ALASKA PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment

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520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED June 14, 2018 Mr. John Sims President ENSTAR Natural Gas PO Box 190288 Anchorage, AK 99519-0288 CPF 5-2018-0004M Closure Letter Dear Mr. Sims: On several occasions between May 22, 2017 and May 25, 2017, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Alaska Pipeline Company (APL) procedures for Construction Welder Qualification in Anchorage, Alaska. APL was issued a Notice of Amendment (Notice) on March 16, 2018 which proposed amendments of your procedures. APL submitted its amended procedures dated April 4, 2018 which were received on April 13, 2018. My 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, Kim West Director, Western Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry PHP-500 M. Chard (#155155)#

520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018_text.pdf, page 2Mr. David Harris President & CEO AltaGas, Ltd. 1700, 355 4 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 0J1 Mr. Jared Green President Alaska Pipeline Company 3000 Spenard Road Anchorage, AK 99518#

520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018_text.pdf, page 1Official PDFNOTICE OF AMENDMENT CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED March 17, 2018 Mr. John Sims President ENSTAR Natural Gas PO Box 190288 Anchorage, AK 99519-0288 CPF 5-2018-0004M Dear Mr. Sims: On several occasions between May 22, 2017 and May 25, 2017, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code, inspected Alaska Pipeline Company (APL) procedures for Construction Welder Qualification in Anchorage, Alaska. On the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within APL’s plans or procedures, as described below: 1. § 192.241 Inspection and test of welds. (a) Visual inspection of welding must be conducted by an individual qualified by appropriate training and experience . . . . The APL Standard Operating Procedures Manual number 2301, Revision No.: 012, Section VI (A) does not specify what level of training and experience is required of the individual qualified to complete weld inspection tasks.#

520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018_text.pdf, page 2Response 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 30 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 Alaska Pipeline Company maintain documentation of the safety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Kim West, Acting Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2018-0004M and, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible. Sincerely, Kim West Acting Director, Western Region Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry PHP-500 M. Chard (#155155) Mr. David Harris, AltaGas, Ltd. Enclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings 2#