{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520110017M","title":"NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH ENERGY MANAGEMENT — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2011-10-25","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.616(a), 192.616(b), 192.616(c).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520110017m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520110017m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520110017m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520110017M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH ENERGY MANAGEMENT. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.616(a),  192.616(b),  192.616(c). The case was opened on 2011-10-25 and is reported as closed as of 2012-07-03. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520110017M_closure letter_07032012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110017M/520110017M_closure%20letter_07032012.pdf\n\n520110017M_closure letter_07032012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110017M/520110017M_closure%20letter_07032012_text.pdf\n\n520110017M_notice of amendment_10252011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110017M/520110017M_notice%20of%20amendment_10252011.pdf\n\n520110017M_notice of amendment_10252011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110017M/520110017M_notice%20of%20amendment_10252011_text.pdf\n\n520110017M_operator response_03232012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520110017M/520110017M_operator%20response_03232012.pdf\n\n520110017M_notice of amendment_10252011_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nOctober 25, 2011\nMr. Kent Grinage\nDirector of Public Works\nNorth Slope Borough\nP.O. Box 1120\nBarrow, Alaska 99723\nCPF 5-2011-0017M\nDear Mr. Grinage:\nOn October 5, 2011, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected\nNorth Slope Borough’s (NSB) procedures for Public Awareness Program (PAP) in Barrow,\nAlaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nNorth Slope Borough’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §192.616 Public Awareness\n(a) Except for an operator of a master meter or petroleum gas system covered\nunder paragraph (j) of this section, each pipeline operator must develop and\nimplement a written continuing public education program that follows the\nguidance provided in the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Recommended\nPractice (RP) 1162 (incorporated by reference,\nNSB’s PAP does not contain a written statement of management commitment.\nNSB’s PAP must be amended to meet the requirements of Management Support,\nsection 2.5 of API 1162.\n2. §192.616 Public Awareness\n(b) The operator's program must follow the general program recommendations\n\n\n\nof API RP 1162 and assess the unique attributes and characteristics of the\noperator's pipeline and facilities\nNSB’s PAP does not capture the unique hazards associated with non-odorized natural\ngas being transported in the Nuiqsut Transmission Line.\n3. §192.616 Public Awareness\n(c) The operator must follow the general program recommendations, including\nbaseline and supplemental requirements of API RP 1162, unless the operator\nprovides justification in its program or procedural manual as to why compliance\nwith all or certain provisions of the recommended practice is not practicable and\nnot necessary for safety.\nA. NSB’s PAP does not include the public officials in the Nuiqsut System Program\nor justify why they were not included.\nB. NSB’s PAP does list the frequency of contact with stakeholders for the\ndistribution system.\nC. NSB’s PAP indicates that NSB is a member of the Alaska One Call system. This\nwas not the case at the time of inspection. NSB’s PAP must state how line locates and\nleaks are to be reported.\nD. NSB’s PAP does not specify how annual audits will be conducted and evaluated.\nE. NSB’s PAP does not specify how 4 year program evaluations will be conducted\nand evaluated.\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\nin this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the\n2\n\n\n\ninadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that\nyou submit your amended procedures to my office within 90 days of receipt of this Notice.\nThis period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies\nidentified herein have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action\nwill be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that North Slope Borough maintain documentation of the\nsafety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment\n(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Dennis Hinnah, Deputy\nDirector, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In\ncorrespondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2011-0017M and, for each\ndocument you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nDennis Hinnah\nDeputy Director, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 B. Flanders (#135837)\n3\n\n520110017M_closure letter_07032012_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJuly 3, 2012\nMr. Kenneth Ufkin\nManager Fuel/Gas Fields\nNorth Slope Borough\nP.O. Box 69\nBarrow, Alaska 99723\nCPF 5-2011-0017M\nDear Mr. Ufkin:\nOn October 5, 2011, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an\non-site pipeline safety inspection of North Slope Borough’s (NSB) procedures for Public\nAwareness Program (PAP) in Barrow, Alaska. As a result of the inspection, North Slope\nBorough was issued a Notice of Amendment on October 25, 2011, which proposed\namendment of your procedures.\nNorth Slope Borough submitted its amended procedures on June 27, 2012. My staff\nreviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice\nof Amendment 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,\nDennis Hinnah\nDeputy Director, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":7223}