{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520105023M","title":"CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-08-24","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.402(c)(3).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105023m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105023m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105023m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520105023M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.402(c)(3). The case was opened on 2010-08-24 and is reported as closed as of 2011-02-10. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520105023M_closure letter_02102011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105023M/520105023M_closure%20letter_02102011.pdf\n\n520105023M_closure letter_02102011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105023M/520105023M_closure%20letter_02102011_text.pdf\n\n520105023M_notice of amendment_08242010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105023M/520105023M_notice%20of%20amendment_08242010.pdf\n\n520105023M_notice of amendment_08242010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105023M/520105023M_notice%20of%20amendment_08242010_text.pdf\n\n520105023M_operator response_09142010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105023M/520105023M_operator%20response_09142010.pdf\n\n520105023M_notice of amendment_08242010_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nAugust 24, 2010\nMr. J. Barnum\nVice President – Pipeline Services and Standards\nChevron Texaco Pipeline Company\n4800 Fournace Place\nBellaire, TX 77401-2324\nCPF 5-2010-5023M\nDear Mr. Barnum:\nOn August 17, 2009 to August 21, 2009, a representative of the State of Washington Utilities and\nTransportation Commission representing the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States\nCode, inspected Chevron Texaco Pipeline Company’s Pasco Pipeline System Operations and\nMaintenance (O&M) procedures. The review focused on O&M procedures related to the provers\nat the Fairchild and Spokane Delivery Stations.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent lack of procedures for\ninspecting for atmospheric corrosion under thermal insulation in the Operations and Maintenance\nmanual, as described below:\n1. § 195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during\nmaintenance and normal operations:\n(3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with\neach of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part.\n\n\n\nChevron’s O&M manual for the Pasco Pipeline System has inadequate procedures for properly\nimplementing Subpart H, 195.583. The O&M procedures include general atmospheric corrosion\ninspection methods, but there are no specific procedures to inspect the above ground piping under\nthermal insulation (provers) at either the Fairchild or Spokane Delivery Stations. Furthermore,\nthere are no records to show the provers are being inspected at least once every three (3) years.\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 amended\nprocedures to my office within [number of days] 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 5-2010-5023M 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 T. Larson (#123876)\n\n520105023M_closure letter_02102011_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nFebruary 10, 2011\nMr. J. Barnum\nVice President – Pipeline Services and Standards\nChevron Texaco Pipe Line Company\n4800 Fournace Place\nBellaire, TX 77401-2324\nCPF 5-2010-5023M\nDear Mr. Barnum:\nOn August 17, 2009 to August 21, 2009, a representative of the State of Washington Utilities and\nTransportation Commission representing the U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States\nCode, inspected Chevron Texaco Pipeline Company’s Pasco Pipeline System Operations and\nMaintenance (O&M) procedures. The review focused on O&M procedures related to the provers at\nthe Fairchild and Spokane Delivery Stations. As a result of the inspection, Chevron was issued a\nNotice of Amendment on August 24, 2010, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nChevron submitted its amended procedures on September 14, 2010. My staff and representatives of\nthe Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission reviewed the amended procedures. It\nappears that the inadequacies outlined 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 for\nyour cooperation.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 T. Finch (#123876)\nWUTC- Mr. David Lykken","truncated":false,"body_characters":6612}