{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520075039","title":"KEY PIPELINE LIMITED — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2007-11-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.104, 195.402, 195.402(c)(7), 195.402(c)(9), 195.404(b)(1), 195.408(a), 195.428(a), 195.432, 195.581(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075039.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075039.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075039","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520075039","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving KEY PIPELINE LIMITED. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.104,  195.402,  195.402(c)(7),  195.402(c)(9),  195.404(b)(1),  195.408(a),  195.428(a),  195.432,  195.581(a). The case was opened on 2007-11-05 and is reported as closed as of 2011-03-25. Proposed civil penalty: $15,000. Assessed civil penalty: $0. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520075039_FinalOrder_03252011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075039/520075039_FinalOrder_03252011.pdf\n\n520075039_FinalOrder_03252011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075039/520075039_FinalOrder_03252011_text.pdf\n\n520075039_operator_response_to_notice_11302007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075039/520075039_operator_response_to_notice_11302007.pdf\n\n520075039_FinalOrder_03252011_text.pdf\n\nMAR 25 2011\nMr. David Kehoe\nChief Executive Officer\nKey Pipeline, Limited\nP. O. Box 1745\nDumas, Texas 79229\nRe: CPF No. 5-2007-5039\nDear Mr. Kehoe:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It withdraws the\nallegations of violation. This enforcement action is now closed. Service of the Final Order by\ncertified mail is deemed effective upon the date of mailing, or as otherwise provided under 49\nC.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nJeffrey D. Wiese\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosure\ncc: Mr. Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, PHMSA\nCERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED[7005 1160 0001 0040 0016]\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n______________________________\n)\nIn the Matter of )\n)\nKey Pipeline, Limited, ) CPF No. 5-2007-5039\n)\nRespondent. )\n______________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn October 16-18, 2006, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60117, a representative of the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS),\nconducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of the facilities and records of Key Pipeline,\nLimited (Key or Respondent), in Wheatland, Wyoming. Respondent operates two hazardous\nliquid pipeline segments, totaling approximately 17 miles, and a tank storage facility near\nGuernsey, Wyoming.\nAs a result of the inspection, the Director, Western Region, OPS (Director), issued to\nRespondent, by letter dated November 5, 2007, a Notice of Probable Violation, Proposed Civil\nPenalty, and Proposed Compliance Order (Notice). In accordance with 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the\nNotice proposed finding that Key had committed violations of 49 C.F.R. Part 195, assessing a\ncivil penalty of $15,000, and ordering Respondent to take certain measures to correct the alleged\nviolations. The Notice also proposed finding that Respondent had committed a probable\nviolation of 49 C.F.R. Part 195 and warning Respondent to take appropriate corrective action or\nbe subject to future enforcement action.\nKey responded to the Notice by letter dated November 30, 2007 (Response). The company\ncontested some of the allegations, offered additional information in response to other allegations,\nand requested that the proposed civil penalty be eliminated.\nOn April 29, 2010, Key completed a purging operation and successfully removed its 17-mile\npipeline from active service.\nWITHDRAWAL OF ALLEGATIONS\nThe Director has reviewed the information received since the date of the Notice and determined\nthat further prosecution of this enforcement action is not warranted. Accordingly, I hereby\n\n\n\n2\nwithdraw the allegations in Items 1-9 of the Notice that Key had committed violations of 49\nC.F.R. §§ 195.104, 195.402, 195.404, 195.408, 195.428, 195.432, and 195.581 at the time of the\nOctober 2006 pipeline safety inspection.\nThe terms and conditions of this Final Order are effective upon service in accordance with 49\nC.F.R. § 190.5.\n___________________________________ __________________________\nJeffrey D. Wiese Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":4175}