# PANTHER INTERSTATE PIPELINE ENERGY, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation

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- **citation:** CPF 420202001
- **title:** PANTHER INTERSTATE PIPELINE ENERGY, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2020-04-23
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 191.17(a), 192.469, 192.612(a), 192.612(b), 192.709, 192.745(a).
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Notice of Probable Violation involving PANTHER INTERSTATE PIPELINE ENERGY, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 191.17(a),  192.469,  192.612(a),  192.612(b),  192.709,  192.745(a). The case was opened on 2020-04-23 and is reported as closed as of 2021-01-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

420202001_Closure Letter_01142021.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_Closure%20Letter_01142021.pdf

420202001_Closure Letter_01142021_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_Closure%20Letter_01142021_text.pdf

420202001_Final Order_07022020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_Final%20Order_07022020.pdf

420202001_Final Order_07022020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_Final%20Order_07022020_text.pdf

420202001_NOPV PCO_04232020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_NOPV%20PCO_04232020.pdf

420202001_NOPV PCO_04232020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_NOPV%20PCO_04232020_text.pdf

420202001_Operator Response to Notice_05152020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420202001/420202001_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_05152020.pdf

420202001_Final Order_07022020_text.pdf

July 2, 2020
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: jshipper@pantherassetmgmt.com
Mr. Jeff Shipper
Manager
Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC
1505 Texas Loop 197 South
Texas City, Texas 77592
Re: CPF No. 4-2020-2001
Dear Mr. Shipper:
Enclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes findings of
violation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety
regulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the
Director, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order
by electronic mail is effective upon the date of transmission as provided under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Alan K. Mayberry
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
Enclosures (Final Order and NOPV)
cc: Ms. Mary McDaniel, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED



U.S. DEPARTMNT OF TRANSPORTATION
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
In the Matter of )
Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC, ) CPF No. 4-2020-2001
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Respondent. )
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FINAL ORDER
On April 23, 2020, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region, Office of
Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Panther Interstate
Pipeline Energy, LLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated
the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 192. The Notice also proposed certain measures
to correct the violations. Respondent did not contest the allegations of violation or corrective
measures and provided information relevant to its purported compliance with Items 2 and 3 of
the compliance order.
Based upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the
pipeline safety regulations listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is
incorporated by reference:
49 C.F.R. § 192.469 (Item 2) ─ Respondent failed to have sufficient test stations
or other contact points for electrical measurement to determine the adequacy of
cathodic protection for each pipeline under cathodic protection required by Part
192; and
49 C.F.R. § 192.612(a) & (b) (Item 3) ─ Respondent failed to follow its
procedure to identify its pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico and its inlets in waters
less than 15 feet (4.6 meters) deep as measured from mean low water that are at
risk of being an exposed underwater pipeline or a hazard to navigation, and failed
to conduct appropriate periodic underwater inspections of these lines based on the
identified risk.
These findings of violation will be considered prior offenses in any subsequent enforcement
action taken against Respondent.



CPF No. 4-2020-2001
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COMPLIANCE ACTIONS
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the
actions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violations. The Director may grant an
extension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely
submitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion
of ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to comply
with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223 or in
referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.
WARNING ITEMS
With respect to Items 1, 4 and 5, the Notice alleged probable violations of 49 C.F.R. §§
191.17(a), 192.709(c) and 192.745(a), respectively, but did not propose a civil penalty or
compliance order for these items. Therefore, these are considered to be warning items. If OPS
finds a violation of any of these items in a subsequent inspection, Respondent may be subject to
future enforcement action.
The terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.
§ 190.5.
July 2, 2020
___________________________________ _________________________
Alan K. Mayberry Date Issued
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety

420202001_Closure Letter_01142021_text.pdf

ELECTRONIC MAIL
January 14, 2021
Jeff Shipper
Manager
Panther Interstate Pipeline Energy, LLC
1505 Texas Loop 197 South
Texas City, Texas 77592
RE: CPF 4-2020-2001
Dear Mr. Shipper:
On July 2, 2020, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a
Final Order in the above-referenced case that included a Compliance Order to Panther Interstate
Pipeline Energy, LLC (Panther). My staff has reviewed the documentation provided on September
16, 2020, and has determined that you have complied with the terms of this Order.
Accordingly, this case is now closed, and no further action is contemplated with respect to the
matters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Mary L. McDaniel, P.E.
Director, Southwest Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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