{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520190020M","title":"ISLAND ENERGY — Notice of Amendment","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2019-09-03","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of amendment citing 192.605(b)(4).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520190020m.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520190020m.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520190020m","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520190020M","body":"Notice of Amendment involving ISLAND ENERGY. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.605(b)(4). The case was opened on 2019-09-03 and is reported as closed as of 2019-12-13. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520190020M_Closure Letter_12132019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190020M/520190020M_Closure%20Letter_12132019.pdf\n\n520190020M_Closure Letter_12132019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190020M/520190020M_Closure%20Letter_12132019_text.pdf\n\n520190020M_Notice of Amendment_09032019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190020M/520190020M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09032019.pdf\n\n520190020M_Notice of Amendment_09032019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190020M/520190020M_Notice%20of%20Amendment_09032019_text.pdf\n\n520190020M_Operator Response to Notice_09232019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520190020M/520190020M_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_09232019.pdf\n\n520190020M_Notice of Amendment_09032019_text.pdf\n\nNOTICE OF AMENDMENT\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nSeptember 3, 2019\nMr. Garrett Evans\nCity Manager\nCity of Pittsburg\n65 Civic Avenue\nPittsburg, CA 94565\nCPF 5-2019-0020M\nDear Mr. Evans:\nOn April 8 through 12, 2019, representatives of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on\nbehalf of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter\n601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected your natural gas distribution system (Island Energy)\non Mare Island in Vallejo, California.\nOn the basis of the inspection, PHMSA has identified an apparent inadequacy found within Island\nEnergy’s plans or procedures, as described below:\n1. §192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies\n(a) . . .\n(b) Maintenance and normal operations. The manual required by paragraph (a) of this\nsection must include procedures for the following, if applicable, to provide safety during\nmaintenance and operations.\n(1) …\n(4) Gathering of data needed for reporting incidents under Part 191 of this chapter in a\ntimely and effective manner.\n\n\n\nThe current Island Energy O&M procedure (pg. 112) requires telephonic reporting “at the earliest\npracticable moment after discovery but generally within two hours after discovery.” §191.5(a) requires\ntelephonic reporting no later than one hour after confirmed discovery. Island Energy must update the\nO&M procedure to the current telephonic reporting standard.\nResponse to this Notice\nThis Notice is provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60108(a) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.206. Enclosed as part of\nthis Notice is a document entitled Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance\nProceedings. Please refer to this document and note the response options. Be advised that all material\nyou submit in response to this enforcement action is subject to being made publicly available. If you\nbelieve that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C.\n552(b), along with the complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document\nwith the portions 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).\nFollowing the receipt of this Notice, you have 30 days to submit written comments, revised procedures,\nor a request for a hearing under §190.211. If you do not respond within 30 days of receipt of this\nNotice, this constitutes a waiver of your right to contest the allegations in this Notice and authorizes the\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety to find facts as alleged in this Notice without further notice\nto you and to issue an Order Directing Amendment. If your plans or procedures are found inadequate\nas alleged in this Notice, you may be ordered to amend your plans or procedures to correct the\ninadequacies (49 C.F.R. § 190.206). If you are not contesting this Notice, we propose that you submit\nyour amended procedures to my office within 60 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 Island Energy maintain documentation of the safety improvement\ncosts associated with fulfilling this Notice of Amendment (preparation/revision of plans, procedures)\nand submit the total to Dustin Hubbard, Director, Western Region, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials\nSafety Administration. In correspondence concerning this matter, please refer to CPF 5-2019-0020M\nand, for each document you submit, please provide a copy in electronic format whenever possible.\nSincerely,\nDustin Hubbard\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 J. Dunphy (#165643)\nDoug Buchanan, General Manager Island Energy, 995 Walnut Ave., Vallejo, CA 94592\n2\n\n520190020M_Closure Letter_12132019_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nDecember 13, 2019\nMr. Garrett Evans\nCity Manager\nCity of Pittsburg\n65 Civic Avenue\nPittsburg, CA 94565\nCPF 5-2019-0020M\nClosure Letter\nDear Mr. Evans:\nOn April 8 through 12, 2019, representatives of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on\nbehalf of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter\n601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected your natural gas distribution system (Island Energy)\non Mare Island in Vallejo, California. As a result of the inspection, Island Energy was issued a Notice\nof Amendment on September 3, 2019, which proposed amendment of your procedures.\nIsland Energy submitted its amended procedures on September 23, 2019. My staff reviewed the\namended procedures, and it appears that the inadequacies outlined in this Notice of Amendment have\nbeen corrected.\nThis letter is to inform you no further action is necessary and this case is now closed. Thank you for\nyour cooperation.\nSincerely,\nDustin Hubbard\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Dunphy\nDoug Buchanan, General Manager Island Energy 995 Walnut Ave. Vallejo, CA 94592\nDennis Lee, CPUC","truncated":false,"body_characters":6539}