{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520075040M","title":"CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2007-11-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.405(a), 195.405(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075040m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075040m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520075040m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520075040M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving CHEVRON PRODUCTS COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.405(a),  195.405(b). The case was opened on 2007-11-15 and is reported as closed as of 2008-12-12. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520075040M_notice of amendment_11152007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075040M/520075040M_notice%20of%20amendment_11152007.pdf\n\n520075040m_notice of amendment_11152007_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075040M/520075040m_notice%20of%20amendment_11152007_text.pdf\n\n520075040M_operator response to notice_12182007.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520075040M/520075040M_operator%20response%20to%20notice_12182007.pdf\n\n520075040m_notice of amendment_11152007_text.pdf\n\nKEN'I r& r ( x]vi. tA&ir i= Ri-. G1s\" Y\nHdt ticopv 1' 'oct& opliutJQ\nof C„p, „, (, 1-&, „c ti~tyl\n12300 W Dakota Ave, Sutte 110\nLakewood, CO 80228\nU. S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Satety\nAdministration\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT RE UESTED\nNovember 15, 2007\nMr. Gene Ketcham\nHES Specialist, NA Logistics\nChevronTexaco Products Company\n5924 NW Front Avenue\nPortland, OR 97210\nCPF 5-2007-5040M\nDear Mr. Ketcham:\nOn March 12, 2007, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your\nPortland Breakout Tanks in Portland, Oregon.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nChevronTexaco's Operation and Maintenance Procedures, as described below:\n$195. 405 Protection against Ignition and safe access/egress involving floating roofs.\n(a) After October 2, 2000, protection provided against ignitions arising out of static\nelectricity, lightning, and stray currents during operation and maintenance\nactivities involving aboveground breakout tanks must be in accordance with API\nRecommended Practice 2003, unless the operator notes in the procedural manual\n($195. 402(c)) why compliance with all or certain provisions of API Recommended\nPractice 2003 is not necessary for the safety of a particular breakout tank.\n(b) The hazards associated with access/egress onto floating roofs of in-service\naboveground breakout tanks to perform inspection, service, maintenance or repair\nactivities (other than specified general considerations, specified routine tasks or\nentering tanks removed from service for cleaning) are addressed in API Publication\n2026. After October 2, 2000, the operator must review and consider the potentially\nhazardous conditions, safety practices and procedures in API Publication 2026 for\ninclusion in the procedure manual ($195. 402(c)).\n\n\n\n1A. At the time of the inspection, ChevronTexaco's OBcM Manual did not address the\nrequirement to protect against ignitions arising out of static electricity, lightning, and\nstray currents during operation and maintenance activities involving aboveground\nbreakout tanks, and does not note in procedures why compliance with API 2003 is not\nnecessary for tank safety.\n2A. At the time of the inspection, Chevron Texaco's OEM Manual did not address the\nrequirement that an operator must review and consider the potentially hazardous\nconditions, safety practices and procedures outlined in API 2026 (Safe Access/Egress\nInvolving Floating Roofs of Storage Tanks in Petroleum Service) for inclusion in\nChevron Texaco's procedure manual.\n2. $195. 432 Inspection of in-service breakout tanks.\n(b) Each operator shall inspect the physical integrity of in-service atmospheric and\nlow-pressure steel aboveground breakout tanks according to section 4 of API\nStandard 653. However, if structural conditions prevent access to the tank bottom,\nthe bottom integrity may be assessed according to a plan included in the operations\nand maintenance manual under $195. 402(c)(3).\nChevron Texaco's 08cM Manual does not clearly address how inspection of the physical\nintegrity of in-service atmospheric and low-pressure steel aboveground breakout tanks\nwill be accomplished according to the requirements of Section 4 of API Standard 653.\nRes onse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U. S. C. $ 60108(a) and 49 C. F. R. $ 190. 237. Enclosed as\npart of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nCompliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be\nadvised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being\nmade publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies\nfor confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b), along with the complete original document\nyou must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for\nconfidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information\nqualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U. S. C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this\nNotice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in\nthis Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.\nIf, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in\nthis Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies\n(49 C. F. R. $ 190. 237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your\namended procedures to my office within 30 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be\nextended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been\naddressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\n\n\n\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2007-5040M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\n))\nChris Ho& al\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Kenerson {411892)\ni s%M~\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":6356}