{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 42025047NOPV","title":"ENLINK PROCESSING SERVICES, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2025-08-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.925(b)(3).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42025047nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42025047nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-42025047nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/42025047NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving ENLINK PROCESSING SERVICES, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.925(b)(3). The case was opened on 2025-08-20 and is reported as closed as of 2026-01-20. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n42025047NOPV_Closure Letter_01202026_(24-296558).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_Closure%20Letter_01202026_(24-296558).pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_Closure Letter_01202026_(24-296558)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_Closure%20Letter_01202026_(24-296558)_text.pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_Final Order_10142025_(24-296558).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_Final%20Order_10142025_(24-296558).pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_Final Order_10142025_(24-296558)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_Final%20Order_10142025_(24-296558)_text.pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_09052025_(24-296558).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_09052025_(24-296558).pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_PCO_08202025_(24-296558).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_PCO_08202025_(24-296558).pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_PCO_08202025_(24-296558)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/42025047NOPV/42025047NOPV_PCO_08202025_(24-296558)_text.pdf\n\n42025047NOPV_Closure Letter_01202026_(24-296558)_text.pdf\n\nU.S. Department of Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration 8701 S. Gessner, Suite 630\nHouston TX 77074\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: walter.pinto@enlink.com\nJanuary 20, 2026\nWalter Pinto\nExecutive Vice President\nEnLink Processing Services, LLC\n1722 Routh Street, Suite 1300\nDallas, Texas 75201\nCPF 4-2025-047-NOPV\nDear Mr. Pinto:\nFrom April 16, 2024 to October 10, 2024, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49\nUnited States Code (U.S.C.) inspected EnLink Processing Services, LLC’s (EnLink) operations\nand maintenance records for its Sabine Natural Gas pipeline in Dallas, Texas.\nOn August 20, 2025, PHMSA issued to EnLink the Notice of Probable Violation (Notice), CPF 4-\n2025-047-NOPV, for failure to implement its direct assessment plan for using External Corrosion\nDirect Assessments (ECDA) to perform a direct examination in accordance with § 192.925(b)(3),\nfor Dig 1. On October 14, 2025, the Acting Assoicate Administrator issued a Final Order making\nthe finding of violation and adopting the compliance order. On December 12, 2025, EnLink\nsubmitted records demonstrating completion of the compliance order.\nPHMSA has reviewed the records submitted by EnLink. It appears that the corrective measures\nrequired by the Final Order have been completed.\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\n\n\ncc: Charles Misak, Director, Asset Integrity and Engineering, ONEOK, Inc.,\nCharles.misak@oneok.com\nTimothy Murphy, Director of AIMS, EnLink Processing Services, LLC,\ntimothy.murphy@enlink.com\nMichael LeBlanc, SVP Operations, EnLink Processing Services, LLC,\nmichael.leblanc@enlink.com\nJason Smith, VP Asset Integrity, ONEOK, Inc., Jason.A.Smith@oneok.com\n2\n\n42025047NOPV_Final Order_10142025_(24-296558)_text.pdf\n\nOctober 14, 2025\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: Walter.Pinto@enlink.com\nWalter Pinto\nExecutive Vice President\nEnLink Processing Services, LLC\n1722 Routh Street Suite 1300\nDallas, Texas 75201\nRe: CPF No. 4-2025-047-NOPV\nDear Mr. Pinto:\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 CFR § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nLinda Daugherty\nActing Associate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Bryan Lethcoe, Director, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nTimothy Murphy, Director of AIMS, EnLink Processing Services, LLC,\ntimothy.murphy@enlink.com\nMichael LeBlanc, SVP Operations, EnLink Processing Services, LLC,\nmichael.leblanc@enlink.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____________________________________\n)\nIn the Matter of )\n)\nEnLink Processing Services, LLC, )\na subsidiary of ONEOK, Inc., ) CPF No. 4-2025-047-NOPV\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn August 20, 2025, pursuant to 49 CFR § 190.207, the Director, Southwest Region, Office of\nPipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to EnLink Processing\nServices, LLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the\npipeline safety regulations in 49 CFR Part 192. The Notice also proposed certain measures to\ncorrect the violation. Respondent did not contest the allegation of violation or corrective\nmeasures.\nPursuant to 49 CFR § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the pipeline safety regulation listed\nbelow, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is incorporated by reference:\n49 CFR § 192.925(b)(3) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to implement its direct\nassessment plan for using External Corrosion Direct Assessments (ECDAs) to\nperform a direct examination.\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 CFR § 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 CFR § 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 CFR\n§ 190.5.\n___________________________________ _________________________\nLinda Daugherty Date Issued\nActing Associate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n\n\nNOTICE OF PROBABLE VIOLATION\nAND\nPROPOSED COMPLIANCE ORDER\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: walter.pinto@enlink.com\nAugust 20, 2025\nWalter Pinto\nExecutive Vice President\nEnLink Processing Services, LLC\n1722 Routh Street Suite 1300\nDallas, Texas 75201\nCPF 4-2025-047-NOPV\nDear Mr. Pinto:\nFrom April 16 to October 10, 2024, of the on-site inspection, representatives of the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), pursuant\nto Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) inspected EnLink Processing Services, LLC’s\n(EnLink) operations and maintenance records for its Sabine Natural Gas pipeline in Dallas, TX.\nAs a result of the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed a probable violation of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R). The item inspected\nand the probable violation is:\n1. § 192.925 What are the requirements for using External Corrosion\nDirect Assessment (ECDA)?\n(a) . . . .\n(b) General requirements. An operator that uses direct\nassessment to assess the threat of external corrosion must follow the\nrequirements in this section, in ASME/ANSI B31.8S (incorporated by\nreference, see §192.7), section 6.4, and in NACE SP0502 (incorporated\nby reference, see §192.7). An operator must develop and implement a\ndirect assessment plan that has procedures addressing pre-assessment,\nindirect inspection, direct examination, and post assessment. If the\nECDA detects pipeline coating damage, the operator must also\n\n\n\nintegrate the data from the ECDA with other information from the\ndata integration (§192.917(b)) to evaluate the covered segment for the\nthreat of third party damage and to address the threat as required by\n§192.917(e)(1).\n(1) . . . .\n(3) Direct Examination. In addition to the requirements in ASME\n/ANSI B31.8S section 6.4 and NACE SP0502, section 5, the plan's\nprocedures for direct examination of indications from the indirect\nexamination must include—\nEnLink failed to implement its direct assessment plan for using External Corrosion Direct\nAssessments (ECDAs) to perform a direct examination in accordance with § 192.925(b)(3).\nSpecifically, EnLink failed to perform a direct examination of its Dig 1 site on its Sabine pipeline\nin accordance with its procedure Direct Assessment (Rev. May 23, 2023).\nEnLink’s procedure Direct Assessment (Rev. May 23, 2023), Sec. 3.2 states that EnLink adheres\nto NACE SP502-2010, which states in Section 5.2.2.1.2 that immediate action is required when\nmore than one indirect inspection tool at roughly the same location classify corrosion activity as\nsevere. EnLink’s third-party contractor report, 22in HGPP to East Bank Calcasieu ECDA Final\nReport (Jan. 31, 2022), Appendix 17: Remaining Indications, evaluated the HCA6 Elliott Road\nsite as having severe alternating current voltage gradient (ACVG) survey results and severe\nalternating current, current attenuation (ACCA) results. However, EnLink failed to perform a\ndirect assessment of the site.\nTherefore, EnLink failed to implement its direct assessment plan for using External Corrosion\nDirect Assessments (ECDAs) to perform a direct examination in accordance with § 192.925(b)(3).\nProposed Civil Penalty\nUnder 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$272,926 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,729,245 for a related\nseries of violations. For violation occurring on or after December 28, 2023, and before December\n30, 2024, the maximum penalty may not exceed $266,015 per violation per day the violation\npersists, up to a maximum of $2,660,135 for a related series of violations. For violation occurring\non or after January 6, 2023, and before December 28, 2023, the maximum penalty may not exceed\n$257,664 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,576,627 for a related\nseries of violations. For violation occurring on or after March 21, 2022, and before January 6,\n2023, the maximum penalty may not exceed $239,142 per violation per day the violation persists,\nup to a maximum of $2,391,412 for a related series of violations. For violation occurring on or\nafter May 3, 2021, and before March 21, 2022, the maximum penalty may not exceed $225,134\nper violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,251,334 for a related series of\nviolations. For violation occurring on or after January 11, 2021, and before May 3, 2021, the\nmaximum penalty may not exceed $222,504 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a\nmaximum of $2,225,034 for a related series of violations. For violation occurring on or after July\n31, 2019, and before January 11, 2021, the maximum penalty may not exceed $218,647 per\n\n\n\nviolation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,186,465 for a related series of\nviolations.\nWe reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents involved in this case and have\ndecided not to propose a civil penalty assessment at this time.\nProposed Compliance Order\nWith respect to Item 1, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration proposes to issue a Compliance Order to Enlink. Please refer to the\nProposed Compliance Order, which is enclosed and made a part of this Notice.\nResponse to this Notice\nEnclosed as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nEnforcement Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. All\nmaterial you submit in response to this enforcement action may be 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\nthe document 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 your receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to respond as described in the enclosed\nResponse Options. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes\na waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate\nAdministrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to\nyou and to issue a Final Order. If you are responding to this Notice, we propose that you submit\nyour correspondence to my office within 30 days from receipt of this Notice. The Region Director\nmay extend the period for responding upon a written request timely submitted demonstrating good\ncause for an extension.\nIn your correspondence on this matter, please refer to CPF 4-2025-047-NOPV and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nBryan Lethcoe\nDirector, Southwest Region, Office of Pipeline Safety\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosures: Proposed Compliance Order\nResponse Options for Pipeline Operators in Enforcement Proceedings\n\n\n\ncc: Timothy Murphy, Director of AIMS, EnLink Processing Services, LLC,\ntimothy.murphy@enlink.com\nMichael LeBlanc, SVP Operations, EnLink Processing Services, LLC,\nmichael.leblanc@enlink.com\n\n\n\nPROPOSED COMPLIANCE ORDER\nPursuant to 49 United States Code § 60118, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) proposes to issue to EnLink Processing Services, LLC (EnLink) a\nCompliance Order incorporating the following remedial requirements to ensure the compliance\nof EnLink with the pipeline safety regulations:\nA. B. In regard to Item 1 of the Notice pertaining to EnLink’s failure to implement its\ndirect assessment plan for using External Corrosion Direct Assessments (ECDAs)\nin accordance with § 192.925(b)(3), EnLink must perform a direct examination of\nDig 1, and provide records of the results of the examination and the post\nassessment and continuing evaluation based on the result, to the Director,\nSouthwest Region, within 90 days of receipt of the Final Order.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that EnLink maintain documentation of the safety\nimprovement costs associated with fulfilling this Compliance Order and submit\nthe total to Bryan Lethcoe, Director, Southwest Region, Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration. It is requested that these costs be reported in\ntwo categories: 1) total cost associated with preparation/revision of plans,\nprocedures, studies and analyses, and 2) total cost associated with replacements,\nadditions and other changes to pipeline infrastructure.","truncated":false,"body_characters":15712}