{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42023053NOPV","title":"NAVIGATOR BORGER EXPRESS LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2023-06-13","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.202.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42023053nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42023053nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42023053nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42023053NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving NAVIGATOR BORGER EXPRESS LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.202. The case was opened on 2023-06-13 and is reported as closed as of 2023-12-04. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42023053NOPV_Closure Letter_12042023_(21-227138).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_Closure%20Letter_12042023_(21-227138).pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_Closure Letter_12042023_(21-227138)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_Closure%20Letter_12042023_(21-227138)_text.pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_Final Order_09272023_(21-227138).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_Final%20Order_09272023_(21-227138).pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_Final Order_09272023_(21-227138)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_Final%20Order_09272023_(21-227138)_text.pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_07122023_(21-227138).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_07122023_(21-227138).pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_PCO_06132023_(21-227138).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_PCO_06132023_(21-227138).pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_PCO_06132023_(21-227138)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42023053NOPV/42023053NOPV_PCO_06132023_(21-227138)_text.pdf\n\n42023053NOPV_Closure Letter_12042023_(21-227138)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: vrosa@nesmidstream.com\nDecember 4, 2023\nVidal Rosa\nSenior Vice President of Operations\nNavigator Borger Express, LLC\n2626 Cole Avenue, Suite 900,\nDallas, Texas 75204\nCPF 4-2023-053-NOPV\nDear Mr. Rosa:\nOn September 27, 2023, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to Navigator Borger Express, LLC (Navigator) a Final Order (Order) in the above-\nreferenced case. This Order included a Compliance Order. Based on PHMSA’s review of the\ndocumentation provided on July 12 and 27, 2023, it has been determined that you have complied\nwith the terms of this order.\nAccordingly, this case is now closed, and no further action is contemplated with respect to the\nmatters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nBryan Lethcoe\nDirector, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Ms. Vanessa Romero, Manager EHS/Regulatory, vromero@nesmidstream.com\n\n42023053NOPV_Final Order_09272023_(21-227138)_text.pdf\n\nSeptember 27, 2023\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: vrosa@nesmidstream.com\nVidal Rosa\nSenior Vice President, Operations\nNavigator Borger Express LLC\n2626 Cole Avenue, Suite 900\nDallas, Texas 75204\nRe: CPF No. 4-2023-053-NOPV\nDear Mr. Rosa:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety\nregulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the\nDirector, Southwest Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order\nby e-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided\nunder 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. Bryan Lethcoe, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMs. Vanessa Romero, Manager, EHS/Regulatory, Navigator Borger Express LLC,\nvromero@nesmidstream.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 )\nNavigator Borger Express LLC, ) CPF No. 4-2023-053-NOPV\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn June 13, 2023, 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 Navigator Borger\nExpress LLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the\npipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195. The Notice also proposed certain measures to\ncorrect the violation. Respondent did not contest the allegations of violation or corrective\nmeasures.\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. § 195.202 (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to construct each pipeline system in\naccordance with comprehensive written specifications or standards that are consistent\nwith the requirements of Part 195.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nCompliance Actions\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an\nextension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely\nsubmitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion\nof the ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to\ncomply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223\nor in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\n\n\n\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nSeptember 27, 2023\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":6032}