{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42022008NOPV","title":"ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2022-04-25","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.64(c)(1).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022008nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022008nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022008nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42022008NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.64(c)(1). The case was opened on 2022-04-25 and is reported as closed as of 2022-07-11. Proposed civil penalty: $36,200. Assessed civil penalty: $36,200. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42022008NOPV_Final Order_06152022_(21-227989).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022008NOPV/42022008NOPV_Final%20Order_06152022_(21-227989).pdf\n\n42022008NOPV_Final Order_06152022_(21-227989)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022008NOPV/42022008NOPV_Final%20Order_06152022_(21-227989)_text.pdf\n\n42022008NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_05242022_(21-227989).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022008NOPV/42022008NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_05242022_(21-227989).pdf\n\n42022008NOPV_PCP_04252022_(21-227989).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022008NOPV/42022008NOPV_PCP_04252022_(21-227989).pdf\n\n42022008NOPV_PCP_04252022_(21-227989)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022008NOPV/42022008NOPV_PCP_04252022_(21-227989)_text.pdf\n\n42022008NOPV_Final Order_06152022_(21-227989)_text.pdf\n\nJune 15, 2022\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: pierce.norton@oneok.com\nMr. Pierce H. Norton II\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nONEOK NGL Pipeline, LLC\n100 West Fifth Street\nTulsa, Oklahoma 74103\nRe: CPF No. 4-2022-008-NOPV\nDear Mr. Norton:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and assesses a civil penalty of $36,200. When the civil penalty has been paid, this\nenforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by e-mail is effective upon the\ndate of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided 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, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Scott Schingen, Senior Vice President, Operations, ONEOK NGL Pipeline, LLC,\nscott.schingen@oneok.com\nMr. Gary Numedahl, Director, DOT Compliance, ONEOK NGL Pipeline, LLC,\ngary.numedahl@oneok.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 )\nONEOK NGL Pipeline, LLC, ) CPF No. 4-2022-008-NOPV\na subsidiary of ONEOK, Inc., )\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn April 25, 2022, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region, Office of\nPipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to ONEOK NGL Pipeline,\nLLC (Respondent), a subsidiary of ONEOK, Inc.\n1 The Notice proposed finding that Respondent\nhad violated the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195 and proposed a civil penalty of\n$36,200. Respondent did not contest the allegations of violation or the proposed civil penalty.\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. § 195.64(c)(1)(i) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to notify PHMSA\nelectronically through the National Registry 60 days before the start of\nconstruction of the Big Gulch Pump Station (Site 794).\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.223, Respondent is assessed a\ncivil penalty amount of $36,200.\nPayment of the civil penalty must be made within 20 days of service. Federal regulations (49\nC.F.R. § 89.21(b)(3)) require such payment to be made by wire transfer through the Federal\nReserve Communications System (Fedwire), to the account of the U.S. Treasury. Detailed\ninstructions are contained in the enclosure. Questions concerning wire transfers should be\ndirected to: Financial Operations Division (AMK-325), Federal Aviation Administration, Mike\nMonroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 S MacArthur Blvd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 79169.\n1 US SEC Form 10-K, ONEOK, Inc., available at https://otp.tools.investis.com/clients/us/oneok inc2/SEC/sec-\nshow.aspx?Type=html&FilingId=15621391&CIK=0001039684&Index=10000 (last accessed May 31, 2022).\n\n\n\nCPF No. 4-2022-008-NOPV\nPage 2\nThe Financial Operations Division telephone number is (405) 954-8845.\nFailure to pay the $36,200 civil penalty will result in accrual of interest at the current annual rate\nin accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 3717, 31 C.F.R. § 901.9 and 49 C.F.R. § 89.23. Pursuant to\nthose same authorities, a late penalty charge of six percent (6%) per annum will be charged if\npayment is not made within 110 days of service. Furthermore, failure to pay the civil penalty\nmay result in referral of the matter to the Attorney General for appropriate action in a district\ncourt 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.\nJune 15, 2022\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":5465}