# EAGLE US 2 LLC — Notice of Amendment

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- **citation:** CPF 420181011M
- **title:** EAGLE US 2 LLC — Notice of Amendment
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2018-10-10
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.935(a).
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Notice of Amendment involving EAGLE US 2 LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.935(a). The case was opened on 2018-10-10 and is reported as closed as of 2019-02-27. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

420181011M_Closure Letter_02272019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420181011M/420181011M_Closure%20Letter_02272019.pdf

420181011M_Closure Letter_02272019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420181011M/420181011M_Closure%20Letter_02272019_text.pdf

420181011M_Notice of Amendment_10102018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420181011M/420181011M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_10102018.pdf

420181011M_Notice of Amendment_10102018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420181011M/420181011M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_10102018_text.pdf

420181011M_Operator Response to Notice_11092018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420181011M/420181011M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_11092018.pdf

420181011M_Closure Letter_02272019_text.pdf

CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
February 27, 2019
Andrew Kenner
Vice President of Manufacturing
Eagle US 2 LLC
2801 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77056
CPF 4-2018-1011M
Dear Mr. Kenner:
On October 10, 2018, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)
issued to Eagle US 2 LLC (Eagle) a Notice of Amendment in the above referenced case. Based
on our review of the documentation you provided, it has been determined that you have complied
with the terms of this Notice.
Accordingly, this case is now closed and no further action is contemplated with respect to the
matters involved with this case. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Mary L. McDaniel, P.E.
Director, Southwest Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

420181011M_Notice of Amendment_10102018_text.pdf

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 10, 2018
Andrew Kenner
Vice President of Manufacturing
Eagle US 2 LLC
2801 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77056
CPF 4-2018-1011M
Dear Mr. Kenner:
On August 14 – 18, 2017; December 4 – 8, 2017; and January 30 – February 2, 2018, a
representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant
to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Eagle US 2 LLC (Eagle) procedures for your
Eagle US 2 LLC (Eagle), LA-TX Ethylene pipeline in Lake Charles, Louisiana and Orange, Texas.
On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within
Eagle’s plans or procedures, as described below:
1. §192.935 What additional preventive and mitigative measures must an operator take?
(a) General requirements. An operator must take additional measures beyond those
already required by Part 192 to prevent a pipeline failure and to mitigate the
consequences of a pipeline failure in a high consequence area. An operator must base
the additional measures on the threats the operator has identified to each pipeline
segment. (See § 192.917) An operator must conduct, in accordance with one of the
risk assessment approaches in ASME/ANSI B31.8S (incorporated by reference, see §
192.7), section 5, a risk analysis of its pipeline to identify additional measures to
protect the high consequence area and enhance public safety. Such additional
measures include, but are not limited to, installing Automatic Shut-off Valves or



Remote Control Valves, installing computerized monitoring and leak detection
systems, replacing pipe segments with pipe of heavier wall thickness, providing
additional training to personnel on response procedures, conducting drills with local
emergency responders and implementing additional inspection and maintenance
programs.
Eagle must amend its IMP manual, document #2305-IM-1000, revision date 1/15/18,
Section 32.0 – 35.0 Preventive and Mitigative Measures – Regulatory Compliance
Positions to ensure it considers all threats associated with their pipeline. Additionally,
Eagle must provide procedures for the justification, as necessary, for the elimination of any
specific threat from their risk assessment.
Response to this Notice
This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as
part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance
Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. 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).
Following the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised
procedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of
receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice
and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice
without further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or
procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans
or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this
Notice, we propose that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 60 days of
receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the
inadequacies identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement
action will be closed.
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It is requested (not mandated) that Eagle US 2 LLC maintain documentation of the safety
improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of
plans, procedures) and submit the total to Mary L. McDaniel, Director, Southwest Region, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please
refer to CPF 4-2018-1011M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in
electronic format whenever possible.
Sincerely,
Mary L. McDaniel, P.E.
Director, Southwest Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings
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