CPF 520097004W
CPF 520097004W
520097004W_warning letter_08112009_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFWARNING LETTER CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED August 11, 2009 Mr. Mike Finch Vice President DCOR, LLC 290 Maple Court, Suite 290 Ventura, CA 93003 CPF 5-2009-7004W Dear Mr. Finch: On October 23 to 24, 2008, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your pipeline facilities from the offshore platform Gina to Mandalay in Ventura, California. As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The item inspected and the probable violation is: 1. §195.583 What must I do to monitor atmospheric corrosion control? (c) If you find atmospheric corrosion during an inspection, you must provide protection against the corrosion as required by § 195.581. During the field inspection of your offshore platform, apparent atmospheric corrosion was visible on the block valve SDV 1001 and adjacent piping facility on the offshore platform Gina.#
520097004W_warning letter_08112009_text.pdf, page 2Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000 for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in DCOR, LLC being subject to additional enforcement action. No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to CPF 5-2009-7004W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). Sincerely, Chris Hoidal Director, Western Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry PHP-500 P. Nguyen (#120737) 2#
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