{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42022016NOA","title":"MONARCH OIL PIPELINE, LLC — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2022-02-10","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.402(a), 195.402(c)(3), 195.402(d)(3), 195.402(d)(4), 195.422(a), 195.573(d).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022016noa.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022016noa.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022016noa","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42022016NOA","body":"Notice of Amendment involving MONARCH OIL PIPELINE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.402(a),  195.402(c)(3),  195.402(d)(3),  195.402(d)(4),  195.422(a),  195.573(d). The case was opened on 2022-02-10 and is reported as closed as of 2022-09-30. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42022016NOA_Closure Letter_09302022_(21-200587).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022016NOA/42022016NOA_Closure%20Letter_09302022_(21-200587).pdf\n\n42022016NOA_Closure Letter_09302022_(21-200587)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022016NOA/42022016NOA_Closure%20Letter_09302022_(21-200587)_text.pdf\n\n42022016NOA_Notice of Amendment_02102022_(21-200587).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022016NOA/42022016NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_02102022_(21-200587).pdf\n\n42022016NOA_Notice of Amendment_02102022_(21-200587)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022016NOA/42022016NOA_Notice%20of%20Amendment_02102022_(21-200587)_text.pdf\n\n42022016NOA_Closure Letter_09302022_(21-200587)_text.pdf\n\nELECTONIC MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nSeptember 30, 2022\nGlen Hicks\nManager of Engineering\nMonarch Oil Pipeline, LLC\n11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 500\nHouston, Texas 77079\nCPF 4-2022-016 NOA\nDear Mr. Hicks:\nFrom March 11, 2021 through April 21, 2021, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\nconducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Monarch Oil Pipeline, LLC (Monarch)\nprocedures in Canadian, TX. As a result of the inspection, Monarch was issued a Notice of\nAmendment on February 10, 2022, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nMonarch submitted its amended procedures on June 6, 2022. My staff reviewed the amended\nprocedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have been\ncorrected.\nThis letter is to inform you that no further action is necessary, and this case is now closed. Thank\nyou for your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nBryan Lethcoe\nDirector, Southwest Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\n\n42022016NOA_Notice of Amendment_02102022_(21-200587)_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nELECTRONIC MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nFebruary 10, 2022\nGlen Hicks\nManager of Engineering\nMonarch Oil Pipeline, LLC\n11757 Katy Freeway, Suite 500\nHouston, Texas 77079\nCPF 4-2022-016-NOA\nDear Mr. Hicks:\nFrom March 11, 2021 through April 21, 2021, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\ninspected Monarch Oil Pipeline, LLC’s (Monarch) operations and maintenance procedures in\nCanadian, Texas.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequcies found within\nMonarch’s plans 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(b) . . .\n(d) Abnormal operation. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this section must\ninclude procedures for the following to provide safety when operating design limits\nhave been exceeded:\n(1) . . .\n(3) Correcting variations from normal operation of pressure and flow equipment\nand controls.\n\n\n\n2. 3. Monarch’s written Liquid Pipeline Operations, Maintenance & Emergency Manual, 13.6\nIncrease/Decrease in Operating Pressure (Revision Date: October 28, 2017) is inadequate\nbecause it does not include specific procedures for correcting variations from normal\noperation of pressure and flow equipment when operating design limits have been\nexceeded.\nMonarch must amend its procedures to include provisions for correcting variations from\nnormal operation of pressure and flow equipment and controls as required by\n§ 195.402(d)(3).\n§ 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(b) . . .\n(d) Abnormal operation. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this section must\ninclude procedures for the following to provide safety when operating design limits\nhave been exceeded:\n(1) . . .\n(4) Notifying responsible operator personnel when notice of an abnormal\noperation is received.\nMonarch’s written Liquid Pipeline Operations, Maintenance & Emergency Manual, 13.6\nIncrease/Decrease in Operating Pressure (Revision Date: October 28, 2017) is inadequate\nbecause it does not describe specific procedures for notifying responsible operator\npersonnel when notice of an abnormal operation is received, in order to provide safety\nwhen operating design limits have been exceeded.\nMonarch must amend its procedures to include specific requirements for notifying\nresponsible operator personnel when notice of an abnormal operation is received in\naccordance with § 195.402(d)(4).\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) . . .\n2\n\n\n\n4. (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§195.422 Pipeline repairs.\n(a) Each operator shall, in repairing its pipeline systems, insure that the repairs are\nmade in a safe manner and are made so as to prevent damage to persons or property.\nMonarch’s written Liquid Pipeline Operations, Maintenance & Emergency Manual, 15.1\nGeneral Repair Requirements (195.422) (Revision Date: October 28, 2017) is inadequate\nbecause it does not describe specific requirements for making pipeline repairs in a safe\nmanner. Specifically, Monarch’s manual does not include procedures requiring control\nroom notification and staging of safety equipment necessary during the repair process.\nMonarch must amend its procedures to include specific requirements for control room\nnotification and staging of safety equipment to insure that repairs are made in a safe manner\nin accordance with § 195.422(a).\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(d) Breakout tanks. You must inspect each cathodic protection system used to control\ncorrosion on the bottom of an aboveground breakout tank to ensure that operation\nand maintenance of the system are in accordance with API RP 651 (incorporated by\nreference, see §195.3). However, this inspection is not required if you note in the\ncorrosion control procedures established under §195.402(c)(3) why complying with\nall or certain operation and maintenance provisions of API RP 651 is not necessary\nfor the safety of the tank.\nMonarch’s written Liquid Pipeline Operations, Maintenance & Emergency Manual, 6\nBreakout Tanks and 10.4 Cathodic Protection Survey Requirements (Revision Date:\nOctober 28, 2017) are inadequate because they do not describe the inspection of cathodic\nprotection systems used to control corrosion on the bottom of aboveground breakout tanks.\n3\n\n\n\nMonarch must amend its procedures to describe the inspection of cathodic protection\nsystems used to control corrosion on the bottom of aboveground breakout tanks in\naccordance with § 195.573(d).\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.\nPlease refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all material you\nsubmit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you\nbelieve that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5\nU.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document, you must provide a second copy of the\ndocument with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an\nexplanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under\n5 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 90 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 Monarch Oil Pipeline, LLC 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, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence\nconcerning this matter, please refer to CPF 4-2022-016-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\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings\n4","truncated":false,"body_characters":11414}