CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO — Warning Letter

420085021w_warning_09102008_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFU. S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Maiterlalls Safety Adminislraf lion 8701 South Gessner, Suite 1110 Houston, TX 77074 WARNING LETTER CERTIFIED IIAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED September 10, 2008 Rebecca Roberts President Chevron Pipe Line Co 4800 Fournace Place Bellaire, TX 77401-2324 CPF 4-2008-5021W Dear Ms Roberts On July 9-13, 2007 and September 17-21, 2007, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Matenals Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your West Texas LPG System (P2 and fit3) in Midland and Roscoe, TX. As a result of the inspections, 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. 420 Valve maintenance (b) Each operator shall, at intervals not exceeding 7 1/2 months, but at least twice each calendar year, inspect each mainline valve to determine that it is functioning properly. Operator records indicated that the operator failed to inspect 17 mainline valves (to determine if the valves were functioning properly) within the 7 N month regulatory time limit. Fifteen (15) valves exceeded the 7 /2 month requirement (10/03/06 to 06/04/2007), as indicated in the operator's records of SAP valve numbers for the West Texas fit2 Unit Additionally, two (2) valves exceeded the 7 N month requirement (03/08/04 to 10/28/04), as indicated in the operator's records of SAP valve numbers for the West Texas itic Unit.#

420085021w_warning_09102008_text.pdf, page 2Under 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 senes 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 item identified in this letter FaIlure to do so will result in Chevron Pipe Line Co 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 4-2008-5021W. Be advised that all matenal you submit in response to this enforcement action is sub)ect to being made publicly available If you believe that any portion of your responsive matenal qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b), along with the complete onginal 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#