{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520090004M","title":"HAWAII GAS — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2009-01-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.225(a), 192.241(c).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520090004m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520090004m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520090004m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520090004M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving HAWAII GAS. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.225(a),  192.241(c). The case was opened on 2009-01-06 and is reported as closed as of 2009-08-05. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520090004M_notice of amendment_01062009.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090004M/520090004M_notice%20of%20amendment_01062009.pdf\n\n520090004M_notice of amendment_01062009_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090004M/520090004M_notice%20of%20amendment_01062009_text.pdf\n\n520090004M_operator response_03092009.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090004M/520090004M_operator%20response_03092009.pdf\n\n520090004M_notice of amendment_01062009_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJanuary 6, 2009\nMr. Thomas Young\nVice President, Operation\nThe Gas Company\nP.O. Box 3000\nHonolulu, HI 96802-3000\nCPF 5-2009-0004M\nDear Mr. Young:\nOn November 17 and 18, 2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected The Gas\nCompany’s procedures for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Procedural Manuals in Honolulu,\nHawaii.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified apparent inadequacies found within The Gas\nCompany’s plans or procedures. They are:\n1. §192.225 Welding procedures.\n(a) Welding must be performed by a qualified welder in accordance with welding\nprocedures qualified under Section 5 of API 1104 or Section IX of the ASME Boiler\nand Pressure Vessel Code (ibr, see § 192.7) . The quality of the test welds used to\nqualify the welding procedure shall be determined by destructive testing.\nThe Gas Company does not specify in its O&M manuals what section of API 1104 needs\nto be used to qualify its Welding Procedures. The welding procedures did not explicitly\nreference the appropriate industry standard that will be used to qualify their welding\nprocedures.\n\n\n\n2. §192.241 Inspection and test of welds.\n(c) The acceptability of a weld that is not destructively tested or visually inspected is\ndetermined according to the standards in Section 9 of API 1104. However, if a girth\nweld is unacceptable under those standards for a reason other than a crack, and if\nAppendix A to API 1104 (ibr, see § 192.7) applies to the weld, the acceptability of the\nweld may be determined under that appendix.\nThe Gas Company does not specify in its O&M manuals what section of API 1104 need to\nbe used to inspect its welds. The Gas Company’s O&M manual must explicitly reference\nthe industry standard to be used to inspect and accept their welds.\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.237. Enclosed as\npart of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance\nProceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all\nmaterial you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly\navailable. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a\nsecond copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment\nredacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this Notice,\nthis constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further\nnotice to you and to issue a Final Order.\nIf, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this\nNotice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49\nC.F.R. § 190.237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your\namended procedures to my office within 60 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be\nextended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been\naddressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2009-0004M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":4816}