{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42021017NOA","title":"EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2021-04-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.402(a), 195.402(c)(3), 195.54(b), 195.573(e).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42021017noa.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42021017noa.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42021017noa","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42021017NOA","body":"Notice of Amendment involving EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.402(a),  195.402(c)(3),  195.54(b),  195.573(e). The case was opened on 2021-04-27 and is reported as closed as of 2021-08-25. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42021017NOA_Closure Letter_08252021_(20-172158).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021017NOA/42021017NOA_Closure%20Letter_08252021_(20-172158).pdf\n\n42021017NOA_Closure Letter_08252021_(20-172158)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021017NOA/42021017NOA_Closure%20Letter_08252021_(20-172158)_text.pdf\n\n42021017NOA_Notice of Amendment_04272021_(20-172158).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021017NOA/42021017NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_04272021_(20-172158).pdf\n\n42021017NOA_Notice of Amendment_04272021_(20-172158)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021017NOA/42021017NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_04272021_(20-172158)_text.pdf\n\n42021017NOA_Operator Response to Notice_07082021_(20-172158).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021017NOA/42021017NOA_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_07082021_(20-172158).pdf\n\n42021017NOA_Closure Letter_08252021_(20-172158)_text.pdf\n\nELECTRONIC MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nAugust 25, 2021\nSteve Yatauro\nPresident\nExxonMobil Pipeline Company\n22777 Springwoods Village Parkway\nSpring, Texas 77389\nCPF 4-2021-017-NOA\nDear Mr. Yatauro:\nFrom September 14, 2020 through October 30, 2020, a representative from the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United\nStates Code (U.S.C.), inspected the plans and procedures of ExxonMobil Pipeline Company\n(ExxonMobil) for its hazardous liquid pipeline systems located in Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf\nof Mexico. As a result of the inspection, ExxonMobil was issued a Notice of Amendment (Notice)\non April 27, 2021, which proposed amendments to ExxonMobil’s procedures.\nAfter being granted a time extension for its response deadline, ExxonMobil submitted its amended\nand supplementary procedures on July 8, 2021. PHMSA staff reviewed these procedures, and it\nappears that the inadequacies outlined in the Notice of Amendment have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nMary L. McDaniel, P.E.\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Johnita D. Jones, Vice Presidence and Southern Operations Manager, ExxonMobil\nPipeline Company, johnita.d.jones@exxonmobil.com\nRobert P. Spangenberg, Pipeline Safety Advisor, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company,\nRobert.p.spangenberg@exxonmobil.com\n\n42021017NOA_Notice of Amendment_04272021_(20-172158)_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nELECTRONIC MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nApril 27, 2021\nSteve Yatauro\nPresident\nExxonMobil Pipeline Company\n22777 Springwoods Village Parkway\nSpring, Texas 77389\nCPF 4-2021-017-NOA\nDear Mr. Yatauro:\nFrom September 14, 2020 through October 30, 2020, a representative of the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States\nCode (U.S.C.) inspected the plans and procedures of ExxonMobil Pipeline Company\n(ExxonMobil) for its hazardous liquid pipeline systems located in Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf\nof Mexico. The inspection was conducted virtually due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.\nBased on the inspection, PHMSA identified the apparent inadequacies found within ExxonMobil’s\nplans or procedures, as described below:\n1. § 195.402 - Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline system a manual\nof written procedures for conducting normal operations and maintenance activities\nand handling abnormal operations and emergencies. This manual shall be reviewed\nat intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, and\nappropriate changes made as necessary to insure that the manual is effective. This\nmanual shall be prepared before initial operations of a pipeline system commence,\nand appropriate parts shall be kept at locations where operations and maintenance\nactivities are conducted.\n§ 195.54 - Accident reports.\n(a) …\n(b) Whenever an operator receives any changes in the information reported or\nadditions to the original report on DOT Form 7000-1, it shall file a supplemental\nreport within 30 days.\n\n\n\n2. 2\nExxonMobil’s written Operations and Maintenance manual titled, DOT Liquids Manual,\n(Revision October 16, 2019) Section 195.54 Accident Reports, is inadequate because it\ndoes not include the 30-day requirement to file a supplemental report after changes have\nbeen identified as required by §195.54.\nExxonMobil must amend its written procedure to require that whenever an operator\nreceives any changes in the information reported to the original report on DOT Form 7000-\n1, the operator shall file a supplemental report within 30 days.\n§ 195.402 - Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(a) …\n(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this\nsection must include procedures for the following to provide safety during\nmaintenance and normal operations:\n(1) …\n(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with\neach of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.\n§ 195.573 - What must I do to monitor external corrosion control?\n(a) …\n(e) Corrective action. You must correct any identified deficiency in corrosion control\nas required by § 195.401(b). However, if the deficiency involves a pipeline in an\nintegrity management program under § 195.452, you must correct the deficiency as\nrequired by § 195.452(h).\nExxonMobil’s written procedure Facilities Inspection and Maintenance Management\nSystem, Cathodic Protection Program (Revision 16.0 dated 9/29/2020) is inadequate\nbecause it does not include guidance to correct identified deficiencies in its corrosion\ncontrol or provide a timeframe for making those corrections to its cathodic protection\nsystem.\nExxonMobil must amend its written procedure to include detailed guidance on correcting\nidentified deficiencies in corrosion control as required by § 195.401(b). ExxonMobil must\nalso provide a timeframe for when it should correct all identified corrosion control\ndeficiencies to ensure the adequacy of corrosion control protection, including an\nappropriate timeframe for repairing or replacing test lead stations and test lead wires when\nthey are found to be damaged.\n\n\n\n3\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).\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 ExxonMobil Pipeline Company maintain documentation of the\nsafety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment\n(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Mary L. McDaniel, Director,\nSouthwest Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence\nconcerning this matter, please refer to CPF 4-2021-017-NOA, and for each document you submit,\nplease provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nMary L. McDaniel, P.E.\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Jeb Montgomery, Pipeline Safety Advisor, ExxonMobil Pipeline Company,\nJason.j.montgomery@exxonmobil.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":9278}