{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520151007W","title":"DOMINION ENERGY QUESTAR PIPELINE, LLC — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2015-06-23","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.743(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520151007w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520151007w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520151007w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520151007W","body":"Warning Letter involving DOMINION ENERGY QUESTAR PIPELINE, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.743(a). The case was opened on 2015-06-23 and is reported as closed as of 2015-06-23. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520151007W_warning letter_06232015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520151007W/520151007W_warning%20letter_06232015.pdf\n\n520151007W_warning letter_06232015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520151007W/520151007W_warning%20letter_06232015_text.pdf\n\n520151007W_warning letter_06232015_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJune 23, 2015\nMr. Ron Jorgensen\nVice President – Operations and Gas Control\nQuestar Pipeline Company\n333 South State Street\nP.O. Box 45360\nSalt Lake City, UT 84145-0360\nCPF 5-2015-1007W\nDear Mr. Jorgensen:\nBetween April 28, 2014 and September 12, 2014, representatives of the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Arizona Corporation\nCommission (ACC), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected the Questar\nPipeline Company’s (Questar) Southern Trails Pipeline system (GTN) in the states of\nArizona, California, New Mexico, and Utah.\nAs a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and\nthe probable violation is:\n1. §192.743 Pressure limiting and regulating stations: Capacity of relief devices.\n(a) Pressure relief devices at pressure limiting stations and pressure regulating\nstations must have sufficient capacity to protect the facilities to which they are\nconnected. Except as provided in §192.739(b), the capacity must be consistent\nwith the pressure limits of §192.201(a). This capacity must be determined at\n\n\n\nintervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year, by\ntesting the devices in place or by review and calculations\nQuestar could not provide documentation that the capacity of relief devices required by\nSection 192.603(b) was reviewed and calculated once each calendar year, not to exceed 15\nmonths, in accordance with Section 192.743(a). Documentation was not available to\ndemonstrate that the relief valve capacity calculation review had been conducted during the\n2013 calendar year for the Tuba City meter station. The records for the relief valve capacity\ncalculation at the Tuba City meter station revealed the 2012 annual review was conducted on\nOctober 03, 2012 and the subsequent annual review was conducted on January 27, 2014.\nUnder 49 United States Code, §60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$200,000 per violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a\nrelated series of violations. For violations occurring prior to January 4, 2012, the maximum\npenalty may not exceed $100,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to\nexceed $1,000,000 for a related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and\nsupporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional\nenforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct\nthe item(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Questar Pipeline Company\nbeing subject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer\nto CPF 5-2015-1007W and for each document you submit, please provide a copy in\nelectronic format to PHP-WRADMIN@dot.gov whenever possible. Be advised that all\nmaterial you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly\navailable. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for\nconfidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you\nmust 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).\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 H. Nguyen\nACC (#146202)","truncated":false,"body_characters":4388}