{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520100011M","title":"ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-03-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.481(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100011m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100011m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100011m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520100011M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.481(a). The case was opened on 2010-03-23 and is reported as closed as of 2010-07-27. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520100011M_closure letter_07272010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100011M/520100011M_closure%20letter_07272010.pdf\n\n520100011M_closure letter_07272010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100011M/520100011M_closure%20letter_07272010_text.pdf\n\n520100011M_notice of amendment_03232010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100011M/520100011M_notice%20of%20amendment_03232010.pdf\n\n520100011M_notice of amendment_03232010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100011M/520100011M_notice%20of%20amendment_03232010_text.pdf\n\n520100011M_operator response_04222010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100011M/520100011M_operator%20response_04222010.pdf\n\n520100011M_operator response_070910.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100011M/520100011M_operator%20response_070910.pdf\n\n520100011M_notice of amendment_03232010_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nVIA FEDERAL EXPRESS (FEDEX) – 8726 2779 5540\nMarch 23, 2010\nMr. Mike Joynor\nVice President\nAlyeska Pipeline Service Company\n900 E. Benson Blvd.\nP.O. Box 196660\nAnchorage, AK 99519\nCPF 5-2010-0011M\nDear Mr. Joynor:\nOn July 6-9, 2009, July 21, 2009, and August 12, 2009, representatives of the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United\nStates Code, inspected Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s (Alyeska) procedures for operations\nand maintenance of the Alyeska Fuel Gas Line in Fairbanks and Anchorage, Alaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nAlyeska’s plans and procedures, as described below:\n1. 192.481 Atmospheric corrosion control: Monitoring.\n(a) Each operator must inspect each pipeline or portion of pipeline that is exposed\nto the atmosphere for evidence of atmospheric corrosion, as follows:\n\n\n\nIf the pipeline is lo-\ncated:\nThen the frequency of inspection is:\nOnshore ..................... Offshore .................... At least once every 3 calendar years,\nbut with intervals not exceeding 39\nmonths\nAt least once each calendar year, but\nwith intervals not exceeding 15\nmonths\nAlyeska’s procedures for atmospheric corrosion control are inadequate because they do not: (a)\nspecify all the locations which require atmospheric corrosion inspections; and (b) the\natmospheric corrosion inspection frequency is not consistent with §192.481.\nDuring the inspection, Alyeska presented the following documents as their atmospheric\ncorrosion control procedures: (1) FG-79, Operating, Maintenance & Emergency Plans for the\nFuel Gas Pipeline, Edition 4, Revision 8, dated August 28, 2008; (2) MP-166-3.03, Facility\nCorrosion Integrity Monitoring, Revision 9, dated April 25, 2008; and (3) MP-166-3.03-01,\nFacility Corrosion Integrity Monitoring Engineering and Implementation, Revision 1, dated\nApril 29, 2008.\n(a) Alyeska’s procedures specifically list the gas mainline valve bypass piping as being covered\nby the procedures. However, the procedures remain silent as to the other locations on the Fuel\nGas Line which must also be inspected for atmospheric corrosion.\n(b) Alyeska’s procedures do not require atmospheric corrosion inspection frequency of at least\nonce every 3 calendar years, but with interval not exceeding 39 months.\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 for\nconfidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you\nmust 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.\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 5-2010-0011M and, for each\ndocument 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 (#123870)\n3\n\n520100011M_closure letter_07272010_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED[7007 2560 0000 7825 9396]\nJuly 27, 2010\nMr. Mike Joynor\nVice President\nAlyeska Pipeline Service Company\n900 E. Benson Blvd.\nP.O. Box 196660\nAnchorage, AK 99519\nCPF 5-2010-0011M\nDear Mr. Joynor:\nOn July 6-9, 2009, July 21, 2009, and August 12, 2009, representatives from the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United\nStates Code, conducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Alyeska Pipeline Service\nCompany’s (Alyeska) procedures for the Alyeska Fuel Gas Line in Fairbanks and\nAnchorage, Alaska. As a result of the inspection, Alyeska was issued a Notice of\nAmendment on March 23, 2010, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nAlyeska submitted its amended procedures on April 22, 2010 and July 9, 2010. My staff has\nreviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in the Notice\nof Amendment have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank\nyou for your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nDennis W. Hinnah\nDeputy Director, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 T. Johnson (#123870)","truncated":false,"body_characters":7060}