Texas Railroad Commission — State Waiver

2023-0060-TRRC-for-INOES-Pipeline-Dent-Assessment-LOD.pdf, page 1Official PDF1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration July 7, 2023 Ms. Stephanie Weidman Pipeline Safety Director Railroad Commission of Texas 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78711-2967 Re: Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0060 Railroad Commission of Texas – Docket – OS-23-00010813 Dear Ms. Weidman: On June 14, 2023, pursuant to 49 United States Code (USC) § 60118(d), the Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) notified the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that it granted a waiver to INEOS Chocolate Bayou Pipeline, LLC (INEOS). The waiver allows a dent on a hazardous liquid (HL) pipeline to be assessed using the engineering critical assessment and dent evaluation criteria in 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §§ 192.632 and 192.712(c) in place of using the remediation required in 49 CFR § 195.452(h)(4). The Commission issued the waiver (Oversight & Safety Docket – OS-23-00010813 – Hearing Letter No. 3 – Final Order) to INEOS on June 14, 2023. The waiver applies to a single 4.2% dent on the INS-TCCB-PYL-6-inch diameter, Pyrolysis Gasoline (Pygas)/Benzene Pipeline System (Pipeline) located in a casing for a railway in Galveston County, Texas. The Pipeline is an intrastate HL pipeline located in Brazoria and Galveston Counties, Texas. Pursuant to 49 USC § 60118(d), PHMSA does not object to issuance of this waiver by the Commission to INEOS Pipeline. If you wish to discuss this or any other pipeline safety matter, please contact Mary McDaniel, Acting Director of Engineering and Research Division, at 713-272-2847. Sincerely, Alan K. Mayberry, Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety#