{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520180004M","title":"ALASKA PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2018-03-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.241(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520180004m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520180004m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520180004m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520180004M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ALASKA PIPELINE CO. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.241(a). The case was opened on 2018-03-16 and is reported as closed as of 2018-06-14. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Closure%20Letter_06142018.pdf\n\n520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Closure%20Letter_06142018_text.pdf\n\n520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162018.pdf\n\n520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162018_text.pdf\n\n520180004M_Operator Response to Notice_04042018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_04042018.pdf\n\n520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJune 14, 2018\nMr. John Sims\nPresident\nENSTAR Natural Gas\nPO Box 190288\nAnchorage, AK 99519-0288\nCPF 5-2018-0004M\nClosure Letter\nDear Mr. Sims:\nOn several occasions between May 22, 2017 and May 25, 2017, a representative of the\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601\nof 49 United States Code, inspected Alaska Pipeline Company (APL) procedures for\nConstruction Welder Qualification in Anchorage, Alaska.\nAPL was issued a Notice of Amendment (Notice) on March 16, 2018 which proposed\namendments of your procedures.\nAPL submitted its amended procedures dated April 4, 2018 which were received on April 13,\n2018. My staff reviewed the amended procedures and it appears that the inadequacies\noutlined in this Notice of Amendment 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,\nKim West\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 M. Chard (#155155)\n\n\n\nMr. David Harris\nPresident & CEO\nAltaGas, Ltd.\n1700, 355 4 Avenue SW\nCalgary, Alberta Canada T2P 0J1\nMr. Jared Green\nPresident\nAlaska Pipeline Company\n3000 Spenard Road\nAnchorage, AK 99518\n\n520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nMarch 17, 2018\nMr. John Sims\nPresident\nENSTAR Natural Gas\nPO Box 190288\nAnchorage, AK 99519-0288\nCPF 5-2018-0004M\nDear Mr. Sims:\nOn several occasions between May 22, 2017 and May 25, 2017, a representative of the\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601\nof 49 United States Code, inspected Alaska Pipeline Company (APL) procedures for\nConstruction Welder Qualification in Anchorage, Alaska.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified the apparent inadequacy found within\nAPL’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. § 192.241 Inspection and test of welds.\n(a) Visual inspection of welding must be conducted by an individual qualified by\nappropriate training and experience . . . .\nThe APL Standard Operating Procedures Manual number 2301, Revision No.: 012, Section\nVI (A) does not specify what level of training and experience is required of the individual\nqualified to complete weld inspection tasks.\n\n\n\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed\nas part 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\nfor confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document\nyou must 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\ninformation 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\nof receipt of this Notice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in\nthis Notice and authorizes the Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as\nalleged in this Notice without further notice to you and to issue an Order Directing\nAmendment. If your plans or procedures are found inadequate as alleged in this Notice, you\nmay be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the inadequacies (49 C.F.R. §\n190.206). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit your amended\nprocedures to my office within 30 days of receipt of this Notice. This period may be extended\nby 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 Alaska Pipeline Company maintain documentation of the\nsafety improvement costs associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment\n(preparation/revision of plans, procedures) and submit the total to Kim West, Acting Director,\nWestern Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. In correspondence\nconcerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2018-0004M and, for each document you\nsubmit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nKim West\nActing Director, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 M. Chard (#155155)\nMr. David Harris, AltaGas, Ltd.\nEnclosure: Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":6123}