{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520100002M","title":"MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-01-04","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.475(a), 192.715(b), 192.743(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100002m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100002m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100002m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520100002M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.475(a),  192.715(b),  192.743(a). The case was opened on 2010-01-04 and is reported as closed as of 2010-04-23. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520100002M_notice of amendment_01042010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100002M/520100002M_notice%20of%20amendment_01042010.pdf\n\n520100002M_notice of amendment_01042010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100002M/520100002M_notice%20of%20amendment_01042010_text.pdf\n\n520100002M_operator response_03042010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100002M/520100002M_operator%20response_03042010.pdf\n\n520100002M_notice of amendment_01042010_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJanuary 4, 2010\nMr. John Swearingen\nPresident\nMarathon Pipe Line LCC\n539 S. Main Street\nFindlay, OH 45840\nCPF 5-2010-0002M\nDear Mr. Swearingen:\nOn August 17 and 21, 2009, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected\nMarathon Pipe Line LLC’s (Marathon) Operation and Maintenance procedures in Kenai,\nAlaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nMarathon’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §192.475 Internal corrosion control: General.\n(a) Corrosive gas may not be transported by pipeline, unless the corrosive effect\nof the gas on the pipeline has been investigated and steps have been taken to\nminimize internal corrosion.\nMarathon’s procedures for internal corrosion are inadequate because they do not specify the\nmethods used by Marathon for determining the corrosive properties of the transported gas.\n\n\n\nDuring the inspection Marathon indicated that it investigates the corrosive properties of the\ntransported gas and provided the following internal corrosion control procedures: 1) Standard\nNumber MPLMNT072, Internal Corrosion Management, Revision 1, dated 2/23/09; and 2)\nStandard Number MPLMNT020, Corrosion Management – Regulatory Compliance, Revision\n10, dated 6/04/09. However, these procedures do not specify the methods used by Marathon\nfor determining the corrosive properties of the transported gas.\n2. §192.715 Transmission lines: Permanent field repair of welds.\nEach weld that is unacceptable under §192.241(c) must be repaired as follows:\n(b) A weld may be repaired in accordance with §192.245 while the segment of\ntransmission line is in service if:\n(1) The weld is not leaking:\n(2) The pressure in the segment is reduced so that it does not produce a stress\nthat is more than 20 percent of the SMYS of the pipe; and\nMarathon’s procedures for repair of in-service weld defects are inadequate because they do not\ninclude the prescribed requirements §192.715(b)(1) and (2). Marathon provided Standard\nNumber MPLMNT030, In-Service Welding, Revision Number 2, dated 12/15/06 as their in-\nservice welding procedures. These procedures allow repair of in-service weld defects;\nhowever, they do not include the prescribed requirements of §192.715(b)(1) and (2).\n3. §192.743 Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Capacity of relief devices\n(a) Pressure relief devices at pressure limiting stations and pressure regulating\nstations must have sufficient capacity to protect the facilities to which they are\nconnected. Except as provided in §192.739(b), the capacity must be consistent\nwith the pressure limits of §192.201(a). This capacity must be determined at\nintervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, by testing\nthe devices in place or by review and calculations.\nMarathon failed to provide procedures which require the capacity of the relief devices be\ndetermined at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year.\nResponse 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 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\ninformation qualifies 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 Pipeline Safety to\nfind facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.\n2\n\n\n\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 45 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 5-2010-0002M and send all\nresponses to my attention at 222 W. 7th Ave. #200, PO Box 37, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. For\neach document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nDennis Hinnah\nDeputy Director, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 T. Johnson (#123867)\n3","truncated":false,"body_characters":6182}