{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42022038NOPV","title":"WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES - GULF COAST COMPANY, LP — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2022-06-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.477.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022038nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022038nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42022038nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42022038NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving WILLIAMS FIELD SERVICES - GULF COAST COMPANY, LP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.477. The case was opened on 2022-06-17 and is reported as closed as of 2024-03-22. Proposed civil penalty: $33,300. Assessed civil penalty: $33,300. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42022038NOPV_Closure Letter_03222024_(21-203270).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_Closure%20Letter_03222024_(21-203270).pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_Closure Letter_03222024_(21-203270)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_Closure%20Letter_03222024_(21-203270)_text.pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_Final Order_01262023_(21-203270).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_Final%20Order_01262023_(21-203270).pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_Final Order_01262023_(21-203270)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_Final%20Order_01262023_(21-203270)_text.pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_07152022_(21-203270).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_07152022_(21-203270).pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_PCO PCP_06172022_(21-203270).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_PCO%20PCP_06172022_(21-203270).pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_PCO PCP_06172022_(21-203270)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42022038NOPV/42022038NOPV_PCO%20PCP_06172022_(21-203270)_text.pdf\n\n42022038NOPV_Final Order_01262023_(21-203270)_text.pdf\n\nJanuary 26, 2023\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: mark.cluff@williams.com\nMark Cluff\nVice President, Safety & Operational Discipline\nWilliams Field Services - Gulf Coast Company, LP\nOne Williams Center\nP.O. Box 645\nTulsa, Oklahoma 74172\nRe: CPF 4-2022-038-NOPV\nDear Mr. Cluff:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation, assesses a civil penalty of $33,300, and specifies actions that need to be taken to\ncomply with the pipeline safety regulations. When the civil penalty has been paid and the terms\nof the compliance order are completed, as determined by the Director, Southwest Region, 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: Mr. Brian Lethcoe, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. John Bell, Manager of Pipeline Safety, Transmission & Gulf of Mexico, Williams,\njohn.bell@williams.com\nMr. Clint Pernack, Director of Pipeline Safety & Asset Integrity, Williams,\nclint.pernack@williams.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 )\n)\n)\nWilliams Field Services - Gulf Coast Company, LP, )\nRespondent. )\n_____________________________________________ _)\n) CPF 4-2022-038-NOPV\nFINAL ORDER\nOn June 17, 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 Williams Field Services\n- Gulf Coast Company, LP (Williams or Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that\nRespondent had violated one of the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 192 and\nproposed a civil penalty of $33,300. The Notice also proposed certain measures to correct the\nviolations. Respondent did not contest the allegations of violation, corrective measures, or\nproposed civil penalty.\nBased upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the\npipeline safety regulation listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 192.477 (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to monitor the effects of\ncorrosive gas on the interior of its pipeline two times each calendar year at\nintervals not exceeding 7 ½ months.\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, I assess Respondent a total\ncivil penalty of $33,300.\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.\nThe Financial Operations Division telephone number is (405) 954-8845.\n\n\n\nFailure to pay the $33,300 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.\nCompliance Actions\nThe Director has indicated that Respondent completed one of the two actions proposed in the\nNotice to correct the violation. Therefore, the compliance order is modified to require Williams\nto conduct the required internal corrosion inspections within 30 days of receipt of the Final\nOrder.\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions set forth above to correct the violation. The Director may grant an extension of time to\ncomply with the required item upon a written request timely submitted by the Respondent and\ndemonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion of the ordered action, Respondent\nmay request that the Director close the case. Failure to comply with this Order may result in the\nassessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223 or in referral to the Attorney General for\nappropriate 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.\nJanuary 26, 2023\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n42022038NOPV_Closure Letter_03222024_(21-203270)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: amy.shank@williams.com\nMarch 22, 2024\nAmy Shank\nVice President, Safety & Operational Discipline\nWilliams Field Services – Gulf Coast Company, LP\nOne Williams Center\nP.O. Box 645\nTulsa, Oklahoma 74172\nCPF 4-2022-038-NOPV\nDear Ms. Shank:\nFrom May 18, 2021, through September 2, 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 Williams Field Services – Gulf Coast Company, LP\n(Williams) in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result of the inspection, Williams was issued a Notice of\nProbable Violation, Proposed Civil Penalty, and Proposed Compliance Order on June 17, 2022. The\nFinal Order, issued January 26, 2023, assessed a $33,300 civil penalty and specified actions that needed\nto be taken to comply with the pipeline safety regulations.\nWilliams submitted payment on February 6 and 9, 2023, and on July 11, 2023, completed submitting\ndocumentation to satisfy the Compliance Order. My staff reviewed the required documentation, and it\nappears that all requirements of the Compliance Order have been satisfied.\nThis letter is to inform you that no further action is necessary, and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nBryan Lethcoe\nDirector, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Mr. John Bell, Manager of Pipeline Safety – Transmission & Gulf of Mexico,\nJohn.Bell@williams.com\nMr. Clint Pernack, Director of Pipeline Safety & Asset Integrity,\nClint.Pernack@williams.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":8592}