# CALUMET MONTANA REFINING, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation

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- **citation:** CPF 52023021NOPV
- **title:** CALUMET MONTANA REFINING, LLC — Notice of Probable Violation
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2023-02-06
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 195.406(b), 195.452(j)(3).
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Notice of Probable Violation involving CALUMET MONTANA REFINING, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 195.406(b),  195.452(j)(3). The case was opened on 2023-02-06 and is reported as closed as of 2024-10-28. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

52023021NOPV_Closure Letter_10282024_(22-239515).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_Closure%20Letter_10282024_(22-239515).pdf

52023021NOPV_Closure Letter_10282024_(22-239515)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_Closure%20Letter_10282024_(22-239515)_text.pdf

52023021NOPV_Final Order_04282023_(22-239515).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_Final%20Order_04282023_(22-239515).pdf

52023021NOPV_Final Order_04282023_(22-239515)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_Final%20Order_04282023_(22-239515)_text.pdf

52023021NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_03082023_(22-239515).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_03082023_(22-239515).pdf

52023021NOPV_PCO_02062023_(22-239515).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_PCO_02062023_(22-239515).pdf

52023021NOPV_PCO_02062023_(22-239515)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023021NOPV/52023021NOPV_PCO_02062023_(22-239515)_text.pdf

52023021NOPV_Final Order_04282023_(22-239515)_text.pdf

April 28, 2023
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: wayne.leiker@calumetspecialty.com
Mr. Wayne Leiker
Vice President, Refining Operations
Calumet Montana Refining, LLC
1020 Smelter Avenue, NE
Black Eagle, MT 59414
Re: CPF No. 5-2023-021-NOPV
Dear Mr. Leiker:
Enclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes a finding of
violation and specifies actions that need to be taken to comply with the pipeline safety
regulations. When the terms of the compliance order are completed, as determined by the
Director, Western Region, this enforcement action will be closed. Service of the Final Order by
e-mail is effective upon the date of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided
under 49 C.F.R. § 190.5.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Alan K. Mayberry
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety
Enclosures (Final Order and NOPV)
cc: Mr. Dustin Hubbard, Director, Western Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA
Mr. Carlos Centurion, Plant Manager, Calumet Montana Refining, LLC,
carlos.centurion@calumetspecialty.com
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT REQUESTED



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590
____________________________________
In the Matter of )
Calumet Montana Refining, LLC, ) CPF No. 5-2023-021-NOPV
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Respondent. )
____________________________________)
FINAL ORDER
On February 6, 2023, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Western Region, Office of
Pipeline Safety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance Order
(Notice) to Calumet Montana Refining, LLC (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that
Respondent had violated the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 195. The Notice also
proposed certain measures to correct the violations. Respondent did not contest the allegations
of violation and asked to meet with Western Region to discuss the proposed corrective measures.
Based upon a review of all of the evidence, pursuant to § 190.213, I find Respondent violated the
pipeline safety regulations listed below, as more fully described in the enclosed Notice, which is
incorporated by reference:
49 C.F.R. § 195.406(a) (Item 2) ─ Respondent failed to provide adequate controls
and protective equipment to control the pressure of the Bootlegger pipeline within
110 percent of the operating pressure limit established under § 195.406(a).
This finding of violation will be considered a prior offense in any subsequent enforcement action
taken against Respondent.
Compliance Actions
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 60118(b) and 49 C.F.R. § 190.217, Respondent is ordered to take the
actions proposed in the enclosed Notice to correct the violation. The Director may grant an
extension of time to comply with any of the required items upon a written request timely
submitted by the Respondent and demonstrating good cause for an extension. Upon completion
of the ordered actions, Respondent may request that the Director close the case. Failure to
comply with this Order may result in the assessment of civil penalties under 49 C.F.R. § 190.223
or in referral to the Attorney General for appropriate relief in a district court of the United States.



Warning Item
With respect to Item 1, the Notice alleged a probable violation of 49 C.F.R. § 195.452(j)(3) but
did not propose a civil penalty or compliance order for this item. Therefore, this is considered to
be a warning item. If OPS finds a violation of this provision in a subsequent inspection,
Respondent may be subject to future enforcement action.
The terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.
§ 190.5.
April 28, 2023
___________________________________ _________________________
Alan K. Mayberry Date Issued
Associate Administrator
for Pipeline Safety

52023021NOPV_Closure Letter_10282024_(22-239515)_text.pdf

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: kollin.schade@calumetspecialty.com
October 28, 2024
Mr. Kollin Schade
Calumet Montana Refining, LLC
1020 Smelter Avenue, NE
Black Eagle, MT 59414
CPF 5-2023-021-NOPV
Closure Letter
Dear Mr. Schade:
From June 6, 2022, through June 10, 2022, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code
(U.S.C.), inspected your Bootlegger pipeline in Great Falls, Montana. As a result of the
inspection, Calumet was issued a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance Order
on February 6, 2023, which proposed installing an OverPressure Protection (OPP) system.
Calumet submitted its documentation of the installed OPP system on September 24, 2024. My
staff reviewed the documentation, and it appears that the inadequacy outlined in this Proposed
Compliance Order has 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,
Dustin Hubbard
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 G. Ogirima, B. Brown (#22-239515)
Mark Denis – mark.denis@calumetspecialty.com
Brad Lopez – brad.lopez@calumetspecialty.com
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