# Florida Gas Transmission — Pipeline Special Permit - **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. <<>> U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION Special Permit Analysis and Findings Class 1 or Class 2 to Class 3 Locations Special Permit Information: Docket Number: PHMSA-2020-0044 Requested By: Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Operator ID#: 5304 Original Date Requested: February 21, 2020 Original Issuance Date: March 30, 2022 Segment Extensions Request:1 March 24, 2023 Effective Dates:2 March 30, 2022, to March 30, 2032 Code Section(s): 49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii) Purpose: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), 3 provides this information to describe the facts of the subject special permit application submitted by Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT)4 , to discuss any relevant public comments received with respect to the application, to present the engineering and safety analysis of the special permit application, and to make findings regarding whether the requested special permit should be granted and, if so, under what conditions. FGT requested that PHMSA waive compliance from the 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 192.611(a)(3)(iii) for natural 1 This special permit has been updated to account for the extension of five (5) special permit segments 166347, 166349, 166250, 166256, and 166129 as shown in Table 2 – Special Permit Segments. The total length of the five (5) special permit segments is approximately 1.935 miles (10,219 feet). 2 The effective date for the implementation of the special permit conditions for special permit segment extensions 166347, 166349, 166250, 166256, and 166129 is the grant date of this special permit for the five (5) special permit segment extensions. 3 Throughout this special permit the usage of “PHMSA” or “PHMSA OPS” means the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Office of Pipeline Safety. 4 FGT is owned by Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan, Inc. and is operated by Energy Transfer. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 1 of 16 <<>> gas transmission pipeline segments, where the class location has changed from Class 1 to a Class 3 locations and from Class 2 to Class 3 locations. 5 Pipeline System Affected: This special permit application applies to the FGT request for a waiver of the class location change requirements in 49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii) for 17,637 feet (approximately 3.340 miles) of gas transmission pipelines located in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties, Florida. Pipe specifications including outside diameter, year installed, seam type, coating type, pipe grade, wall thickness, maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP), minimum pressure test pressure, and pressure test factor based on the minimum test pressure are detailed in Table 1 – Pipe Specifications by Line Name. Table 1 – Pipe Specifications by Line Name Outside Wall Min Test Pressure Year Line Name Diameter Installed Seam Type MAOP Coating Type Grade Thickness Pressure Test (psig) (inches) (inches) (psig) Factor St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector 18 1992 HF-ERW FBE X70 0.258 0.309 1333 1899 1.42 West Leg Station 26-27 MP 160.2 DSAW 0.430 1920 1.45 30 1994 FBE X70 1322 SAW 0.515 1898 1.44 2002 1879 1.42 West Leg Loop 36 DSAW FBE X70 0.515 1322 2006 1925 1.46 Note: HF-ERW is high frequency electric resistance weld. DSAW is double submerged arc weld. SAW is submerged arc weld. FBE is fusion bond epoxy external pipe coating. PSIG is pounds per square inch gauge. Without this special permit, 49 CFR 192.611(a) would require FGT to replace the special permit segments with stronger pipe or reduce the pipeline MAOP for a Class 1 or Class 2 to Class 3 location change. 5 The Class 1 to 3 or Class 2 to 3 location changes on the FGT pipelines have pipe with design factors in accordance with 49 CFR 192.620(a)(1) for Alternative MAOP. The special permit segments utilize alternate design factors from 49 CFR 192.620 per existing special permit PHMSA-2008-0077. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 2 of 16 <<>> Special Permit Request: On February 21, 2020, FGT applied to PHMSA for a special permit seeking relief from 49 CFR 192.611 for the below-listed special permit segments, where a class location change occurred from the original Class 1 to a Class 3 location and from a Class 2 to Class 3 location on the 18- inch St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-inch West Leg Loop Pipelines in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties, Florida. On March 24, 2023, FGT applied to PHMSA for five (5) special permit segment extensions to existing special permit PHMSA-2020-0044. This special permit applies to the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas described and defined as follows, using the FGT survey station (SS) references: Special Permit Segments: This special permit applies to the special permit segments and is identified using the FGT survey station (SS) references as detailed in Table 2 – Special Permit Segments. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 3 of 16 <<>> Table 2 – Special Permit Segments Special Permit Start End Outside Line Name/ Seam and Diameter (Diameter, wall Length (feet) Survey Station Survey Station County, State Class Summary Year MAOP Design/ Pressure Segment Number Installed (inches) thickness, Grade) Coating Type (psig) Test (SS) (SS) Factor 166334 18 166338 18 166340 18 166347 extension 18 166347 18 166349 18 166349 extension 18 166350 18 166352 18 166250 extension 30 166250 30 166256 extension 30 166256 30 166257 30 166267 30 166114 36 St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector/ (18”, 0.258”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector/ (18”, 0.309”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector/ (18”, 0.309”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector (18”, 0.258”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector (18”, 0.258”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector (18”, 0.309”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector (18”, 0.309”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector (18”, 0.309”, X70) St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector (18”, 0.309”, X70) West Leg Station 26- 27 MP 160.2 (30”, 0.430”, X70) West Leg Station 26- 27 MP 160.2 (30”, 0.430”, X70) West Leg Station 26- 27 MP 160.2 (30”, 0.430”, X70) West Leg Station 26- 27 MP 160.2 (30”, 0.430”, X70) West Leg Station 26- 27 MP 160.2 (30”, 0.430”, X70) West Leg Station 26- 27 MP 160.2 (30”, 0.515”, X70) West Leg Loop (36”, 0.515”, X70) 1,156 54+60 66+16 Hillsborough, FL 1 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.67 / 1.42 315 206+51 209+66 Hillsborough, FL 1 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42 132 406+43 407+75 Hillsborough, FL 1 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42 269 901+98 904+67 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.67 / 1.42 532 904+67 909+99 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.67 / 1.42 456 1014+01 1018+57 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42 3,537 1018+57 1053+94 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42 474 1079+72 1084+46 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42 259 1212+12 1214+71 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1992 HF-ERW/ FBE 1,333 0.56 / 1.42 5,799 992+75 1050+74 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45 1,004 1050+74 1060+78 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45 404 1863+70 1867+74 Pasco, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45 318 1867+74 1870+92 Pasco, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45 165 1870+92 1872+57 Pasco, FL 2 to 3 1994 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.45 861 3488+40 3497+01 Hillsborough, FL 2 to 3 1994 SAW/ FBE 1,322 0.56 / 1.44 1,252 104+57 117+09 Citrus, FL 2 to 3 2003 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.42 166129 extension 36 West Leg Loop (36”, 0.515”, X70) 210 991+72 993+82 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 2007 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.46 166129 36 West Leg Loop (36”, 0.515”, X70) 494 993+82 998+76 Hernando, FL 2 to 3 2007 DSAW/ FBE 1,322 0.67 / 1.46 Notes: 1) HF-ERW is high frequency electric resistance welded seam type pipe. 2) DSAW is double submerged arc welded seam type pipe. 3) SAW is submerged arc welded seam type pipe. 4) FBE is fusion bonded epoxy external pipe coating. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 4 of 16 <<>> The special permit segments have a pipe design factor of 0.67 or less that meets 49 CFR 192.611(a)(1)(ii) for a Class location change to a Class 3 location. The minimum hydrostatic test pressure of these special permit segments does not meet the requirements of 49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii). For a Class location change from a Class 1 or 2 to a Class 3 location to meet 49 CFR 192.611(a)(3)(iii), the MAOP must be based upon the minimum hydrostatic test pressure times 0.667. These special permit segments do not meet this minimum hydrostatic test pressure requirement and thus require a special permit. Special Permit Inspection Areas: The special permit inspection areas are defined as the area that extends 220 yards on each side of the centerline along approximately 169.5 miles of St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, West Leg Station 26-27, and West Leg Loop Pipelines as shown in Table 3 – Special Permit Inspection Areas. Table 3 – Special Permit Inspection Areas Special Permit Inspection Outside Special Permit Segment Diameter Line Name Start Survey Station End Survey Station Length6 Number(s) (miles) Area Name (inches) (MP) (MP) FLMEF-26 166114, 166129, 166129 extension 36 West Leg Loop 90.6 153.8 63.2 FLMEE-26-27 166250, 166250 extension, 166267, 166256, 166256 extension, 166257 30 West Leg Station 26-27 MP 160.2 90.6 160.2 69.6 FLBVW 166334, 166338, 166340, 166347, 166347 extension, 166349, 166349 extension, 166350, 166352 18 St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector 0.2 36.9 36.7 The special permit inspection areas are in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties, Florida. 7 Attachments 1 through 3 are maps showing the 18-inch St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-inch West Leg Loop Pipelines special permit segments and special permit inspection areas. 6 If the special permit inspection area footage does not extent from launcher to receiver, then the special permit inspection area would need to be extended. 7 The special permit inspection areas include the special permit segments. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 5 of 16 <<>> Public Notice: On June 2, 2020, PHMSA posted a notice of this special permit request in the Federal Register (85 FR 33789) with a closing date of July 2, 2020. PHMSA received no relevant public comments concerning this special permit request through July 2, 2020. On May 31, 2023, PHMSA posted a Federal Register notice (88 FR 34926) for the special permit segment extensions with a closing date of June 30, 2023. The special permit application from FGT, draft environmental assessment, draft special permit conditions, and Attachment A – Segment Integrity Information are available in Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044 on the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) located on the internet at www.Regulations.gov. PHMSA received one (1) public comment on the five (5) special permit segment extensions from the Federal Register notice to Docket PHMSA-2020-0044 from June 1 through June 30, 2023. The Anonymous Comment recommended the special permit not to be issued due to better protect against leaks, spills, and toxic exposure to people and the environment. The natural gas pipeline special permit will require FGT to conduct period leakage surveys and remediation above the current 49 CFR Part 192 requirements. Also, the special permit will require FGT to conduct periodic integrity assessments with ILI tools, remediation, with defined criterion based upon a safety factor above the pipeline maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP). Section VIII - Overview of Special Permit Conditions outlines the integrity requirements of the special permit and can be reviewed on Docket PHMSA-2020-0044 at www.regulations.gov. PHMSA has reviewed this special permit application to ensure the special permit conditions address pipeline safety and integrity threats to the pipeline in the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas. The special permit will require FGT’s Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manual and Procedures to provide a systematic program to review and remediate the pipeline for safety concerns. Additional operational integrity reviews and remediation requirements will be required by this special permit for these special permit segments for Class 1 to 3 location changes or Class 2 to 3 location changes. The FGT special permit application letter, Federal Register notice, FEA and FONSI, special permit with conditions, special permit analysis and findings document, and all other pertinent PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 6 of 16 <<>> documents are available for review in Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044 in the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) located on the internet at www.regulations.gov. Analysis: Background: On June 29, 2004, PHMSA published in the Federal Register (69 FR 38948) the criteria it uses for the consideration of applications for class location change waivers, now being granted or denied through a special permit. First, certain threshold requirements should be met on a pipeline special permit segment for a class location change special permit to be granted. Second, the age and manufacturing process of the pipe; system design, and construction; environmental, operating and maintenance histories; and integrity management program elements are evaluated as significant criteria. These significant criteria are presented in matrix form and can be reviewed in the FDMS, Docket No. PHMSA–RSPA-2004-17401. Third, special permits will only be granted when pipe conditions and active integrity management provides a level of safety greater than or equal to a pipe replacement or pressure reduction. The operator’s Federal pipeline safety regulation compliance history is also evaluated as part of the criteria matrix for acceptability prior to issuance of a special permit. Threshold Requirements: Each of the threshold requirements published by PHMSA in the June 29, 2004, Federal Register notice is discussed below in regards to the FGT special permit request. 1) No pipeline segments in a class location changing to Class 4 location will be considered. • This special permit request is for special permit segments on the FGT 18-inch St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch West Leg Station 26-27, and 36-inch West Leg Loop Pipelines, where a change has occurred from a Class 1 location to a Class 3 location or a Class 2 location to a Class 3 location. • FGT has met this requirement. 2) No bare pipe will be considered. • The FGT special permit segments are externally coated with fusion bonded epoxy. • FGT has met this requirement of no bare pipe. • FGT has not reported any coating issues such as disbonded coating. • FGT has met this requirement. 3) No pipe containing wrinkle bends will be considered. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 7 of 16 <<>> • There are no wrinkle bends in the special permit segments. • FGT has met this requirement. 4) No pipe segments operating above 72% of the specified minimum yield strength (SMYS) will be considered for a Class 3 special permit. • The special permit segments operate at or below 72% SMYS. • The pipe for the special permit segments on the St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector Pipeline is 18-inch diameter, 0.309-inch wall thickness, pipe strength of 70,000 psig, the pipe seam is high frequency electric resistance welded, and was constructed in 1992. The special permit segment pipe operates at or below 67% of SMYS at an MAOP of 1,333 psig. • The pipe for the special permit segments on the West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline are 30-inch diameter, 0.430-inch and 0.515-inch wall thickness, pipe strength of 70,000 psig with a double submerged arc-welded pipe seam and was constructed in 1994. The special permit segments pipe operates at or below 56% or 67% of SMYS at an MAOP of 1,332 psig. • The pipe for the special permit segments on the West Leg Loop Pipeline are 36-inch diameter, 0.515-inch wall thickness, pipe strength of 70,000 psig with a double submerged arc-welded pipe seam, and was constructed in 2002. The special permit segments pipe operates at or below 67% of SMYS at an MAOP of 1,322 psig. • FGT has met this requirement. 5) Records must be produced that show a hydrostatic test to at least 1.25 x MAOP and 90% of SMYS. • The special permit segments on the Pipeline were pressure tested in 1992 at 1,899 psig for eight (8) hours. • The special permit segments on the West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline were pressure tested in 1994 at 1,920 psig for eight (8) hours. • The special permit segments on the West Leg Loop Pipeline were pressure tested in 2003 at 1,879 psig for eight (8) hours. • FGT has met this requirement. 6) In-line inspection (ILI) must have been performed with no significant anomalies identified that indicate systemic problems such as stress corrosion cracking (SCC). PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 8 of 16 <<>> • FGT ran ILI tools on the St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector Pipeline in 2009, 2016, and 2023. • FGT ran ILI tools on the West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline in 2010 and 2017. • FGT ran ILI tools on the West Leg Loop Pipeline in 2011, 2018, and 2019. • FGT has had no SCC findings or failures. Due to the coating type and operational and environmental conditions of the pipeline, FGT has evaluated the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas as being not susceptible to SCC in accordance with ASME B31.8S. 7) Criteria for consideration of a class location change waiver, being considered through the special permit, published by PHMSA in the Federal Register (69 FR 38948), define a waiver inspection area (special permit inspection area) as up to 25 miles of pipe on either side of the waiver segment (special permit segment). • A special permit would be contingent upon FGT’s incorporation of the special permit segments in its written integrity management program as covered segments in a high consequence area in accordance with 49 CFR 192.903 and to assess and remediate threats to the special permit inspection areas. Criteria Matrix: The data submitted by FGT for the special permit segments have been compared to the class location change special permit criteria matrix. The data fall within the probable acceptance or the possible acceptance column of the criteria matrix. • The special permit segments fall in the probable acceptance column of the criteria matrix for: o Class 2 to 3 location, pipe manufacturer, pipe material, design stress, coating type, girth welds, depth of pipe cover, test pressure, test failures, local geology, type service, pressure fluctuations, safety related conditions, direct assessment, ILI type, and damage prevention program. • The special permit segments fall in the possible acceptance column of the criteria matrix for: o Class 1 to 3 location, leaks and failures, CP, HCA program, and ILI program. Operational Integrity Compliance: PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 9 of 16 <<>> To inform PHMSA’s decision about whether a special permit could provide a level of safety greater than or equal to a pipe replacement or pressure reduction and is consistent with pipeline safety, PHMSA reviewed this special permit request to understand the known type of integrity threats that are in the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas. This integrity information was used to design special permit conditions to provide a systematic program to review and remediate the pipeline for safety concerns. Additional operational integrity review and remediation requirements are required by this special permit to ensure that the operator has an ongoing program to locate and remediate safety threats. These threats to integrity and safety include any issues with the pipe coating quality, cathodic protection effectiveness, operations damage prevention program, pipe depth of soil cover, weld seam and girth weld integrity, anomalies in the pipe steel and welds, and material and structures either along or near the pipeline that could cause the cathodic protection system to be ineffective. PHMSA has carefully designed a comprehensive set of conditions that FGT must implement to comply with this special permit. Past Enforcement History – January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023: During January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023, FGT was cited in eight (8) enforcement actions with a total of $1,050,900 in assessed civil penalties. PHMSA issued two (2) Corrective Action Orders, three (3) Notice of Probable Violation, two (2) Notices of Amendments, and one (1) Warning Letter to FGT. Tables 4 and 5 below show PHMSA enforcement actions and civil penalties for FGT: Table 4 - FGT Enforcement Matters from January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023 Notice of Status Corrective Action Order Notice of Safety Probable Amendment Order Warning Letter Total Violation CLOSED 1 2 1 0 1 5 OPEN 1 0 2 0 0 3 Total 2 2 3 0 1 8 PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 10 of 16 <<>> Table 5 - FGT Enforcement Matters from January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023 Proposed Awaiting Order Assessed Withdrawn/Reduced Collected $1,050,900 $834,400 $216,500 $0 $216,5008 From January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023, Energy Transfer, the operator of FGT, was cited in 35 enforcement actions with a total of $4,064,612 in assessed civil penalties on their Energy Transfer Company (ETC), Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT), Panhandle Eastern Company (PEPL), Transwestern Pipeline Company (Transwestern), and Trunkline Gas Company (Trunkline) pipeline systems. PHMSA issued two (2) Corrective Action Orders, ten (10) Notice of Amendments, thirteen (13) Notices of Probable Violations, one (1) Safety Order, and nine (9) Warning Letters to Energy Transfer. Tables 6 and 7 below show PHMSA's enforcement actions and civil penalties for Energy Transfer Partners on these pipeline systems - ETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline with operator identification numbers (OPID#) 32099, 5304, 15105, 19610, and 19730. Table 6 - Summary of Enforcement Findings for ETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline from January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023 Status Corrective Action Order Notice of Notice of Amendment Probable Safety Violation Order Warning Letter Total CLOSED 9 10 1 9 30 OPEN 1 3 5 Total 2 10 13 1 9 35 Table 7 - ETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline Civil Penalty Status January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023 Proposed Awaiting Order Assessed Withdrawn/Reduced Collected $4,064,612° $3,308,312 $756,300 $0 $756,300 Summary of enforcement findings for the ETC, FGT, PELP, Transwestern, and Trunkline systems include: construction, corrosion control, integrity management, procedural manual, operations and maintenance procedures, qualification of operating personnel, public awareness, • A final order in 4-2022-012-NOPV was issued on April 21, 2023, assessing a $19,300 civil penalty. 30, 2023. PEPL has proposed civil penalties of $2,804,812 and civil penalties awaiting order of $2,473,912 through June PHMSA-2020-0044 - Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Page 11 of 16 Special Permit Analysis and Findings - Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida <<>> reporting, welding, design, transportation of underground natural gas storage, and transportation of hazard liquids. These 49 CFR Part 192 code violations are in the following code sections: • 49 CFR 191.5, 191.23, 192.12, 192.167, 192.225, 192.402, 192.452, 192.463, 192.465, 192.467, 192.469, 192.471, 192.479, 192.481, 192.605, 192.615, 192.616, 192.619, 192.709, 192.739, 192.745, 192.805, 192.905, 192.907, 192.917, 192.919, 192.927, 192.933, 192.935, and 192.937. Table 8 below gives a complete summary of the findings and the specific 49 CFR Part 191 and 192 violations: Table 8 - Summary of Enforcement Findings for ETC, FGT, PEPL, Transwestern, and Trunkline January 1, 2013, through June 30, 2023 Construction 1 Corrosion Control 13 Integrity Management 29 OME Procedural Manual 17 Operation and/or Maintenance 14 Operator Qualification 2 Public Awareness 3 Reporting 4 Welding 1 Transportation of Design 1 Underground 2 Transportation of HL 2 Natural Gas Storage Grand Total: 89 Findings: Based on the information submitted by FGT and PHMSA’s analysis of the technical, operational, and safety issues, PHMSA finds that granting this special permit to FGT to operate the special permit segments including five (5) new special permit segment extensions on the 18-inch diameter St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector, 30-inch diameter West Leg Station 26-27, and 36- inch diameter West Leg Loop Pipelines in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties, Florida, for approximately 3.340 miles (17,637 feet, previous mileage was 1.405 miles or 7,418 feet ) of Class 1 or Class 2 location pipe in a Class 3 location and with pipe design factors at or below 0.72 is consistent with pipeline safety. PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 12 of 16 <<>> FGT’s enforcement record does not reflect sustained and substantial noncompliance with 49 CFR Part 192.10 PHMSA has designed special permit conditions to effectively assess and remediate threats to the special permit segments and special permit inspection areas, including assessments to evaluate pipe girth welds that have not been non-destructively tested, any pipe with missing pressure test or material records. To ensure FGT properly implements the special permit conditions, FGT will be required to give PHMSA an annual review of their compliance with the special permit. PHMSA finds the issuance and full implementation of this special permit, including its conditions, is consistent with pipeline safety. This permit requires FGT to implement the special permit conditions, which include safety requirements on the operations, maintenance, and integrity management of the special permit segments and the special permit inspection areas. Completed in Washington DC on: July 28, 2023 Prepared by: PHMSA - Engineering and Research Division 10 PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 13 of 16 <<>> Attachment 1 - St. Petersburg Sarasota Connector Pipeline Route Map Special Permit Segments and Inspection Area Route Maps PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 14 of 16 <<>> Attachment 2 – West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline Route Map Special Permit Segments and Inspection Area Route Maps PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 15 of 16 <<>> Attachment 3 – West Leg Station 26-27 Pipeline Route Map Special Permit Segments and Inspection Area Route Maps Last Page of the SPAF PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Special Permit Analysis and Findings – Class 1 and 2 to Class 3 Locations - Florida Page 16 of 16 <<>> U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 July 28, 2023 Dave W. Shellhouse Vice President of Operations Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC 2405 Lucien Way, Suite 200 Maitland, Florida 32751 Re: Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044 Special Permit from March 30, 2022, to March 30, 2032 Dear Mr. Shellhouse: On March 24, 2023, pursuant to 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 190.341, Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC (FGT) 1 applied to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for five (5) special permit segment extensions. FGT requested a special permit to waive compliance with 49 CFR §§ 192.611(a)(3)(iii) for Class 1 or 2 to Class 3 location changes. The class location changes consist of five (5) pipeline segments of approximately 0.721 miles of 18-inch diameter, approximately 1.175 miles of 30-inch diameter, and approximately 0.040 miles of 36-inch diameter gas transmission pipeline (Pipeline) located in Hernando, Hillsborough, and Pasco counties, Florida. On May 31, 2023, PHMSA published a Federal Register notice (88 FR 34926) announcing the Special Permit Request. The Special Permit Request letter, Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), Special Permit Analysis and Findings (SPAF), and all other pertinent documents for this special permit are available in Docket No. PHMSA-2020-0044 in the Federal Docket Management System located at www.regulations.gov. 2 Subject to the stated terms and conditions, PHMSA grants this special permit (enclosed) based on the information provided by FGT and the findings set forth in the SPAF, FEA, and FONSI. This special permit provides relief from the Federal pipeline safety regulations for 1 Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC is owned by Energy Transfer and Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=PHMSA-2020-0044. <<>> the Pipeline and requires FGT to comply with certain conditions and limitations designed to maintain pipeline safety as defined in the special permit. Note that in accordance with 49 CFR § 190.341(j), PHMSA reserves the right to revoke, suspend, or modify this special permit if circumstances occur in which its continuance would be inconsistent with pipeline safety. If FGT elects not to implement the special permit conditions, FGT must notify PHMSA and comply with 49 CFR § 192.611(a)(3)(iii) within 18 months of the special permit grant date. In granting FGT’s request, PHMSA notes the Pipeline is already subject to an existing PHMSA special permit at Docket No. PHMSA-2008-0077 for an Alternative Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure. PHMSA emphasizes that the required conditions specified for the five (5) extensions of special permit segments 166347, 166349, 166250, 166256, and 166129 addressed in Docket PHMSA-2020-0044 will control, superseding any inconsistent requirements applicable to the five (5) pipeline segments in the previous special permit (PHMSA-2008-0077). The implementation date of the special permit conditions for the five (5) special permit segment extensions is the date this letter is signed. My staff is available to discuss this special permit or any other regulatory matter with you. Mary McDaniel, Acting Director of PHMSA Engineering and Research Division, may be contacted at (713) 272 2847, on technical matters; and Bryan Lethcoe, Director, Office of Pipeline Safety, Southwest Region, may be contacted at (713) 773-7215, for operational matters specific to this special permit. Sincerely, Alan K. Mayberry Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety Enclosure: Special Permit – PHMSA-2020-0044 Special Permit: PHMSA-2020-0044 – Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC Letter of Decision – Class 1 or 2 to Class 3 Location - Florida Page 2 of 2 - **truncated:** false - **body characters:** 32420