# CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CENTRAL VALLEY — Warning Letter

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- **citation:** CPF 520110006W
- **title:** CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CENTRAL VALLEY — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2011-01-14
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 192.616.
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Warning Letter involving CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CENTRAL VALLEY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.616. The case was opened on 2011-01-14 and is reported as closed as of 2011-01-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520110006W_warning letter_01142011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110006W/520110006W_warning%20letter_01142011.pdf

520110006W_warning letter_01142011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110006W/520110006W_warning%20letter_01142011_text.pdf

520110006W_warning letter_01142011_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
January 14, 2011
Mr. Dennis Newman
HES Manager
Vintage Production California, LLC
9600 Ming Avenue Suite 300
Bakersfield, CA 93311
CPF 5-2011-0006W
Dear Mr. Newman:
On August 23-26, 1010, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected your
written procedures contained within your Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Procedural
Manuals for the Santa Paula gas system. Our representative also reviewed records to ensure
that the O&M procedures were properly implemented. These procedures and records review
were conducted at your Santa Paula, California office.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has committed
probable violations of the Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
The items inspected and the probable violations are:



1. §192.616 Public Awareness
a) Except for an operator of a master meter or petroleum gas system covered
under paragraph (j) of this section, each pipeline operator must develop and
implement a written continuing public education program that follows the
guidance provided in the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Recommended
Practice (RP) 1162 (incorporated by reference).
(e) The program must include activities to advise affected municipalities, school
districts, businesses, and residents of pipeline facility locations.
(f) The program and the media used must be as comprehensive as necessary to
reach all areas in which the operator transports gas.
Vintage sent a Public Awareness flyer to stakeholder residences along the right-of-way on
October 1, 2007 and again on May 19, 2010. This notification is 6.5 months beyond the 2 year
interval recommended by API 1162. API 1162, tables 2-2 and 2-3, recommends public
awareness communications for natural gas transmission and gathering pipelines to be mailed
to the residents along the operator’s right-of-way once every 2 years.
Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$100,000 for each violation for each day the violation persists up to a maximum of $1,000,000
for any related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting
documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement
action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the items
identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Vintage Production California LLC
being subject to additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer
to CPF 5-2011-0006W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this
enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion
of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along
with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with
the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why
you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.
552(b).
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 H. Monfared (#128422)
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