{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 52023040NOPV","title":"E&B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORP — Notice of Probable Violation","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2023-07-26","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED notice of probable violation citing 192.479(a), 192.481(a).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52023040nopv.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52023040nopv.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-52023040nopv","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/52023040NOPV","body":"Notice of Probable Violation involving E&B NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CORP. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulations as 192.479(a),  192.481(a). The case was opened on 2023-07-26 and is reported as closed as of 2023-10-17. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n52023040NOPV_Final Order_10172023_(23-264043).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023040NOPV/52023040NOPV_Final%20Order_10172023_(23-264043).pdf\n\n52023040NOPV_Final Order_10172023_(23-264043)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023040NOPV/52023040NOPV_Final%20Order_10172023_(23-264043)_text.pdf\n\n52023040NOPV_Operator Response to Notice_08252023_(23-264043).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023040NOPV/52023040NOPV_Operator%20Response%20to%20Notice_08252023_(23-264043).pdf\n\n52023040NOPV_PCO_07262023_(23-264043).pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023040NOPV/52023040NOPV_PCO_07262023_(23-264043).pdf\n\n52023040NOPV_PCO_07262023_(23-264043)_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/52023040NOPV/52023040NOPV_PCO_07262023_(23-264043)_text.pdf\n\n52023040NOPV_Final Order_10172023_(23-264043)_text.pdf\n\nOctober 17, 2023\nVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL TO: slayton@ebresources.com\nSteve Layton\nPresident\nE&B Natural Resources Management Corp.\n249 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 900\nLong Beach, California 90892\nRe: CPF No. 5-2023-040-NOPV\nDear Mr. Layton:\nEnclosed please find the Final Order issued in the above-referenced case. It makes findings of\nviolation and finds that the proposed actions to comply with the pipeline safety regulations have\nbeen completed. This case is now closed. Service of the Final Order by e-mail is effective upon\nthe date of transmission and acknowledgement of receipt as provided under 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 B. Hubbard, Director, Western Region, Office of Pipeline Safety, PHMSA\nMr. Louis Zylstra, Senior Vice President, LA Basin, E&B Natural Resources\nManagement Corp., lzylstra@ebresources.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 )\nE&B Natural Resources Management Corp., ) CPF No. 5-2023-040-NOPV\n)\n)\n)\nRespondent. )\n__________________________________________)\nFINAL ORDER\nOn July 26, 2023, pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 190.207, the Director, Western Region, Office of Pipeline\nSafety (OPS), issued a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance Order (Notice) to\nE&B Natural Resources Management Corporation (Respondent). The Notice proposed finding that\nRespondent had violated the pipeline safety regulations in 49 C.F.R. Part 192. The Notice also\nproposed certain measures to correct the violations. Respondent did not contest the allegations of\nviolation or corrective measures.\nBased upon a review of all of 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. § 192.481(a) (Item 1) ─ Respondent failed to inspect and evaluate its PXP\nGathering System for evidence of atmospheric corrosion since it assumed operation of\nthe pipeline on March 30, 2018.\n49 C.F.R. § 192.479(a) (Item 2) ─ Respondent failed to clean and coat each portion of\nits pipeline within the Inglewood Oil Field that was exposed to the atmosphere.\nThese findings of violation will be considered prior offenses in any subsequent enforcement action\ntaken against Respondent.\nThe Director has indicated that Respondent completed the actions proposed in the Notice to correct\nthe violations. Therefore, it is not necessary to include the proposed compliance terms in this Final\nOrder.\n§ 190.5.\nThe terms and conditions of this order are effective upon service in accordance with 49 C.F.R.\nOctober 17, 2023\n___________________________________ _________________________\nAlan K. Mayberry Date Issued\nAssociate Administrator\nfor Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":4315}