{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42022003NOA","title":"SOUTHERN GULF LNG COMPANY LLC — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2022-03-07","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 193.2509(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022003noa.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022003noa.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022003noa","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42022003NOA","body":"Notice of Amendment involving SOUTHERN GULF LNG COMPANY LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 193.2509(b). The case was opened on 2022-03-07 and is reported as closed as of 2022-04-07. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42022003NOA_Notice of Amendment_03072022_(21-209145).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022003NOA/42022003NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03072022_(21-209145).pdf\n\n42022003NOA_Notice of Amendment_03072022_(21-209145)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022003NOA/42022003NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03072022_(21-209145)_text.pdf\n\n42022003NOA_Operator Response to Notice_04052022_(21-209145).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022003NOA/42022003NOA_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_04052022_(21-209145).pdf\n\n42022003NOA_Notice of Amendment_03072022_(21-209145)_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nELECTRONIC MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMarch 7, 2022\nKenneth Grubb\nChief Operating Officer\nSouthern Gulf LNG Company, LLC\n1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 4-2022-003-NOA\nDear Mr. Grubb:\nFrom June 21, 2021 through August 25, 2021, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code\n(U.S.C.), inspected Southern Gulf LNG Company, LLC’s (SGLNG) plans and procedures for its\nfacility located in Jackson County, Mississippi.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within\nSGLNG’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. § 193.2509 Emergency procedures.\n(a) …\n(b) To adequately handle each type of emergency identified under\nparagraph (a) of this section and each fire emergency, each operator\nmust follow one or more manuals of written procedures. The\nprocedures must provide for the following:\n(1) Responding to controllable emergencies, including notifying\npersonnel and using equipment appropriate for handling the\nemergency.\n(2) Recognizing an uncontrollable emergency and taking action to\nminimize harm to the public and personnel, including prompt\nnotification of appropriate local officials of the emergency and possible\nneed for evacuation of the public in the vicinity of the LNG plant.\nSGLNG’s written emergency procedures were inadequate to ensure safe operation of a pipeline\nfacility. Specifically, SGLNG’s written EHS-PLA-001 Emergency Response Plan (Revision 12,\n11/24/2020) failed to include the definition of a controllable emergency in accordance with §\n193.2509(b)(1).\n\n\n\nOn January 26, 2022, SGLNG submitted revised procedures, Emergency Response, LNG-O&M\n1900 (Revised: 12/01/2021). The revised procedures added the definition of controllable\nemergency. PHMSA reviewed the revised procedures and found them adequate to satisfy §\n193.2509(b)(1).\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\na second 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. As mentioned above, Southern Gulf LNG\nCompany, LLC previously submitted revised procedures to PHMSA that reflect the amendments\nrequired by this Notice. These submitted procedures were reviewed and found to be adequate by\nPHMSA, therefore, no further action or response is required. If no additional response is received\nwithin 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this enforcement will be automatically closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that Southern Gulf LNG Company, LLC maintain documentation\nof the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment\n(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Mary L. McDaniel, P.E.,\nDirector, Southwest Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In\ncorrespondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 4-2022-003-NOA and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nMary L. McDaniel, P.E.\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings\ncc: Carla Roark, Compliance Manager, Southern LNG, Carla_Roark@kindermorgan.com\nAndrew Kohout, P.E., Director, Division of LNG Facility Reviews and Inspections,\nOffice of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,\nandrew.kohout@ferc.gov\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":5256}