{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420102001W","title":"ANR PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-08-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 191.5.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420102001w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420102001w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420102001w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420102001W","body":"Warning Letter involving ANR PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 191.5. The case was opened on 2010-08-30 and is reported as closed as of 2010-08-30. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420102001W_Warning Letter_08302010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420102001W/420102001W_Warning%20Letter_08302010.pdf\n\n420102001W_Warning Letter_08302010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420102001W/420102001W_Warning%20Letter_08302010_text.pdf\n\n420102001W_Warning Letter_08302010_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nAugust 30, 2010\nMr. Vern Meier\nVP, Field Operations\nANR Pipeline Company\n717 Texas Ave.\nHouston, TX 77002\nCPF 4-2010-2001W\nDear Mr. Meier:\nOn August 25, 2010 an inspection conducted by ANR Pipeline Company personnel confirmed a\nrelease of gas from a nominal 12-inch interstate natural gas pipeline operated by ANR Pipeline\nCompany. The release occurred offshore in the Gulf of Mexico on a 12-inch pipeline located on\na platform in Eugene Island Block 188. The incident was reported to the National Response\nCenter (NRC) as Incident Report #952131 because the estimated damage exceeded $50,000.\nA representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\npursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code investigated the incident. As a result of the\ninspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the Pipeline Safety\nRegulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations as noted below:\n1. §191.5 Telephonic notice of certain incidents.\n(a) At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, each operator shall\ngive notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section of each incident as\ndefined in §191.3.\n\n\n\n§191.3 Definitions.\n\"Incident\" means any of the following events:\n(1) An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline or of liquefied\nnatural gas or gas from an LNG Facility and\n(ii) Estimated property damage, including cost of gas lost, of the\noperator or others, or both, of $50,000 or more.\nANR failed to make the proper notification to the NRC for their release on August 25, 2010. As\nnoted in NRC report #952131, the incident was discovered on August 25, 2010 at 09:00 AM\nCDT, and the incident was reported to the NRC on August 25, 2010 at 8:05 PM CDT. PHMSA\nhas defined the acceptable time to make a telephonic report as within two hours of discovery of\nan incident. PHMSA reviewed the NRC report and discussed the discovery and report times\nwith ANR personnel. ANR confirmed that the report had not been submitted within the two hour\ntime span due to an internal communication issue.\nUnder 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000\nfor any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting\ndocuments involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action\nor penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s) identified\nin this letter. Failure to do so will result in ANR being subject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to\nCPF 4-2010-2001W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement\naction is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your\nresponsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 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 confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nSincerely,\nR. M. Seeley\nDirector, Southwest\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4073}