# ALASKA PIPELINE CO — Notice of Amendment

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- **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:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.241(a).
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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.

Official case documents:

520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Closure%20Letter_06142018.pdf

520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Closure%20Letter_06142018_text.pdf

520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162018.pdf

520180004M_Notice of Amendment_03162018_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_03162018_text.pdf

520180004M_Operator Response to Notice_04042018.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520180004M/520180004M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_04042018.pdf

520180004M_Closure Letter_06142018_text.pdf

CERTIFIED 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)



Mr. 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

NOTICE 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.



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 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
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