{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520090007M","title":"PACIFIC COAST ENERGY COMPANY, LP — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2009-01-08","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.225(a), 192.227(a), 192.241(c), 192.616, 192.619(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520090007m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520090007m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520090007m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520090007M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving PACIFIC COAST ENERGY COMPANY, LP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.225(a),  192.227(a),  192.241(c),  192.616,  192.619(a). The case was opened on 2009-01-08 and is reported as closed as of 2009-09-25. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520090007M_notice of amendment_01082009.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090007M/520090007M_notice%20of%20amendment_01082009.pdf\n\n520090007M_notice of amendment_01082009_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090007M/520090007M_notice%20of%20amendment_01082009_text.pdf\n\n520090007M_operator response_09182009.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520090007M/520090007M_operator%20response_09182009.pdf\n\n520090007M_notice of amendment_01082009_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJanuary 8, 2009\nMs. Martha Brock\nEH&S Manager\nBreitburn Energy Corporation L.P.\n515 South Flower St., Suite 4800\nLos Angeles, CA 90071\nCPF 5-2009-0007M\nDear Ms. Brock:\nOn June 18-19, 2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected\nBreitburn Energy Corporation’s Operations and Maintenance procedures for the West Pico gas\ngathering pipeline in Los Angeles, California.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nBreitburn Energy’s plans or procedures, as described below:\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 (ibr, see §192.7) or section IX of\nthe ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code \" Welding and Brazing Qualifications\"\n(ibr, see §192.7) to produce welds meeting the requirements of this subpart. The\nquality of the test welds used to qualify welding procedures shall be determined by\ndestructive testing in accordance with the applicable welding standard(s).\n\n\n\nBreitburn is not specific in its Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manuals regarding\nwhat section and edition of API 1104 is required to qualify its “Welding Procedures.\n”\nBreitburn in its Procedural Manuals refers to applicable section of API 1104 and\nreferences to “CFR 49 Part 192 Referenced Edition.\n”\n2. §192.227 Qualification of welders\n(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each welder must be\nqualified in accordance with section 6 of API 1104 (ibr, see §192.7) or section IX of\nthe ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ibr, see §192.7). However, a welder\nqualified under an earlier edition than listed in appendix A of this part may weld\nbut may not requalify under that earlier edition.\nBreitburn is not specific in its O&M manuals regarding what section and edition of API\n1104 is required to qualify its “Welder”. Breitburn in its O&M Manuals requires its\nwelders to be qualified “in conformance with 49 CFR Part 192, the latest DOT-approved\nedition of API 1104” and references to “CFR 49 Part 192 Referenced Edition.\n”\n3. §192.241 Inspection and test of welds\n(c) The acceptability of a weld that is nondestructively tested or visually inspected\nis determined according to the standards in Section 9 of API Standard 1104 (ibr,\nsee §192.7). However, if a girth weld is unacceptable under those standards for a\nreason other than a crack, and if Appendix A to API 1104 applies to the weld, the\nacceptability of the weld may be further determined under that appendix.\nBreitburn is not specific in its O&M manuals regarding what section and edition of API\n1104 is required for acceptability of a weld. Breitburn in its Operations and\nMaintenance Manuals requires its “Weld Acceptability” to conform with 49 CFR Part\n192.\n4. §192.616 Public education\n(b) The operator's program must follow the general program recommendations of\nAPI RP 1162 and assess the unique attributes and characteristics of the operator's\npipeline and facilities.\nBreitburn did not follow the public education recommendations of API RP 1162.\nSpecifically, Breitburn did not specify a frequency for recommended message deliveries\nto the target audiences listed in §192.616(d) and §192.616(f).\n2\n\n\n\n5. § 192.619 Maximum allowable operating pressure: Steel or plastic pipelines.\na) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, no person may operate a\nsegment of steel or plastic pipeline at a pressure that exceeds the lowest of the\nfollowing:\n(1) The design pressure of the weakest element in the segment, determined in\naccordance with subparts C and D of this part. However, for steel pipe in pipelines\nbeing converted under §192.14 or uprated under subpart K of this part, if any\nvariable necessary to determine the design pressure under the design formula\n(§192.105) is unknown, one of the following pressures is to be used as design\npressure:\n(i) Eighty percent of the first test pressure that produces yield under section N5 of\nAppendix N of ASME B31.8 (incorporated by reference, see §192.7), reduced by the\nappropriate factor in paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section; or\n(ii) If the pipe is 12 3/4inches (324 mm) or less in outside diameter and is not tested\nto yield under this paragraph, 200 p.s.i. (1379 kPa).\n(2) The pressure obtained by dividing the pressure to which the segment was tested\nafter construction as follows:\n(i) For plastic pipe in all locations, the test pressure is divided by a factor of 1.5.\n(ii) For steel pipe operated at 100 p.s.i. (689 kPa) gage or more, the test pressure is\ndivided by a factor determined in accordance with the following table:\nFactors1, segment—\nClass\nlocation\nInstalled before (Nov.\n12, 1970)\nInstalled after (Nov.\n11, 1970)\nConverted under\n§192.14\n1 1.1 1.1 1.25\n2 1.25 1.25 1.25\n3 1.4 1.5 1.5\n4 1.4 1.5 1.5\nBreitburn has specified in its O&M Manual that the MAOP of its pipeline is 396 psi\nbased on a 2004 hydrotest where the pipeline was tested to 495 psi. The line is located\nin a Class 4 location and built after November 11, 1970. Therefore, the MAOP can not\nbe more than 330 psi per § 192.619(a)(2)(ii). Brietburn’s operating procedures currently\ndo not reflect a maximum allowable operating pressure consistent with the requirements\nof §192.619.\n3\n\n\n\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\nCompliance Proceedings. 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 being\nmade publicly available. If you believe 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 believe qualify for\nconfidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information\nqualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this\nNotice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in\nthis 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 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 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 5-2009-0007M 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\nPHP-500 H. Monfared (#120785)\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\n4","truncated":false,"body_characters":8412}