{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520195006W","title":"ALPINE TRANSPORTATION CO. — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2019-07-15","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 195.452(k).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520195006w.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520195006w.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520195006w","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520195006W","body":"Warning Letter involving ALPINE TRANSPORTATION CO.. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.452(k). The case was opened on 2019-07-15 and is reported as closed as of 2019-07-15. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520195006W_Operator Response to Notice_08282019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520195006W/520195006W_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_08282019.pdf\n\n520195006W_Warning Letter_07152019.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520195006W/520195006W_Warning%20Letter_07152019.pdf\n\n520195006W_Warning Letter_07152019_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520195006W/520195006W_Warning%20Letter_07152019_text.pdf\n\n520195006W_Warning Letter_07152019_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nCERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED\nJuly 15, 2019\nMr. Scott Jepsen\nPresident\nAlpine Transportation Company\nP.O. Box 100360\nAnchorage, AK 99501\nCPF 5-2019-5006W\nDear Mr. Jepsen:\nFrom February 25 through March 1, 2019, and from March 11 through 15, 2019, representatives of\nthe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of\n49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected your Alpine Crude Pipeline located on the North Slope\nof Alaska and related documents in Anchorage, Alaska.\nAs a result of the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed probable violations of the\nPipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The items inspected\nand the probable violations are:\n1. § 195.452 Pipeline integrity management in high consequence areas.\n(a) …\n(k) What methods to measure program effectiveness must be used? An operator's\nprogram must include methods to measure whether the program is effective in\nassessing and evaluating the integrity of each pipeline segment and in protecting the\nhigh consequence areas. See Appendix C of this part for guidance on methods that\ncan be used to evaluate a program's effectiveness.\n\n\n\nThe operator failed to perform, in a timely manner, periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of its\nintegrity management program in assessing and evaluating the integrity of each pipeline segment\nand in protecting the high consequence areas. Specifically, when requested to provide\ndocumentation of periodic evaluations of the effectiveness of its integrity management program,\nthe operator initially provided performance measures results for 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014, and\nstated that effectiveness evaluations were not conducted for the time periods between 2015 and\n2018. Subsequent to PHMSA’s initial request, the operator performed evaluations of the\neffectiveness of its integrity management program for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and provided\nthe results to PHMSA at the end of the inspection. As such, the operator failed to perform periodic\nevaluations of the effectiveness of its integrity management program for 2015, 2016, and 2017 in a\ntimely manner.\nUnder 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$213,268 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,132,679 for a related\nseries of violations. For violation occurring on or after November 2, 2015 and before November\n27, 2018, the maximum penalty may not exceed $209,002 per violation per day, with a maximum\npenalty not to exceed $2,090,022. For violations occurring prior to November 2, 2015, the\nmaximum penalty may not exceed $200,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to\nexceed $2,000,000 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 the\nitems identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Alpine Transportation Company being\nsubject to additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to\nCPF 5-2019-5006W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement\naction is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your\nresponsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the\ncomplete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions\nyou believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe the\nredacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nSincerely,\nDustin B. Hubbard\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: Wes Olson, DOT Program Coordinator\nPHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Gano/T. Johnson (#163823)\n2","truncated":false,"body_characters":4854}