{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 420205013","title":"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P. — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2020-11-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.402(a), 195.430(a), 195.430(c), 195.589(a), 195.589(c).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420205013.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420205013.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-420205013","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/420205013","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.402(a),  195.430(a),  195.430(c),  195.589(a),  195.589(c). The case was opened on 2020-11-05 and is reported as closed as of 2022-10-17. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n420205013_Closure Letter_10172022_(19-164724).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_Closure%20Letter_10172022_(19-164724).pdf\n\n420205013_Closure Letter_10172022_(19-164724)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_Closure%20Letter_10172022_(19-164724)_text.pdf\n\n420205013_Final Order_02242021.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_Final%20Order_02242021.pdf\n\n420205013_Final Order_02242021_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_Final%20Order_02242021_text.pdf\n\n420205013_NOPV PCO_11052020.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_NOPV%20PCO_11052020.pdf\n\n420205013_NOPV PCO_11052020_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_NOPV%20PCO_11052020_text.pdf\n\n420205013_Operator Response to Notice_01052021.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/420205013/420205013_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_01052021.pdf\n\n420205013_Final Order_02242021_text.pdf\n\nFebruary 24, 2021\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: pdhodgins@paalp.com\nMr. Patrick D. Hodgins\nVice President, Health, Safety, & Environmental\nPlains Pipeline, LP\n333 Clay Street, Suite 1600\nHouston, Texas 77002\nRe: CPF No. 4-2020-5013\nDear Mr. Hodgins:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case to Plains Pipeline, LP.\nIt makes one finding of violation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the\npipeline safety regulations. When the terms of the compliance order have been completed, as\ndetermined by the Director, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service\nof the Final Order by electronic mail is effective upon the date of mailing, as provided under 49\nC.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Ms. Mary McDaniel, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Harry Pefanis, President, Plains All American Pipeline, LP, hnpefanis@paalp.com\nMr. Kevin Cunningham, Director, Environmental and Regulatory Compliance, Plains\nPipeline, LP, khcunningham@paalp.com\nCONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\nIn the Matter of )\nPlains Pipeline, LP, ) CPF No. 4-2020-5013\na subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, LP, )\nRespondent. )\n)\n)\n)\n)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn November 5, 2020, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region, Office\nof Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Plains Pipeline, LP\n(Plains or Respondent), a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, LP. The Notice proposed\nfinding that Respondent had violated one of the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195.\nThe Notice also proposed certain measures to correct the violations. Respondent did not contest\nthe allegations of violation or the corrective measures.\nBased upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find that Respondent\nviolated the pipeline safety regulation listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed\nNotice, which is incorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 195.589(c) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to maintain records in\nsufficient detail to demonstrate either the adequacy of its corrosion control\nmeasures or that corrosion requiring control measures does not exist.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nCOMPLIANCE ORDER\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an\nextension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely\nsubmitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion\nof ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to comply\nwith this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223 or in\nreferral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\n\n\n\nCPF No. 4-2020-5013\nPage 2\nWARNING ITEMS\nWith respect to Items 1 and 2, the Notice alleged probable violations of 49 C.F.R. §§ 195.402(a)\nand 195.430, respectively, but did not propose a civil penalty or compliance order for these\nitems. Therefore, these are considered to be warning items. If OPS finds a violation of any of\nthese items in a subsequent inspection, Respondent may be subject to future enforcement action.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nFebruary 24, 2021\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n420205013_Closure Letter_10172022_(19-164724)_text.pdf\n\nELECTRONIC MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nOctober 17, 2022\nPatrick Hodgins\nVice President Health, Safety & Environment, NA\nPlains Pipeline, L.P.\n333 Clay Street, Suite 1600\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 4-2020-5013\nDear Mr. Hodgins:\nOn February 24, 2021, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to Plains Pipeline, LP a Final Order in the above-referenced case. This Order included a\nCompliance Order requirement to take corrective actions on your pipeline. Based on our review\nof the documentation you provided, it has been determined that you have complied with the terms\nof this Order.\nAccordingly, this case is now closed, and no further action is contemplated with respect to the\nmatters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nBryan Lethcoe\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Kevin Cunningham, KHCunningham@paalp.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":6439}