{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520085043M","title":"SFPP, LP — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2008-10-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.214(a), 195.222(a), 195.228(b).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520085043m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520085043m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520085043m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520085043M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving SFPP, LP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.214(a),  195.222(a),  195.228(b). The case was opened on 2008-10-15 and is reported as closed as of 2009-01-05. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520085043M_notice of amendment_10152008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520085043M/520085043M_notice%20of%20amendment_10152008.pdf\n\n520085043m_notice of amendment_10152008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520085043M/520085043m_notice%20of%20amendment_10152008_text.pdf\n\n520085043M_operator response_11192008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520085043M/520085043M_operator%20response_11192008.pdf\n\n520085043m_notice of amendment_10152008_text.pdf\n\nU, S DePGftment\nof Tf GrfsPoftGtlofl\nPmpellmne and\nHazardous Maffermalls Safety\nAdminttslfratmon\n12300 W Dakota Ave, Suite 110\nLakewood, CO 80228\nNOTICE OF AMKNDMKXT\nOctober 15, 2008\nMr Ron McClain\nVice President, Engineering/Operation\nlaunder Morgan Energy Partners, L P\n500 Dallas Street\nHouston, TX 77002\nCPF 5-2008-5043M\nDear Mr McClain\nOn May 12-16, 2008, representatives of the Pipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Kinder\nMorgan's procedures for Operations and Maintenance (OkM) Procedural Manuals in\nFairfield, Cahfornia\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified apparent inadequacies found within launder\nMorgan's plans or procedures They are\n(a) Welding must be performed by a quahfied welder in accordance with welding\nprocedures quahfied under Section 5 of APl 1104 or Section IX of the ASMK\nBoiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ibr, see g 195. 3) . The qualflty of the test welds\nused to quahfy the welding procedure shall be deternuned by destructive testing.\n\n\n\nKinder Morgan does not specify in its OKM manuals what section and edition of API\n1104 needs to be used to quahfy its Welding Procedures Kinder Morgan's OkM\nProcedural Manuals only refer to \"apphcable section of API 1104\" or reference the\n\"CFR 49 Part 195 Referenced Edition\" The welding procedures did not exphcitly\nreference the appropriate industry standard that will be used to qualify their weldmg\nprocedures\nKinder Morgan does not specify in its OAM manuals what section and edition of API\n1104 need to be used to quahfy its welders Kinder Morgan's Operations and\nMaintenance Manuals only require its welders to be quahfied in conformance with 49\nCFR Part 195, and the latest DOT-approved edition of API 1104 KM's OkM manual\nmust explicitly reference the appropriate industry standard to be used to quahfy its\nwelders\nKinder Morgan does not specify in its OAM manuals what section and edition of API\n1104 need to be used to inspect its welds IQnder Morgan's Operations and\nMaintenance states, \"NDT testing shall conform, or exceed requirements of the 49\nCFR Part 195 most recent edition and apphcable section of API 1104 most recent DOT\napproved edition\" KM's OKM manual must exphcitly reference the industry standard\nto be used to inspect and accept their welds\n\n\n\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 part 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 m response to this enforcement action is subject to being\nmade pubhcly available If you beheve that any portion of your responsive material quahfies\nfor confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b), along with the complete origmal 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 beheve 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 fuither 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 [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 5-2008-5043M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 H. Monfared (0121147)\nEnclosure Response Options for Pipeline Operators rn Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":5266}