{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520082003M","title":"UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (UOCC) — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-09-10","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(b)(3), 192.713(b), 192.717(b)(5), 192.727(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520082003m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520082003m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520082003m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520082003M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA (UOCC). PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.605(b)(3),  192.713(b),  192.717(b)(5),  192.727(b). The case was opened on 2008-09-10 and is reported as closed as of 2009-02-20. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520082003M_notice of amendment_09102008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520082003M/520082003M_notice%20of%20amendment_09102008.pdf\n\n520082003m_notice of amendment_09102008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520082003M/520082003m_notice%20of%20amendment_09102008_text.pdf\n\n520082003m_notice of amendment_09102008_text.pdf\n\nU. S. DSPGrtment\nof Tf'GflsPortGtlon\nPmpslllns and\nHazardous Matermalls Safety\nAdmln~sttratmon\n12300 W Dakota Ave, Suite 110\nLakewood, CO 80228\nXQTIiL'K OF AMKXBMKXT\nSeptember 10, 2008\nMr John Zager\nGeneral Manager\nUnion Oil Company of Cahfornia\n909 West 9'\" Avenue\nAnchorage, AIZ 99501\nCPF 5-2008-2003M\nDear Mr. Zager:\nOn March 24-27, representatives of the Pipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Union\nOil Company of California (UOCC) procedures for your Cook Inlet Natural Gas Pipelme\nfacihties. Specifically we reviewed UOCC's \"STANDARD OPERATING AND\nMAINTENANCE PROCEDURES MANUAL FOR GAS PIPELINES\" at your office in\nAnchorage, Alaska\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified the following inadequacies within UOCC's\noperating and maintenance procedures, as described below:\n1. $192. 605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\nEach operator shall jinclude the following in its operating and maintenance plan:\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. Yhe manual reqmred by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide safety\nduring maintenance and operations.\n\n\n\nA. The Pipehne Specific Operations Manual (PSOM) for Steelhead Platform's gas\npipehnes A k B, designates that the pressure controllnig devices are the pressure rehef\nvalves, H-PSV 2015 and H-PSV 4184, which are both set at 1760 psig. The Piping and\nInstrumentation Diagram (PAID) for Steelhead Platform designates that the pressure\ncontrolhng device is PSV 4148, which is set at 1480 psig During the field inspection, it\nwas found that the pressure control device was the pressure rehef valve, PSV 2015 B,\nwhich is set at 1481 psig. The Operator needs to change the PSOM and P&ID to ensure\nthat the procedures and supporting diagrams accurately reflect the pressure control devices\nthat protect the facihties and their proper set point.\nB. The PSOM for Grayhng Platform's gas pipehne B states that when importing gas from\nthe Trading Bay Production Facihty that the pressure controlhng device is the pressure\nrehef valve, PSV 210, which should be set at 840 psig. The PAID designates that the only\npressure control device is rehef valve, PSV 210, which is set at 800 psig. The operator\nneeds to reconcile the PSOM and PAID to ensure that the procedures and supporting\ndiagrams reflect the appropriate set point.\nC. When gas is flownig to the Bruce Platform from Granite Point Tank Farm, the PSOM\ndesignates that the pressure controlhng devices are the pressure rehef valve, T-PSV 480\n(set at 200 psig), and pressure relief valve, T-PSV 514 (which is set at 1400 psig). The\nPAID designates that the pressure control device is the only pressure rehef valve, T-PSV\n514, which is set at 285 psi. In the field, the pressure controlhng device was found to be-\nthe pressure rehef valve, PSV 1230, which is set at 285 psi. The operator needs to change\nthe PSOM and PAID to ensure that the procedures and supporting diagrams reflect the\npressure control devices that protect the facihty and their proper set points.\n2. )192. 713 Transmission hnes: Permanent field repair of imperfections and damages.\n(b) Operating pressure must be at a safe level during Iepair operations.\nUOCC's OAM Manual, Table 68. 02A, page 112, does not require that industry standard\nASME B316 be used to determine the pressure during excavation of corrosion defects, or\n80% of the operating pressure, whichever is less.\n3. $192. 717 Transmission hnes: Permanent field repan of leaks.\n(5) Apply a method that ~eliable engineering tests and analyses show can\npermanently restore the serviceabihty of the pipe.\nThe OkM Manual, Table G9. 01A, does not specify how internally corroded pipe will be\nrepaired.\n4. $192. 727 Abandonment or deactivation of facilities.\n(b) Each pipeline abandoned in place must be disconnected from all sources and\nsupphes of gas; purged of gas; in the case of offshore pipelines, fdled with wate~ or\n\n\n\nUOCC's OkM Manual, Procedure 613. 01, page 165, stated that, \"Offshore pipehnes\nshould be filled with a non-hazardous liquid to maintain negative buoyancy \" The code\nrequires that this be done; therefore, their OkM Manual should be revised to indicate this\nis a mandatory requirement\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\nas past of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nComphance ProceeCings. 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 bemg\nmade publicly available. If you beheve 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 beheve quahfy for\nconfidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted\ninformation quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U. S C. 552(b). If you do not respond\nwithin 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the\nallegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipehne Safety to\nfind facts as alleged in this 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 inadequac&es\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 [number of days] days of receipt of this Notice This\nperiod may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified\nherein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be\nclosed.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2008-2003M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nChris oidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc. PHP-60 Comphance Registry\nPHP-500 B. Flanders (0's 122013, 120665, 120666, 120667, 120668, 120669)\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":7201}