# MIDSTREAM ENERGY PARTNERS (USA) LLC — Warning Letter

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- **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:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 192.491.
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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.

Official case documents:

520080016W_warning letter_06182008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520080016W/520080016W_warning%20letter_06182008.pdf

520080016W_warning letter_06182008.pdf

U.S. Department
of Transportation
Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
12300 W. Dakota Ave., Suite 110
Lakewood. CO 80228
WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
June 18,2008
Mr. Scott Jones
Plant Manager
Inergy Propane, L.L.C.
9224 Tupman Road
P.O. Box 430
Tupman, CA 93276
CPF 5-2008-0016W
Dear Mr. Jones:
From January 28 through 30,2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an onsite
inspection of your pipeline facilities and records in Tupman, California.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation as noted
below of pipeline safety regulations, Title 49, CFR, Part 192. The item inspected and the
probable violation is:
1. 5 192.491 Corrosion control records.
(a) Each operator shall maintain records or maps to show the location of
cathodically protected piping, cathodic protection facilities, galvanic anodes, and
neighboring structures bonded to the cathodic protection system. Records or maps
showing a stated number of anodes, installed in a stated manner or spacing, need
not show specific distances to each buried anode.
(b) Each record or map required by paragraph (a) of this section must be retained
for as long as the pipeline remains in service.



(c) Each operator shall maintain a record of each test, survey, or inspection
required by this subpart in sufficient detail to demonstrate the adequacy of
corrosion control measures or that a corrosive condition does not exist. These
records must be retained for at least 5 years, except that records related to
§§192.465(a) and (e) and 192.475(b) must be retained for as long as the pipeline
remains in service.
Inergy Propane, L.L.C. did not keep atmospheric corrosion monitoring records. Field
pipeline personnel revealed they had inspected portions of the pipeline exposed to the
atmosphere, but no records were made available during the audit.
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 reviewed the circumstances and have decided not to assess you a
civil penalty. We advise you to correct the item identified in this letter. Failure to do so will
result in Inergy Propane, L.L.C. 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 5-2008-0016W. Be advised that all material 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).
Region Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 P. Nguyen (#I2 1 142)
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