# ENI US OPERATING CO, INC — Warning Letter

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- **citation:** CPF 520156004W
- **title:** ENI US OPERATING CO, INC — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2015-10-14
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.402(a).
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Warning Letter involving ENI US OPERATING CO, INC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.402(a). The case was opened on 2015-10-14 and is reported as closed as of 2015-10-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520156004W_warning letter_10142015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520156004W/520156004W_warning%20letter_10142015.pdf

520156004W_warning letter_10142015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520156004W/520156004W_warning%20letter_10142015_text.pdf

520156004W_warning letter_10142015_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 14, 2015
Mr. Scot Childress
Operations Manager-AK
ENI US Operating Co. Inc.
3800 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 300
Anchorage, AK 99503
CPF 5-2015-6004W
Dear Mr. Childress:
On July 29, 2015 and July 30, 2015, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA) inspected ENI US Operating Co. Inc.’s (ENI) records and
facilities located near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.
As a result of the inspection by PHMSA, 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. §195.402 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) 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. This manual shall be
reviewed at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar
year, and appropriate changes made as necessary to insure that the manual is
effective. This manual shall be prepared before initial operations of a pipeline
system commence, and appropriate parts shall be kept at locations where
operations and maintenance activities are conducted.



Per §195.402(a), ENI must review their operations and maintenance manual within a
required time frame of once each calendar year but should not exceed 15 months. This
review must also include the ENI Operator Qualification (OQ) manual. During the inspection
it was determined that although the Operations and Maintenance manual had been reviewed
annually, ENI’s OQ manual had not been reviewed since 2010. ENI must review, update,
and document the review of their OQ manual according to part 195.402(a), once per calendar
year and not to exceed 15 months.
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 items identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in ENI 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 5-2015-6004W. 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 R. Guisinger (#150800)
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