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There were no judicial actions involving the

pipeline safety program completed in 1994. The

following actions were pending at the end of 1994:

In re Columbia Gas Transmission Company,

Case No. 91-804 (Bankr. D. Del. July 31, 1991).

In March 1992, RSPA filed proofs of claim in this

Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding for unpaid

pipeline user fees ($391,000) and civil penalties

arising from probable violation of safety

regulations. There was no significant action with

respect to these proofs of claim in 1994.

American Gas Association (AGA) v. Secretary

of Transportation, No. 94-1499 (D.C. Cir. filed

July 8, 1994). The AGA filed a petition for review

of RSPA’s final rule entitled “Passage of

Instrumented Internal Inspection Devices” (59 FR

17275). The rule implements a statutory mandate that

new and replaced pipelines be constructed to

accommodate the passage of instrumented internal

inspection devices. AGA challenged the

requirement that segments of natural gas pipelines

be made to accommodate internal inspection

devices whenever any portion of the line pipe in

the segment is replaced. RSPA reopened the

rulemaking to reconsider this issue and others

raised in administrative petitions for reconsideration

of the rule. Judicial proceedings were stayed

pending administrative action of the reopened

rulemaking.

JUDICIAL ACTIONS
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REPORT UNDER THE MINERAL LEASING ACT

Background. Subsections 28(w)(3) and (4) of the

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (Pub. L.

93-153, 30 U.S.C. 185), specifically provide:

“(3) Periodically, but at least once a year, the

Secretary of the Department of Transportation

shall cause the examination of all pipelines and

associated facilities on Federal lands and shall

cause the prompt reporting of any potential leaks or

safety problems.”

“(4) The Secretary of the Department of

Transportation shall report annually to the

President, the Congress, the Secretary of the

Interior and the Secretary of Energy any potential

dangers of or actual explosions, or potential or

actual spillage on Federal lands and include in such

report a statement of corrective action taken to

prevent such explosion or spillage.”

These responsibilities of the Department have

been delegated to RSPA. RSPA exercises safety

regulatory authority over operators, other than

Federal agencies, engaged in the transportation of

natural gas and hazardous liquids by pipeline.

Reporting and Examination Requirements of

RSPA. RSPA requires all private operators

engaged in the transportation of natural and other

gas by pipeline to report immediately by

telephone all incidents that fall under the criteria

established in 49 CFR Part 191. Part 191 also

requires that each operator of a gas distribution

system, other than a master meter system, each

operator of a transmission system, and each

operator of a gathering system in a nonrural area

submit a written report to RSPA within 30 days of

an incident for which a telephonic report was

Table 18

1994 Natural Gas Pipeline Federal Land Data

Pipeline Type Total Incidents Federal Land Federal Land Federal Land

Reports Reports Fatalities Injuries

Transmission & Gathering 80 1 0 0

Distribution 141 1 0 0

Table 19

1994 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Federal Land Data

Total Accident Federal Land Federal Land Federal Land

Reports Reports Fatalities Injuries

244 12 0 0
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required. Operators are also required to identify in

the written reports those incidents and leaks

repaired or those scheduled for repair on Federal

lands. The term “Federal lands” is defined in the

written reports to mean all lands owned by the U.S.

except lands in the National Park System, lands

held in trust for an Indian or Indian tribe, and lands

on the Outer Continental Shelf.

During 1994, only one of the reported 221 natural

gas incidents occurred on Federal lands (see Table

18 on page 42). RSPA also requires hazardous

liquid pipeline operators to report immediately by

telephone each hazardous liquid pipeline leak or

failure that falls under the criteria established in 49

CFR Part 195. A written report must follow the

telephonic report within 30 days.

Operators filing written reports are required to

indicate whether the accident occurred on Federal

lands. During 1994, 12 of the reported 244

hazardous liquid accidents occurred on Federal

lands (see Table 19 on page 42).

It should be noted that failures on pipelines owned

and operated by Federal agencies on Federal lands

are not included in those reporting requirements

because a Federal agency is not subject to the

Federal pipeline safety regulations.
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Appendix A

1994 Natural Gas/Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases Opened

Operator

Eastern Region Location

Washington Gas Light Company Montgomery County, Maryland

Charlottesville Dept. Of Public Works Charlottesville,Virginia

New Jersey Natural Gas Company Cliffhead Beach, New Jersey

Bay State Gas Company Brocton, Massachusetts

Texas Eastern Pipeline Company Linden, New Jersey

CNG Transmission Corporation West Virginia/Pennsylvania

Southern Region

Kuttawa Gas System Kuttawa, Kentucky

Richmond Gas System Richmond, Kentucky

Hazard Gas System Hazard, Kentucky

City of Morehead, Kentucky Morehead, Kentucky

Olive Hill Natural Gas System Olive Hill, Kentucky

Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation Fort Smith, Arkansas

Arkla Pipeline Group Biggers, Arkansas

Louisiana-Nevada Transit Company Hope, Arkansas

Central Region

Oxford Natural Gas Company Oxford, Ohio

Verona Natural Gas Company Oxford, Ohio

Midwest Gas Company Des Moines, Iowa

Northwestern Public Service Company Brookings, Mitchell & Webster, SD

KN Energy, Inc. Larned, Kansas

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation Cambridge, Ohio

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company Bemidji, Minnesota

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company Greensburg/Haven, Kansas

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company Indianapolis, Indiana

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company Elkhart, Kansas

Central Gas Ontario Inc. Minnesota and Canada

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Minneola, Kansas

Northern Natural Gas Company Meade, Kansas

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Marble Hill, Missouri

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Minneola, Kansas
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Central Region con’t. Location

Northern Natural Gas Company Platteville, Wisconsin

Northern Natural Gas Company Clarion, Iowa

Northern Natural Gas Company Duluth, Minnesota

Northern Natural Gas Company Wrenshall, Minnesota

Northern States Power Company Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Southwest Region

Transok, Inc. Tulsa, Oklahoma

Gas Company of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico

Williams Natural Gas Company Tulsa, Oklahoma

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. Houston, Texas

Trunkline LNG Company Lake Charles, Louisiana

Western Region

Cohasset Mobile Home Park Chico, California

Amerigas Propane Chester, California

Raton Natural Gas Company Raton, New Mexico

Northern Plains Natural Gas Company Glascow, Montana

Norgasco, Inc. Dead Horse, Alaska

KN Energy, Inc. Sterling, Colorado

Enstar/Alaska Pipeline Company Kenai, Alaska

Marathon Oil Company Anchorage, Alaska

Unocal Energy Resources Kenai, Alaska

Colorado Interstate Gas Aurora, Colorado

The Gas Company Oahu, Maui, Maliki, Hawaii

White Pass Transportation, Inc. Skagway, Alaska

Lomita Gasoline Company, Inc. Long Beach, California

City of Coalinga Coalinga, California

Turner Gas Company Mammoth Lakes, California

KN Energy, Inc. Brighton, California

ARCO Pipe Line Company Farmington, New Mexico

Union Pacific Resources Evanston, Wyoming

Paiute Pipeline Company Carson City, Nevada
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1994 Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases Opened

Operator

Eastern Region Location

Colonial Pipeline Company Reston, Virginia

Southern Region

Texas Eastern Product Pipeline Company Seymour, Indiana

Texas Eastern Product Pipeline Company Baytown, Texas

Hess Pipeline Company Lumberton, Mississippi

Mid-Valley Pipeline Company Oxford, Mississippi

Koch Industries Herman, Missouri

Farm Bureau Oil Company Mt. Vernon, Indiana

Central Region

Texas Eastern Product Pipeline Company El Dorado, Arkansas

Mobil Pipe Line Company Wilmington,Illinois

Farmland Industries, Inc. Kansas City, Missouri

Minnesota Pipe Line Company Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Amoco Pipeline Company Dupont, Colorado

Mid-America Pipeline Company Kearney, Missouri

Norco Pipe Line Company Schererville, Indiana

Kaneb Pipe Line Company York, Nebraska

Badger Pipe Line Company Arlington Heights, Illinois

Portal Pipe Line Company Minot, North Dakota

Marathon Pipe Line Company Findlay, Ohio

Portal Pipe Line Company Clearbrook, Minnesota

Williams Pipe Line Company St. Paul, Minnesota

Koch Industries Cottage Grove, Minnesota

National Cooperative Refinery Association Blue Rapids, Kansas

Koch Industries Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Koch Industries Cottage Grove, Minnesota

Countrymark Cooperative, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana

Unocal Pipeline Company Mokena, Illinois

Koch Gathering Systems El Dorado, Kansas

Mid America Pipeline Company Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Southwest Region Location

Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P. Arizona

Explorer Pipeline Company Tulsa, Oklahoma

Mid-America Pipeline Company Tulsa, Oklahoma

Exxon Pipeline Company Galliano, Louisiana

Texaco Pipeline Company Houma, Louisiana

Citgo Pipeline Company Oil City, Louisiana

Colonial Pipeline Company Jackson, Louisiana

Explorer Pipeline Company Houston, Texas

Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners L.P. Tucson, Arizona

Mobil Pipe Line Company Dallas, Texas

Chevron Pipe Line Company New Orleans, Louisiana

Penzoil Company Lafayette, Louisiana

Aquila Energy Resources Corporation Houston, Texas

Agip Petroleum, Inc. Houston, Texas

Western Region

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage, Alaska

Anschutz Ranch East Pipeline, Inc. Evanston, Wyoming

Western Gas Resources Granger, Wyoming

Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Company Kenai, Alaska

Unocal Pipeline Company Moab, Utah

Total Petroleum, Inc. Denver, Colorado

Mid-America Pipeline Company Farmington, New Mexico

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage, Alaska

Texaco Pipeline, Inc. Glendive, Montana

Calnev Pipelines Colton, California

Chase Pipe Line Company Aurora, Colorado

Cenex, Inc. Laurel, Montana

Koch Gathering, Inc. Baker, Montana

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage, Alaska

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage, Alaska

Conoco Pipe Line Company Utah, Montana, Wyoming

White Pass Transportation Limited Skagway, Alaska
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Appendix B

1994 Natural Gas/Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases Closed

Operator Disposition

Eastern Region

Palmer Gas Company, Inc. Closed by Region - Action Taken

Energy North Propane Closed by Region - Action Taken

Leonard’s Gas and Electric Service Closed by Region - Action Taken

Eastern Propane Gas, Inc. Closed by Region - Action Taken

City of Danville, VA Civil Penalty $1,000

Equitable Resources, Incorporated Closed by Region - Action Taken

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. Civil Penalty $7,000

CNG Transmission Corporation Civil Penalty $3,500

Texas Eastern Pipeline Company Hazardous Facility Order

CNG Transmission Corporation

Southern Region

North Middletown, KY Civil Penalty $4,000

City of Vanceburg, KY Civil Penalty $2,000

City of Hickman, KY Civil Penalty $3,000

City of Murray, KY Civil Penalty $7,000

City of Prestonburg, KY Civil Penalty $1,000

Mississippi Valley Gas Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Kuttawa Gas System Notice Withdrawn by Region

City of Morehead, KY Civil Penalty $1,000

Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation Closed by Region - Action Taken

Arkla Pipeline Group Closed by Region - Action Taken

Central Region

Tenneco Gas Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Oxford Natural Gas Company Civil Penalty $5,000

Verona Natural Gas Company Civil Penalty $2,000

Minnegasco Inc. Civil Penalty $23,000

Northern Natural Gas Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Civil Penalty $9,000

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Civil Penalty $29,400

Southwest Region

Palo Duro Pipeline Company Civil Penalty $7,000

United Gas Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty $20,000

Arco Oil and Gas Company Civil Penalty $5,000

Great Western Offshore, Inc. Civil Penalty $5,000

Williams Natural Gas Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp NoticeWithdrawn by Region

Explorer Pipeline Company Notice Withdrawn by Region
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Western Region

Operator Disposition

Union Pacific Resources Company Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Chevron USA, Inc. Civil Penalty $30,350

Southern California Gas Company Civil Penalty $5,000

Washington Natural Gas Company Civil Penalty $58,500

Public Service Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Enstar Natural Gas Company Civil Penalty $28,000

Northwest Natural Gas Company Compliance Order

Southwest Gas Corporation Closed by Region - Action Taken

Mobil Exploration and Producing U.S. Inc. Civil Penalty $38,000

Northern Plains Natural Gas Company Compliance Order

Norgasco, Inc. Compliance Order

Marathon Oil Company Compliance Order

KN Energy, Inc. Closed by Region - Action Taken

Arco Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Union Pacific Resources Closed by Region - Action Taken
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1994 Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases Closed

Operator Disposition

Eastern Region

Southern Region

Mid-Valley Pipeline Company Civil Penalty $8,000

Central Florida Pipeline Corporation Civil Penalty $4,000

Koch Industries Civil Penalty $11,000

Central Region

Amoco Pipeline Company Post Compliance Order Review

Dome Pipeline Corporation Closed by Region - Action Taken

Amoco Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Gulf Central Pipeline Co. Closed by Region - Action Taken

Amoco Pipeline Company Compliance Order

Texas Eastern Product Pipeline Co. Closed by Region - Action Taken

Minnesota Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty $5,000

Marathon Pipe Line Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Portal Pipe Line Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Portal Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Koch Industries Civil Penalty $5,650

Koch Gathering Systems Closed by Region - Action Taken

Southwest Region

Exxon Pipeline Company Civil Penalty $16,000

Texas-New Mexico Pipeline Company Civil Penalty $36,000

Texaco Pipeline Inc. Civil Penalty $27,000

Parker and Parsley Gas Processing Co. Notice Withdrawn by Region

Mid-America Pipeline Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P. Civil Penalty $3,000

Walter Oil & Gas Corporation Civil Penalty $23,000

Newfield Exploration Company Civil Penalty $500

Mid-America Pipeline Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Exxon Pipeline Company Civil Penalty $5,000

Texaco Pipeline Inc. Notice Withdrawn by Region

Explorer Pipeline Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

 Pennzoil Company Civil Penalty $12,000

Aquila Energy Resources Corporation Civil Penalty $500

None
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Operator Disposition

Western Region

Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Corporation Civil Penalty $1,000

Scurlock Permian Corporation

Marathon Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Civil Penalty $100,000

Chevron Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty $8,000

Unocal Pipeline Company Notice Withdrawn by Region

Alyeska Pipeline Company Civil Penalty $20,000

Texaco Pipeline, Inc. Closed by Region - Action Taken

Chase Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Conoco Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken
Appendix C

1994 Natural Gas/Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases — Warning Letters

Operator Location

Southern Region

Wheelwright Gas System Wheelwright, Kentucky

Union Gas Co. Of Ky, Inc. ( Benton Gas) Benton, Kentucky

Bardwell Natural Gas System Bardwell, Kentucky

Texas Gas Transmission Corporation Owensboro, Kentucky

Mississippi River Transmission Corp. Wilmar, Arkansas

Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company Prestonburg, Kentucky

Indiana Utilities Corporation Corydon, Indiana

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company Tennessee/Mississippi

East Tennessee Natural Gas Co. Kingsport, Tennessee

Central Region

Minnegasco Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Midwest Gas Company Yankton, South Dakota

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co. Ashland, Minnesota

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Harper District - Keota Storage Field

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Emerson, Iowa

Northern Natural Gas Company Carlton, Minnesota

Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation Illinois/Missouri

Southwest Region

Stellar Transmission Company Tulsa, Oklahoma

Williams Natural Gas Company Alva, Oklahoma

Western Region

Superior Propane Guerneville, California

City of Long Beach Long Beach, California

Pacific Gas Transmission Company Spokane, Washington

Pacific Gas Transmission Company Oregon

Paiute Pipeline Company Lovelock, Nevada

Paiute Pipeline Company Reno, Nevada

Unocal Energy Resources Division Santa Fe Springs, California

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1994 Natural Gas/Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases - Warning Letters

Operator Location

Southern Region

Sun Pipe Line Company Conway, Arkansas

Everglades Pipeline Company Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Central Region

Amoco Pipeline Company Freeman, Missouri

Lakehead Pipe Line Company, Inc. Bemidji, Minnesota

Mid-America Pipeline Company Iowa/Minnesota

Dome Pipeline Corporation Eagle Lake, Minnesota

Jayhawk Pipeline, L.L.C. Sedgwick, Kansas

Southwest Region

Sid Richardson Gasoline Co. Odessa, Texas

All American Pipeline Company Arizona

Fina Pipeline Company Texas/Oklahoma

Shell Pipe Line Corporation New Orleans, Louisiana

Mesa Transmission Company Lafayette, Louisiana

Texaco Pipeline Inc. Houma, Louisiana

Louisiana Land & Exploration Company Lafayette, Louisiana

Western Region

Four Corners Pipeline Company San Bernardino, California

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage, Alaska

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Appendix D

Office of Pipeline Safety Locations

Headquarters

Office of Pipeline Safety, DPS-1

400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 2335

Washington, DC 20590

(202) 366-4595

Regional Offices

Eastern Region, DPS-24

400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 2108

Washington, DC 20590

(202) 366-4580

Southern Region, DPS-25

Atlanta Federal Center

100 Alabama Street, 16th Floor

Atlanta, GA 30303-3104

(404) 562-3530

Central Region, DPS-26

1100 Main Street, Room 1120

Kansas City, MO 64105

(816) 426-2654

Southwest Region, DPS-27

2320 La Branch, Room 2116

Houston, TX 77004

(713) 718-3746

Western Region, DPS-28

Golden Hills Centre, Suite A-250

12600 W. Colfax Avenue

Lakewood, CO 80215-3736

(303) 231-5701

Transportation Safety Institute

Pipeline Safety Branch, DTI-60

6500 South MacArthur Boulevard

Oklahoma City, OK 73169

(405) 954-7219

States Under Regional Jurisdiction

Connecticut New Jersey

Delaware New York

District of Columbia Pennsylvania

Maine Rhode Island

Maryland Vermont

Massachusetts Virginia

New Hampshire West Virginia

Alabama Mississippi

Arkansas North Carolina

Florida Puerto Rico

Georgia South Carolina

Kentucky Tennessee

Illinois Missouri

Indiana Nebraska

Iowa North Dakota

Kansas Ohio

Michigan South Dakota

Minnesota Wisconsin

Arizona Oklahoma

Louisiana Texas

New Mexico

Alaska Montana

California Nevada

Colorado Oregon

Hawaii Utah

Idaho Washington

Wyoming