# CHATTANOOGA GAS CO — Notice of Probable Violation

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** CPF 42022025NOPV
- **title:** CHATTANOOGA GAS CO — Notice of Probable Violation
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2022-02-10
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 193.2801.
- **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022025nopv.json
- **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022025nopv.md
- **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022025nopv
- **source url:** https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42022025NOPV
**body:**

Notice of Probable Violation involving CHATTANOOGA GAS CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 193.2801. The case was opened on 2022-02-10 and is reported as closed as of 2023-09-25. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

42022025NOPV_Closure Letter_09252023_(21-209144).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_Closure%20Letter_09252023_(21-209144).pdf

42022025NOPV_Closure Letter_09252023_(21-209144)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_Closure%20Letter_09252023_(21-209144)_text.pdf

42022025NOPV_Final Order_04112022_(21-209144).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_Final%20Order_04112022_(21-209144).pdf

42022025NOPV_Final Order_04112022_(21-209144)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_Final%20Order_04112022_(21-209144)_text.pdf

42022025NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_03072022_(21-209144).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_03072022_(21-209144).pdf

42022025NOPV_PCO_02102022_(21-209144).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_PCO_02102022_(21-209144).pdf

42022025NOPV_PCO_02102022_(21-209144)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022025NOPV/42022025NOPV_PCO_02102022_(21-209144)_text.pdf

42022025NOPV_Closure Letter_09252023_(21-209144)_text.pdf

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: ppcherry@southernco.com
September 25, 2023
Pedro Cherry
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chattanooga Gas Company
10 Peachtree Place NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
CPF 4-2022-025-NOPV
Dear Mr. Cherry:
From June 14, 2021, through July 8, 2021, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United
States Code (U.S.C.), inspected Chattanooga Gas Company’s (CHLNG) Peak Shaving Liquified
Natural Gas (LNG) facility located in Hamilton County, Tennessee. As a result of the inspection,
on April 11, 2022, CHLNG was issued a Final Order (Order) in the above-referenced case. This
Order included a Compliance Order.
Based on PHMSA’s review of the documentation CHLNG provided, it has been determined that
CHLNG has complied with the terms of this Order.
Accordingly, this case is now closed, and no further action is contemplated with respect to the
matters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Bryan Lethcoe
Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: James M. Hotinger, P.E., Director, Regulatory Compliance, jhoting@southernco.com
Ralph McCollum, Principal Compliance Engineer, rmccollu@southernco.com

42022025NOPV_Final Order_04112022_(21-209144)_text.pdf

April 11, 2022
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: ppcherry@southernco.com
Mr. Pedro Cherry
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chattanooga Gas Company
10 Peachtree Place NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Re: CPF No. 4-2022-025-NOPV
Dear Mr. Cherry:
Enclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of
violation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety
regulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the
Director, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order
by e-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgment of receipt as provided
under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Alan K. Mayberry
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
Enclosures (Final Order and NOPV)
cc: Ms. Mary McDaniel, P.E., Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA
Mr. James M. Hotinger, P.E., Director, Regulatory Compliance, Chattanooga Gas Co.,
jhoting@southernco.com
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
____________________________________
)
In the Matter of )
)
Chattanooga Gas Company, ) CPF No. 4-2022-025-NOPV
a subsidiary of Southern Company, )
)
Respondent. )
____________________________________)
FINAL ORDER
On February 10, 2022, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region, Office
of Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Chattanooga Gas
Company (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the pipeline
safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 193. The Notice also proposed certain measures to correct
the violation. Respondent did not contest the allegations of violation or corrective measures.
Based upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the
pipeline safety regulations listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is
incorporated by reference:
49 C.F.R. § 193.2801 (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to perform an adequate fire
protection evaluation and design an adequate fire water supply system in
accordance with NFPA 59A (2001 Edition).
This finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action
taken against Respondent.
Compliance Actions
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the
actions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an
extension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely
submitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion
of ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to comply
with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223 or in
referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.



CPF No. 4-2022-025-NOPV
Page 2
The terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.
§ 190.5.
April 11, 2022
___________________________________ _________________________
Alan K. Mayberry Date Issued
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
- **truncated:** false
- **body characters:** 6411