# PERRYVILLE GAS STORAGE, LLC — Warning Letter

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- **citation:** CPF 420141011W
- **title:** PERRYVILLE GAS STORAGE, LLC — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2014-12-10
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 192.631(g)(2).
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Warning Letter involving PERRYVILLE GAS STORAGE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.631(g)(2). The case was opened on 2014-12-10 and is reported as closed as of 2014-12-10. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

420141011W_Operator Response to Notice_02202015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420141011W/420141011W_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_02202015.pdf

420141011W_Warning_12102014.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420141011W/420141011W_Warning_12102014.pdf

420141011W_Warning_12102014_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420141011W/420141011W_Warning_12102014_text.pdf

420141011W_Warning_12102014_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
December 10, 2014
Mr. Robert B Raines Jr.
Senior Vice President
Perryville Gas Storage, LLC
3 Riverway, Suite 1350
Houston, TX 77056
CPF 4-2014-1011W
Dear Mr. Raines:
During the month of April through May 2014, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), pursuant to Chapter
601 of 49 United States Code inspected your Perryville Gas Storage facilities in Winnsboro, LA.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violations of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and the
probable violation(s) are:
1. § 192.631 Control room management
(g) Operating experience. Each operator must assure that lessons learned from its operating
experience are incorporated, as appropriate, into its control room management procedures
by performing each of the following:
(2) Include lessons learned from the operator's experience in the training program
required by this section.
Perryville failed to follow its Control Room Management Procedure for not conducting the
operating experience review training on lessons learned. During the inspection, PHMSA
identified two Abnormal Operating Condition (AOC) events that took place in Perryville Gas
Storage facilities. The two AOCs were the loss of communication on 4/24/2014 and an
unexpected station blowdown without an alarm on 4/12/2014.



Under Cardinal Control Room Management program, Section-Lessons Learned and Corrective
Actions clearly states:
“Controllers shall confirm that lessons learned from its operating experience have been
reviewed with corrective actions implemented as needed for:
• Controller fatigue
• Field equipment
• The operation of any relief device
• Procedures
• SCADA system configuration, and
• SCADA system performance
The records provided by Perryville do not reflect the operating experience review as well as
lessons learned.
Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200,000
per violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a related series of
violations. For violations occurring prior to January 4, 2012, the maximum penalty may not
exceed $100,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 for a
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 item(s) identified in this letter.
Failure to do so will result in Perryville being subject to additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to
CPF4-2014-1011W. 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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