{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA-2020-0044","title":"Florida Gas Transmission — Pipeline Special Permit","source_type":"permit","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"2022-03-25","effective_on":"2022-03-25","summary":"PHMSA-2020-0044, issued 2022-03-25 for Florida Gas Transmission's gas transmission system.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2020-0044.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2020-0044.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-special-permit-phmsa-2020-0044","source_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docket/PHMSA-2020-0044","body":"PHMSA pipeline special permit PHMSA-2020-0044. Operator: Florida Gas Transmission. System: Gas Transmission. Issue date: 2022-03-25. Renewal: Jul 27, 2023.\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nPIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION\nSpecial Permit Analysis and Findings\nClass 1 or Class 2 to Class 3 Locations\nSpecial Permit Information:\nDocket Number: PHMSA-2020-0044\nRequested By: Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC\nOperator ID#: 5304\nOriginal Date Requested: February 21, 2020\nOriginal Issuance Date: March 30, 2022\nSegment Extensions Request:1 March 24, 2023\nEffective Dates:2 March 30, 2022, to March 30, 2032\nCode Section(s): 49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii)\nPurpose:\nThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline\nSafety (OPS),\n3 provides this information to describe the facts of the subject special permit\napplication submitted by Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT)4\n, to discuss any relevant\npublic comments received with respect to the application, to present the engineering and safety\nanalysis of the special permit application, and to make findings regarding whether the requested\nspecial permit should be granted and, if so, under what conditions. FGT requested that PHMSA\nwaive compliance from the 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 192.611(a)(3)(iii) for natural\n1 This special permit has been updated to account for the extension of five (5) special permit segments 166347,\n166349, 166250, 166256, and 166129 as shown in Table 2 – Special Permit Segments. The total length of the\nfive (5) special permit segments is approximately 1.935 miles (10,219 feet).\n2 The effective date for the implementation of the special permit conditions for special permit segment extensions\n166347, 166349, 166250, 166256, and 166129 is the grant date of this special permit for the five (5) special\npermit segment extensions.\n3 Throughout this special permit the usage of “PHMSA” or “PHMSA OPS” means the U.S. Department of\nTransportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Pipeline Safety.\n4 FGT is owned by Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan, Inc. and is operated by Energy Transfer.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 1 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\ngas transmission pipeline segments, where the class location has changed from Class 1 to a Class\n3 locations and from Class 2 to Class 3 locations.\n5\nPipeline System Affected:\nThis special permit application applies to the FGT request for a waiver of the class location\nchange requirements in 49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii) for 17,637 feet (approximately 3.340 miles) of\ngas transmission pipelines located in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties,\nFlorida.\nPipe specifications including outside diameter, year installed, seam type, coating type, pipe\ngrade, wall thickness, maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP), minimum pressure test\npressure, and pressure test factor based on the minimum test pressure are detailed in Table 1 –\nPipe Specifications by Line Name.\nTable 1 – Pipe Specifications by Line Name\nOutside\nWall\nMin Test\nPressure\nYear\nLine Name\nDiameter\nInstalled\nSeam\nType MAOP\nCoating Type Grade\nThickness\nPressure\nTest\n(psig)\n(inches)\n(inches)\n(psig)\nFactor\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota\nConnector\n18 1992 HF-ERW FBE X70 0.258\n0.309\n1333 1899 1.42\nWest Leg\nStation 26-27\nMP 160.2\nDSAW\n0.430\n1920 1.45\n30 1994\nFBE X70\n1322\nSAW 0.515 1898 1.44\n2002\n1879 1.42\nWest Leg Loop 36\nDSAW FBE X70 0.515 1322\n2006 1925 1.46\nNote: HF-ERW is high frequency electric resistance weld.\nDSAW is double submerged arc weld.\nSAW is submerged arc weld.\nFBE is fusion bond epoxy external pipe coating.\nPSIG is pounds per square inch gauge.\nWithout this special permit, 49 CFR 192.611(a) would require FGT to replace the special permit\nsegments with stronger pipe or reduce the pipeline MAOP for a Class 1 or Class 2 to Class 3\nlocation change.\n5 The Class 1 to 3 or Class 2 to 3 location changes on the FGT pipelines have pipe with design factors in\naccordance with 49 CFR 192.620(a)(1) for Alternative MAOP. The special permit segments utilize alternate\ndesign factors from 49 CFR 192.620 per existing special permit PHMSA-2008-0077.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 2 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 3>>>\n\nSpecial Permit Request:\nOn February 21, 2020, FGT applied to PHMSA for a special permit seeking relief from 49 CFR\n192.611 for the below-listed special permit segments, where a class location change occurred\nfrom the original Class 1 to a Class 3 location and from a Class 2 to Class 3 location on the 18-\ninch St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-inch West Leg\nLoop Pipelines in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties, Florida.\nOn March 24, 2023, FGT applied to PHMSA for five (5) special permit segment extensions to\nexisting special permit PHMSA-2020-0044.\nThis special permit applies to the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas\ndescribed and defined as follows, using the FGT survey station (SS) references:\nSpecial Permit Segments:\nThis special permit applies to the special permit segments and is identified using the FGT\nsurvey station (SS) references as detailed in Table 2 – Special Permit Segments.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 3 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 4>>>\n\nTable 2 – Special Permit Segments\nSpecial\nPermit\nStart\nEnd\nOutside\nLine Name/\nSeam and\nDiameter\n(Diameter, wall\nLength\n(feet)\nSurvey\nStation\nSurvey\nStation\nCounty, State Class\nSummary\nYear\nMAOP\nDesign/\nPressure\nSegment\nNumber\nInstalled\n(inches)\nthickness, Grade)\nCoating\nType\n(psig)\nTest\n(SS)\n(SS)\nFactor\n166334 18\n166338 18\n166340 18\n166347\nextension 18\n166347 18\n166349 18\n166349\nextension 18\n166350 18\n166352 18\n166250\nextension 30\n166250 30\n166256\nextension 30\n166256 30\n166257 30\n166267 30\n166114 36 St. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector/\n(18”, 0.258”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector/\n(18”, 0.309”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector/\n(18”, 0.309”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector\n(18”, 0.258”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector\n(18”, 0.258”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector\n(18”, 0.309”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector\n(18”, 0.309”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector\n(18”, 0.309”, X70)\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota Connector\n(18”, 0.309”, X70)\nWest Leg Station 26-\n27 MP 160.2\n(30”, 0.430”, X70)\nWest Leg Station 26-\n27 MP 160.2\n(30”, 0.430”, X70)\nWest Leg Station 26-\n27 MP 160.2\n(30”, 0.430”, X70)\nWest Leg Station 26-\n27 MP 160.2\n(30”, 0.430”, X70)\nWest Leg Station 26-\n27 MP 160.2\n(30”, 0.430”, X70)\nWest Leg Station 26-\n27 MP 160.2\n(30”, 0.515”, X70)\nWest Leg Loop\n(36”, 0.515”, X70) 1,156 54+60 66+16 Hillsborough,\nFL 1 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.67 / 1.42\n315 206+51 209+66 Hillsborough,\nFL 1 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42\n132 406+43 407+75 Hillsborough,\nFL 1 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42\n269 901+98 904+67 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.67 / 1.42\n532 904+67 909+99 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.67 / 1.42\n456 1014+01 1018+57 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42\n3,537 1018+57 1053+94 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42\n474 1079+72 1084+46 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42\n259 1212+12 1214+71 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/\nFBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42\n5,799 992+75 1050+74 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45\n1,004 1050+74 1060+78 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45\n404 1863+70 1867+74 Pasco, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45\n318 1867+74 1870+92 Pasco, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45\n165 1870+92 1872+57 Pasco, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45\n861 3488+40 3497+01 Hillsborough,\nFL 2 to 3 1994 SAW/ FBE 1,322 0.56 / 1.44\n1,252 104+57 117+09 Citrus, FL 2 to 3 2003 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.42\n166129\nextension 36 West Leg Loop\n(36”, 0.515”, X70) 210 991+72 993+82 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 2007 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.46\n166129 36 West Leg Loop\n(36”, 0.515”, X70) 494 993+82 998+76 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 2007 DSAW/\nFBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.46\nNotes:\n1) HF-ERW is high frequency electric resistance welded seam type pipe.\n2) DSAW is double submerged arc welded seam type pipe.\n3) SAW is submerged arc welded seam type pipe.\n4) FBE is fusion bonded epoxy external pipe coating.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 4 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 5>>>\n\nThe special permit segments have a pipe design factor of 0.67 or less that meets 49 CFR\n192.611(a)(1)(ii) for a Class location change to a Class 3 location. The minimum hydrostatic test\npressure of these special permit segments does not meet the requirements of 49 CFR\n192.611(a)(3)(iii). For a Class location change from a Class 1 or 2 to a Class 3 location to meet\n49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii), the MAOP must be based upon the minimum hydrostatic test pressure\ntimes 0.667. These special permit segments do not meet this minimum hydrostatic test pressure\nrequirement and thus require a special permit.\nSpecial Permit Inspection Areas:\nThe special permit inspection areas are defined as the area that extends 220 yards on each side\nof the centerline along approximately 169.5 miles of St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, West\nLeg Station 26-27, and West Leg Loop Pipelines as shown in Table 3 – Special Permit\nInspection Areas.\nTable 3 – Special Permit Inspection Areas\nSpecial Permit\nInspection\nOutside\nSpecial Permit Segment\nDiameter\nLine Name\nStart Survey\nStation\nEnd Survey\nStation\nLength6\nNumber(s)\n(miles)\nArea Name\n(inches)\n(MP)\n(MP)\nFLMEF-26 166114, 166129,\n166129 extension 36 West Leg Loop 90.6 153.8 63.2\nFLMEE-26-27\n166250, 166250 extension,\n166267, 166256,\n166256 extension, 166257\n30 West Leg Station\n26-27 MP 160.2 90.6 160.2 69.6\nFLBVW\n166334, 166338, 166340,\n166347, 166347 extension,\n166349, 166349 extension,\n166350, 166352\n18\nSt. Petersburg\nSarasota\nConnector\n0.2 36.9 36.7\nThe special permit inspection areas are in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties,\nFlorida.\n7 Attachments 1 through 3 are maps showing the 18-inch St. Petersburg Sarasota\nConnector, 30-inch West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-inch West Leg Loop Pipelines special\npermit segments and special permit inspection areas.\n6 If the special permit inspection area footage does not extent from launcher to receiver, then the special permit\ninspection area would need to be extended.\n7 The special permit inspection areas include the special permit segments.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 5 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 6>>>\n\nPublic Notice:\nOn June 2, 2020, PHMSA posted a notice of this special permit request in the Federal Register\n(85 FR 33789) with a closing date of July 2, 2020. PHMSA received no relevant public\ncomments concerning this special permit request through July 2, 2020.\nOn May 31, 2023, PHMSA posted a Federal Register notice (88 FR 34926) for the special permit\nsegment extensions with a closing date of June 30, 2023. The special permit application from\nFGT, draft environmental assessment, draft special permit conditions, and Attachment A –\nSegment Integrity Information are available in Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044 on the Federal\nDocket Management System (FDMS) located on the internet at www.Regulations.gov.\nPHMSA received one (1) public comment on the five (5) special permit segment extensions\nfrom the Federal Register notice to Docket PHMSA-2020-0044 from June 1 through June 30,\n2023. The Anonymous Comment recommended the special permit not to be issued due to\nbetter protect against leaks, spills, and toxic exposure to people and the environment. The\nnatural gas pipeline special permit will require FGT to conduct period leakage surveys and\nremediation above the current 49 CFR Part 192 requirements. Also, the special permit will\nrequire FGT to conduct periodic integrity assessments with ILI tools, remediation, with defined\ncriterion based upon a safety factor above the pipeline maximum allowable operating pressure\n(MAOP). Section VIII - Overview of Special Permit Conditions outlines the integrity\nrequirements of the special permit and can be reviewed on Docket PHMSA-2020-0044 at\nwww.regulations.gov.\nPHMSA has reviewed this special permit application to ensure the special permit conditions\naddress pipeline safety and integrity threats to the pipeline in the special permit segments and\nspecial permit inspection areas. The special permit will require FGT’s Operations and\nMaintenance (O&M) Manual and Procedures to provide a systematic program to review and\nremediate the pipeline for safety concerns. Additional operational integrity reviews and\nremediation requirements will be required by this special permit for these special permit\nsegments for Class 1 to 3 location changes or Class 2 to 3 location changes.\nThe FGT special permit application letter, Federal Register notice, FEA and FONSI, special\npermit with conditions, special permit analysis and findings document, and all other pertinent\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 6 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 7>>>\n\ndocuments are available for review in Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044 in the Federal Docket\nManagement System (FDMS) located on the internet at www.regulations.gov.\nAnalysis:\nBackground: On June 29, 2004, PHMSA published in the Federal Register (69 FR 38948) the\ncriteria it uses for the consideration of applications for class location change waivers, now being\ngranted or denied through a special permit. First, certain threshold requirements should be met\non a pipeline special permit segment for a class location change special permit to be granted.\nSecond, the age and manufacturing process of the pipe; system design, and construction;\nenvironmental, operating and maintenance histories; and integrity management program\nelements are evaluated as significant criteria. These significant criteria are presented in matrix\nform and can be reviewed in the FDMS, Docket No. PHMSA–RSPA-2004-17401. Third,\nspecial permits will only be granted when pipe conditions and active integrity management\nprovides a level of safety greater than or equal to a pipe replacement or pressure reduction. The\noperator’s Federal pipeline safety regulation compliance history is also evaluated as part of the\ncriteria matrix for acceptability prior to issuance of a special permit.\nThreshold Requirements: Each of the threshold requirements published by PHMSA in the June\n29, 2004, Federal Register notice is discussed below in regards to the FGT special permit\nrequest.\n1) No pipeline segments in a class location changing to Class 4 location will be considered.\n• This special permit request is for special permit segments on the FGT 18-inch St.\nPetersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-inch West\nLeg Loop Pipelines, where a change has occurred from a Class 1 location to a Class 3\nlocation or a Class 2 location to a Class 3 location.\n• FGT has met this requirement.\n2) No bare pipe will be considered.\n• The FGT special permit segments are externally coated with fusion bonded epoxy.\n• FGT has met this requirement of no bare pipe.\n• FGT has not reported any coating issues such as disbonded coating.\n• FGT has met this requirement.\n3) No pipe containing wrinkle bends will be considered.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 7 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 8>>>\n\n• There are no wrinkle bends in the special permit segments.\n• FGT has met this requirement.\n4) No pipe segments operating above 72% of the specified minimum yield strength (SMYS)\nwill be considered for a Class 3 special permit.\n• The special permit segments operate at or below 72% SMYS.\n• The pipe for the special permit segments on the St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector\nPipeline is 18-inch diameter, 0.309-inch wall thickness, pipe strength of 70,000 psig,\nthe pipe seam is high frequency electric resistance welded, and was constructed in\n1992. The special permit segment pipe operates at or below 67% of SMYS at an\nMAOP of 1,333 psig.\n• The pipe for the special permit segments on the West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline are\n30-inch diameter, 0.430-inch and 0.515-inch wall thickness, pipe strength of 70,000\npsig with a double submerged arc-welded pipe seam and was constructed in 1994. The\nspecial permit segments pipe operates at or below 56% or 67% of SMYS at an MAOP\nof 1,332 psig.\n• The pipe for the special permit segments on the West Leg Loop Pipeline are 36-inch\ndiameter, 0.515-inch wall thickness, pipe strength of 70,000 psig with a double\nsubmerged arc-welded pipe seam, and was constructed in 2002. The special permit\nsegments pipe operates at or below 67% of SMYS at an MAOP of 1,322 psig.\n• FGT has met this requirement.\n5) Records must be produced that show a hydrostatic test to at least 1.25 x MAOP and 90% of\nSMYS.\n• The special permit segments on the Pipeline were pressure tested in 1992 at 1,899 psig\nfor eight (8) hours.\n• The special permit segments on the West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline were pressure\ntested in 1994 at 1,920 psig for eight (8) hours.\n• The special permit segments on the West Leg Loop Pipeline were pressure tested in\n2003 at 1,879 psig for eight (8) hours.\n• FGT has met this requirement.\n6) In-line inspection (ILI) must have been performed with no significant anomalies identified\nthat indicate systemic problems such as stress corrosion cracking (SCC).\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 8 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 9>>>\n\n• FGT ran ILI tools on the St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector Pipeline in 2009, 2016, and\n2023.\n• FGT ran ILI tools on the West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline in 2010 and 2017.\n• FGT ran ILI tools on the West Leg Loop Pipeline in 2011, 2018, and 2019.\n• FGT has had no SCC findings or failures. Due to the coating type and operational and\nenvironmental conditions of the pipeline, FGT has evaluated the special permit\nsegments and special permit inspection areas as being not susceptible to SCC in\naccordance with ASME B31.8S.\n7) Criteria for consideration of a class location change waiver, being considered through the\nspecial permit, published by PHMSA in the Federal Register (69 FR 38948), define a waiver\ninspection area (special permit inspection area) as up to 25 miles of pipe on either side of\nthe waiver segment (special permit segment).\n• A special permit would be contingent upon FGT’s incorporation of the special permit\nsegments in its written integrity management program as covered segments in a high\nconsequence area in accordance with 49 CFR 192.903 and to assess and remediate\nthreats to the special permit inspection areas.\nCriteria Matrix: The data submitted by FGT for the special permit segments have been\ncompared to the class location change special permit criteria matrix. The data fall within the\nprobable acceptance or the possible acceptance column of the criteria matrix.\n• The special permit segments fall in the probable acceptance column of the criteria\nmatrix for:\no Class 2 to 3 location, pipe manufacturer, pipe material, design stress, coating type,\ngirth welds, depth of pipe cover, test pressure, test failures, local geology, type\nservice, pressure fluctuations, safety related conditions, direct assessment, ILI\ntype, and damage prevention program.\n• The special permit segments fall in the possible acceptance column of the criteria\nmatrix for:\no Class 1 to 3 location, leaks and failures, CP, HCA program, and ILI program.\nOperational Integrity Compliance:\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 9 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 10>>>\n\nTo inform PHMSA’s decision about whether a special permit could provide a level of safety\ngreater than or equal to a pipe replacement or pressure reduction and is consistent with pipeline\nsafety, PHMSA reviewed this special permit request to understand the known type of integrity\nthreats that are in the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas. This\nintegrity information was used to design special permit conditions to provide a systematic\nprogram to review and remediate the pipeline for safety concerns. Additional operational\nintegrity review and remediation requirements are required by this special permit to ensure that\nthe operator has an ongoing program to locate and remediate safety threats. These threats to\nintegrity and safety include any issues with the pipe coating quality, cathodic protection\neffectiveness, operations damage prevention program, pipe depth of soil cover, weld seam and\ngirth weld integrity, anomalies in the pipe steel and welds, and material and structures either\nalong or near the pipeline that could cause the cathodic protection system to be ineffective.\nPHMSA has carefully designed a comprehensive set of conditions that FGT must implement to\ncomply with this special permit.\nPast Enforcement History – January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023:\nDuring January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023, FGT was cited in eight (8) enforcement actions\nwith a total of $1,050,900 in assessed civil penalties. PHMSA issued two (2) Corrective Action\nOrders, three (3) Notice of Probable Violation, two (2) Notices of Amendments, and one (1)\nWarning Letter to FGT.\nTables 4 and 5 below show PHMSA enforcement actions and civil penalties for FGT:\nTable 4 - FGT Enforcement Matters from\nJanuary 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023\nNotice of\nStatus Corrective\nAction Order\nNotice of\nSafety\nProbable\nAmendment\nOrder\nWarning\nLetter Total\nViolation\nCLOSED 1 2 1 0 1 5\nOPEN 1 0 2 0 0 3\nTotal 2 2 3 0 1 8\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 10 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 11>>>\n\nTable 5 - FGT Enforcement Matters from\nJanuary 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023\nProposed\nAwaiting Order\nAssessed\nWithdrawn/Reduced\nCollected\n$1,050,900\n$834,400\n$216,500\n$0\n$216,5008\nFrom January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023, Energy Transfer, the operator of FGT, was cited\nin 35 enforcement actions with a total of $4,064,612 in assessed civil penalties on their Energy\nTransfer Company (ETC), Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT), Panhandle Eastern\nCompany (PEPL), Transwestern Pipeline Company (Transwestern), and Trunkline Gas\nCompany (Trunkline) pipeline systems. PHMSA issued two (2) Corrective Action Orders, ten\n(10) Notice of Amendments, thirteen (13) Notices of Probable Violations, one (1) Safety Order,\nand nine (9) Warning Letters to Energy Transfer.\nTables 6 and 7 below show PHMSA's enforcement actions and civil penalties for Energy\nTransfer Partners on these pipeline systems - ETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline\nwith operator identification numbers (OPID#) 32099, 5304, 15105, 19610, and 19730.\nTable 6 - Summary of Enforcement Findings for ETC, FGT,\nPEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline from\nJanuary 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023\nStatus\nCorrective\nAction Order\nNotice of\nNotice of\nAmendment\nProbable\nSafety\nViolation\nOrder\nWarning\nLetter\nTotal\nCLOSED\n9\n10\n1\n9\n30\nOPEN\n1\n3\n5\nTotal\n2\n10\n13\n1\n9\n35\nTable 7 - ETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline Civil Penalty Status\nJanuary 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023\nProposed\nAwaiting Order\nAssessed\nWithdrawn/Reduced\nCollected\n$4,064,612°\n$3,308,312\n$756,300\n$0\n$756,300\nSummary of enforcement findings for the ETC, FGT, PELP, Transwestern, and Trunkline\nsystems include: construction, corrosion control, integrity management, procedural manual,\noperations and maintenance procedures, qualification of operating personnel, public awareness,\n• A final order in 4-2022-012-NOPV was issued on April 21, 2023, assessing a $19,300 civil penalty.\n30, 2023.\nPEPL has proposed civil penalties of $2,804,812 and civil penalties awaiting order of $2,473,912 through June\nPHMSA-2020-0044 - Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC\nPage 11 of 16\nSpecial Permit Analysis and Findings - Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\n\n<<<PAGE 12>>>\n\nreporting, welding, design, transportation of underground natural gas storage, and transportation\nof hazard liquids. These 49 CFR Part 192 code violations are in the following code sections:\n• 49 CFR 191.5, 191.23, 192.12, 192.167, 192.225, 192.402, 192.452, 192.463, 192.465,\n192.467, 192.469, 192.471, 192.479, 192.481, 192.605, 192.615, 192.616, 192.619,\n192.709, 192.739, 192.745, 192.805, 192.905, 192.907, 192.917, 192.919, 192.927,\n192.933, 192.935, and 192.937.\nTable 8 below gives a complete summary of the findings and the specific 49 CFR Part 191 and 192\nviolations:\nTable 8 - Summary of Enforcement Findings for\nETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline\nJanuary 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023\nConstruction 1 Corrosion Control 13 Integrity\nManagement 29\nOME Procedural\nManual 17 Operation and/or\nMaintenance 14 Operator\nQualification 2\nPublic Awareness 3 Reporting 4 Welding 1\nTransportation of\nDesign 1\nUnderground\n2 Transportation of\nHL 2\nNatural Gas Storage\nGrand Total: 89\nFindings:\nBased on the information submitted by FGT and PHMSA’s analysis of the technical, operational,\nand safety issues, PHMSA finds that granting this special permit to FGT to operate the special\npermit segments including five (5) new special permit segment extensions on the 18-inch\ndiameter St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch diameter West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-\ninch diameter West Leg Loop Pipelines in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties,\nFlorida, for approximately 3.340 miles (17,637 feet, previous mileage was 1.405 miles or 7,418\nfeet ) of Class 1 or Class 2 location pipe in a Class 3 location and with pipe design factors at or\nbelow 0.72 is consistent with pipeline safety.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 12 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 13>>>\n\nFGT’s enforcement record does not reflect sustained and substantial noncompliance with 49\nCFR Part 192.10 PHMSA has designed special permit conditions to effectively assess and\nremediate threats to the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas, including\nassessments to evaluate pipe girth welds that have not been non-destructively tested, any pipe\nwith missing pressure test or material records. To ensure FGT properly implements the special\npermit conditions, FGT will be required to give PHMSA an annual review of their compliance\nwith the special permit.\nPHMSA finds the issuance and full implementation of this special permit, including its\nconditions, is consistent with pipeline safety. This permit requires FGT to implement the special\npermit conditions, which include safety requirements on the operations, maintenance, and\nintegrity management of the special permit segments and the special permit inspection areas.\nCompleted in Washington DC on: July 28, 2023\nPrepared by: PHMSA - Engineering and Research Division\n10\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 13 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 14>>>\n\nAttachment 1 - St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector Pipeline Route Map\nSpecial Permit Segments and Inspection Area Route Maps\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 14 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 15>>>\n\nAttachment 2 – West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline Route Map\nSpecial Permit Segments and Inspection Area Route Maps\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 15 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 16>>>\n\nAttachment 3 – West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline Route Map\nSpecial Permit Segments and Inspection Area Route Maps\nLast Page of the SPAF\nPHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida\nPage 16 of 16\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nJuly 28, 2023\nDave W. Shellhouse\nVice President of Operations\nFlorida Gas Transmission Company, LLC\n2405 Lucien Way, Suite 200\nMaitland, Florida 32751\nRe: Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044\nSpecial Permit from March 30, 2022, to March 30, 2032\nDear Mr. Shellhouse:\nOn March 24, 2023, pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 190.341, Florida Gas\nTransmission Company, LLC (FGT) 1 applied to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) for five (5) special permit segment extensions. FGT requested a\nspecial permit to waive compliance with 49 CFR §§ 192.611(a)(3)(iii) for Class 1 or 2 to Class 3\nlocation changes. The class location changes consist of five (5) pipeline segments of\napproximately 0.721 miles of 18-inch diameter, approximately 1.175 miles of 30-inch diameter,\nand approximately 0.040 miles of 36-inch diameter gas transmission pipeline (Pipeline) located\nin Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco counties, Florida.\nOn May 31, 2023, PHMSA published a Federal Register notice (88 FR 34926) announcing the\nSpecial Permit Request. The Special Permit Request letter, Final Environmental Assessment\n(FEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Special Permit Analysis and Findings\n(SPAF), and all other pertinent documents for this special permit are available in Docket No.\nPHMSA-2020-0044 in the Federal Docket Management System located at\nwww.regulations.gov.\n2\nSubject to the stated terms and conditions, PHMSA grants this special permit (enclosed) based\non the information provided by FGT and the findings set forth in the SPAF, FEA, and\nFONSI. This special permit provides relief from the Federal pipeline safety regulations for\n1 Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC is owned by Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan, Inc.\n2 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=PHMSA-2020-0044.\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nthe Pipeline and requires FGT to comply with certain conditions and limitations designed to\nmaintain pipeline safety as defined in the special permit. Note that in accordance with 49 CFR\n§ 190.341(j), PHMSA reserves the right to revoke, suspend, or modify this special permit if\ncircumstances occur in which its continuance would be inconsistent with pipeline safety. If FGT\nelects not to implement the special permit conditions, FGT must notify PHMSA and comply\nwith 49 CFR § 192.611(a)(3)(iii) within 18 months of the special permit grant date.\nIn granting FGT’s request, PHMSA notes the Pipeline is already subject to an existing PHMSA\nspecial permit at Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0077 for an Alternative Maximum Allowable\nOperating Pressure. PHMSA emphasizes that the required conditions specified for the five (5)\nextensions of special permit segments 166347, 166349, 166250, 166256, and 166129 addressed\nin Docket PHMSA-2020-0044 will control, superseding any inconsistent requirements applicable\nto the five (5) pipeline segments in the previous special permit (PHMSA-2008-0077). The\nimplementation date of the special permit conditions for the five (5) special permit segment\nextensions is the date this letter is signed.\nMy staff is available to discuss this special permit or any other regulatory matter with you. Mary\nMcDaniel, Acting Director of PHMSA Engineering and Research Division, may be contacted at\n(713) 272 2847, on technical matters; and Bryan Lethcoe, Director, Office of Pipeline Safety,\nSouthwest Region, may be contacted at (713) 773-7215, for operational matters specific to this\nspecial permit.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety\nEnclosure: Special Permit – PHMSA-2020-0044\nSpecial Permit: PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Letter of Decision – Class 1 or 2 to Class 3 Location - Florida\nPage 2 of 2","truncated":false,"body_characters":32420}