{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520160002M","title":"ALASKA PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2016-03-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(b)(1), 192.605(b)(5), 192.605(b)(8).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520160002m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520160002m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520160002m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520160002M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ALASKA PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.605(b)(1),  192.605(b)(5),  192.605(b)(8). The case was opened on 2016-03-16 and is reported as closed as of 2016-04-27. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520160002M_Closure Letter_04272016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160002M/520160002M_Closure%20Letter_04272016.pdf\n\n520160002M_Closure Letter_04272016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160002M/520160002M_Closure%20Letter_04272016_text.pdf\n\n520160002M_Notice of Amendment_03162016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160002M/520160002M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162016.pdf\n\n520160002M_Notice of Amendment_03162016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160002M/520160002M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162016_text.pdf\n\n520160002M_Operator Response to Notice_04042016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160002M/520160002M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_04042016.pdf\n\n520160002M_Closure Letter_04272016_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nApril 27, 2016\nMr. Jared Green\nPresident\nAlaska Pipeline Company\n3000 Spenard Road\nAnchorage, AK 99518\nCPF 5-2016-0002M\nDear Mr. Green,\nBetween October 27, 2014 and January 8, 2015, representatives from the Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United\nStates Code, conducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Alaska Pipeline Company\n(APC) procedures in Anchorage, Alaska. As a result of the inspection, APC was issued a\nNotice of Amendment (NOA) on March 16, 2016, which proposed amendment of your\nprocedures.\nAlaska Pipeline Company submitted its amended procedures on April 4, 2016, which were\nreceived by PHMSA on April 13, 2016. My staff reviewed the amended procedures and it\nappears that the inadequacies outlined in this NOA have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 Johnson (#147583)\n\n520160002M_Notice of Amendment_03162016_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMarch 16, 2016\nMr. Jared Green\nPresident\nAlaska Pipeline Company\n3000 Spenard Road\nAnchorage, AK 99518\nCPF 5-2016-0002M\nDear Mr. Green:\nBetween October 27, 2014 and January 8, 2015, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\ninspected Alaska Pipeline Company (APC) procedures for operations and maintenance in\nAnchorage, Alaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacies found within\nAPC’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n(1) Operating, maintaining, and repairing the pipeline in accordance with each of\nthe requirements of this subpart and subpart M of this part.\n\n\n\nAt the time of the inspection, APC did not provide a procedure for determining the maximum\nallowable operating pressure in accordance with § 192.619 Maximum allowable operating\npressure: Steel or plastic pipelines. A procedure for determining the maximum allowable\noperating pressure in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 192, subpart L, § 192.619 is required by\n§ 192.605(b)(1).\n2. § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n(5) Starting up and shutting down any part of the pipeline in a manner designed to\nassure operation within the MAOP limits prescribed by this part, plus the build-up\nallowed for operation of pressure-limiting and control devices.\nAt the time of the inspection, APC did not provide a procedure for starting up and shutting down\nany part of the pipeline in a manner designed to assure operation within the MAOP limits\nprescribed by this part, plus the build-up allowed for operation of pressure-limiting and control\ndevices.\n3. § 192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of\nthis section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide\nsafety during maintenance and operations.\n(8) Periodically reviewing the work done by operator personnel to determine the\neffectiveness, and adequacy of the procedures used in normal operation and\nmaintenance and modifying the procedures when deficiencies are found.\nAlaska Pipeline Company did not modify its procedure manual of operations, maintenance, and\nemergencies as recommended by its investigation of a near miss occurrence. An APC letter\ndated May 10, 2011, Subject: \"Recommended modifications to ENSTAR/APC procedures to\nenhance Contractor Safety working around Transmission Lines\" contained several\nrecommendations for modifications to company protocols and Standard Operating Procedures.\nThese recommendations were a result of an APC investigation regarding a near miss which was\ndiscovered by APC on April 28, 2011. At the time of the PHMSA's inspection the Standard\nOperating Procedures had not been modified as recommended.\n\n\n\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.237. Enclosed as\npart of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in\nCompliance Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be\nadvised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being\nmade publicly available. 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 information\nqualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b). If you do not respond within 30 days\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this\nNotice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in\nthis Notice without further notice to you and to issue a Final Order.\nIf, after opportunity for a hearing, your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in\nthis Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies\n(49 C.F.R. § 190.237). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your\namended procedures to my office within 45 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be\nextended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein have been\naddressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that APC maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs\nassociated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures)\nand submit the total to Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to\nCPF 5-2016-0002M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic\nformat whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 Johnson (#147583)","truncated":false,"body_characters":8151}