{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520167003W","title":"HILCORP ALASKA, LLC — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2016-03-17","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 195.49.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520167003w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520167003w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520167003w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520167003W","body":"Warning Letter involving HILCORP ALASKA, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.49. The case was opened on 2016-03-17 and is reported as closed as of 2016-03-17. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520167003W_Warning Letter_03172016.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167003W/520167003W_Warning%20Letter_03172016.pdf\n\n520167003W_Warning Letter_03172016_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520167003W/520167003W_Warning%20Letter_03172016_text.pdf\n\n520167003W_Warning Letter_03172016_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMarch 17, 2016\nMr. Greg Lalicker\nPresident\nHilcorp Alaska, LLC\n1201 Louisiana Street, Ste. 1400\nHouston, Texas 77002\nCPF 5-2016-7003W\nDear Mr. Lalicker:\nBetween July 20, 2015 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 your Northstar Sales Oil Pipeline near Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The inspection\nincluded review of required regulatory records and procedures associated with that pipeline in\nyour Anchorage, Alaska office.\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 Part 195. The items\ninspected and the probable violation is:\n1. §195.49 Annual report.\nEach operator must annually complete and submit DOT Form PHMSA F 7000-\n1.1 for each type of hazardous liquid pipeline facility operated at the end of the\nprevious year. An operator must submit the annual report by June 15 each year,\nexcept that for the 2010 reporting year the report must be submitted by August\n15, 2011. A separate report is required for crude oil, HVL (including anhydrous\nammonia), petroleum products, carbon dioxide pipelines, and fuel grade ethanol\npipelines. For each state a pipeline traverses, an operator must separately\ncomplete those sections on the form requiring information to be reported for\neach state.\n\n\n\nHilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp) did not accurately complete its 2014 Annual Report for\nhazardous liquid pipeline systems, Form PHMSA F 7000-1.1. Form PHMSA F 7000-1.1\nrequires submission of interstate pipeline data in several parts of the form. At the end of the\n2014 calendar year, Hilcorp operated several interstate pipelines, including the Northstar Sales\nOil Pipeline. At the time of the inspection, Hilcorp’s initial submission of the 2014 Annual\nReport for hazardous liquid pipeline systems, dated June 12, 2015, did not contain any\ninterstate pipeline data, including onshore and offshore interstate pipeline facilities.\nIt should be noted that Hilcorp’s January 16, 2015, Operator Registry Notification is similarly\ninaccurate because the notification did not identify interstate pipeline facilities, including\nonshore and offshore interstate pipeline facilities, and does not contain a Type C notification.\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 exceed\n$1,000,000 for a related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and\nsupporting documents involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional\nenforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct\nthe item(s) identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Hilcorp being subject to\nadditional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer\nto CPF 5-2016-7003W. 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 portion\nof your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along\nwith the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the\nportions you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you\nbelieve the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\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":4784}