# ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO — Notice of Amendment

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- **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:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(a), 192.605(b)(2).
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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.

Official case documents:

520160021M_Closure Letter_12092016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Closure%20Letter_12092016.pdf

520160021M_Closure Letter_12092016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Closure%20Letter_12092016_text.pdf

520160021M_Notice of Amendment_10062016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_10062016.pdf

520160021M_Notice of Amendment_10062016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_10062016_text.pdf

520160021M_Operator Responseto Notice_11082016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520160021M/520160021M_Operator%20Responseto%20Notice_11082016.pdf

520160021M_Notice of Amendment_10062016_text.pdf

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
October 6, 2016
Mr. Jared Green
President
ENSTAR Natural Gas Company
P.O. Box 190288
Anchorage, AK 99519-0288
CPF 5-2016-0021M
Dear Mr. Green:
On April 18 through 29 and May 13 through 17, 2016, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,
inspected ENSTAR Natural Gas Company’s (ENSTAR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in
Anchorage, Alaska.
On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified an apparent inadequacy in ENSTAR’s
procedures, as described below:
1. §192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline, a manual of
written procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for
emergency response. For transmission lines, the manual must also include procedures
for handling abnormal operations. This manual must be reviewed and updated by the
operator at intervals not exceeding 15 months, but at least once each calendar year. This
manual must be prepared before operations of a pipeline system commence. Appropriate
parts of the manual must be kept at locations where operations and maintenance
activities are conducted.
(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this
section must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide safety during
maintenance and operations.
…(2) Controlling corrosion in accordance with the operations and maintenance
requirements of Subpart I of this part.



ENSTAR’s SOP Corrosion Control Policy (SP1505 Rev 19) for examination of the exposed pipe did
not include procedures to investigate circumferentially and longitudinally beyond the exposed portion
(by visual examination, indirect method, or both) to determine whether additional corrosion requiring
remedial action exists in the vicinity of the exposed portion as required by 49 CFR, Part 192, Subpart
I, §192.459.
Response to this Notice
This Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as part
of this Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance
Proceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. 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).
Following the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised
procedures, or a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt
of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and
authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice
without further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or procedures
are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures
to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose
that you submit your amended procedures to my office within 45 days of receipt of this Notice. This
period may be extended by written request for good cause. Once the inadequacies identified herein
have been addressed in your amended procedures, this enforcement action will be closed.
It is requested (not mandated) that ENSTAR maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs
associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and
submit the total to Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2016-0021M and, for
each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceeding
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 J. Gano (#152025, #152026, #152027)

520160021M_Closure Letter_12092016_text.pdf

CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
December 9, 2016
Mr. Jared Green
President
ENSTAR Natural Gas Company
P.O. Box 190288
Anchorage, AK 99519-0288
CPF 5-2016-0021M
Case Closure
Dear Mr. Green:
On April 18 through 29 and May 13 through 17, 2016, representatives of the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,
inspected ENSTAR Natural Gas Company’s (ENSTAR) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in
Anchorage, Alaska. As a result of the inspection, ENSTAR was issued a Notice of Amendment
on October 6, 2016, which proposed amendment of your procedures.
ENSTAR submitted its amended procedures on November 8, 2016. PHMSA staff reviewed
the amended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of
Amendment have been corrected.
This letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank
you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 J. Gano (#152025, #152026, #152027)
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