{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520080014M","title":"MIDWAY SUNSET COGENERATION CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-06-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.231, 192.233, 192.235, 192.241(a), 192.605(b)(8), 192.703(b), 192.709(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520080014m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520080014m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520080014m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520080014M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving MIDWAY SUNSET COGENERATION CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.231,  192.233,  192.235,  192.241(a),  192.605(b)(8),  192.703(b),  192.709(a). The case was opened on 2008-06-06 and is reported as closed as of 2009-02-17. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520080014M_Notice of Amendment_06062008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080014M/520080014M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_06062008.pdf\n\n520080014M_operator response_06252008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080014M/520080014M_operator%20response_06252008.pdf\n\n520080014M_Notice of Amendment_06062008.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\n12300 W. Dakota Ave., Suite 110\nLakewood, CO 80228\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED\nJune 6,2008\nMr. Greg Jans\nPlant Manager\nMidway Sunset Cogeneration Company\nP.O. Box 457\n3466 W Crocker Springs Road\nFellows, CA 93224\nCPF 5-2008-0014111\nDear Mr. Jans:\nFrom February 19 to 21, 2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your\npipeline system operations and maintenance procedures and records, and conducted a field\ninspection of your pipeline facilities in Fellows, California.\nAs a result of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nMidway Sunset Cogeneration Company plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. 5192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n(8) Periodically reviewing the work done by operator personnel to determine the\neffectiveness, and adequacy of the procedures used in normal operation and\nmaintenance and modifying the procedures when deficiencies are found.\n\n\n\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not specify the\nrequirement to modify their procedures when deficiencies are found.\n2. 5 192.703 General.\n(b) Each segment of pipeline that becomes unsafe must be replaced, repaired, or\nremoved from service.\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not specify the\ncriteria for determining which pipe must be replaced or removed from service. It is\nnoted however, that pipeline repair procedures were specified in the manual.\n3. 5 192.709 Transmission lines: Record keeping.\nEach operator shall maintain the following records for transmission lines for the\nperiods specified:\n(a) The date, location, and description of each repair made to pipe (including pipe-\nto-pipe connections) must be retained for as long as the pipe remains in service.\nc) A record of each patrol, survey, inspection, and test required by subparts L and\nM of this part must be retained for at least 5 years o r until the next patrol, survey,\ninspection, o r test is completed, whichever is longer.\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not specify that\nrepair records must be retained as long as the pipe remains in service. In addition, the\nretention time for patrols, surveys, and other required inspections or tests was not\nspecified.\n4. 5 192.231 Protection from weather.\nThe welding operation must be protected from weather conditions that would\nimpair the quality of the completed weld.\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not mandate that\nwelding operations be protected from adverse weather.\n5. 5 192.233 Miter joints.\n(a) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop\nstress of 30 percent or more of SMYS may not deflect the pipe more than 3'.\n(b) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop\nstress of less than 30 percent, but more than 10 percent, of SMYS may not deflect\nthe pipe more than 12112O and must be a distance equal to one pipe diameter or\nmore away from any other miter joint, as measured from the crotch of each joint.\n(c) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop\nstress of 10 percent o r less of SMYS may not deflect the pipe more than 90°.\n\n\n\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not explicitly\npreclude the use of miter joint welds.\n6 5 192.235 Preparation for welding.\nBefore beginning any welding, the welding surfaces must be clean and free of any\nmaterial that may be detrimental to the weld, and the pipe or component must be\naligned to provide the most favorable condition for depositing the root bead. This\nalignment must be preserved while the root bead is being deposited.\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not specify how to\nalign and prepare pipe materials for welding.\n7. 5 192.241 Inspection and test of welds.\n(a) Visual inspection of welding must be conducted by an individual qualified by\nappropriate training and experience to ensure that:\n(1) The welding is performed in accordance with the welding procedure; and\n(2) The weld is acceptable under paragraph (c) of this section.\nThe Midway Sunset Cogeneration Company procedural manual did not specify that a\nqualified individual must perform and document visual inspection of all welding.\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5 60 108(a) and 49 C.F.R. 5 190.237. 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. 5 190.237). 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 5-2008-0014M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 P. Nguyen (Activity #12 1 138)\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":7544}