# SINCLAIR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — Warning Letter

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** CPF 520075023W
- **title:** SINCLAIR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2007-05-04
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.573.
- **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075023w.json
- **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075023w.md
- **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075023w
- **source url:** https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520075023W
**body:**

Warning Letter involving SINCLAIR TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.573. The case was opened on 2007-05-04 and is reported as closed as of 2007-05-04. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520075023W_warning letter_05042007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075023W/520075023W_warning%20letter_05042007.pdf

520075023w_warning letter_05042007_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075023W/520075023w_warning%20letter_05042007_text.pdf

520075023w_warning letter_05042007_text.pdf

o
U. S. Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
12300 W Dakota Ave, Suite 110
Lakewood, CO 80228
WARNING I. ETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
May 4, 2007
Mr. Mark Petersen
Vice President,
Sinclair Transportation Co.
550 East South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
SENT TO COMPLIANCE REGISTRY
Bar dcopy Electronic all
ti of Copies&/ Date
P~ 5-20'07-5023W
Dear Mr. Petersen:
In the month of August 2006, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your
crude oil pipeline facilities and supporting records in the State of Wyoming.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and
the probable violation is:
$195. 573 (a)(1) and (d) What must I do to monitor external corrosion control?
(a) Protected pipelines. You must do the following to determine whether cathodic
protection required by this subpart complies with Sec. 195. 571:
(1) Conduct tests on the protected pipeline at least once each calendar
year, but with intervals not exceeding 15 months. However, if tests at those
intervals are impractical for separately protected short sections of bare or
ineffectively coated pipelines, testing may be done at least once every 3
calendar years, but with intervals not exceeding 39 months.
(d) Breakout tanks. You must inspect each cathodic protection system used to
control corrosion on the bottom of an aboveground breakout tank to ensure that
operation and maintenance of the system are in accordance with API
Recommended Practice 651. However, this inspection is not required if you note
in the corrosion control procedures established under Sec. 195. 402(c)(3) why
compliance with all or certain operation and maintenance provisions of API
Recommended Practice 651 is not necessary for the safety of the tank



There was no evidence that Sinclair performed the annual cathodic protection survey for
calendar year 2005 of the Casper Refinery breakout tanks and the associated in-station piping.
Under 49 United States Code, $ 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$100, 000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1, 000, 000
for any related series of violations. We have revie wed the circumstances and supporting
documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement
action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s)
identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Sinclair being subject to additional
enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer
to CPF 5-2007-5023W. Be advised that all materIial 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).
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 C. Allen (4116715)
- **truncated:** false
- **body characters:** 4241