{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520100013M","title":"E&B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORP — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-07-30","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.616(d).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100013m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100013m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520100013m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520100013M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving E&B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.616(d). The case was opened on 2010-07-30 and is reported as closed as of 2010-07-30. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520100013M_notice of amendment_07302010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100013M/520100013M_notice%20of%20amendment_07302010.pdf\n\n520100013M_notice of amendment_07302010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520100013M/520100013M_notice%20of%20amendment_07302010_text.pdf\n\n520100013M_notice of amendment_07302010_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJuly 30, 2010\nMr. Morris V. Hodes\nPresident\nHillcrest Beverly Oil Corporation\n27241 Burbank Ave.\nFoothills Ranch, CA 92610\nCPF 5-2010-0013M\nDear Mr. Hodes:\nOn February 16, 2010, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Hillcrest\nBeverly Oil Corporation procedures for operating and maintaining the gas gathering line in Los\nAngeles, California.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified the apparent inadequacies found within Hillcrest\nBeverly Oil Corporation’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. 192.616 Public Awareness.\n(d) The operator’s program must specifically include provisions to educate the public,\nappropriate government organizations, and persons engaged in excavation related\nactivities on:\n(1) Use of a one-call notification system prior to excavation and other damage\nprevention activities;\n(2) Possible hazards associated with unintended releases from a gas pipeline facility;\n(3) Physical indications that such a release may have occurred; and\n(4) Steps that should be taken for public safety in the event of a gas pipeline release;\n(5) Procedures for reporting such an event.\n\n\n\nHillcrest Beverly Oil Corporation Procedure 3.03 Public Education Program did not have\ncomplete procedures to educate the public, government organizations and excavators on all of the\nrequired provisions of 192.616(d). Missing was how the operator will educate the listed audiences\non possible hazards associated with an unintended release of gas from the pipeline, physical\nindications that a release has occurred, and steps that must be taken to protect public safety.\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 30 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.\nOn March 30, 2010, PHMSA Western Region received by fax revised procedures related to\nHillcrest Beverly Oil Corporation’s Procedure 3.03 Section 3, Page 5 of 5, Public Awareness\n192.616(d). My staff reviewed the revised procedures and it appears that the inadequacies\noutlined in this notice of amendment have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you\nfor your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings","truncated":false,"body_characters":4760}