{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520105018M","title":"QEP FIELD SERVICES COMPANY — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-07-22","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.440(d)(2), 195.440(d)(4).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105018m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105018m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105018m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520105018M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving QEP FIELD SERVICES COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.440(d)(2),  195.440(d)(4). The case was opened on 2010-07-22 and is reported as closed as of 2010-12-02. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520105018M_closure letter_12022010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105018M/520105018M_closure%20letter_12022010.pdf\n\n520105018M_closure letter_12022010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105018M/520105018M_closure%20letter_12022010_text.pdf\n\n520105018M_notice of amendment_07222010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105018M/520105018M_notice%20of%20amendment_07222010.pdf\n\n520105018M_notice of amendment_07222010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105018M/520105018M_notice%20of%20amendment_07222010_text.pdf\n\n520105018M_notice of amendment_07222010_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJuly 22, 2010\nMr. Perry Richards\nVice President\nQuestar Gas Management\n1050 17th Street\nDenver, CO 80265\nCPF 5-2010-5018M\nDear Mr. Richards:\nFrom March 29 to April 2, 2010, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Questar\nGas Management’s (Questar) procedures for operations and maintenance near Granger,\nWyoming.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified the following inadequacies found within\nQuestar’s Operation and Maintenance (O&M) procedures, as described below:\n1. §195.440 Public Awareness.\n(d) The operator's program must specifically include provisions to educate the\npublic, appropriate government organizations, and persons engaged in excavation\nrelated activities on:\n(2) Possible hazards associated with unintended releases from a hazardous liquid\nor carbon dioxide pipeline facility;\n\n\n\nUnder 49 C.F.R §195.440, an operator must develop and implement a written continuing public\neducation program that includes the requirements of §195.440(d) (2). Questar’s O&M Procedure\nManual did not include an adequate provision to educate the public, appropriate government\norganizations, and other people engaged in excavation on the possible hazards associated with\nunintended releases from a hazardous liquid pipeline facility. At the time of the inspection,\nQuestar’s O&M Procedure Manual only recited the verbatim language from the Public\nAwareness regulation, 49 C.F.R Part §195.440. Questar’s O&M Procedure Manual is\ninadequate because they did not clearly describe how their personnel will implement the\nrequirement of section §195.440(d) (2) of Subpart M.\n2. §195.440 Public Awareness.\n(d) The operator's program must specifically include provisions to educate the\npublic, appropriate government organizations, and persons engaged in excavation\nrelated activities on:\n(4) Steps that should be taken for public safety in the event of a hazardous liquid\nor carbon dioxide pipeline release; and\nUnder 49 C.F.R §195.440, an operator must develop and implement a written continuing public\neducation program that includes the requirements of §195.440(d) (4). Questar’s O&M Procedure\nManual did not include a provision to educate the public, appropriate government organizations,\nand other people engaged in excavation to the steps that should be taken for public safety in the\nevent of a hazardous liquid release. At the time of the inspection, Questar’s O&M Procedure\nManual only recited the verbatim language from the Public Awareness regulation, 49 C.F.R Part\n§195.440. Questar’s O&M Procedure Manual is inadequate because they did not clearly\ndescribe how their personnel will implement the requirement of section §195.440(d) (4) of\nSubpart M.\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.\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 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.\nIn correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2010-5018M 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\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Kenerson (#129704)\n\n520105018M_closure letter_12022010_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL – RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nDecember 2, 2010\nMr. Perry Richards\nVice President\nQuestar Gas Management\n1050 17th Street\nDenver, CO 80265\nCPF 5-2010-5018M\nDear Mr. Richards:\nOn March 29 through April 2, 2010, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\nconducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Questar Gas Management’s (Questar)\nprocedures in Granger, Wyoming. As a result of the inspection, Questar was issued a Notice of\nAmendment on July 22, 2010, which proposed amendment of your procedures\nQuestar submitted its amended procedures on September 30, 2010. My staff reviewed the\namended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in the Notice of\nAmendment 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,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Kenerson (#128443)","truncated":false,"body_characters":7080}