# ROCKIES EXPRESS PIPELINE LLC — Warning Letter

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- **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:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 192.245(c).
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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.

Official case documents:

520151011W_Warning Letter_12162015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520151011W/520151011W_Warning%20Letter_12162015.pdf

520151011W_Warning Letter_12162015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520151011W/520151011W_Warning%20Letter_12162015_text.pdf

520151011W_Warning Letter_12162015_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
December 16, 2015
Mr. Craig Meis
Vice President, EHS & Compliance
Tallgrass Energy Partners
370 Van Gordon Street
Lakewood, CO 80228
CPF 5-2015-1011W
Dear Mr. Meis:
On August 10 – 14, 2015, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your
Rockies Express Pipeline System in Casper, Wyoming.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The items inspected and
the probable violation is:
1. §192.245 Repair or Removal of Defects.
…
(c) Repair of a crack, or of any defect in a previously repaired area must be in
accordance with written weld repair procedures that have been qualified under
§192.225. Repair procedures must provide that the minimum mechanical
properties specified for the welding procedure used to make the original weld are
met upon completion of the final weld repair.



Records available at the time of the inspection, and additional records provided at a
later date, did not provide sufficient documentation to verify that a repair of a
previously repaired area on weld number 047 on the 42” pig receiver barrel fabricated
for use at Arlington Compressor Station was performed in accordance with the
operator’s written procedures. Records included the Daily Weld Inspection Report
dated May 1, 2013 for 047-R, the Radiographic Daily Report dated May 5, 2013 for
XRA-047, the Radiographic Daily Report dated May 6, 2013 for XRA-047R, the
Daily Weld Inspection Report dated May 14, 2013 for 047 Repair, and the
Radiographic Daily Report dated May 14, 2013 for XRB-047R1. NOTE:
Discrepancies in dates of the various reports are recognized but are not involved in
this issue.
Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed
$200,000 per violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a
related series of violations. For violations occurring prior to January 4, 2012, the maximum
penalty may not exceed $100,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to
exceed $1,000,000 for a related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances
and supporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional
enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct
the item(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in [Company name] being
subject to additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer
to CPF-5-2015-1011W and for each document you submit, please provide a copy in
electronic format to PHP-WRADMIN@dot.gov whenever possible. 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).
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 J. Stahoviak (#149631)
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