{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520151011W","title":"ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2015-12-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 192.245(c).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520151011w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520151011w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520151011w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520151011W","body":"Warning Letter involving ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.245(c). The case was opened on 2015-12-16 and is reported as closed as of 2015-12-16. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520151011W_Warning Letter_12162015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520151011W/520151011W_Warning%20Letter_12162015.pdf\n\n520151011W_Warning Letter_12162015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520151011W/520151011W_Warning%20Letter_12162015_text.pdf\n\n520151011W_Warning Letter_12162015_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nDecember 16, 2015\nMr. Craig Meis\nVice President, EHS & Compliance\nTallgrass Energy Partners\n370 Van Gordon Street\nLakewood, CO 80228\nCPF 5-2015-1011W\nDear Mr. Meis:\nOn August 10 – 14, 2015, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your\nRockies Express Pipeline System in Casper, Wyoming.\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. §192.245 Repair or Removal of Defects.\n…\n(c) Repair of a crack, or of any defect in a previously repaired area must be in\naccordance with written weld repair procedures that have been qualified under\n§192.225. Repair procedures must provide that the minimum mechanical\nproperties specified for the welding procedure used to make the original weld are\nmet upon completion of the final weld repair.\n\n\n\nRecords available at the time of the inspection, and additional records provided at a\nlater date, did not provide sufficient documentation to verify that a repair of a\npreviously repaired area on weld number 047 on the 42” pig receiver barrel fabricated\nfor use at Arlington Compressor Station was performed in accordance with the\noperator’s written procedures. Records included the Daily Weld Inspection Report\ndated May 1, 2013 for 047-R, the Radiographic Daily Report dated May 5, 2013 for\nXRA-047, the Radiographic Daily Report dated May 6, 2013 for XRA-047R, the\nDaily Weld Inspection Report dated May 14, 2013 for 047 Repair, and the\nRadiographic Daily Report dated May 14, 2013 for XRB-047R1. NOTE:\nDiscrepancies in dates of the various reports are recognized but are not involved in\nthis issue.\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\nand supporting 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 [Company name] being\nsubject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer\nto CPF-5-2015-1011W 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 J. Stahoviak (#149631)","truncated":false,"body_characters":4223}