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Federal Enforcement Data

EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO

(Operator ID:4280 - CURRENTLY ACTIVE OPID)

The reports below provide federal enforcement data since 2006. This information includes both a summary of and specific details pertaining to enforcement cases against this operator. Enforcement by PHMSA's partner State agencies are not included in these reports. Non-Enforcement Data for EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO.

Enforcement Actions

For more information on each enforcement type see the Enforcement Type Glossary

EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO Federal Enforcement Cases
All Pipeline Systems (1): 2006-2023
2023 YTD 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Total
Cases Initiated 0 0 1 1 6 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 24
Cases Resolved 0 0 0 2 5 1 3 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 2 0 3 0 25
Penalties Proposed 0 0 0 123,300 45,900 0 0 110,700 162,700 0 31,200 0 0 20,000 0 0 129,000 0 622,800
Corrective Action Orders Issued 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

Cases Initiated: These are the yearly total of civil administrative enforcement actions that PHMSA has brought against pipeline owners and operators. It does not reflect those cases which the agency has referred to other Federal officials for criminal prosecution, nor does it include more egregious civil cases that are referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for judicial enforcement. The table shows the total number of Corrective Action Orders, Notices of Probable Violations, Notices of Amendment, Warning Letters, and Notices of Proposed Safety Orders issued in a given year.

Cases Resolved: These are the yearly total of PHMSA actions taken to resolve the various types of enforcement actions against operators. This includes the number of Corrective Action Orders, Final Orders, Notices of Amendment, and Consent Orders that have either been closed or issued in a given year. When an enforcement action is shown as "closed", PHMSA has verified that all of the corrective actions have been successfully completed and that any inadequate procedures that were identified successfully addressed. Enforcement actions shown as "issued" mean that corrective actions have been established that are acceptable to PHMSA, and that civil penalty assessments have been finalized.

For more information on each enforcement type see the Enforcement Type Glossary.

EL PASO NATURAL GAS CO Federal Enforcement Cases
All Pipeline Systems(1): 2006-2023
Case Number Date Opened Date Closed Type Subject PHMSA Region Status Proposed Penalty Assessed Penalty Collected Penalty Final Compliance Order
22021012CAO 08/19/21 / / Corrective Action Order
SOUTHERN OPEN $0 No
420201006 06/04/20 07/27/20 Proposed Civil Penalty Operations - Gas Pipelines
Safety Condition Reports
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $123,300 $123,300 $123,300 No
420191010 10/01/19 10/01/20 Proposed Civil Penalty
Proposed Compliance Order
Warning Item
Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Incident Reports - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Operations - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $45,900 $45,900 $45,900 Yes
520191001W 01/18/19 01/18/19 Warning Letter Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
Qualification of Pipeline Personnel - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520191003W 01/18/19 01/18/19 Warning Letter Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Emergency Response - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520191004W 01/18/19 01/18/19 Warning Letter Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Emergency Response - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520191005W 01/17/19 01/17/19 Warning Letter Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
Qualification of Pipeline Personnel - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520191002W 01/17/19 01/17/19 Warning Letter Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Emergency Response - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520171002W 02/24/17 02/24/17 Warning Letter Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
420161005 07/21/16 01/03/18 Proposed Civil Penalty
Proposed Compliance Order
Warning Item
Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Incident Reports - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
Qualification of Pipeline Personnel - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $110,700 $110,700 $110,700 Yes
420161006M 07/14/16 04/24/17 Notice of Amendment Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
520151008 07/28/15 06/16/17 Proposed Civil Penalty
Proposed Compliance Order
Operations - Gas Pipelines (withdrawn)
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines (withdrawn)
Public Awareness - Gas Pipelines (withdrawn)
WESTERN CLOSED $162,700 $0   No
420141006W 05/13/14 05/13/14 Warning Letter Operations - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
520131012 08/16/13 10/07/15 Proposed Civil Penalty
Proposed Compliance Order
Warning Item
Incident Reports - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $31,200 $27,500 $27,500 Yes
520131003W 02/27/13 02/27/13 Warning Letter Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520121015M 07/05/12 09/05/12 Notice of Amendment Public Awareness - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
520121010W 05/18/12 05/18/12 Warning Letter Public Awareness - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
420121004M 03/22/12 06/28/13 Notice of Amendment Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
420101005 09/10/10 11/09/12 Proposed Civil Penalty
Proposed Compliance Order
Incident Reports
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 Yes
420091021H 11/10/09 04/13/11 Corrective Action Order Enforcement Process
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
520095008W 02/19/09 02/19/09 Warning Letter Operations - Gas Pipelines
WESTERN CLOSED $0 No
420071007 07/24/07 05/29/12 Proposed Civil Penalty
Proposed Compliance Order
General - Gas Pipelines
Integrity Management - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $129,000 $129,000 $129,000 Yes
420071008M 07/24/07 07/15/09 Notice of Amendment Integrity Management - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
420061002M 02/09/06 06/05/07 Notice of Amendment Emergency Response - Gas Pipelines
Integrity Management - Gas Pipelines
Maintenance - Gas Pipelines
Operations - Gas Pipelines
Procedure Manuals - Gas Pipelines
Public Awareness - Gas Pipelines
Welding - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
420011004 06/20/01 10/05/07 Proposed Compliance Order Corrosion Control - Gas Pipelines
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 Yes
420001004H 08/23/00 07/16/07 Corrective Action Order
SOUTHWEST CLOSED $0 No
Totals        $622,800 $456,400 $456,400  

Sources

  1. PHMSA Safety Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART)and the Work Management System as of September 6, 2023.

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