OLYMPIC PIPE LINE COMPANY — Notice of Probable Violation

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520035016_final order_05182005.pdf, page 1Official PDFu.s. Department of Transportatk:>n Pt.'ne and HazardOUS M~I Admlnlltrallon «M) s-181 SbW8t. s. w . w.-~- ~" D.C. ~ YAY 18m Bobby Talley President BP (NA) Olympic Pipe Line Company 2319 Lind Avenue SW, Suite 270 Renton, Washington 98055 Re: CPF No. 5-2003-5016 Dear Mr. Talley: Enclosed is dle Final Order issued by dle Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety in the above-ref~ccd case. It makes a finding of violation and finds that you have completed dle action specified in the Notice required to comply with the pipeline safety regulations. This case is now closed. Your receipt of the Final Order constitutes service of that document under 49 C.F .R. § 190.5. Sincerely. ~ r~ James Reynolds Pipeline Compliance Registry Office of Pipeline Safety ElM:losure cc: Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, OPS Kim West, Washington Utilities and Commission Transportation CBBIIEIED MAll.. -R EnJRNREC EIPT REQUESTED#

520035016_final order_05182005.pdf, page 2DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT A nON PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATER IA1S SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY WASHINGTON, DC 20590 In the Maner 0 f BP (NA) Olympic Pipe LiDe (~~y, R~xIent. ) } ) , CPF No. oS- 2002. SOO2 FINAL ORDER On August 29 tIuoulh Cktobcr 3,2002, pursumlt to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, ..~tativm of the W uhin~ Utilities and Transportation Commil&i~ u agmt for the Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS~ caxhx:ted In oo-lite pipeliDe safety ~tion of R~xteurs faciliti. and records throughout northern Washington. As a result of the inspection, the Director, Western Region, OPS, iuued to Rapondalt. by letta'dated 10M 4, 2003, . Notice of Prob8ble Violation 8Id Proposed Compliance 0nI«. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Notice proposed finding that R~aIt bad violated 49 C.F.R. § I 95.432(b) mdpl~ oIed that Resporxlent take action to ~t the alleged violltion. RespondaJt reIpOIxted to the Notice by letter dated J1DIe 9, 2003 (R~Ie). Re8JX)ooent provided information ~eming the co"~tivc Ktion it baa takm. Byco.igipc;adencc dated April 25, 2005, Rcspmxlcnt waived ita ~tunity for a hearing. FINDING OF VIOLATION Item 1 in the Notice alleged that Rcspolxlent violated 49 C.P.R. § 19S.432(b) by failing to ~Iy with settlmlmt limits prescribed by API Standard 6S3 (iooorporitcd by ref~ in § 19S.432(b». In its ReIpOI1Ie, Resporxlmt contelMled ~ with ~ to breakout tanb with diametas Ie8 than 7S feet, the calculation specified for settlement differentials in API 653 i."known to be exceaively ~y"ative." Howeva:. while MkIIeSIing ita belieftblt the API 1Id wa ovatyCOD8'V ative, Respondent did not contm the alleption that it hid failed to comply with the limits set by the ItmMlard. Acconlingiy, I fiIMI that RCllMJOOaIt violated 49 C.F.R. § 19S.432(b). This finding of violation wiD be taken against Respondent considereda prior ofrenle in any sublequent enforcement action#

520035016_final order_05182005.pdf, page 32 COMPUANCEORDER The Notice proposed a compliance order with respect to Item 1 in the Notice for violation of 49C.F.R. § 195.432(b). UDder49U.S.C. § 601 18(a)t each penon who engages in the transportation of hazardous liquids or who owns or operates a pipeline facility is required to comply with the applicable safetystaD dards established 1mder Chapter 60 I. The Regional Director has indicated that Respondent has performed further edge settlement analysis in w;cordance with API Standard 653 to comply with the proposed compliance order. Accordingly t since compliance has been achieved with respect to this violation, the compliance terms are not included in this Order. :w ARNING ITEM The Notice did not propose a civil penalty or corrective Ktion for failing to address the gap between the ring wall and the chime and the extensive corrosion present on the chime of breakout tank T -116 at the Renton station (Item 2). Therefore, this is considered a warning item. Respondent is warned that if it docs not take appropriate action to correct this Item, enforcement action will be taken if a subsequent inspection reveals a violation. The tenns and conditions of this Final Order are effective on receipt. This case is now closecL 1 MAY 18m Date Issued#