{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 52021057NOPV","title":"FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2021-12-20","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.605(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52021057nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52021057nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52021057nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/52021057NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving FREEPORT-MCMORAN OIL & GAS. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 192.605(a). The case was opened on 2021-12-20 and is reported as closed as of 2022-06-16. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n52021057NOPV_Closure Letter_06162022_(21-199974).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52021057NOPV/52021057NOPV_Closure%20Letter_06162022_(21-199974).pdf\n\n52021057NOPV_Closure Letter_06162022_(21-199974)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52021057NOPV/52021057NOPV_Closure%20Letter_06162022_(21-199974)_text.pdf\n\n52021057NOPV_Final Order_03022022_(21-199974).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52021057NOPV/52021057NOPV_Final%20Order_03022022_(21-199974).pdf\n\n52021057NOPV_Final Order_03022022_(21-199974)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52021057NOPV/52021057NOPV_Final%20Order_03022022_(21-199974)_text.pdf\n\n52021057NOPV_PCO_12202021_(21-199974).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52021057NOPV/52021057NOPV_PCO_12202021_(21-199974).pdf\n\n52021057NOPV_PCO_12202021_(21-199974)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52021057NOPV/52021057NOPV_PCO_12202021_(21-199974)_text.pdf\n\n52021057NOPV_Final Order_03022022_(21-199974)_text.pdf\n\nMarch 2, 2022\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: richard adkerson@fmi.com\nMr. Richard C. Adkerson\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nFreeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC\n201 S. Broadway\nOrcutt, California 93455\nRe: CPF No. 5-2021-057-NOPV\nDear Mr. Adkerson:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of\nviolation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety\nregulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the\nDirector, Western Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by\ne-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgment of receipt as provided\nunder 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.\nThank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\nEnclosures (Final Order and NOPV)\ncc: Mr. Dustin Hubbard, Director, Western Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Todd Cantrall, Vice President, Operations, Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC,\ntodd_cantrall@fmi.com\nMr. David Rose, Director, Environmental Health & Safety, Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas\nLLC, drose@fmi.com\nCONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED\n\n\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nOFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY\nWASHINGTON, D.C. 20590\n____________________________________\nIn the Matter of )\nFreeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, ) CPF No. 5-2021-057-NOPV\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n____________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn December 20, 2021, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Western Region, Office\nof Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation (Notice) to Freeport-McMoRan\nOil & Gas LLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that Respondent had violated the\npipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 192. The Notice also proposed certain measures to\ncorrect the alleged violation. Respondent did not contest the allegation of violation or corrective\nmeasures.\nBased on a review of all the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the\npipeline safety regulations listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is\nincorporated by reference:\n49 C.F.R. § 192.605(a) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to review and update its\nEmergency Response Plan manual at least once each calendar year, but at\nintervals not exceeding 15 months.\nThis finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nCompliance Actions\nPursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the\nactions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an\nextension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely\nsubmitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion\nof ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to comply\nwith this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223 or in\nreferral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.\n\n\n\nCPF No. 5-2021-057-NOPV\nPage2\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\n§ 190.5.\nMarch 2, 2022\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety\n\n52021057NOPV_Closure Letter_06162022_(21-199974)_text.pdf\n\nVIA E-MAIL TO MR. RICHARD C. ADKERSON\nJune 16, 2022\nMr. Richard C. Adkerson\nPresident and Chief Executive Officer\nFreeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC\n201 S. Broadway\nOrcutt, California 93455\nCPF 5-2021-057-NOPV\nClosure Letter\nDear Mr. Adkerson:\nOn March 2, 2022, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)\nissued to Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas a Final Order in the above-referenced case. This Order\nincluded a Compliance Order. Based on our review of the documentation you provided on May\n17, 2022, it has been determined that you have complied with the terms of this Order.\nAccordingly, this case is now closed and no further action is contemplated with respect to the\nmatters involved in this case. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.\nSincerely,\nDustin Hubbard\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration\ncc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry\nPHP-500 J. Gilliam, L. Green (#21-199974)","truncated":false,"body_characters":5897}