{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520070005","title":"PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2007-03-02","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.14.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520070005.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520070005.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520070005","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520070005","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.14. The case was opened on 2007-03-02 and is reported as closed as of 2009-09-22. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n5-2007-0005 ConocoPhillips NOPV PCO 3-2-07.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520070005/5-2007-0005%20ConocoPhillips%20NOPV%20PCO%203-2-07.pdf\n\n5-2007-0005 conocophillips nopv pco 3-2-07_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520070005/5-2007-0005%20conocophillips%20nopv%20pco%203-2-07_text.pdf\n\n520070005_operator_response_10052007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520070005/520070005_operator_response_10052007.pdf\n\n5-2007-0005 conocophillips nopv pco 3-2-07_text.pdf\n\nU. s. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\n12300 W Dakota Ave, Suite 110\nLakewood, CO 80228\nNOTICE OF PROBABLE VIOLATION\nand\nPROPOSED COMPLIANCE ORDER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED\nMarch 2, 2007\nMs. Margaret Yaege\nConocoPhillips Pipeline Company\n600 North Dairy Ashford Road\nHouston, TX 77079\nCPF 5-2007-0005\nDear Ms. Yaege:\nOn March 20 — 24, 2006, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your\nintrastate natural gas pipeline facilities in San Luis Obispo County, California.\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the\nPipehne Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected\nand the probable violation(s) are:\n$192. 14 Conversion to service subject to this part. (a) A steel pipeline\npreviously used in service not subject to this part qualifies for use under this\npart if the operator prepares and follows a written procedure to carry out the\nfollowing requirements:\n(1) The design, construction, operation, and maintenance history of the\npipeline must be reviewed and, where sufficient historical records are not\n\n\n\navailable, appropriate tests must be performed to determine if the pipeline is\nin a satisfactory condition for safe operation.\n(2) The pipeline right-of-way, all aboveground segments of the pipeline, and\nappropriately selected underground segments must be visually inspected for\nphysical defects and operating conditions which reasonably could be expected\nto impair the strength or tightness of the pipeline.\n(3) All known unsafe defects and conditions must be corrected in accordance\nwith this part.\n(4) The pipeline must be tested in accordance with subpart J of this part, to\nsubstantiate the maximum allowable operating pressure permitted by subpart\nL of this part.\n(b) Each operator must keep for the life of the pipeline a record of the\ninvestigations, tests, repairs, replacements, and alterations made under the\nrequirements of paragraph (a) of this section.\nRecords were unavailable at the time of the inspection to substantiate compliance with this\nsection. Many historical records were destroyed in a fire, and the previous operator did not\nconsider the pipelines to be in regulated service. Formal pipeline-specific conversion-to-\nservice procedures were not documented.\nPro osed Com liance Order\nPursuant to 49 United States Code ) 60118, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration proposes to issue a Compliance Order to ConocoPhillips Pipeline Company.\nPlease refer to the Proposed Compliance Order that is enclosed and made a part of this\nNotice.\nRes onse to this Notice\nEnclosed as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline\nOperators in Compliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response\noptions. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is\nsubject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive\nmaterial qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b), along with the complete\noriginal document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you\nbelieve qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe\nthe redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b). If you\ndo not respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your\nright to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for\nPipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to\nissue a Final Order.\n\n\n\nIn your correspondence on this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2007-0005 and for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nl\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosures: Proposed Compliance Order\nResponse Options for Pipeline Operators tn Compliance Proceedtngs\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Stahoviak (4116699)\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 ConocoPhillips Pipeline Company a\nCompliance Order incorporating the following remedial requirements to ensure the\ncompliance of ConocoPhillips Pipeline Company with the pipeline safety regulations:\nIn regard to Item Number 1 of the Notice pertaining to failure to adequately\nperform and document conversion to Part 192 service, ConocoPhillips\nPipeline Company must prepare, submit, and follow a written procedure,\nincluding a proposed time table, to fulfill the requirements for conversion to\nservice.\nFollowing receipt of a Final Order, ConocoPhillips Pipeline Company must\nsubmit the conversion to service procedure and timetable within 60 days.\nImplementation of the specific steps contained in the procedure must not\nvary significantly from the timetable without formal notice to the PHMSA,\nWestern Region Absent such delays, periodic updates on progress at 90 day\nintervals must be supplied in wnting until the conversion is complete.\nBecause of the lack of alternate energy supplies to the downstream facilities,\nit is understood that the timing of certain required activities, such as hydro-\ntests, may not be under the control of ConocoPhillips Pipeline Company.\nHowever, it is expected that opportunities for performing required activities,\nsuch as a refinery \"turnaround\" will not be missed, barring extraordinary\ncircumstances and notification to PHMSA, Western Region.\nConocoPhillips Pipeline Company shall maintain documentation of the\nsafety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Compliance Order\nand submit the total to Christopher Hoidal, Director, Western Region,\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Costs shall be\nreported in two categories: 1) total cost associated with preparation/revision\nof plans, procedures, studies and analyses, and 2) total cost associated with\nreplacements, additions and other changes to pipeline infrastructure.","truncated":false,"body_characters":7133}