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CPF 520040001
SHELL OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY — Notice of Probable Violation
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520040001_final order_05102005.pdf, page 1Official PDF,. 0 U.S. Department of Transportation ~ne and HazardOUS Mmerlml : Admln~y:a.vn 400 s-. sr-. s. w . ~~-~,.D.C.~ MAY 10m Lynn Laverty Elsenhans President Shell Oil Products U.S. 11 00 Louisiana Houston, TX 77002 Re: CPF No. S-2004-(XK)1 Dear Ms. Elsenhans: Enclosed is the Final Order issued by the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety in the above-referenced case. It makes findings of violation and assesses a civil penalty for those violations. I acknowledge your wire transfer dated March 30, 2004, for $7,s00 as payment in full of the civil penalty assessed in the FinaJ Order. This case is now closed. Your receipt of the Final Order. constitutes service of that document under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5. SiDCS8Y, J- ~~~~l___~ James Reynolds Pipeline Compliance Registry Office of Pipeline Safety Enclosure ~ Mike Johnson, Manager of Health and Safety Chris Hoidai, Region Director, Western Region, OPS CERTIFIED MAIL -RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED#
520040001_final order_05102005.pdf, page 2DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATK>N PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRA nON OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY WASHINGTON. OC 20590 In the MaUer of Shell Oil Pnx1octs U.S., Resporxleut CPFNo.5-2004-0001 FINAL ORDER 00 (ktober IS _16, 2003, in ~-d8K:e with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Western Region, Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued to RespmJdcnt . Notice of Probable Violation and PfOIX)Ied Civil Penalty (Notice). The Notice propoeed fiOOing that Respondent had committed violations of 49 C.F.R. P8t 192 IIMI SW.)Iecf ~~ a civil paIalty of $7,soo for the alleseci vio~~ R~.1t did IX)( COIitCli the alJcpti~ or !be ImOunt of the pr~xJIed civil penalty and lubmitted . wire tnDIfer in the mnount of the proposed civil penalty ($7,SOO), waiving ftD1her right to reIpoIxI aIMi authorizing the entry of this Final Order. Pursuant to § I 90.2 ~ a)( 1) ... 49 U. S . C . § 60 122, I fiIxI tbIt RelpGlxlent vio 1ated the following sections of 49 C.F.R. Part 192 u more fully deacribed in the Notice: 49 C.F.R. § 2002; 8M! 192.46S(a) - failina to test its cathodic prota:tiOII IyItem in >-r calendar 49 C.F .R. § 192.46S(b) - failina to test ita ~fias calendar years 2001,2002, aDd 2003. within specified interval. durinl 1bCIe fuxtinp or violation will be CODIida'eci prior off~ in any IUbaI~t mfon:cmalt actioo against R~xlent. Having mriewcd the record 81M! considered the ~~ent critaia, I uaea the civil penalty of $7,500 already paid by ReIpolMJent. The Notice did not ~ . civil PSlaJty or CCXTtiIo;-Live action for Items 2 IlK! 3-failiDl to ullpect and test ~ef valve R-4267 fix' calaMIm' )'C8'I 2(XX) .. 2002 IlK! failing to ulSpeci main line valve No. 23 for calendar years 2001 aDd 2002. Therefore, these are considered waminl items. Respolxlent is warned that if it OOCI not take appropriate action to co~t these items, a1fu.~ action win be taka1 if . lU~uaIt ~tion reveals a violation.#
520040001_final order_05102005.pdf, page 3The terms and condi. lIons r"1 .p.. of this Final Order are effective on ~eipt ~ MAY 10m Date Iuued 2#
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