{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA-2023-0060","title":"Texas Railroad Commission — State Waiver","source_type":"permit","agency":"Texas Railroad Commission","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2023-07-07","effective_on":"2023-07-07","summary":"Texas state waiver granted 2023-07-07 for (CFR) §§ 192.632 and 192.712(c) in place of using the remediation required in 49 CFR § 195.452(h)(4).","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-state-waiver-texas-railroad-commission-07072023.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-state-waiver-texas-railroad-commission-07072023.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-state-waiver-texas-railroad-commission-07072023","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/standards-rulemaking/pipeline/special-permits-state-waivers/texas-railroad-commission-07072023","body":"PHMSA-2023-0060. State: Texas. Entity: Texas Railroad Commission. Regulation: (CFR) §§ 192.632 and 192.712(c) in place of using the remediation required in 49 CFR § 195.452(h)(4). Date granted: 2023-07-07.\n\n<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE\nWashington, DC 20590\nU.S. Department\nof Transportation\nPipeline and Hazardous\nMaterials Safety\nAdministration\nJuly 7, 2023\nMs. Stephanie Weidman\nPipeline Safety Director\nRailroad Commission of Texas\n1701 North Congress Avenue\nAustin, Texas 78711-2967\nRe: Docket No. PHMSA-2023-0060\nRailroad Commission of Texas – Docket – OS-23-00010813\nDear Ms. Weidman:\nOn June 14, 2023, pursuant to 49 United States Code (USC) § 60118(d), the Railroad\nCommission of Texas (Commission) notified the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety\nAdministration (PHMSA) that it granted a waiver to INEOS Chocolate Bayou Pipeline, LLC\n(INEOS). The waiver allows a dent on a hazardous liquid (HL) pipeline to be assessed using the\nengineering critical assessment and dent evaluation criteria in 49 Code of Federal Regulations\n(CFR) §§ 192.632 and 192.712(c) in place of using the remediation required in 49 CFR\n§ 195.452(h)(4).\nThe Commission issued the waiver (Oversight & Safety Docket – OS-23-00010813 – Hearing\nLetter No. 3 – Final Order) to INEOS on June 14, 2023. The waiver applies to a single 4.2% dent\non the INS-TCCB-PYL-6-inch diameter, Pyrolysis Gasoline (Pygas)/Benzene Pipeline System\n(Pipeline) located in a casing for a railway in Galveston County, Texas. The Pipeline is an\nintrastate HL pipeline located in Brazoria and Galveston Counties, Texas.\nPursuant to 49 USC § 60118(d), PHMSA does not object to issuance of this waiver by the\nCommission to INEOS Pipeline.\nIf you wish to discuss this or any other pipeline safety matter, please contact Mary McDaniel,\nActing Director of Engineering and Research Division, at 713-272-2847.\nSincerely,\nAlan K. Mayberry,\nAssociate Administrator for Pipeline Safety","truncated":false,"body_characters":1943}