# CITY OF VICTORVILLE — Notice of Amendment

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- **citation:** CPF 520070007M
- **title:** CITY OF VICTORVILLE — Notice of Amendment
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2007-03-05
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 191.5, 191.9, 192.513.
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Notice of Amendment involving CITY OF VICTORVILLE. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 191.5,  191.9,  192.513. The case was opened on 2007-03-05 and is reported as closed as of 2007-06-19. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

5-2007-0007M City of Victorville NOA 3-5-07.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520070007M/5-2007-0007M%20City%20of%20Victorville%20NOA%203-5-07.pdf

5-2007-0007m city of victorville noa 3-5-07_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520070007M/5-2007-0007m%20city%20of%20victorville%20noa%203-5-07_text.pdf

520070007M_Operator Response to Notice letter_03212007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520070007M/520070007M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice%20letter_03212007.pdf

5-2007-0007m city of victorville noa 3-5-07_text.pdf

U. S Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
12300 W. Dakota Ave, Suite 110
Lakewood, CO 80228
NOTICE OF AMKNDMKNT
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED ~ENT To COMPLTANCE REG1STRy
Hardcopy Electromcally u-
March 5, 2007
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Mr, Wayne Campbell
City of Victorville
14343 Civic Drive
Victorville, CA 92392-2399
CPF 5-2007-0007M
Dear Mr. Campbell:
On September 18, 2006, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected The City
of Victorville's procedures for Operations and Maintenance Procedural Manuals in Victorville,
California.
On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within The
City of Victorville's plans or procedures, as described below:
$191. 5 Telephonic notice of certain incidents.
(a) At the earliest practicable moment following discovery, each operator shall give
notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this section of each incident as defined in
$191. 3.
(b) Each notice required by paragraph (a) of this section shall be made by telephone
to 800-424-8802(in %ashington, DC, 267-2675) and shall include the following
information:
(1) Names of operator and person making report and their telephone numbers.
(2) The location of the incident.
(3) The time of the incident.
(4) The number of fatalities and personal injuries, if any.
(5) All other significant facts that are known by the operator that are relevant to the
cause of the incident or extent of the damages.



The City of Victorville's Operation and Maintenance (O&M) manual for its natural gas
distribution system did not have adequate incident reporting requirements. Specifically, it did not
have procedures for "Telephonic Notices of Certain Incidents. "
2. f191. 9 Distribution system: Incident report.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, each operator of a
distribution pipeline system shall submit Department of Transportation Form
RSPA F 7100. 1 as soon a practicable but not more than 30 days after detection of an
incident required to be reported under f191. 5.
(b) %'hen additional relevant information is obtained after the report is submitted
under paragraph (a) of this section, the operator shall make supplementary reports
as deemed necessary with a clear reference by date and subject to the original report.
The City of Victorville's O&M manual did not have procedures for submitting written "Incident
Reports. "
3. f192. 513 Test requirements for plastic pipelines.
(a) Each segment of a plastic pipeline must be tested in accordance with this section.
(b) The test procedure must insure discovery of all potentially hazardous leaks in
the segment being tested.
(c) The test pressure must be at least 150 percent of the maximum operating
pressure or 50 p. s. i. (345 kPa) gage, whichever is greater. However, the maximum
test pressure may not be more than three times the pressure determined under
f192. 121, at a temperature not less than the pipe temperature during the test.
The City of Victorville's O&M manuals specifies the test pressure to be no less than 30 psi for 10
minutes. The test pressure for plastic pipelines needs to be 150% of MAOP or 50 psi, whichever
is greater.
Res onse to this Notice
This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U. S. C. $ 60108(a) and 49 C. F. R. $ 190. 237. Enclosed as
part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance
Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all
material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly
available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential
treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a
second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment
redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for
confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of
this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and
authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice
without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.



If, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this
Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49
C. F. R. ) 190. 237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your
amended procedures to my office within 30 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be
extended by written request for good cause, Once the inadequacies identified herein have been
addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.
In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2007-0007M and, for each
document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.
Sincerely,
Chri oidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
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