{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520160021M","title":"ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2016-10-06","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(a), 192.605(b)(2).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520160021m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520160021m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520160021m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520160021M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.605(a),  192.605(b)(2). The case was opened on 2016-10-06 and is reported as closed as of 2016-12-09. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520160021M_Closure Letter_12092016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Closure%20Letter_12092016.pdf\n\n520160021M_Closure Letter_12092016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Closure%20Letter_12092016_text.pdf\n\n520160021M_Notice of Amendment_10062016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_10062016.pdf\n\n520160021M_Notice of Amendment_10062016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_10062016_text.pdf\n\n520160021M_Operator Responseto Notice_11082016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Operator%20Responseto%20Notice_11082016.pdf\n\n520160021M_Notice of Amendment_10062016_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nOctober 6, 2016\nMr. Jared Green\nPresident\nENSTAR Natural Gas Company\nP.O. Box 190288\nAnchorage, AK 99519-0288\nCPF 5-2016-0021M\nDear Mr. Green:\nOn April 18 through 29 and May 13 through 17, 2016, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\ninspected ENSTAR Natural Gas Company’s (ENSTAR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in\nAnchorage, Alaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified an apparent inadequacy in ENSTAR’s\nprocedures, as described below:\n1. §192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.\n(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline, a manual of\nwritten procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for\nemergency response. For transmission lines, the manual must also include procedures\nfor handling abnormal operations. This manual must be reviewed and updated by the\noperator at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year. This\nmanual must be prepared before operations of a pipeline system commence. Appropriate\nparts of the manual must be kept at locations where operations and maintenance\nactivities are conducted.\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this\nsection must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide safety during\nmaintenance and operations.\n…(2) Controlling corrosion in accordance with the operations and maintenance\nrequirements of Subpart I of this part.\n\n\n\nENSTAR’s SOP Corrosion Control Policy (SP1505 Rev 19) for examination of the exposed pipe did\nnot include procedures to investigate circumferentially and longitudinally beyond the exposed portion\n(by visual examination, indirect method, or both) to determine whether additional corrosion requiring\nremedial action exists in the vicinity of the exposed portion as required by 49 CFR, Part 192, Subpart\nI, §192.459.\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as part\nof this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance\nProceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all material\nyou submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you\nbelieve that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.\n552(b), along 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 why\nyou believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised\nprocedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt\nof this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and\nauthorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice\nwithout further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or procedures\nare found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures\nto correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose\nthat you submit your amended procedures to my office within 45 days of receipt of this Notice. This\nperiod may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein\nhave been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.\nIt is requested (not mandated) that ENSTAR maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs\nassociated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and\nsubmit the total to Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2016-0021M and, for\neach document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceeding\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Gano (#152025, #152026, #152027)\n\n520160021M_Closure Letter_12092016_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nDecember 9, 2016\nMr. Jared Green\nPresident\nENSTAR Natural Gas Company\nP.O. Box 190288\nAnchorage, AK 99519-0288\nCPF 5-2016-0021M\nCase Closure\nDear Mr. Green:\nOn April 18 through 29 and May 13 through 17, 2016, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\ninspected ENSTAR Natural Gas Company’s (ENSTAR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in\nAnchorage, Alaska. As a result of the inspection, ENSTAR was issued a Notice of Amendment\non October 6, 2016, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nENSTAR submitted its amended procedures on November 8, 2016. PHMSA staff reviewed\nthe amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of\nAmendment have been corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank\nyou for your cooperation.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Gano (#152025, #152026, #152027)","truncated":false,"body_characters":6936}