# ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC — Warning Letter

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** CPF 420175034W
- **title:** ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2017-10-27
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.402(c)(13).
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Warning Letter involving ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.402(c)(13). The case was opened on 2017-10-27 and is reported as closed as of 2017-10-27. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

420175034W_Operator Response To Notice_11302017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175034W/420175034W_Operator%20Response%20To%20Notice_11302017.pdf

420175034W_Warning Letter_10272017.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175034W/420175034W_Warning%20Letter_10272017.pdf

420175034W_Warning Letter_10272017_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420175034W/420175034W_Warning%20Letter_10272017_text.pdf

420175034W_Warning Letter_10272017_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 27, 2017
Mr. Graham Bacon
Senior Vice President
Enterprise Crude Pipeline, LLC
1100 Louisiana Street
Houston TX 77002
CPF 4-2017-5034W
Dear Mr. Bacon:
On 7-11 August 2017, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) inspected
your Enterprise Rancho Pipeline in the Houston Texas Metro area.
As a result of the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed a probably violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The items inspected
and the probable violation is:
1. §195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph
(a) of this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety
during maintenance and normal operations:
(13) Periodically reviewing the work done by operator personnel to
determine the effectiveness of the procedures used in normal operation
and maintenance and taking corrective action where deficiencies are
found.



Enterprise Products failed to document the names of personnel being periodically reviewed
conducting maintenance and normal operations. Periodic reviews of maintenance and normal
operations work done by operator personnel are documented on Enterprise Form 601A. However,
the electronic documents did not list the name of the personnel being reviewed. The electronic
version of Enterprise Form 601A lists the name of the Enterprise employee who inspected the
work, and the employee who closed out the work order, but does not identify the operator personnel
who performed the work reviewed. On Form 601A, there is a space to document the reviewed
employee’s name and employee number, and the supervisor’s information and the date of the
review. The operator stated that on the electronic form, the “Inspected By” name is the employee
being reviewed, and the “Closed By” name is the person reviewing that employee’s work. For 6
Jan 2017, on the printed electronic version, the form has R G Fitzpatrick for both the “Inspected
By” employee and the “Closed By” employee. R G Fitzpatrick is the supervisor.
Under 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$209,002 per violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,090,022 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 identified in this letter. Failure to do
so will result in Enterprise Crude Pipeline, LLC being subject to additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to
CPF 4-2017-5034W. 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,
Terri J. Binns
Acting Director, Southwest Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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