ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Amendment

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520110012M_closure letter_1312012_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFVIA: 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, page 1Official PDFNOTICE 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.#

520110012M_notice of amendment_08252011_text.pdf, page 22. §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. 2#

520110012M_notice of amendment_08252011_text.pdf, page 3If, 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) 3#

520110012M_closure letter_01312012.pdf, page 1Official PDFJanuary 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)#