# PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC — Notice of Amendment - **operation:** document - **citation:** CPF 520125002M - **title:** PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC — Notice of Amendment - **source type:** enforcement - **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - **status:** historical - **official:** true - **published on:** 2012-02-21 - **effective on:** Not available - **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.402(a), 195.402(c)(3). - **machine formats:** - **json:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520125002m.json - **markdown:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520125002m.md - **app url:** https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520125002m - **source url:** https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520125002M **body:** Notice of Amendment involving PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.402(a), 195.402(c)(3). The case was opened on 2012-02-21 and is reported as closed as of 2012-11-15. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status. Official case documents: 520125002M_Closure letter_11152012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520125002M/520125002M_Closure%20letter_11152012.pdf 520125002M_Closure letter_11152012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520125002M/520125002M_Closure%20letter_11152012_text.pdf 520125002M_notice of amendment_02212012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520125002M/520125002M_notice%20of%20amendment_02212012.pdf 520125002M_notice of amendment_02212012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520125002M/520125002M_notice%20of%20amendment_02212012_text.pdf 520125002M_Operator Response_05092012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520125002M/520125002M_Operator%20Response_05092012.pdf 520125002M_Closure letter_11152012_text.pdf CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED November 15, 2012 Dennis Smith, Manager of Pipelines ConocoPhillips 600 North Dairy Ashford Road Houston, TX 77079 Closure Letter CPF 5-2012-5002M Dear Mr. Smith: On June 13-17, 2011, representatives from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), the State of Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, and the California State Fire Marshal’s office, pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, conducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of ConocoPhillips operations and maintenance procedures in Houston, TX. As a result of the inspection, ConocoPhillips was issued a Notice of Amendment on February 21, 2012, which proposed amendment of your procedures. ConocoPhillips submitted its amended procedures on May 9, 2012. My staff reviewed the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this 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, Chris Hoidal Director, Western Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry PHP-500 B. Brown (#13398) 520125002M_notice of amendment_02212012_text.pdf NOTICE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED February 21, 2012 Mr. Terry D. Roby Manager of Pipelines ConocoPhillips Pipe Line Company 600 North Dairy Ashford Road Houston, TX 77079 CPF 5-2012-5002M Dear Mr. Roby: On June 13-17, 2011, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission, and the California State Fire Marshal office, pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected ConocoPhillips’s procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergency response at your company’s facility at 600 North Dairy Ashford Rd., Houston, Texas. On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA staff identified the apparent inadequacies found within ConocoPhillips’s plans or procedures, as described below: 1. §195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies. (c) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this section must include procedures for the following to provide safety during maintenance and normal operations: (3) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline system in accordance with each of the requirements of this subpart and subpart H of this part. The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) manual is required to include written pipeline repair procedures that comply with §195.422. This section requires that each repair be made in a safe manner. At the time of the inspection, there was no procedure requiring a written Non-Destructive Testing procedure when welds are nondestructively tested as required by §195.234(c), when using x-ray or gamma rays for the inspection of pipeline repairs. 2. §195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies. (a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline system a manual of written procedures for conducting normal operations and maintenance activities and handling abnormal operations and emergencies. At the time of the inspection, the ConocoPhillips procedures addressing perimeter security for facilities were ambiguous and confusing. Procedure CPPL-MPR-2001-WD2 (Security and Signs) Rev. 2- Effective Date: 2011-03-23, Section 6.1 did not state who is responsible for determining the type of perimeter security required at a given site, guidelines for determining security for various types of sites, and who is responsible for maintaining the level of security established as required by §195.436. 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. 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 ninety 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 ConocoPhillips maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2012-5002M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible. Sincerely, Chris Hoidal 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. Brown (#13398) - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 7310