{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520167002M","title":"HILCORP ALASKA, LLC — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2016-03-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 195.561(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520167002m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520167002m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520167002m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520167002M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving HILCORP ALASKA, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.561(a). The case was opened on 2016-03-17 and is reported as closed as of 2016-05-26. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520167002M_Closure Letter_05262016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167002M/520167002M_Closure%20Letter_05262016.pdf\n\n520167002M_Closure Letter_05262016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167002M/520167002M_Closure%20Letter_05262016_text.pdf\n\n520167002M_Notice of Amendment_03172016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167002M/520167002M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03172016.pdf\n\n520167002M_Notice of Amendment_03172016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167002M/520167002M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03172016_text.pdf\n\n520167002M_Operator Response to Notice_04262016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167002M/520167002M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_04262016.pdf\n\n520167002M_Closure Letter_05262016_text.pdf\n\nVIA FEDEX - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMay 26, 2016\nMr. Greg Lalicker\nPresident\nHilcorp Alaska, LLC\n1201 Louisiana Street, Ste. 1400\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 5-2016-7002M\nClosure Letter\nDear Mr. Lalicker:\nBetween July 20 and November 6, 2015, a representative from the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to chapter 601 of 49 United States Code,\nconducted an on-site pipeline safety inspection of Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s (Hilcorp)\nprocedures for the Liquid Operations and Maintenance Manual in Anchorage, Alaska. As a\nresult of the inspection, Hilcorp was issued a Notice of Amendment (NOA) on March 17,\n2016, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nHilcorp submitted its amended procedures on April 26, 2016. PHMSA staff reviewed the\namended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in the NOA have been\ncorrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed.\nSincerely,\nFor Chris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 Johnson (#150294)\nNovcaski, Vice President and Alaska Operations Manager for Harvest Alaska, LLC\n\n520167002M_Notice of Amendment_03172016_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMarch 17, 2016\nMr. Greg Lalicker\nPresident\nHilcorp Alaska, LLC\n1201 Louisiana Street, Ste. 1400\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 5-2016-7002M\nDear Mr. Lalicker:\nBetween July 20 and November 6, 2015, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States\nCode, inspected Hilcorp Alaska, LLC’s (Hilcorp’s) procedures for Liquid Operations and\nMaintenance Manual in Anchorage, Alaska. The manual was reviewed as part of our\ninspection of the North Star Sales Oil Pipeline in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA identified an apparent inadequacy in Hilcorp’s\nprocedures, as described below:\n1. §195.561 When must I inspect pipe coating used for external corrosion control?\n(a) You must inspect all external pipe coating required by § 195.557 just prior to\nlowering the pipe into the ditch or submerging the pipe.\nFor pipeline coating repairs less than 20 feet in length, Hilcorp procedure P-195.561 External\nCorrosion, dated July 2015, does not provide procedures for adequate coating inspection. For\ncoating repairs less than 20 feet in length, the procedure requires visual inspection and does\nnot require inspection with an “electronic” holiday detector to accurately assess the condition\nof the coating and its ability to control external corrosion. The inspection process must be\naccurate enough to allow you to repair any coating damage discovered per §195.561(b).\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 Hilcorp maintain documentation of the safety improvement\ncosts associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans,\nprocedures) and submit the total to Chris Hoidal, Director, Western Region, Pipeline and\nHazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please\nrefer to CPF 5-2016-7002M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in\nelectronic format 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 (#150294)\nMr. Richard Novcaski, Vice President and Alaska Operations Manager for Harvest\nAlaska, LLC\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":6424}