2/21/2006 4/4/2006 20060107 2/24/2006 4/4/2006 20060108 2/24/2006 4/4/2006 20060149 4/29/2006 5/30/2006 20060160 4/25/2006 6/8/2006 20060201 6I15I2006 7I18I2006 20070093 8/13/2006 4/5/2007 20070094 7/17/2006 4/5/2007 20070116 8/21/2006 2/5/2007 20070117 5/31/2006 2/5/200? 200?0118 5/31/2006 2/5/2007 20070134 12/15/2006 5/9/2007 20070138 12/04/2006 5/15/2007 20070192 3/20/2006 ?/11/200? 20070193 3/21/2006 7/11/2007 20070194 4/3/2006 7/11/2007 20070195 5/1/2006 7/11/2007 20070196 5/4/2006 7/11/2007 20070197 9/6/2006 7/11/200? Volume Barrels Gallons 75 10 35 63 15 200 20 100 15 10 20 20 15 20 Under 49 United States Code, g 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 Sunoco being sub]ect to additional enforcement action No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to CPF 4-2007-5033W. 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 Matenals Safety Administration - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 4067