{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520105026M","title":"CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2010-09-21","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.230(a), 195.308, 195.402(c)(6), 195.55.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105026m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105026m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520105026m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520105026M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.230(a),  195.308,  195.402(c)(6),  195.55. The case was opened on 2010-09-21 and is reported as closed as of 2011-01-10. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520105026M_closure letter_01102011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105026M/520105026M_closure%20letter_01102011.pdf\n\n520105026M_closure letter_01102011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105026M/520105026M_closure%20letter_01102011_text.pdf\n\n520105026M_notice of amendment_09212010.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105026M/520105026M_notice%20of%20amendment_09212010.pdf\n\n520105026M_notice of amendment_09212010_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520105026M/520105026M_notice%20of%20amendment_09212010_text.pdf\n\n520105026M_notice of amendment_09212010_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nSeptember 21, 2010\nMs. Rebecca Roberts\nPresident\nChevron Pipe Line Company\n2811 Hayes Road\nHouston, TX 77082\nCPF 5-2010-5026M\nDear Ms. Roberts:\nOn June 8-11, 2010, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission\n(WUTC), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Chevron Pipe Line\nCompany’s procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergency response in Lakewood,\nColorado.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nChevron Pipe Line Company’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §195.55 Reporting safety-related condition reports.\n(b) A report is not required for any safety-related condition that –\n(3) Is corrected by repair or replacement in accordance with applicable safety\nstandards before the deadline for filing the safety-related condition report, except\nthat reports are required for all conditions under paragraph (a)(1) of this section\nother than localized corrosion pitting on an effectively coated and cathodically\nprotected pipeline.\n\n\n\nChevron Pipe Line Company’s Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Procedural\nManual pertaining to the safety-related condition report is inadequate because\nChevron’s Pipe Line Company’s procedure MIP 102 refers to “ineffective” coating.\nThat is not consistent with the requirement of § 195.55(b)(3) of Subpart B.\n2. §195.230 Welds: Repair or removal of defects.\n(a) Each weld that is unacceptable under §195.228 must be removed or repaired.\nExcept for welds on an offshore pipeline being installed from a pipelay vessel, a\nweld must be removed if it has a crack that is more than 8 percent of the weld\nlength.\nChevron Pipe Line Company O&M Procedural Manual pertaining to repair or removal\nof defects is inadequate because Chevron Pipe Line Company’s procedure 5.10.4\nallows repair of cracks greater than 8 percent. Per § 195.230(a), a weld must be\nremoved if it has a crack that is more than 8 percent of the weld length.\n3. §195.308 Testing of tie-ins.\nPipe associated with tie-ins must be pressure tested, either with the section to be\ntied in or separately.\nChevron Pipe Line Company’s O&M Procedural Manual did not include a provision in\ntheir manual to address tie-ins. Chevron’s O&M Procedural Manual is inadequate\nbecause they did not clearly describe how pipe associated with tie-ins must be pressure\ntested as required by §195.308 of Subpart E.\nOn Saturday, June 12, 2010, Chevron discovered a failure on its crude system pipeline in Salt\nLake City, Utah. According to the results of the accident investigation, the failure had\noccurred the previous evening. The investigation also revealed that a fault current imparted\nfrom an electrical transmission facility located directly over the pipeline caused the failure by\ncreating a hole in the pipeline. That electrical facility had been constructed over the pipeline\nduring the early 1980s. The probable violations associated with this failure are being\naddressed in a separate letter, but the circumstances of the failure indicate that Chevron Pipe\nLine Company has inadequacies with their O&M procedures, specifically:\n4. §195.402 Procedural Manual for operations, maintenance, and emergency\nresponse.\n… (c)(6) Minimizing the potential for hazards identified under paragraph (c)(4) of\nthis section and the possibility of recurrence of accidents under paragraph (c)(5)\nof this section.\nChevron must revise its current patrolling procedures to ensure that their personnel\nconducting patrols can properly inspect the surface conditions on or adjacent to each\npipeline right-of-way per the requirements of §195.402 Inspection of rights-of-way and\ncrossing under navigable waters. The June 12th release reveal that the current aerial2\n\n\n\npatrol procedures are inadequate in certain situations, such as patrolling areas with\ndifficult flying conditions, heavy vegetation, or congested development. The patrolling\nmethod must be adequate to allow discovery of not only new development or other\nchanged conditions along the ROW, but also any pre-existing conditions that pose a\nhazard to the pipeline or are capable of causing a recurrence of past accidents.\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.\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 5-2010-5026M 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. Stahoviak (#129239)\n3\n\n520105026M_closure letter_01102011_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJanuary 10, 2011\nMs. Rebecca Roberts\nPresident\nChevron Pipe Line Company\n4800 Fournace Place\nBellaire, TX 77401\nCPF 5-2010-5026M\nDear Ms. Roberts:\nOn June 8 – 11, 2010, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission\n(WUTC), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Chevron Pipe Line\nCompany’s procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergency response in Lakewood,\nColorado. As a result of the inspection, Chevron was issued a Notice of Amendment on\nSeptember 21, 2010, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nChevron submitted its amended procedures on December 2, 2010. My staff reviewed the\namended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this 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. Stahoviak (#129239)","truncated":false,"body_characters":8615}