TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE SYSTEM

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), operated by the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company,

has historically transported about 25 percent of the

nation’s domestically produced crude oil since

1977. The 48-inch pipeline runs from the North

Slope production fields to the all weather port of

Valdez, Alaska where the crude oil is loaded and

transported to the refineries.

The corrosion problems, first encountered in 1988

by running an instrumented “smart pig” that resulted in the 8.5 mile replacement in the Atigun

Pass, have been under close scrutiny since that

time. The Joint Pipeline Office (JPO), formed in

1990, which includes the Department of Interior’s

Bureau of Land Management, the state of Alaska,

and the OPS, continue to have primary responsibility for TAPS oversight. The initial reports regarding corrosion on the pipeline and tanks have

resulted in a working group to address these specific problems and the OPS has the lead role in

the development of additional protection and monitoring for these structures.

The Department of Interior with the concurrence

of the JPO initiated an independent audit of TAPS

which determined some additional concerns regarding TAPS electrical systems, emissions, pipe

supports and other peripheral issues regarding

TAPS integrity and reliability. A final report has

not yet been issued.

Alyeska, under the oversight of the JPO, has begun several organization modifications to improve

overall performance. The OPS has one full time

inspector in Alaska and is considering adding a

second inspector.

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The Department’s pipeline safety research and

technical activities provide support for

development, modification, interpretation, and

enforcement of the pipeline safety regulations.

The following research was conducted in 1993:

Improving the Safety of Marine Pipelines:

Several accidents in the late 1980’s, which

claimed more than a dozen lives, raised public and

congressional concern about the safety of the

subsea pipeline system. In addition to casualties,

both marine accidents and pipeline structural

failures could result in pollution of fishing areas

and coastal lands. RSPA, along with the Mineral

Management Service of the Department of the

Interior, requested that the Marine Board of the

National Research Council conduct an

interdisciplinary review and assessment of the

many issues - technical, regulatory, and

jurisdictional - that affect the safety of marine

pipelines in U.S. offshore waters, including state

waters.

Study of Supervisory Control & Data

Acquisition (SCADA) Methods: This study is

investigating and analyzing the various computerbased SCADA systems available for use to detect

leaks in gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. It will

determine if any of them, or a simplified version,

are suitable for general application in the gas and

hazardous liquid pipeline industry. The study will

also pinpoint areas where further research is

needed to minimize leak detection time. This

study is required under Section 212 of PSA 92.

Study of Diagnostic Techniques for Check

Valves: The purpose of this study is to investigate

the technical feasibility of requiring testing and

inspection of check valves in natural gas and

hazardous liquid pipelines. This study was

prompted by Recommendations P-89-6 and P-90-

24 issued by the NTSB. In part, NTSB

recommended that RSPA establish inspection,

maintenance, and test requirements for check

valves installed in pipeline systems.

RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES

Assess the Need for an Improved Inspection

Program for Master Meter Systems: Interest in

Congress has focused on the inspection of gas

pipeline systems for which states have not

assumed jurisdiction, including master meter

systems which are located at many public housing

complexes and trailer parks. The concern about

the safety of these systems is that most of them are

operated by persons who are not qualified gas

pipeline professionals, and only have a vague

understanding of the Federal gas pipeline safety

standards. This study is assessing the need for an

improved inspection program for master meter

systems.

Cast Iron Study: The purpose of this study is to

determine the extent to which operators of cast

iron pipelines have adopted a plan for the safe

management and replacement of cast iron and the

elements of that plan including anticipated rate of

replacement and the progress that has been made.

This study is required by Congress under Section

107 of PSA 92.

Safety Review and Survey of CustomerOwned Service Lines: The purpose of this study

is to review and measure the effectiveness of state

and Federal rules, policies, and procedures with

respect to the safety of customer-owned natural

gas service lines. This review includes an

evaluation to which the lack of maintenance of

customer-owned service lines raises safety

concerns and the potential need for statutory or

regulatory action. This study will consider: state

and local law, including laws concerning property

rights, the views of state and local regulatory

authorities, available accident information,

recommendations by NTSB, costs, civil liability

implications of distribution operators taking

responsibilities for customer-owned service lines,

and whether safety information required by the

Federal government sufficiently addresses risks

and concerns involving customer-owned service

lines. This study is required by Congress under

Section 115 of PSA 92.

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The Pipeline Safety Division of TSI is the primary

provider of training for OPS. TSI is under the

administrative direction of RSPA and receives

technical and financial support to conduct the

pipeline safety training program from OPS. TSI

provides resident training at its facilities in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and nonresident

training across the country. Both resident and

nonresident training are essential to ensure that all

personnel involved in pipeline transportation have

fundamental knowledge of the one uniform set of

federal pipeline safety regulations, as well as

relevant standard industry practices.

Educating Federal and state government inspectors

in regulatory and compliance requirements and

enforcement procedures continues to be the

primary focus of TSI’s resident training. Courses

are generally one week in duration and are

conducted in a conventional classroom and handson laboratory setting with an average of 22

students to a class. TSI training of state inspectors

is an integral part of the Federal/State Partnership.

In 1993, 455 attended 21 pipeline safety classes

offered by TSI (see Table 17 on page 36).

Course offerings are continually being revised to

keep current with regulatory changes, as well as

meet the needs of the pipeline industry. Since TSI

reinstated industry training, requests for classes

have continued to increase. Four classes were

conducted in Regulation Compliance Requirements

for Gas Pipeline Operators and Safety Evaluation

of Pipeline Corrosion Control Systems

Fundamentals. Two federal and industry “first”

courses in interactive pipeline simulation training

were conducted in 1993. These one-week

comprehensive courses were designed to help the

student become familiar with methods for

handling abnormal conditions in pipeline

operations. Labs were provided on known system

failures and safety issues of real-world conditions.

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TRAINING AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

TSI plans to provide 1994 classes in General

Pipeline Safety Awareness for both government

and industry. The training will address

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(OSHA), hazardous materials regulations, and

pipeline safety fire fighting techniques.

TSI also holds pipeline safety seminars across the

country at sites selected by state agencies.

Seminars have proven to be advantageous to states

since small operators, as well as large operators,

can have more employees attend seminars held in

nearby local areas. This results in cost savings and

less on-the-job time lost. Seminars, consisting

primarily of one to three day sessions, are attended

by an average of 113 participants, usually pipeline

operator personnel. TSI has developed seminars

to meet specific state requests. During 1993, TSI

offered a total of 17 seminars which attracted

1,913 attendees from 20 states (see Table 17 on

page 36). An extensive slide presentation for

small operators will be finalized for training in

1994.

TSI tailors seminars to meet area needs. Several

seminars have become annual events due to unique

safety issues: Alabama has cast iron and small

operator concerns; Kansas has concerns about

construction and maintenance practices (customerowned service lines, plastic pipe shortcomings,

etc.); and the New England area has concerns with

gas system aging, along with cast iron concerns.

TSI, with guidance from OPS, is looking at several

other areas for annual seminars to keep operators

abreast of pipeline safety changes and concerns.

The hazardous liquid program was revised in

1993, with six courses and seminars planned for

1994.

Two, three-day job/task analysis workshops,

attended by key state and federal representatives of

pipeline safety, were conducted at TSI to establish

job tasks of pipeline safety inspectors. The

workshop program was a first for TSI and will be
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Table 17

1993 Pipeline Safety Training Conducted by TSI

# # State & # Federal Total

Course Classes Other Students Students

Students

Safety Evaluation of Gas Pipeline Systems 2 43 4 47

Safety Evaluation of Pipeline Corrosion Control Systems I 3 50 9 59

Safety Evaluation of Pipeline Corrosion Control Systems II 2 31 6 37

Liquefied Natural Gas Safety Technology & Inspection 1 17 4 21

Joining of Pipeline Materials 1 24 2 26

Gas Pressure Regulations & Overpressure Protection 2 34 5 39

Pipeline Failure Investigation Techniques 2 39 4 43

Pipeline Safety Regulation Application & Enforcement Procedures 2 50 3 53

Pipeline Operator Interactive Dispatching Simulator Training 2 24 8 32

Regulation Compliance Requirements for Gas Pipeline Operators 3 80 0 80

Safety Evaluation of Pipeline Corrosion Control Systems (Industry) 1 18 0 18

State Seminars

State Seminars Students

Alabama 1 198

California 2 114

Colorado 1 136

Florida 1 31

Indiana 1 103

Kansas 1 307

Kentucky 1 136

Maryland 2 155

Maine 1 114

Nevada 1 65

New Mexico 1 78

Pennsylvania 1 104

Tennessee 1 112

Texas 1 109

Wisconsin 1 151

Summary: Number of Classes 21 Class Students 455

 Number of Seminars 17 Seminar Students 1,913

Total Trained 2,368
used to determine training paths and design

computer, interactive video modules.

Subsequent to the above analyses, the training

staff began providing technical assistance in 1993

for the development of an interactive video on the

use of a combustible gas indicator in responding to

leak and odor complaints. The program will use

the multimedia concept through a networking

computer system for artificial intelligence

training.

Information dissemination is another integral part

of the Department’s pipeline safety program. TSI

provides a manual for government pipeline safety

inspectors, including current pipeline safety

regulations. Inspectors receive the manual,

referred to as the SMART Pipeline Inspection

Guide (PIG), at the time they attend the first TSI

pipeline safety class or fill out an application. The

manual is updated periodically and each recipient

is required to file addenda to the manual with

confirmation from TSI. This effort ensures that

each pipeline safety inspector has current

regulations for conducting inspections.

To promote compliance with the pipeline safety

regulations, the Department also sponsors a

number of information dissemination activities

designed to familiarize industry personnel,

particularly operators of small gas systems, with

the requirements of the regulations. In addition,

TSI distributed over 7,000 of the Department’s

Small Operators Manual, regulations manuals and

diskettes, and antidrug-related material in response

to requests from states, operators, and training

participants. Over 150 videos on developing

emergency plans were disseminated during 1993.

The Division is also planning to use the evolving

technology of artificial intelligence in education

with a national multimedia highway information

system.

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On November 21, 1988, RSPA issued a final rule

(53 FR 47084) 49 CFR Part 199 entitled Control

of Drug Use in Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural

Gas, and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operations,

which set forth regulations to require operators of

pipeline facilities, other than master meter

systems, used for the transportation of natural gas

or hazardous liquids and operators of LNG

facilities to have an antidrug program for

employees who perform certain functions

covered by the pipeline safety regulations.

Pipeline operators with more than 50 employees

subject to drug testing under Part 199 had to

comply with the requirements by April 20, 1990.

Operators with 50 or fewer employees subject to

drug testing under Part 199 had to comply with

the requirements by August 21, 1990.

A total of 45 states adopted the Part 199 drug

testing regulations by the end of 1993. Pipeline

operators in four states were under OPS

jurisdiction, because those states had not adopted

Part 199. In addition, two states adopted limited

provisions of Part 199. OPS regional inspections,

working in partnership with the state pipeline

safety program managers, increased the number

of standard (Headquarters) and field drug

inspections of interstate and intrastate pipeline

operators to ensure compliance with the

requirements of Part 199 and Part 40. Part 40 sets

forth Departmental procedures for workplace

drug-testing programs in all modes of

transportation.

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By the end of 1993, OPS had participated in

numerous drug audits and had provided technical

assistance to approximately 24 states. The audits

and technical assistance were designed to provide

in-depth, hands-on training to assist Federal and

state inspectors in conducting comprehensive

audits of operator antidrug programs. This effort

also provided valuable assistance and guidance to

numerous operators to ensure they were in

compliance with the regulations. Assistance was

extended beyond the initial scope of inspectors

and operators to hundreds of contractors who

must comply with RSPA’s drug testing

regulations.

During 1993, OPS continued to strive toward

ensuring operator compliance. Nineteen

enforcement actions were initiated against

pipeline operators for deficiencies in their drug

testing programs. Enforcement actions moved

toward compliance orders and notices of

amendment in many cases. OPS continued to

provide technical publications and guidance to

Federal/state inspectors, operators, and

contractors. OPS also revised the question and

answer segment guidance package, dealing with

many complex issues surrounding antidrug plan

formats and monitoring contractor compliance.

Numerous opinion letters were issued to clarify

technical issues. Development of a model drug

plan and a major revision to the inspection format

were drafted in late 1993 to provide technical

guidance to numerous operators and contractors.

DRUG TESTING INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT
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In response to several catastrophic oil spills which

damaged the marine environment of the U.S.,

Congress passed OPA 90 to establish a new

national oil spill planning and response system.

On October 18, 1991, the President delegated

authority to the Secretary of Transportation to

establish procedures, methods, and requirements

for equipment to prevent and contain discharges

of oil from pipelines (EO 12777; 56 FR 54757;

October 22, 1991). The OPS is responsible for

implementing OPA requirements as they apply to

onshore oil pipelines that could reasonably be

expected to cause significant and substantial harm

to the environment by discharging oil into or on

the waters of the U.S., adjoining shorelines, or

the exclusive economic zone.

In 1993, RSPA focused on publishing a regulation

that establishes requirements for response plans,

developing plan review and approval processes,

and cooperating with other Federal and state

agencies to provide a harmonized approach to

response planning for facilities that needed to

comply with multiple agency planning

requirements. RSPA also played a major role in

the development of a National Preparedness and

Exercise Response Program (PREP).

Finally, RSPA co-hosted a series of public

meetings to establish a national policy on

exercises and drills. The meetings included many

of the Federal, state, industry, and environmental

groups, which drafted the PREP. Industry used

the PREP guidance document to comply with the

various Federal regulatory requirements on

exercises and drills under OPA 90.

On January 5, 1993, RSPA published an interim

final rule that defined the planning, resource, and

training requirements for oil spill response plans

with which operators must comply. The rule

required that operators submit oil spill response

plans by February 18, 1993, and be operating in

THE OIL POLLUTION ACT OF 1990

compliance with approved plans by August 18,

1993. Until all of the plans could be reviewed and

approved, RSPA allowed facilities to operate for

up to two years if they certify that they have

adequate resources to respond to their worst-case

discharge of oil.

Almost 1,200 response plans were received from

pipeline operators for RSPA review and

approval. RSPA confirmed by August 18, 1993,

that all operators submitting plans for review have

acceptable certification of adequate spill response

resources.

The review of the oil spill response plans

proceeded on schedule. RSPA checked all plans

to confirm minimum completeness in accordance

with the interim final rule. RSPA gave operators

an opportunity to respond to any deficiencies

noted during the completeness check. RSPA

proceeded with the review and approval process

to determine if the submitted plan met an adequate

level of spill preparedness. RSPA approval

required that each plan meet regulation-based

review protocols developed by RSPA and in

cooperation with other Federal and state agencies

that have plan review authority.

In preparation for the review process, RSPA

hosted a series of workshops with other Federal

and state agencies that were designed to ensure a

unified response planning system to implement

OPA 90. Results of the meeting included: a joint

Federal database of all response plans submitted,

consensus that there should be only one response

plan that meets all Federal/state planning

requirements, and agreements to share response

plan review findings with each other.
Further, RSPA OPS assumed new roles in

interagency coordinations with the U.S. Coast

Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, and

the Department of Interior’s Minerals Management

Service which have regulatory responsibilities in

oil spill response planning. RSPA worked with

the other agencies to ensure that the Federal

government had a uniform approach to plan

review, minimized the regulatory burden on the

industry, allowed each agency to leverage their

information resources with data collected by

other agencies, and developed workable Area

Contingency Plans. RSPA worked with natural

resource trustee agencies to protect the nation’s

natural resources by providing guidance to

operators on the description of environmentally

sensitive areas.

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The following judicial actions involving the

pipeline safety program were completed in 1993:

Howard Hughes Properties, Limited

Partnership v. United States Department of

Transportation, and Does 1-100, inclusive,

Case Nos. CV-S-92-580-LDG-RJJ and CV-S92-710-LDG-RJJ (D. Nev. Nov. 5, 1992). These

two cases claim that RSPA violated the Freedom

of Information Act by improperly withholding

certain materials arising out of two OPS

investigations. One inspection was of a pipeline

accident in Pine Bluff, Tennessee, and the other

was an inspection of pipeline construction in

Nevada. Materials in the Pine Bluff accident

investigation were withheld on the grounds that

premature release of information could jeopardize

agency decision making. Small portions of the

agency file relating to the construction in Nevada

were withheld because they contained commercial

information or violated the personal privacy of

individuals. The Government filed answers

asserting that the documents were properly

withheld. Howard Hughes Properties agreed to a

dismissal of its cases, and stipulations and orders

for dismissal were entered on January 11 (Pine

Bluff case) and February 5, 1993 (Nevada case).

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 1993.

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JUDICIAL ACTIONS
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. Under NGPSA and

HLPSA, 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 private 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 within 30

days of an incident and report the number of 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 1993, only 9 of the reported 217 natural

gas incidents occurred on Federal lands (see

Table 18 below).

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Table 18

1993 Natural Gas Pipeline Federal Land Data

Pipeline Type Total Incidents Federal Land Federal Land Federal Land

Reports Reports Fatalities Injuries

Transmission & Gathering 96 7 0 0

Distribution 121 2 0 1
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 1993, 6 of the reported 230

hazardous liquid accidents occurred on Federal

lands (see Table 19 below).

It should be noted that failures on pipelines owned

or operated by private operators on Federal lands

are subject to the reporting requirements in Parts

191 and 195. However, 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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Table 19

1993 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Federal Land Data

Total Accident Federal Land Federal Land Federal Land

 Reports Reports Fatalities Injuries

230 6 0 0
1993 Natural Gas Enforcement Cases Opened

Operator Location

Eastern Region

City of Danville Danville, Virginia

CNG Transmission Corporation Clarksburg, West Virginia

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation Glady, West Virginia

Equitable Resources, Incorporated Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hanley and Bird, Incorporated Brookville, Pennsylvania

Honeoye Storage Corporation Honeoye, New York

National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation Erie, Pennsylvania

PAPCO, Incorporated Warren, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Gas Works Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Transcontinental Gas Transmission Corporation Carlstadt, New Jersey

Columbia Gas Transmission Company Union Center, New York

Southern Region

Arkansas Western Gas Company Blytheville, Arkansas

Arkansas Western Gas Company Blytheville, Arkansas

City of Scottsville Scottsville, Kentucky

City of North Middletown North Middletown, Kentucky

Georgia Pacific Corporation Crossett, Arkansas

Mississippi Valley Gas Company Aberdeen, Mississippi

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Various Districts in Arkansas

Central Region

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation Clinton, Pennsylvania

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company Detroit, Michigan

KN Energy, Incorporated Hastings, Nebraska

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Detroit, Michigan

Northern Border Pipeline Company Brookings, South Dakota

Northern Natural Gas Company North Branch, Minnesota

Northern States Power Company Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

South Dakota Intrastate Pipeline Company Pierre, South Dakota

Tenneco Gas Pipeline Company Houston, Texas

Watertown Municipal Utilities Watertown, South Dakota

Watertown Municipal Utilities Watertown, South Dakota

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company Glendive, Montana

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Appendix A
Southwest Region

Operator Location

AEDC (USA) Incorporated Houston, Texas

ANR Pipeline Company Eunice, Louisiana

Apache Corporation Houston, Texas

ARCO Oil and Gas Company Houston, Texas

ARCO Oil and Gas Company Dallas, Texas

ARKLA Energy Resources Shreveport, Louisiana

Energy Development Corporation Houston, Texas

ENRON Gas Pipeline Group Houston, Texas

Great Western Offshore, Incorporated Houston, Texas

Lone Star Gas Company Winters, Texas

OXY USA, Incorporated Tulsa, Oklahoma

Sonat Exploration Company Houston, Texas

Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation Tilden, Texas

United Gas Pipeline Company Delta, Louisiana

Walter Oil and Gas Corporation Houston, Texas

West Texas Gas, Incorporated Dalhart, Texas

Western Region

ARCO Oil and Gas Company Bakersfield, California

ARCO Western Pipeline Ferndale, Washington

Blue Star Gas Company Garberville, California

Brea Canon Oil Company Harbor City, California

City of Long Beach Long Beach, California

Exxon Company, USA Long Beach, California

Mobil Exploration and Producing U.S., Incorporated Bakersfield, California

Mobil Oil Corporation Seal Beach, California

Northwest Natural Gas Company Portland, Oregon

Paiute Pipeline Company Las Vegas, Nevada

Southwest Gas Corporation Tahoe City, California

Superior Propane Guerneville, California

Superior Propane Nevada City, California

Texaco, Incorporated Houston, Texas

The Gas Company Honolulu, Hawaii

Thums Long Beach Company Long Beach, California

Ultramar, Incorporated Wilmington, California

Unocal North American Los Angeles, California

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1993 Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases Opened

Operator Location

Eastern Region

Kiatone Pipeline Corporation Warren, Pennsylvania

Mobil PipeLine Company Rochester, New York

Sun Pipeline Company Wayne, Pennsylvania

Colonial Pipeline Company Reston, Virginia

Southern Region

Central Florida Pipeline Corporation Tampa, Florida

Dixie Pipeline Company Atlanta, Georgia

Plantation Pipeline Company Atlanta, Georgia

South Carolina Pipeline Corporation Columbia, South Carolina

Central Region

Amoco Pipeline Company Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Amoco Pipeline Company Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Amoco Pipeline Company Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

ARCO PipeLine Company Houston, Texas

ARCO PipeLine Company Houston, Texas

Ashland Pipeline Company Potoka, Illinois

Buckeye PipeLine Company Emmaus, Pennsylvania

CENEX Laurel, Montana

Conoco Incorporated Diamond, Missouri

Dome Pipeline Corporation Benson, Minnesota

Dome Pipeline Cooperation Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Kaneb Pipeline Company Wichita, Kansas

Kaneb Pipeline Company Jamestown, North Dakota

Koch Nitrogen Wichita, Kansas

Koch Pipelines, Incorporated Des Moines, Iowa

Lakehead PipeLine Company, Incorporated Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Lakehead PipeLine Company, Incorporated Bemidji, Minnesota

Marathon Pipeline Company Decatur, Illinois

Mid-America Pipeline Company Sanborn, Iowa

Mid-America Pipeline Company Tulsa, Oklahoma

National Cooperative Refinery Association McPherson, Kansas

Phillips PipeLine Company Wichita, Kansas

Portal PipeLine Company Minot, North Dakota

Shell PipeLine Corporation Houston, Texas

Sun PipeLine Company Wayne, Pennsylvania

Trident NGL, Incorporated Hutchinson, Kansas

Williams Pipeline Company Saint Paul, Minnesota

Williams Pipeline Company Tulsa, Oklahoma

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Southwest Region

Operator Location

Amerada Hess Corporation Houston, Texas

ARCO Pipeline Company Gonzales, Texas

Big Three Industries, Incorporated Houston, Texas

BP Exploration, Incorporated Houston, Texas

Canadian Oxy Offshore Production Company, Incorporated Dallas, Texas

Chevron PipeLine Company Culberson County, Texas

Ciniza PipeLine Company Bloomfield, New Mexico

Conoco PipeLine Company Houston, Texas

Diamond Shamrock Refining and Marketing Company San Antonio, Texas

Dow Pipeline Company Houston, Texas

Elf Exploration, Incorporated Houston, Texas

Mid-America Pipeline Company Skellytown, Texas

Mid-Valley Pipeline Company Haynesville, Louisiana

Navajo Refining Company Artesia, New Mexico

Newfield Exploration Company Houston, Texas

Oxychem Pipeline Operations Headquarters Lake Charles, Louisiana

Parker and Parsley Gas Processing Company Skellytown, Texas

Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P. State of Arizona

ST Services, A Kaneb Company Dallas, Texas

Texaco Pipeline, Incorporated Houston, Texas

Texas-New Mexico Pipeline Company Katy, Texas

Texas-New Mexico Pipeline Company Houston, Texas

Western Region

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Anchorage, Alaska

BHP Petroleum Americas Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Broken Hill Petroleum Americas Refining, Incorporated Ewa Beach , Hawaii

Continental PipeLine Company North Salt Lake City, Utah

Exxon Pipeline Company Houston, Texas

Exxon Company, U.S.A. Spokane, Washington

Kaneb Pipeline Company Sinclair, Wyoming

Phillips Pipeline Company Aurora, Colorado

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1993 Natural Gas Enforcement Cases Closed

Operator Disposition

Eastern Region

Owens-Illinois Gas Company Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Richmond Department of Public Utilities Civil Penalty Collected $2,900

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation Civil Penalty Collected $32,500

Granite State Gas Transmission, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Philadelphia Gas Works Civil Penalty Collected $10,000

Boston Gas Company Civil Penalty Collected $4,000

CNG Transmission Corporation Civil Penalty Collected $17,000

Southern Region

Olive Hill, KY Civil Penalty Collected $1,500

Austell Gas System Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $3,500

Greensboro, GA Civil Penalty Collected $1,500

Augusta Gas System Civil Penalty Collected $8,000

Brooksville Gas System Civil Penalty Collected $500

City of Edmonton, KY Civil Penalty Collected $2,500

Amoco Pipeline Company Closed by Agreement

Central Region

Minnegasco, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $1,000

Churchill Group Hazardous Facility Order

Churchill Group Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Civil Penalty Collected $1,000

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Closed by Region - Action Taken

Michigan Gas Storage Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Northern States Power Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Watertown Municipal Utilities Closed by Region - Action Taken

Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Civil Penalty Collected $1,000

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation Closed by Region - Action Taken

Southwest Region

Placid Oil Company Civil Penalty Collected $1,000

El Paso Natural Gas Company Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $10,000

ANR Pipeline Company Civil Penalty Collected $2,000

Lone Star Gas Company Civil Penalty Collected $4,000

United Gas Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty Collected $10,000

Arkla Energy Resources Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

Oxy USA Incorporated Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

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Appendix B
Western Region

Operator Disposition

Pacific Gas & Electric Company Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Chevron Pipeline Company Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Cascade Natural Gas Civil Penalty Collected $7,400

Intermountain Gas Company Civil Penalty Collected $12,000

Petrolane Lomita Gasoline Company Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Enstar Natural Gas Company Civil Penalty Collected $8,900

Suburban Propane Civil Penalty Collected $10,000

Norgasco, Incorporated Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Phillips Petroleum Company Civil Penalty Collected $7,000

Stocker Resources, Incorporated Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Gasco Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Shell Western E & P Incorporated Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $9,000

Intermountain Gas Company Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Cascade Natural Gas Corporation Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Texaco, Incorporated Closed by Region - Action Taken

Arco Western Pipe Line Closed by Region - Action Taken

Unocal North American Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $12,500

Exxon Company, USA Closed by Region - Action Taken

Conoco Pipeline Company Civil Penalty Collected $116,000

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1993 Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Cases Closed

Operator Disposition

Eastern Region

None

Southern Region

Colonial Pipeline Company Closed Without Penalty Collected

Florida Power & Light Company Civil Penalty Collected $7,000

Plantation Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Central Region

Williams Pipeline Company Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $59,000

Lakehead Pipe Line Company, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Arco Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty Collected $30,000

Jayhawk Pipe Line Corporation Closed by Region - Action Taken

Koch Pipelines, Incorporated Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Kaneb Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Williams Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Koch Pipelines, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $15,000

Kaneb Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty Collected $3,000

Arco Pipe Line Company Civil Penalty Collected $6,500

Buckeye Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Portal Pipe Line Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Dome Pipeline Corporation Closed by Region - Action Taken

Cenex Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

National Cooperative Refinery Association Closed by Region - Action Taken

Lakehead Pipe Line Company, Incorporated Closed by Region - Action Taken

Lakehead Pipe Line Company, Incorporated Closed by Region - Action Taken

Amoco Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Koch Pipelines, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $15,000

Koch Pipelines, Incorporated Hazardous Facility Order

Southwest Region

Placid Oil Company Civil Penalty Collected $1,000

All American Pipeline Company, Incorporated Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

Navajo Refining Company Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Dow Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

Oxy Chemical Pipeline Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

Arco Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

Candianoxy Offshore Production Company, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $2,000

Elf Exploration, Incorporated Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Amerada Hess Corporation Civil Penalty Collected $27,000

Apache Corporation Civil Penalty Collected $2,000

Arco Oil and Gas Company Closed by Region - Notice Withdrawn

Texaco Pipeline Company, Incorporated Closed Post Compliance Order Review

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Western Region

Operator Disposition

Unocal Corporation Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Texaco Trading and Transportation Closed Post Compliance Order Review

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Civil Penalty Collected $8,000

Union Oil of California Civil Penalty Collected $5,000

Exxon Pipeline Company Closed by Region - Action Taken

Broken Hill Petroleum Americas Refining Closed by Region - Action Taken

BHP Petroleum Americas Refinery, Incorporated Closed Without Penalty Collected

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1993 Natural Gas Enforcement Actions - Warning Letters

Operator Location

Eastern Region

Olde Christiana Management Company, Incorporated Newark, Delaware

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Dover, Delaware

Southern Region

City of Albany Albany, Kentucky

City of Liberty Liberty, Kentucky

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company Stanton, Kentucky

Samedan Oil Corporation Houston, Texas

Central Region

Phillips-66 Propane Company Flint Hill, Missouri

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Truro, Iowa

Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation Charleston, West Virginia

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company Glendive, Montana

Southwest Region

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America Holly Beach, Louisiana

United Gas Pipe Line Company Houston, Texas

Trunkline Gas Company Premont, Texas

Transcontinental Pipe Line Corporation Various Locations in Texas

Columbia Gulf Transmission Company Deville, Louisiana

Williams Natural Gas Company Blackwell, Oklahoma

Western Gas Interstate El Paso, Texas

El Paso Natural Gas Company Hildalgo County, New Mexico

Koch Gateway Pipeline Company Ringgold, Louisiana

ARCO Oil and Gas Company Lafayette, Louisiana

P G & E Resources Offshore Company Dallas, Texas

Unocal Corporation Lafayette, Louisiana

Tarpon Transmission Company Houston, Texas

Aviva America, Incorporated Dallas, Texas

Santa Fe Energy Resources, Incorporated Houston, Texas

Western Region

Ignacio City Ignacio, Colorado

Amerigas Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Great Falls Gas Company Great Falls, Montana

Kirkwood Associates, Incorporated Kirkwood, California

Washington Natural Gas Company Monroe, Washington

Southwest Gas Corporation Douglas County, Nevada

Phillips Petroleum Company Kenai, Alaska

Phillips Petroleum Company Kenai, Alaska

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Appendix C
1993 Hazardous Liquid Enforcement Actions - Warning Letters

Operator Location

Eastern Region

Buckeye Pipe Line Company East Windsor, Connecticut

Southern Region

Colonial Pipeline Company Ringgold, Georgia

Ashland Pipeline Company Ferriday, Louisiana

Ashland Pipeline Company Owensboro, Kentucky

Warren Petroleum Corporation Petal, Mississippi

Central Region

Phillips Pipe Line Company Various Locations in Illinois

Ashland Pipe Line Company Lexington, Ohio

Williams Pipe Line Company Mounds View, Minnesota

Southwest Region

Diamond Shamrock Refining and Marketing Company Three Rivers, Texas

Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Partners, L.P. El Paso, Texas

All American Pipeline Company State of Arizona

Exxon Pipeline Company Various Locations in Louisiana

Enterprise Products Company Mont Belvieu, Texas

Texaco Pipeline, Incorporated Wichita Falls, Texas

UMC Petroleum Corporation Houston, Texas

Western Region

Alyeska Pipeline Services Company Anchorage, Alaska

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Appendix D

Office of Pipeline Safety Locations

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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