{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42021022NOPV","title":"SABINE PASS LNG, L.P. (Cheniere) — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2021-09-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 193.2503.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42021022nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42021022nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42021022nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42021022NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving SABINE PASS LNG, L.P. (Cheniere). PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 193.2503. The case was opened on 2021-09-23 and is reported as closed as of 2022-01-11. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42021022NOPV_Closure Letter_01112022_(20-186120).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_Closure%20Letter_01112022_(20-186120).pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_Closure Letter_01112022_(20-186120)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_Closure%20Letter_01112022_(20-186120)_text.pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_Final Order_12102021_(20-186120).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_Final%20Order_12102021_(20-186120).pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_Final Order_12102021_(20-186120)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_Final%20Order_12102021_(20-186120)_text.pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_10202021_(20-186120).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_10202021_(20-186120).pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_PCO_09232021_(20-186120).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_PCO_09232021_(20-186120).pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_PCO_09232021_(20-186120)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42021022NOPV/42021022NOPV_PCO_09232021_(20-186120)_text.pdf\n\n42021022NOPV_Final Order_12102021_(20-186120)_text.pdf\n\nDecember 10, 2021\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: jack.fusco@cheniere.com\nMr. Jack A. Fusco\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nCheniere Energy, Inc.\n700 Milam Street, Suite 1900\nHouston, Texas 77002\nRe: CPF No. 4-2021-022-NOPV\nDear Mr. Fusco:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case to your subsidiary,\nSabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC. It makes a finding of violation and specifies actions that need to\nbe taken to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. When the terms of the compliance order\nare completed, as determined by the Director, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be\nclosed. Service of the Final Order by e-mail is effective upon the date of transmission as\nprovided under 49 C.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, PE, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Maas Hinz, Vice President and General Manager, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC,\nmaas.hinz@cheniere.com\nMr. Aaron Stephenson, President, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC,\naaron.stephenson@cheniere.com\nMr. Tom Myers, Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environment, Cheniere Energy, Inc.,\nthomas.myers@cheniere.com\nMr. Michael Weller, Senior Counsel, Cheniere Energy, Inc., michael.weller@cheniere.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\n____________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nSabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, ) CPF No. 4-2021-022-NOPV\na subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc., )\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn September 23, 2021, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region,\nOffice of Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Sabine Pass\nLiquefaction, LLC, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (Respondent). The Notice proposed\nfinding that Respondent violated the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. § 193.2503. The\nNotice also proposed certain measures to correct the violation. Respondent did not contest the\nallegation of violation or corrective measures.\nBased upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the\npipeline safety regulations listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 193.2503 (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to follow its manual of\nwritten procedures to provide safety in normal operations and in responding to an\nabnormal operation that would affect safety.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nCOMPLIANCE ACTIONS\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\n\n\n\nreferral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nDecember 10, 2021\n__________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n42021022NOPV_Closure Letter_01112022_(20-186120)_text.pdf\n\nELECTRONIC MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJanuary 11, 2022\nMr. Jack A. Fusco\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nCheniere Energy, Inc.\n700 Milam Street, Suite 1900\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 4-2021-022-NOPV\nDear Mr. Fusco:\nOn December 10, 2021, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC. (Cheniere), a Final Order in the above-referenced case.\nThis Order included a Compliance Order requirement to complete an alarm management study.\nBased on PHMSA’s review of the documentation provided by Cheniere, it has been determined\nthat Cheniere has complied with the terms of the Final 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,\nMary L. McDaniel, P.E.\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":6383}