COALINGA, CITY OF — Notice of Amendment

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520130009M_notice of amendment_06142013_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFNOTICE OF AMENDMENT VIA UPS 2-DAY AIR-1Z WR2 578 02 9506 3667 June 14, 2013 Mr. Bill Skinner City Manager City of Coalinga 155 West Durian Coalinga, CA 93210 CPF 5-2013-0009M Dear Mr. Skinner: On March 28, 2012, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your municipal gas distribution system procedures for operations, maintenance, and emergency response in Coalinga, California. On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within City of Coalinga’s plans or procedures, as described below: 1. § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies. (a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline, a manual of written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for emergency response. For transmission lines, the manual must also include procedures for handling abnormal operations. This manual must be reviewed and updated by the operator at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year. This manual must be prepared before operations of a pipeline system commence. Appropriate parts of the manual must be kept at locations where operations and maintenance activities are conducted. The City of Coalinga did not establish adequate written procedures for the specifications and installation of an excess flow valve (EFV) on replaced service lines as part of operations and#

520130009M_notice of amendment_06142013_text.pdf, page 2maintenance procedures. The City of Coalinga’s O&M procedure is inadequate because they did not clearly describe what actions must be taken to meet the requirement of section §192.383. 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 30 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 City of Coalinga 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 5-2013-0009M 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 D. Mulligan (#132893) 2#

520130009M_closure letter_09192013_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED September 19, 2013 Ms. Rene A. Ramirez City Manager City of Coalinga 155 West Durian Coalinga, CA 93210 CPF 5-2013-0009M Dear Ms. Ramirez: On March 28, 2012, 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 your municipal gas distribution system procedures in Coalinga, CA. As a result of the inspection, City of Coalinga was issued a Notice of Amendment on June 14, 2013, which proposed amendment of your procedures. The City of Coalinga submitted its amended procedures on August 15, 2013. 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 D. Mulligan#