{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420121012W","title":"ANR PIPELINE CO — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2012-06-14","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.471(a), 192.605(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420121012w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420121012w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420121012w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420121012W","body":"Warning Letter involving ANR PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.471(a),  192.605(a). The case was opened on 2012-06-14 and is reported as closed as of 2012-06-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420121012W_Warning_06142012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420121012W/420121012W_Warning_06142012.pdf\n\n420121012W_Warning_06142012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420121012W/420121012W_Warning_06142012_text.pdf\n\n420121012W_Warning_06142012_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJune 14, 2012\nMr. Vern Meier\nVP, Field Operations\nANR Pipeline Co.\n717 Texas Avenue\nHouston, TX 77002\nCPF 4-2012-1012W\nDear Mr. Meier:\nOn multiple occasions from October 17, 2011 thru February 3, 2012, a representative of the\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of\n49 United States Code inspected your natural gas transmission pipeline facilities in Lafayette,\nLA and West Monroe, LA.\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed § 192.471(a) and § 192.605(a)\nof the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected\nand the probable violation(s) are:\n1. § 192.471 External corrosion control: Test leads.\n(a) Each test lead wire must be connected to the pipeline so as to remain\nmechanically secure and electrically conductive.\nTest lead wire was not connected to main pipeline 501-0 at MP – 123.8 at the time of inspection.\nOperator was not able to monitor the pipe-to-soil potential due to the broken test lead. The\noperator’s volt meter indicated a 0 V cathodic protection reading at this location.\n\n\n\n2. § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline, a manual of\nwritten procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for\nemergency response. For transmission lines, the manual must also include\nprocedures for handling abnormal operations. This manual must be reviewed and\nupdated by the operator at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each\ncalendar year. This manual must be prepared before operations of a pipeline system\ncommence. Appropriate parts of the manual must be kept at locations where\noperations and maintenance activities are conducted.\nTransCanada – ANR Lafayette Team area did not follow company procedures for the inspection\nof over pressure protection equipment for the 2010 calendar year. TransCanada Operating\nProcedures – DOT Regulator Inspection and Maintenance, Section 5.0, #3, page 4 of 5; and\nPressure Safety Valve Inspection, Section 5.0, #2, page 3 of 6 requires that if the over pressure\ndevice passes inspection, record the “As found” and “As left” pressures for the appropriate\ndevice (task) in the Activities section of the CMMS work order, then close the task.\nTransCanada did not record this data for its regulators and pressure safety valve inspections.\nUnder 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000\nfor each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for any\nrelated series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents\ninvolved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action or penalty\nassessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s) identified in this letter.\nFailure to do so will result in ANR Pipeline Co. 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 4-2012-1012W. 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 Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4446}