{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420155026W","title":"MONARCH OIL PIPELINE, LLC — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2015-11-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 195.64(a), 195.64(c)(1).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420155026w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420155026w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420155026w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420155026W","body":"Warning Letter involving MONARCH OIL PIPELINE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.64(a),  195.64(c)(1). The case was opened on 2015-11-04 and is reported as closed as of 2015-11-04. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420155026W_Warning Letter_11042015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420155026W/420155026W_Warning%20Letter_11042015.pdf\n\n420155026W_Warning Letter_11042015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420155026W/420155026W_Warning%20Letter_11042015_text.pdf\n\n420155026W_Warning Letter_11042015_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nNovember 4, 2015\nMr. Lee Conley\nVice President Engineering & Operations\nMonarch Oil Pipeline, LLC\n5613 DTC Pkwy., Ste. 310\nGreenwood Village, CO 80111\nCPF 4-2015-5026W\nDear Mr. Conley:\nOn September 14-17, 2015, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your\nReydon Pipeline construction project in Canadian, Texas.\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed probable violations of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and the\nprobable violation(s) are:\n\n\n\n1. §195.64 National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators.\n(a) OPID Request. Effective January 1, 2012, each operator of a hazardous liquid\npipeline or pipeline facility must obtain from PHMSA an Operator Identification\nNumber (OPID). An OPID is assigned to an operator for the pipeline or pipeline\nsystem for which the operator has primary responsibility. To obtain an OPID or a\nchange to an OPID, an operator must complete an OPID Assignment Request DOT\nForm PHMSA F 1000.1 through the National Registry of Pipeline and LNG\nOperators in accordance with § 195.58.\nAt the time of the inspection, Monarch Oil Pipeline had neither obtained an Operator\nIdentification Number (OPID) nor completed an OPID Assignment Request DOT Form PHMSA\nF 1000.1 through the National Registry of Pipeline and LNG in accordance with 195.58.\nHowever, after this issue was identified to Monarch by PHMSA, the operator requested an\nOPID.\n2. §195.64 National Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators.\n(c) Changes. Each operator must notify PHMSA electronically through the\nNational Registry of Pipeline and LNG Operators at http://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov,\nof certain events.\n(1) An operator must notify PHMSA of any of the following events not later\nthan 60 days before the event occurs:\n(i) Construction or any planned rehabilitation, replacement,\nmodification, upgrade, uprate, or update of a facility, other than a\nsection of line pipe that costs $10 million or more. If 60 day notice is\nnot feasible because of an emergency, an operator must notify\nPHMSA as soon as practicable;\n(ii) Construction of 10 or more miles of a new hazardous liquid\npipeline; or\n(iii) Construction of a new pipeline facility.\nMonarch did not notify PHMSA of its intent to construct 10 or more miles of a new hazardous\nliquid pipeline and associated pipeline facilities beginning July 8, 2015. This notification was\nrequired not later than 60 days before the event was to occur; which, in this case not later than\nMay 9, 2015. PHMSA became aware of Monarch’s construction activities of approximately 37\nmiles of crude oil pipeline and a 5,000 bbl. break-out tank from information provided by the\nOklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC).\nUnder 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200,000\nper violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a related series of\nviolations. For violations occurring prior to January 4, 2012, the maximum penalty may not\nexceed $100,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 for a\nrelated series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents\n2\n\n\n\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 Monarch Oil Pipeline LLC being subject to additional enforcement\naction.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to\nCPF 4-2015-5026W. 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\n3","truncated":false,"body_characters":5085}