{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520080016W","title":"MIDSTREAM ENERGY PARTNERS (USA) LLC — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-06-18","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.491.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520080016w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520080016w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520080016w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520080016W","body":"Warning Letter involving MIDSTREAM ENERGY PARTNERS (USA) LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.491. The case was opened on 2008-06-18 and is reported as closed as of 2008-06-18. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520080016W_warning letter_06182008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080016W/520080016W_warning%20letter_06182008.pdf\n\n520080016W_warning letter_06182008.pdf\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration\n12300 W. Dakota Ave., Suite 110\nLakewood. CO 80228\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJune 18,2008\nMr. Scott Jones\nPlant Manager\nInergy Propane, L.L.C.\n9224 Tupman Road\nP.O. Box 430\nTupman, CA 93276\nCPF 5-2008-0016W\nDear Mr. Jones:\nFrom January 28 through 30,2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an onsite\ninspection of your pipeline facilities and records in Tupman, California.\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation as noted\nbelow of pipeline safety regulations, Title 49, CFR, Part 192. The item inspected and the\nprobable violation is:\n1. 5 192.491 Corrosion control records.\n(a) Each operator shall maintain records or maps to show the location of\ncathodically protected piping, cathodic protection facilities, galvanic anodes, and\nneighboring structures bonded to the cathodic protection system. Records or maps\nshowing a stated number of anodes, installed in a stated manner or spacing, need\nnot show specific distances to each buried anode.\n(b) Each record or map required by paragraph (a) of this section must be retained\nfor as long as the pipeline remains in service.\n\n\n\n(c) Each operator shall maintain a record of each test, survey, or inspection\nrequired by this subpart in sufficient detail to demonstrate the adequacy of\ncorrosion control measures or that a corrosive condition does not exist. These\nrecords must be retained for at least 5 years, except that records related to\n§§192.465(a) and (e) and 192.475(b) must be retained for as long as the pipeline\nremains in service.\nInergy Propane, L.L.C. did not keep atmospheric corrosion monitoring records. Field\npipeline personnel revealed they had inspected portions of the pipeline exposed to the\natmosphere, but no records were made available during the audit.\nUnder 49 United States Code 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for\neach violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for any related\nseries of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and have decided not to assess you a\ncivil penalty. We advise you to correct the item identified in this letter. Failure to do so will\nresult in Inergy Propane, L.L.C. being subject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to\nCPF 5-2008-0016W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement\naction is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your\nresponsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the\ncomplete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions\nyou believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the\nredacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nRegion Director, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 P. Nguyen (#I2 1 142)","truncated":false,"body_characters":3767}