{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420175016M","title":"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P. — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2017-05-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.202, 195.212(b), 195.248(a), 195.260.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420175016m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420175016m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420175016m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420175016M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.202,  195.212(b),  195.248(a),  195.260. The case was opened on 2017-05-03 and is reported as closed as of 2017-12-04. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420175016M_Closure Letter_12042017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175016M/420175016M_Closure%20Letter_12042017.pdf\n\n420175016M_Closure Letter_12042017_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175016M/420175016M_Closure%20Letter_12042017_text.pdf\n\n420175016M_Notice of Amendment_05032017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175016M/420175016M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_05032017.pdf\n\n420175016M_Notice of Amendment_05032017_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175016M/420175016M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_05032017_text.pdf\n\n420175016M_Operator Response to the Notice_05312017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175016M/420175016M_Operator%20Response%20to%20the%20Notice_05312017.pdf\n\n420175016M_Closure Letter_12042017_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nDecember 4, 2017\nMr. Greg Smith\nPresident\nShell Pipeline Company\n150 Dairy Ashford\nBuilding A\nHouston, TX 77079\nCPF 4-2017-5016M\nDear Mr. Greg Smith:\nFrom June to November 2016, representatives from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an on-\nsite pipeline safety inspection of Shell Pipeline Corp (Shell) procedures in Houston, TX. As a\nresult of the inspection, Shell was issued a Notice of Amendment on May 3, 2017, which proposed\namendment of your procedures.\nShell submitted its amended procedure on May 31, 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\n\n420175016M_Notice of Amendment_05032017_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMay 3, 2017\nMr. Greg Smith\nPresident,\nShell Pipeline Company\nTwo Shell Plaza\n777 Walker Street\nHouston, TX 77002\nCPF 4-2017-5016M\nDear Mr. Smith:\nBetween June and November 2016, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Shell\nPipeline Company’s (Shell) operation and maintenance procedures in Houston, Texas.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nShell’s procedures, as described below:\n1. § 195.202 Compliance with Specifications or Standards\nEach pipeline system must be constructed in accordance with comprehensive written\nspecifications or standards that are consistent with the requirements of this part.\n§ 195.248 Cover Over Buried Pipeline\n(a) Unless specifically exempted in this subpart, all pipe must be buried so that it is\nbelow the level of cultivation. Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section,\nthe pipe must be installed so that the cover between the top of the ground level,\nroad bed, River bottom, or underwater natural bottom (as determined and\ngenerally accepted practices), as applicable, complies with the following table….\n\n\n\nShell’s procedure 40 TS-002 Construction of Onshore Pipelines and Related Facilities Section 17\nBackfilling did not reference where to find depth of cover standards for use when backfilling\noperations are being performed.\nShell’s Manual (40 TS-002), Section 17 Backfilling needs to include a reference to Pipeline I&M\nManual section 3.7.6 Depth of Cover Requirements to adequately convey the required depth of\ncover when performing backfilling operations.\n2. § 195.202 Compliance with Specifications or Standards\nEach pipeline system must be constructed in accordance with comprehensive written\nspecifications or standards that are consistent with the requirements of this part.\n§ 195.260 Valves: Location\nA valve must be installed at each of the following locations:\n(a) On the suction end and the discharge end of a pump station in a manner that\npermits isolation of the pump station equipment in the event of an emergency.\n(b) On each line entering or leaving a breakout storage tank area in a manner that\npermits isolation of the tank area from other facilities.\n(c) On each mainline at locations along the pipeline system that will minimize damage\nor pollution from accidental hazardous liquid discharge, as appropriate for the\nterrain in open country, for offshore areas, or for populated areas.\n(d) On each lateral takeoff from trunk line in a manner that permits shutting off the\nlateral without interrupting the flow in the trunk line.\n(e) On each side of a water crossing that is more than 100 feet (30 meters) wide from\nhigh-water mark to high-water mark unless the Administrator finds in a\nparticular case that valves are not justified.\n(f) On each side of a reservoir holding water for human consumption.\n2\n\n\n\nShell’s procedure ODM 05.01.T.00 Basic Design & Engineering Package did not specify where\nvalves are to be placed during design and construction of their pipelines.\nShells’ procedure ODM 05.01.T.00 Basic Design & Engineering Package needs to specify where\nvalves are to be located in a manner that meets the requirements of §195.260 during the design\nand construction phase.\n3. § 195.202 Compliance with Specifications or Standards\nEach pipeline system must be constructed in accordance with comprehensive written\nspecifications or standards that are consistent with the requirements of this part.\n§ 195.212 Bending of Pipes\n(b) Each circumferential weld which is located where the stress during bending\ncauses a permanent deformation in the pipe must be nondestructively tested\neither before or after the bending process.\nShell’s procedure 40 TS-002 Construction of Onshore Pipelines and Related Facilities Section 14\nField Bends did not specify that circumferential welds located where the stress during bending\ncauses a permanent deformation in the pipe must be nondestructively tested either before or after\nthe bending process.\nShell’s procedure 40 TS-002 Construction of Onshore Pipelines and Related Facilities Section 14\nField Bends needs to specify that circumferential welds located where the stress during bending\ncauses a permanent deformation in the pipe must be nondestructively tested either before or after\nthe bending process.\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\npart of this 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\nmaterial you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly\navailable. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a\nsecond copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment\nredacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\n3\n\n\n\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised\nprocedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of\nreceipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice\nand authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice\nwithout further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or\nprocedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans\nor procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this\nNotice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 30 days of\nreceipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the\ninadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement\naction will be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that Shell Pipeline Company maintain documentation of the safety\nimprovement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of\nplans, procedures) and submit the total to Terri J. Binns, Acting Director, Southwest Region,\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this\nmatter, please refer to CPF 4-2017-5016M and, for each document you submit, please provide a\ncopy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nTerri J. Binns\nActing Director, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\n4","truncated":false,"body_characters":9234}