# SFPP, LP — Notice of Amendment

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- **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:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.214(a), 195.222(a), 195.228(b).
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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.

Official case documents:

520085043M_notice of amendment_10152008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520085043M/520085043M_notice%20of%20amendment_10152008.pdf

520085043m_notice of amendment_10152008_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520085043M/520085043m_notice%20of%20amendment_10152008_text.pdf

520085043M_operator response_11192008.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520085043M/520085043M_operator%20response_11192008.pdf

520085043m_notice of amendment_10152008_text.pdf

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12300 W Dakota Ave, Suite 110
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NOTICE OF AMKNDMKXT
October 15, 2008
Mr Ron McClain
Vice President, Engineering/Operation
launder Morgan Energy Partners, L P
500 Dallas Street
Houston, TX 77002
CPF 5-2008-5043M
Dear Mr McClain
On May 12-16, 2008, representatives of the Pipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected Kinder
Morgan's procedures for Operations and Maintenance (OkM) Procedural Manuals in
Fairfield, Cahfornia
On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified apparent inadequacies found within launder
Morgan's plans or procedures They are
(a) Welding must be performed by a quahfied welder in accordance with welding
procedures quahfied under Section 5 of APl 1104 or Section IX of the ASMK
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ibr, see g 195. 3) . The qualflty of the test welds
used to quahfy the welding procedure shall be deternuned by destructive testing.



Kinder Morgan does not specify in its OKM manuals what section and edition of API
1104 needs to be used to quahfy its Welding Procedures Kinder Morgan's OkM
Procedural Manuals only refer to "apphcable section of API 1104" or reference the
"CFR 49 Part 195 Referenced Edition" The welding procedures did not exphcitly
reference the appropriate industry standard that will be used to qualify their weldmg
procedures
Kinder Morgan does not specify in its OAM manuals what section and edition of API
1104 need to be used to quahfy its welders Kinder Morgan's Operations and
Maintenance Manuals only require its welders to be quahfied in conformance with 49
CFR Part 195, and the latest DOT-approved edition of API 1104 KM's OkM manual
must explicitly reference the appropriate industry standard to be used to quahfy its
welders
Kinder Morgan does not specify in its OAM manuals what section and edition of API
1104 need to be used to inspect its welds IQnder Morgan's Operations and
Maintenance states, "NDT testing shall conform, or exceed requirements of the 49
CFR Part 195 most recent edition and apphcable section of API 1104 most recent DOT
approved edition" KM's OKM manual must exphcitly reference the industry standard
to be used to inspect and accept their welds



Res onse to this Notice
This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U. S C ) 60108(a) and 49 C. F R ) 190 237 Enclosed
as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in
Compliance Proceedings Please refer to this document and note the response options Be
advised that all material you submit m response to this enforcement action is subject to being
made pubhcly available If you beheve that any portion of your responsive material quahfies
for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b), along with the complete origmal document
you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you beheve quahfy for
confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you beheve the redacted
information quahfies for confidential treatment under 5 U S C 552(b) If you do not respond
within 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the
allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipehne Safety to
find facts as alleged in this Notice without fuither notice to you and to issue a Final Order
If, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in
this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies
(49 C F. R ) 190. 237) If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your
amended procedures to my office within [number of days] days of receipt of this Notice This
period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified
herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be
closed.
In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2008-5043M and, for each
document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipehne and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 H. Monfared (0121147)
Enclosure Response Options for Pipeline Operators rn Compliance Proceedings
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