{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420171005M","title":"OKTEX PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2017-04-10","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.7(c)(5), 192.7(g)(1), 192.801.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420171005m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420171005m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420171005m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420171005M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving OKTEX PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.7(c)(5),  192.7(g)(1),  192.801. The case was opened on 2017-04-10 and is reported as closed as of 2017-08-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420171005M_Closure Letter_08142017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420171005M/420171005M_Closure%20Letter_08142017.pdf\n\n420171005M_Closure Letter_08142017_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420171005M/420171005M_Closure%20Letter_08142017_text.pdf\n\n420171005M_Notice of Amendment_04102017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420171005M/420171005M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_04102017.pdf\n\n420171005M_Notice of Amendment_04102017_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420171005M/420171005M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_04102017_text.pdf\n\n420171005M_Notice of Amendment_04102017_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nApril 10, 2017\nWesley Dunbar\nVice President – NGP Operations\nOkTex Pipeline Company, LLC\n100 West Fifth Street\nTulsa, OK 74103\nCPF4-2017-1005M\nDear Mr. Dunbar:\nDuring the period of May 2016 to October 2016, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected OkTex\nPipeline Company, LLC (OkTex), at which time the ONEOK procedures for Operator Qualification and\nIntegrity Management were reviewed in Oklahoma.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within ONEOK’s\nplans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §192.801 Scope.\n(a) This subpart prescribes the minimum requirements for operator qualification of\nindividuals performing covered tasks on a pipeline facility.\n(b) For the purpose of this subpart, a covered task is an activity, identified by the\noperator, that:\n(1) Is performed on a pipeline facility;\n(2) Is an operations or maintenance task;\n(3) Is performed as a requirement of this part; and\n\n\n\n(4) Affects the operation or integrity of the pipeline.\nOkTex Pipeline Company LLC’s (ONEOK) written Operator Qualification Plan does not\nadequately define the task for “tie-in” of a new pipeline segment to an existing pipeline in the\nProgram Section of the Plan. This section states that the “Tie-ins of new construction/fabrication\nto existing pipelines or pipeline systems may be operations and maintenance tasks.” However, in\nthe definition section of the written ONEOK OQ Plan, Operations or Maintenance Tasks are\ndefined as “Activities performed on an existing pipeline facility to maintain the integrity of the\nfacility; “new construction task” changes to an operations or maintenance task when the pipeline\nfacility is being commissioned or during the act of connecting to an active pipeline facility.”\nONEOK must amend their written Operator Qualification procedure to provide consistent\nlanguage for the definition of the tie-in task.\n2. §192.7 What documents are incorporated by reference partly or wholly in this part?\n(c) ASME International (ASME), Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016, 800-843-2763\n(U.S./Canada),http://www.asme.org/.\n(5) ASME/ANSI B31.8S-2004, “Supplement to B31.8 on Managing System Integrity of Gas\nPipelines,” 2004, (ASME/ANSI B31.8S-2004), IBR approved for §§192.903 note to Potential impact\nradius; 192.907 introductory text, (b); 192.911 introductory text, (i), (k), (l), (m); 192.913(a), (b), (c);\n192.917 (a), (b), (c), (d), (e); 192.921(a); 192.923(b); 192.925(b); 192.927(b), (c); 192.929(b);\n192.933(c), (d); 192.935 (a), (b); 192.937(c); 192.939(a); and 192.945(a).\nOkTex Pipeline (ONEOK) failed to incorporate standards as outlined in §192.7. ONEOK’s written\nIntegrity Management Plan pages 5 and 159 reference ASME B31.8S-2001 rather than the\nincorporated standard; ASME/ANSI B31S-2004-Supplement to B31.8 on Managing System\nIntegrity of Gas Pipelines (see 192.7).\nONEOK must amend the procedure to reference the standard incorporated by reference.\n3. §192.7 What documents are incorporated by reference partly or wholly in this part?\n(g) NACE International (NACE), 1440 South Creek Drive, Houston, TX 77084: phone: 281-228-6223\nor 800-797-6223, Web site: http://www.nace.org/Publications/.\n(1) ANSI/NACE SP0502-2010, Standard Practice, “Pipeline External Corrosion Direct Assessment\nMethodology,” revised June 24, 2010, (NACE SP0502), IBR approved for §§192.923(b); 192.925(b);\n192.931(d); 192.935(b) and 192.939(a).\nOkTex Pipeline (ONEOK) failed to incorporate standards as outlined in §192.7. ONEOK’s\nwritten Integrity Management Plan pages 5, 101, and 159 references NACE RP0502-2002 while\n2\n\n\n\nthe regulation incorporates standard; NACE SP0502-2010-Standard Practice, Pipeline External\nCorrosion Direct Assessment Methodology (revised in 2010).\nONEOK must amend this procedure to reference the incorporated standard.\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as part of\nthis Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance\nProceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all material\nyou submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you\nbelieve that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.\n552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with\nthe portions you 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).\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised procedures,\nor a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice,\nthis constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate\nAdministrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and\nto issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in\nthis Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.206). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures\nto my office within 60 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for\ngood cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures,\nthis enforcement action will be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that ONEOK maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs\nassociated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and\nsubmit the total to R. M. Seeley, Director, Southwest Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 4-2017-1005M and, for\neach document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nR. M. Seeley\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\n3\n\n420171005M_Closure Letter_08142017_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nAugust 14, 2017\nMr. Wes Dunbar\nVice President of Operations\nONEOK Gas Transmission, LLC\n100 West Fifth Street\nTulsa, OK 74103\nCPF 4-2017-1005M\nDear Mr. Dunbar:\nDuring the period of May 2016 to October 2016, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code\ninspected OkTex Pipeline Company, LLC (OkTex) procedures for Operations, Maintenance, and\nEmergency in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\nAs a result of the inspection, OkTex was issued a Notice of Amendment (NOA) on April 10, 2017\nwhich proposed amendment of your procedures.\nOkTex submitted its amended procedures on May 15, 2017. My staff reviewed the amended\nprocedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have been\ncorrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nFrank Causey\nActing Director, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":8587}