{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520156007W","title":"WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY — 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 195.54(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520156007w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520156007w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520156007w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520156007W","body":"Warning Letter involving WYOMING PIPELINE COMPANY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.54(a). 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\n520156007W_Warning Letter_12162015.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520156007W/520156007W_Warning%20Letter_12162015.pdf\n\n520156007W_Warning Letter_12162015_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520156007W/520156007W_Warning%20Letter_12162015_text.pdf\n\n520156007W_Warning Letter_12162015_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nDecember 16, 2015\nMr. Robert Neufeld\nVice President\nEnvironmental and Governmental Affairs\nWyoming Pipeline Company\n1600 Broadway, Suite 2300\nDenver, CO 80202\nCPF 5-2015-6007W\nDear Mr. Neufeld:\nOn August 25, 2015, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected your\nCrude Oil pipeline system near Newcastle, 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. §195.54 Accident reports.\n(a) Each operator that experiences an accident that is required to be reported\nunder § 195.50 must, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after\ndiscovery of the accident, file an accident report on DOT Form 7000-1.\nPer Wyoming Pipeline Company’s (WPC) \"Spill Reports\", there were 79 releases between\n\n\n\nJanuary 6, 2009 and August 24, 2015 on DOT-jurisdictional segments of their crude oil\nsystem. These releases were five (5) gallons or more that were not identified as a\nmaintenance activity exempted from reporting by §195.50(b). Contrary to the requirements of\n§§195.54(a) and (b), WPC submitted only one (1) 30-day report for a release that was\noccurred on August 24, 2015. Meanwhile, additional 78 releases that are required to be\nreported under §195.50 have not been submitted as required by §195.54(a).\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. Also, for LNG facilities, an additional\npenalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation may be imposed. We have reviewed the\ncircumstances and supporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to\nconduct additional enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We\nadvise you to correct the item identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Wyoming\nPipeline Company being subject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer\nto CPF 5-2015-6007W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this\nenforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any\nportion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b),\nalong with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document\nwith the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of\nwhy you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.\n552(b).\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 C. Allen (#151022)\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":3882}