{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42024014NOPV","title":"ROSEFIELD OPERATING COMPANY, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2024-01-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.452(j)(3).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42024014nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42024014nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42024014nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42024014NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving ROSEFIELD OPERATING COMPANY, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.452(j)(3). The case was opened on 2024-01-30 and is reported as closed as of 2025-03-21. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42024014NOPV_Closure Letter_03212025_(21-217155).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_Closure%20Letter_03212025_(21-217155).pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_Closure Letter_03212025_(21-217155)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_Closure%20Letter_03212025_(21-217155)_text.pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_Final Order_04112024_(21-217155).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_Final%20Order_04112024_(21-217155).pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_Final Order_04112024_(21-217155)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_Final%20Order_04112024_(21-217155)_text.pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_02272024_(21-217155).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_02272024_(21-217155).pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_PCO_01302024_(21-217155).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_PCO_01302024_(21-217155).pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_PCO_01302024_(21-217155)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42024014NOPV/42024014NOPV_PCO_01302024_(21-217155)_text.pdf\n\n42024014NOPV_Final Order_04112024_(21-217155)_text.pdf\n\nApril 11, 2024\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: caps@rosefieldpipeline.com\nChristopher Capsimalis\nChief Executive Officer\nRosefield Operating Company, LLC\n2103 Research Forest\nSuite 300\nThe Woodlands, Texas 77380\nRe: CPF No. 4-2024-014-NOPV\nDear Mr. Capsimalis:\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\nMr. Garrett Parker, Regulatory Specialist, Rosefield Operating Company, LLC,\ngparker@rosefieldpipeline.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 )\nRosefield Operating Company, LLC, ) CPF No. 4-2024-014-NOPV\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn January 30, 2024, 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 Rosefield Operating\nCompany, 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 regulation listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 195.452(j)(3) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to continually assess the\nline pipe’s integrity within a five-year interval, not to exceed 68 months.\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.\nApril 11, 2024\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n42024014NOPV_Closure Letter_03212025_(21-217155)_text.pdf\n\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: caps@rosefieldpipeline.com\nMarch 21, 2025\nChristopher Capsimalis\nChief Executive Officer\nRosefield Operating Company, LLC\n2103 Research Forest\nSuite 300\nThe Woodlands, Texas 77380\nRE: CPF 4-2024-014-NOPV\nDear Mr. Capsimalis:\nFrom July 11, 2021 to November 27, 2023, a representative of the Office of Pipeline Safety\n(OPS), Southwest Region, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), reviewed\nand inspected an Integrity Assurance notification submitted on June 30, 2021, by Rosefield\nOperating Company, LLC (Rosefield), regarding its High Island Pipeline System that transports\ncrude oil from offshore locations to Texas City, Texas. As a result of the inspection, Rosefield\nwas issued a Final Order (Order) in the above-referenced case. This Order included a Compliance\nOrder.\nBased on PHMSA’s review of the documentation Rosefield provided, it has been determined that\nRosefield has complied with 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: Garrett Parker, Regulatory Specialist, Rosefield Operating Company, LLC\nGParker@rosefieldpipeline.com","truncated":false,"body_characters":6409}