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Enforcement Action Details

Case CPF: 32022026NOPV

COLONIAL PIPELINE CO

This report lists key information pertaining to a particular enforcement case(1). For cases initiated after January 1, 2007, electronic files of PHMSA’s initial notice letter, the operator’s initial response letter (if any), and PHMSA’s Final Order (if an Order is issued) are provided. PHMSA only issues Final Orders in certain situations. For example, Final Orders are not issued for Warning Letters and most Notices of Amendment.

Case Summary
Case TypeNotice of Probable Violation
StatusCLOSED
Date Opened05/05/2022
Date Closed04/09/2024
Proposed ActionsProposed Civil Penalty/Proposed Compliance Order, Proposed Compliance Order, Warning
Total Proposed Item(s)7
Item Subject(s)Control Room Management [195.446(a), 195.446(c)(3), 195.446(c)(4), 195.446(e)(2)] - 7 item(s)
Latest Order TypeConsent Order
Latest Order Date09/01/2023
Proposed Civil Penalty$986,400
Assessed Civil Penalty$948,400
Collected Civil Penalty$948,400
Basis for Penalty ReductionAdditional evidence
RegionCentral

Documents

The Response Options for Pipeline Operators & Excavators in Enforcement Proceedings provides a more detailed description of an operator’s options in responding to enforcement cases and is available on the PHMSA Pipeline Enforcement webpage. This document accompanies all NOPV and NOA letters. The corresponding document at the time the case was opened may differ from current version.

The set of documents provided here may be incomplete.

File
32022026NOPV_Closure Letter_04092024_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_Closure Letter_04092024_(20-173062)_text.pdf
32022026NOPV_Consent Agreement and Order_09012023_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_Consent Agreement and Order_09012023_(20-173062)_text.pdf
32022026NOPV_Operator Post-Hearing Submission_01132023_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_Operator Pre-Hearing Submission_10062022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_Operator Response to Notice etc (Part 1)_06062022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_Operator Response to Notice etc (Part 2)_06062022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_Operator Withdrawal of Hearing Request_09012023_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_PCP PCO_05052022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_PCP PCO_05052022_(20-173062)_text.pdf
32022026NOPV_PHC Hearing Rescheduled_10072022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_PHC Hearing Rescheduled_10072022_(20-173062)_text.pdf
32022026NOPV_PHC Hearing Rescheduled_10172022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_PHC Hearing Rescheduled_10172022_(20-173062)_text.pdf
32022026NOPV_PHC Hearing Scheduled_06242022_(20-173062).pdf
32022026NOPV_PHC Hearing Scheduled_06242022_(20-173062)_text.pdf

Sources

  1. PHMSA Work Management System as of 06/04/2024.

Information provided on this website is intended to enhance public understanding of PHMSA's enforcement program.

Aggregate and company-specific statistical information reflecting PHMSA's enforcement actions is provided beginning with 2002. Key documents associated with new administrative enforcement cases are provided beginning with 2007. Agency orders issued since 2002 are also provided.

The search feature may not retrieve every document associated with each individual enforcement action. Enforcement data is updated monthly as additional cases are initiated and other cases are resolved. Historical totals will change over time to reflect changes in case status.

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