# ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Amendment

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- **citation:** CPF 520110012M
- **title:** ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Amendment
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2011-08-25
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.616(b), 192.616(d).
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Notice of Amendment involving ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.616(b),  192.616(d). The case was opened on 2011-08-25 and is reported as closed as of 2012-01-31. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520110012M_closure letter_01312012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110012M/520110012M_closure%20letter_01312012.pdf

520110012M_closure letter_1312012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110012M/520110012M_closure%20letter_1312012_text.pdf

520110012M_notice of amendment_08252011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110012M/520110012M_notice%20of%20amendment_08252011.pdf

520110012M_notice of amendment_08252011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110012M/520110012M_notice%20of%20amendment_08252011_text.pdf

520110012M_Operator Response Notice_01232012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110012M/520110012M_Operator%20Response%20Notice_01232012.pdf

520110012M_closure letter_1312012_text.pdf

VIA: UPS GROUND
January 31, 2012
Mr. Dave Bredin
Director of Operations
Enstar Natural Gas Company
401 East International Airport Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99519-0288
CPF 5-2011-0012M
Dear Mr. Bredin:
On May 23, 2011, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an
on-site pipeline safety inspection of Enstar Natural Gas Company’s (Enstar) and its
subsidiary, Alaska Pipeline Company, Public Awareness Program procedures in Anchorage,
Alaska. As a result of the inspection, Enstar was issued a Notice of Amendment on August
25, 2011, which proposed amendments to your procedures.
Enstar submitted its amended procedures on January 23, 2011. PHMSA has reviewed the
amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in the Notice of
Amendment have been corrected.
This letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Dennis Hinnah
Deputy Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 B. Flanders (#134343)

520110012M_notice of amendment_08252011_text.pdf

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
VIA UPS: 1Z WR2 588 03 9131 1081
August 25, 2011
Mr. Dave Bredin
Director of Operations
Enstar Natural Gas Company
401 East International Airport Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99519-0288
CPF 5-2011-0012M
Dear Mr. Bredin:
On May 23, 2011, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected the
Public Awareness Program for Enstar Natural Gas Company’s (Enstar) subsidiary, Alaska
Pipeline Company. The Public Awareness Program inspection was performed in Anchorage,
Alaska.
On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within
Enstar’s plans or procedures, as described below:
1. §192.616 Public Awareness
(b) The operator's program must follow the general program recommendations
of API RP 1162 and assess the unique attributes and characteristics of the
operator's pipeline and facilities.
Enstar’s Public Awareness Program (PAP) did not list areas where gas is not odorized.
Enstar must include in their Public Awareness message where the gas is not odorized.



2. §192.616 Public Awareness
(b) The operator's program must follow the general program recommendations
of API RP 1162 and assess the unique attributes and characteristics of the
operator's pipeline and facilities.
Enstar’s program indicated that emergency officials are to be contacted every 2 years. Enstar
must amend the PAP to indicate that emergency officials must be contacted annually.
3. §192.616 Public Awareness
(d) The operator's program must specifically include provisions to educate the
public, appropriate government organizations, and persons engaged in
excavation related activities on:
Enstar’s program does not list the following emergency services: Anchor Point Volunteer
Fire & Rescue, Kenai Fire Department, Palmer Fire & Rescue and Houston Volunteer Fire
Department (Letters were sent to each of these officials in 2010). Enstar must amend the
PAP to include a complete listing of emergency officials.
4. §192.616 Public Awareness
(d) The operator's program must specifically include provisions to educate the
public, appropriate government organizations, and persons engaged in
excavation related activities on:
Enstar’s program states that excavators are contacted by mail if they have called for 5 locates
in the preceding year. This is incorrect based on conversation with Dave Bredin and Alaska
Digline. Enstar must amend its PAP to correctly indicate how the excavator mailing list is
derived.
Response to this Notice
This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.237. Enclosed
as part of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in
Compliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. 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). If you do not respond
within 30 days of receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the
allegations in this Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to
find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.
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If, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged
in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the
inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that
you submit your amended procedures to my office within 90 days of receipt of this Notice.
This period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies
identified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action
will be closed.
It is requested (not mandated) that Enstar Natural Gas Company maintain documentation of
the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment
(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Dennis Hinnah, Deputy
Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In
correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2011-0012M and send all
documents to our office at 188 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 520, Anchorage, AK 99503.
For each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever
possible.
Sincerely,
Dennis Hinnah
Deputy Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 B. Flanders (#134582)
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520110012M_closure letter_01312012.pdf

January 31, 2012
Mr. Dave Bredin
Director of Operations
Enstar Natural Gas Company
401 East International Airport Rd.
Anchorage, AK 99519-0288
CPF 5-2011-0012M
Dear Mr. Bredin:
On May 23, 2011, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an
Enstar submitted its amended procedures on January 23, 2011. PHMSA has reviewed the
amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in the Notice of
Amendment have been corrected.
This letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
fon o Strawn for
Deputy Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
CC:
PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 B. Flanders (#134343)
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