{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 52020005WL","title":"UTAH GAS OP LTD DBA UTAH GAS CORP — Warning Letter","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2020-10-16","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED warning letter citing 195.61(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52020005wl.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52020005wl.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52020005wl","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/52020005WL","body":"Warning Letter involving UTAH GAS OP LTD DBA UTAH GAS CORP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.61(a). The case was opened on 2020-10-16 and is reported as closed as of 2020-10-16. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n52020005WL_Warning Letter_10162020_(20-172633).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52020005WL/52020005WL_Warning%20Letter_10162020_(20-172633).pdf\n\n52020005WL_Warning Letter_10162020_(20-172633)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52020005WL/52020005WL_Warning%20Letter_10162020_(20-172633)_text.pdf\n\n52020005WL_Warning Letter_10162020_(20-172633)_text.pdf\n\nWARNING LETTER\nVIA E-MAIL TO MR. RUSS KNIGHT\nOctober 16, 2020\nMr. Russ Knight\nPresident\nUtah Gas OP Ltd DBA Utah Gas Corp\n1125 Escalante Drive\nRangely, CO 81648\nCPF 5-2020-005-WL\nDear Mr. Knight:\nOn August 10 through 12, 2020, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code (U.S.C.), inspected your\npipeline system in Rangely, Colorado.\nAs a result of the inspection, it is alleged that you have committed a probable violation of the Pipeline\nSafety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The item inspected and the probable\nviolation is:\n1. §195.61 National Pipeline Mapping System\n(a) Each operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline facility must provide the following\ngeospatial data to PHMSA for that facility:\n(1) Geospatial data, attributes, metadata and transmittal letter appropriate for use\nin the National Pipeline Mapping System. Acceptable formats and additional information\nare specified in the NPMS Operator Standards manual available at\nwww.npms.phmsa.dot.gov or by contacting the PHMSA Geographic Information Systems\nManager at (202) 366-4595.\nAt the time of the inspection, Utah Gas Corp., an operator of a hazardous liquid pipeline facility, had not\nprovided geospatial data to PHMSA for its facility in Rangely, Colorado. Specifically, Utah Gas Corp.\nfailed to provide geospatial data, attributes, metadata and a transmittal letter appropriate for use in the\nNational Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS). During the inspection, the operator noted to PHMSA that\n\n\n\nalthough this pipeline system was purchased in 2017, it was unaware that a new NPMS submission was\nrequired.1\nUnder 49 U.S.C. § 60122 and 49 CFR § 190.223, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed\n$218,647 per violation per day the violation persists, up to a maximum of $2,186,465 for a related series\nof violations. For violation occurring on or after November 27, 2018 and before July 31, 2019, the\nmaximum penalty may not exceed $213,268 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed\n$2,132,679. For violation occurring on or after November 2, 2015 and before November 27, 2018, the\nmaximum penalty may not exceed $209,002 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed\n$2,090,022. For violations occurring prior to November 2, 2015, the maximum penalty may not exceed\n$200,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $2,000,000 for a related series of\nviolations.\nWe have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents involved in this case, and have decided\nnot to conduct additional enforcement action or penalty assessment proceedings at this time. We advise\nyou to correct the item identified in this letter. Failure to do so will result in Utah Gas Corp. being subject\nto additional enforcement action.\nNo reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to CPF 5-\n2020-005-WL. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action is subject\nto being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your responsive material qualifies for\nconfidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the complete original document you must\nprovide a second copy of the document with the portions you believe qualify for confidential treatment\nredacted and an explanation of why you believe the redacted information qualifies for confidential\ntreatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).\nSincerely,\nDustin Hubbard\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 S. Perkins (#20-172633)\n1 See 49 C.F.R. § 195.61(b) (requiring operators to submit this information “each year, on or before June 15,\nrepresenting assets as of December 31 of the previous year. If no changes have occurred since the previous year's\nsubmission, the operator must refer to the information provided in the NPMS Operator Standards manual available at\nwww npms.phmsa.dot.gov or contact the PHMSA Geographic Information Systems Manager at (202) 366-4595”).","truncated":false,"body_characters":4842}