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d August 2, 200%, aslttltg eiifipttlape an dous Materials

on(PHMSA)ipursfi hapter f'49 United States Code inspected

ehrae Company (TBPLI~uresi for& esktions, tnaintestance and

pampa, Florida. I

pe inspection, PHI5ISA' 4ntiiftgt~ppsennt jrtadeaTrtatbiSs found within

r procedures, as, desc eIow-:

oceduratunaqp erla0i~on '

tIanance;and emergencies. . EaChrttipqrraitp l pltirietan OW fOr each. pipegae SyStem a

f written proced h ~oF al opesIJaatonJsattlaFsnaintenancei

stand handling let egilittbn rgencies. . . .

~pipeline rap s. prt'I operaltor may us 'ng pipeline ifacih

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pe&r v oil'fittingl for, repldcement in

sttitiisi i nletNIand constpugteLas retliuired by

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5. 226 Welding: A Each NIIc Ibuan

). Antarc bairn. mrs 'b

inil'ing, iHise g '

ss'than the mini ecgication to wih 't

'rsding, a cINsst

veIL Aground imayi noti

welding repair proce 9~26(ia), %. ZI26(b), and

. 26(c).

. 230 Welds: R~b

ketch weld thatltssI ired. Excpptifor we

ilay vessel, ai will erceint of the wel I)Ikach weld that etsil and the scgnllsaL ifich-wouM adversely

segmenti qLf the weliil

dcclltabjliity. Repair of- a era~ g.

cordance uiith iwin'

nrter $195. 214. Rgijai ehanical proipertksi

Ijiginat weld are metiu

Ilgegetu~reviously r~ired area must be ld IIep &ce(tiple

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ied'fo t idled. pr e i th~

s tihat. haveibeen qualified

thethe minimum ocediureJIsed to make the

hvseld IItepair.

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IIIBL . ~ Irediby letiely rpmovin~tfte Inotch by

slbttt r Iiqqemaeningllqallsthickness to ssi ill ttse toleti~ the

pepsi ma tured. If a notch ig not repairable e pimp~ 'ng the entiae noitch must be

lded toity& lori fititing thatris' being welded.

otlad c burns, as requised of:

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mo l fects. bl tilll95. 2@hmstst be removted or

n an offsh pipeline iheinig instaililed from a Hbemoved 'f iti Isas-a cqack-tbtte is more than 8

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defect aemovedtdovcn to sound

pairijd ibeipreheatediif conditions exist ii fieiqu f She weld repair. After repair,

as llep us&be inisipectqd to ensure its

requi

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eldirrg repairiprocqilur nc+ald!5@kthcirepair or rerII9i~al qf defects, as

9'~230(a) + EL 3. 230(b), apd I5 230(c), i

$95. 266 Constgud8o s. , qomplete reeQd&hat the fo l

' g must be maltitained by the

ator involved for Ie l' Ihre1lityi:

bp totni numih@L mtIez. nondestructively

estd, includi~ ejp he diippositioni df each rejected eld.

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e. nurnberinra oa ~ elding repair illroecd not re

' riecords of the total number of girth

its tlic nuiqbe~jected and the

ogofieach rejcctedg 'in Ir the life of egbhlpipeline facility. S

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%3ili0 iloeoordkCI

'fA recond musjbe a nhe recordio'f iihe

sted is in use.

) ihe record nctl4Jinetl he pressure recon

. '. (BI)i The name, o he lhngljhe test, a h

. . 8l)&n ~lanai ignI

ilunes, that alspcgrJon

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cssure testing proce ecord of the latest te

0iiled of $195. 310(a). test record m'ust include

. Silt0(ib)(1). est record must-indi'u

d of $195. 310(b)(i3). ' e. test record must igloo)li

din i test failures that

liN(b)(8-).

each r~te'st'r~uircdIby this subpart, t us etijiiyed asilong as it e'f'gcility

Irgp~i5$-this sectioti must include: sl

or, the esofMe person Ire~onsible for t~ ok an~ usediI ifi an0I;

a ressuiia rgiinuities, lindlfigilng. test

4e i corsliingich arts. i -. . . I

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not re fhe following. t bcseta s long as thelfaciility tested is in use,

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gessure ~rdhng, chart~, asiro~red of

Came of tlLedtiicompany used, it any as . 1 i~nfl aniy prepare Bincontinuities,

ith risssdke recording charts as reqrdred of J

abnormall'operation~ dyes areT

records ifidicating ce nermdl

d include, as a lic ili95i4

'iptended valve c - ntende

slsonses, etc. I

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$95. 406 Maximum-o~nlgipriess re )IExcept for surg~erlessu estd i

bsaitiions, no oqp@o pertallle

yof the follovtlipgi

ccifiy& to whercrir howi daily

'ilwrart to be documented. Such

tmot ilimiitiedl to) i coinrniinication

dowries Iilreratiahinifigsyfety device,

ailiations lfiro 1

elISIIep I'-e Ixat exceeds

rocedurali manuali~ erIt'sona infitance, andi emeirlgencies. I

'ntenance arnfinotf nations. W nuaLreqpired by paragraph (a) ion mststiylu~glltl84 fosit I4svsng toiprovide safety during

e anbaormal oge s: ieaating, maintain% pep

' ' ipipeline systIIm4n accordance

wli Ifrf the reqnintemeiftsi stslip stuart H oig thisipart. '' ~

iN$404 Miqps an@lb — I

I . Qb) Bach operator Jhligmaintaihi tileas~yisaiisidaify operating / hcqilds thaitwndicatit-

(e) Any emengenp o mall ijI ntto which tfrelpraeedures Icr $195. 402 app[yi.

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signs )an

tg t hkjptS d d hp p ttt

els.

molljijn

Ito thejpujblic around each 'a~csign must contain the name

ingbdingjarea~de) wjhere the

procedures do notiequ

f38 'Smokin operatojgjjb ij

a and each bre u of a'flammabjle ha

[openjtljsmejsj45 each pump station

jet 4 is 'a poss/b15tyjof the leakage gscLgce ofi aimable vapors.

e iqtcmal designj e of jtjh ' etermined in accordance with

I06. $M4weve, t ejigjj s Ibggnp, conjverted under

5. 5, if onejorj flthe4 nJfpgmula @'95. 106) are uujknown, one obfjtj oIP

' g[qrCNur ~ 6e used as dusjig pressure:

)IEightypeucentojfsLth s$pres~u tTgatjproduce~eldundersection

&of appendix NlRI 1. 8, I ~ by the ajIjprjopriate factors in

~ 95. 106(a) and (e); jol

ijl fjthe pipe is 12i'/d i' mi) jojrj les utjsjide diamoterland is not tested

;yield under. thisjlja Ojp. 3ll9 kjHa) gage.

/ The design presjsjujrjeto other co onent ofjthje pijpeljine.

jj0) jit'. ightjy percent of tjhe t &ssureJf any partgufjthe IPijpeijine which has

ressujfe testejkujk parXE his part. htjy percent o tes uvre or-o$ tge jpljjototyjpe test

gjcjssure for asty. inj ' '

sj)ie onent whklh ia excepted from

sting under ji195. I15.

Jpj)jf'or pipelinesjun+r 5-. 302 njd (jb)(2)(1)j tlat have not been

ressure testedj under su ofj t t, 80 petloent jttfj the jtest pressure

J I~hest opetjajtinlprjes o-uj ' pipeline was subjected for 4 or

ore continuousj ht}. n be d jjjjjatedjby jtjecording charts or

gs made at the jttmejt~&er. opecNI0ns were conductedk

~B. ptjocedures do not cgjfj methodgpgr zgqujircd of ji195. 406(a) for

detaining pipeline Maximum sting Pressjlj.

9&422 Pipehne rqpa . I. j(jb) No ojperato~ selhng pigje~vfNvje; orj fjjftinggor rjhylacement in

epairing pip'ehne 0IIII' ess jgy+jgpjedjasgd constructed as

etIuired by this jpart. I

. -I C. procedures do notaddr ~csprcfigczeqnirements of ji195. 422(b). Section

4. 1 . rations & jjhdlhintenan cedure l conveys ". . . repair parts and

ma Ijjhe properly dcsijgn ~etc " There is no reference to the

a li b design and construcfi jsartjsJof 95Pubparts C and D, res ly). AlthoughTBPLp esad omejsectionsunderthescsubparts

such eljjjing, procedurcslgba njjinim eferencc Part 195 Subparts C and D. I Hj

95. 434 Signs. ach operator must+ janjjping station an fjthe operator an

rator can'be rje

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procedures do «sot a«jl )bitii«ht king~d open flames at Hartford

-pi at«t«iran (includes one(ca«) ei and+ '

soap/, and at It, iklia Booster Statio 'ncludcs a propane tank).

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~ 95. 561 When must IEinsniect ipipei '

«used for extennal corrosion I

ntrol? I '

'Yiou must inspect. allie mal pime coating riequired byrt!195. 557 just 'or to lowering th$pip tio the ~submesigipgithe pipe.

) You mu«it repaigPa ting dam ' iscoveredi I i

F. t t tp «itpd t ttrttnth ttti t f«t95. 56t.

I $6BiWhichpipelines ve cat boteotion? ch buried or subrgya tpeline ithajV!I«constr«tctedi relocatcid«replaced, erwise changedia er a

' g atethuV195. 40k!ic)imiustihave

dic protection. l«he i piro c must ibe in uperati!on not later

year after the-p~eli nstr~t . eloc«ttiedrreilVaccdl or otherwise

i)cd, as applicable;

Gi'fBPL cathodic protectiorPproe es do ljatiadl!riess the requirement for cathodic

progction to be in operation. noti yctpthe( the pipeline is constructed,

relPltll, rpplaced, or other~wise-c ed.

«I3 What must I«do '

oem~ al corrositon-control? rotecredpipelines. g'y doithe. fffll itng to detetrmine whether

~ c o«itc protection-reqiuire is sub ampilfes with Vill96i571:

)identify not mioae a ursine' od«cyrotectionPs installed, the c' stances in which -' ervki! s or comparal4eiitechi«Sology is

— p ca%le and necessa!«!y t Lsilish jectives of Itt«ragraph 10. 1. 1. 3 of Standard Ilip 016Ili ga or ted e«len«ie, see $1'05!3).

-lII! T «corrosion controlgoceescudo f«e) i Q, the circumstances and timeframe

r ' $195. 573(a)(2).

~ f 1 . 73 What must I ~t nitop4:)«iter aoarasion contriol?

/f) Recrifiers and ptI«ces. V ustiieleataically check for proper rifmance each de«j' First c niati the frequency stated in the dfcolumn.

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corrosion control motto ferenced in $195. 5I7 .

lwith intervals-nomic

3 What mNst I I@i ) Corrective, aetio sion control as iue

irked vles-a pipeline in. n correct the defioieng

s401 Gelneral requsre ~ L

IWViltenever tm ltd ria

tithe safe operaaion able time. Howegpr,

'

mediate hazaad tPe ted part of the sy]Pm gn

operation and mamten

requiredi of $195. ~I(e/ rocedures do not ~v ac

o correct extemali

s here that 1) could a a reasonable time ~c y-

-IJ tloceduresev not require electrical checks of the

ushijgdP arpleastwix times eacQcalqrtdar

t/gmo

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cate c rosion coniI)l)l? st-correct idenl0ifredhdefrciency in

1~95. 40 . However, if theldeficiency

ngIl ipnnigrmttm lmderg195. 452, you quit eP 95:4I52(lh).

ddd hh t dtd d ty

~e syi yitlsbylhcoorect it. within a audition of suctvtai nature fnal Iit presents ri Ilirop the'operator mayI dot opertlite the

' tti has co ithe ulnsnfe condition. ]

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rdccd notI require correctiye actions ro be ect Ice al pntified defiiciencies in corrosion tions t taken, , and when to take such

cov bitried ape or onipime exposed to ffect t e operatfonhofljts pipeline system

r, 2) ents ai immediate hazard to persons

cap pil)e[ so

thanatha prep

. 55fi What rniust il do eneral corrosion. fitly

inhig wall ithickat@iik e of the pipeline , the pipe if you-

duce the maximtutu ingipress

tpe neededllloc. gA' else

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ipe? ly otlrrotlledl that tihe

1 ed forl tlieirqaxjmium opeaating iipe. . I Hoover, yttlla need not

xgcommonsurate-wrthi the strength -actuss~lminlin 11 thickness;

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air the pipe by a at relish gine~g teats andi analyses

an pernsauen)l)'It df thm, pilte. l

iized corrosion pit u4 e't ' tkhhJoCalllilzegdoorosion

g+ a degtsee th II ght re ogpuu~eplace or repair the

unless you redut ~er ' plressur~ommensurate with

h Itgth of thei)ipe tivoli 'n ~fl. tihickness in the pits.

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~i/ Itt(o be generally cirro ouzo localized corrosiagTpitting as

descri i' t'l 195. 585. /

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h ocedural manque intenance and nornt

eotiouimiustt iin

alnteuanhe aud n

Minimizingithe I'

Iidentified under~ r4he presence trf fl I

. g7 What lnethod~ le toi inttsthelstrength of corroded.

thtf195. 585, youlina e r tr AggK B31tG, ~Manual for

ning the Rorw '

ggth )ed39pegIqes, " arlfhe procedure

ppd by AGA/Bia odifi rion4or Kvhluat'ing the

ing sAengthlo o '

thy' ~I6 disk), tto determine

neth-of cored pi d. one's mahning wallttkackatess. These

edptges apply to cunsod ionls th otpgenett'uttreheipipe wall,

qaao the limi~ionigse thetres tt~rocedurit:s. I

'Islibperation and ma% e roce 'o not desctiilte o~rreference any 11

o use to determine t)e str of co pipe. I

rations- enaltcC, andi &mergencies.

ti nstal rtatuiredb~aragraph s eifoilfovttiIsg to ipqovide safety

peatttiqttg acc/tigrs tghiAinsttlf vlttpors4rrareas near

(c)( 'sisectiItn wlNre tile potential md

' ases. '.

tfIBQL's pr s do not provide fo

~era at tl and Lithia Boo ter

~swah rttlpane tanks' s

lsreas requ i ediate emerge e

iItgithe Iihoo~f accidental ignition of tations. Q . putuptstations ltaive

ntljttte PLls procedures' as located in

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intenaqy andm 'opaftusti inpu h and normal r4othcaliliy revie~tt

tiveness of' the proqedjy egtlZy action e

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tions.

Ibid used)in n

desi

eugttc@ and ensergencies.

ual ~iujtteqttbg paragraph (a) gtro pltptttiIre snfety during

oghiratab-personnel to determine I

operation and maintenance and uhid.

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TBPL's pr reviewed t document

for iperfo g inspection facilitiies

mainten e

TIBPIA) lk, The genttrial' determine activities

5. giJI

I~eui evi ewingI tPe work done by ll'BPL personnel to

seddniner%bliolterations and maintenance

e, define found.

erations, ailgtepance, andi

emergencies.

ochre ManualiSecti

nbger will be responsib ectiveness oJithe prHIIO

'ng corrective actifiw

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erirtt'ons. l requiifetliby paragraph (a) s4br& il lxtngrtolpqy ide isafety during

s: ~iniex'c ted~trehchies to protect personStel ation~so i otetlr gas, and mIligtiing available

qncy event, inc)uiding a h liness e. '

ntenance and no etiiionimust ineltudelp

e andsrorSIS@liogeIrp

king aidequat[ pic hazardsof, unsafle. acc

eded ati the exdau apparatlis and, . sLa

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of thi mai

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ethent t4 it e — adeqLrate precautions m excavated )ili95. 40I2

esi do not address Eel blipersonnel, as req re

glL. d I aj I ~

I bnormal operation. Z

mp lude proceduresi fori l&' yrbeen exceeded: (1l) qyding itn, invessigati

eration of any saifety I

BBPL'segno al operation processes irpyjestigate, l rrect the cause oQ haze beepPx ded.

M 7. 81I9$s Procedural ma "I l

TiBPL's pr trelichos to'

insstuance, and emergencies. grating 6

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Wl viiide safety iwhen operating design

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inclttde~ reytiirexgents toi respond to, of h reh~evibe when operating design limits

i enance, and iemqrigencies. tion

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are not clear as to dihow sv one byioperator personnel is to be

ne the e8ectiveness erhlirgsi ereP~sulillstolgtheireview(s) are I

cedures (see below))on cy that oral Manager wiill be responsible

s task. "Reviewing. one" conclude, but is not limited to,

iiftties to assurednspeclli cords ace)irately reflect the condiition of the

ation of personnel (inolin ogttraet personnel) iper forming itIppration and I

, etc. m4

dim . . . (5

'btnormal ope+io hule procedullesi fog

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been exceeded: riodically Ii eviewini

essi oft they ponce gactiop whet e ll'

tauh ~tri qdlbyiLlaralma a~i(a) of this section

gs)~midgei SsItiety ltIhep ipperating design

peldiesponse riato~ersonngi to determine the

lltpg I~qperatipn and. taking &fo

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T iBPL's ab it rb:viesv per

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revieuvinp

jfjBIIL Og As aequi re effective

L , rv procedurgq s

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Operatio program) baseline mes

~ j Spjipelinej), media fblltvh

Polk Cdudti 1162 retj

section

f i P jjother th

. i indicating living, wor i

11/29/0$

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operation procedures i

i esponses. to abtsorm

esPonse of oPeratjjjrhP

el responses to actual

eedujie Manual Se%o jtjte 49 CFR Part 195. 4 ~normal operatgt

/te revised and ortp

t cotjlvgy quency the General Manager is to

~r r~ tare dacuatented. e 'eohltl e, ibut is no+eceyarily limited to,

ul'ated a noHttkl operating condttions.

Rh iewi

@5j c review to deternjf'ne the

durds wi rformed. After. tire review, the

the ap priate magttgemfntjpersonnel.

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rqijjamage jpqeviention i aIn.

Jdamagetgja9tieqgpn p gq Igy~ag+a~ Iia) ofjthis section inimtIIn:

divide as follows fear ' '

nsoti '

sJshttt an opttnajjor has reason to ld be damageti~b~

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cation snust bedPon neCsarvjitdjjsjjjingj antij abater the . I i

towerifytthe initle '

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e; 4~ case of blastiing, 'o Ige leakage siarveIfs.

prevention progrljm (S fiji, Oporationq j&IMaintenanaetProcedure tjreqjsire. itrspectio

' e thlat rptiejgltas reajtong believe could be

vation activities jtts gas arfbtertIhe ac~ps, as follows.

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jilujblic awareness. g i

yerator'~ogf ollowj K e~nltfjjrograjm ations of kPI%P I as~sss t unique'atjtrW+ejsj and

' ties of the opqra4or e agj Ilties.

bli~ education pry' otrf'ol~ gernnr isla)ogsarrjj

~f API RP 1162 Appe, section WTf Targeted Distribution. of Print i

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P44 /lib SS bl4. 7bl P bl Qb, 'iTBPL e Targetedidistrirk' printi ittls ptethbijdj is to be used to delivea

s to the Affected Pub ' ndizid' jtl'ngg, worlding, or congregating near

cpjency of two (2) e e 0 ogramj requiresjtjhe use of local news

tion of individuals il' working arI the pipeline iil Hiiililsborough and

owever, this requiremjsn smojt jf)1 j the guidance Qovidetl in API RP

e Targeted dtjffribvtio ~t m5tifr etlsod. AP~1162 Appendix D, rjgeted Distrdbuti~f aferia e ot conv~atty delivery method

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gs or hand-outs. -N ejljtatio awa provided during the inspection

PL has mailed orpr4b dho~ the baseline raessagq to individuals

or congregating near n . Thb%Qetive-date of the TBPL program is i

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Moliam ib Acting Dir them Region

J Pipeline an dous Materials S I

A . s do not ad~in ctlon trf p' i sIthat TBPL has reason to believe M

cou mage dky. '6xcavhltio es u(h re is observed ertidence that an

ex rihas excavated acr8 line vtIIIth TBPL&s knowledge, and the

pipe could be damaged. (Il li9, (6)(i)l) I

. duties do not addressLth~trerhenti+195. 442(c)(6)(ii).

Res onsk:tk Notice Thb Not& r 'ded pursuant to%91 Ili60108(a)-and 49 C. F. R. Il 190. 237. Enclosed

as part Notice is a docurknt n Respo Optitjps for Pipeliite Operators in

Compliance feedings. Please refer 's doc and' note the response options. Be advised tli aU material yon submit in to forcement action isisubject to being

made publi itailable. If ypu beliey y porlto f yorker responsive material qualifies

for confi kment under 5 H. S. (b), iso 'thee'coilillp1ete original doctntLent I

you must Ie a second copy of cugpnt wi Pe portions you believe qualify for

confidenti atment redacted an9anr a%inmf-w youibelieve the redacted information

qualifies %Ãaeliidantial treatment unde S. C. 5I5 ) tif you do not respond within 30 I

days of rec 1 this Notice, this colts '

a waTIver kur'right to contesti the allegations in

thisi Not authorizes the Associ ministrato or Piypline Safety to find facts as

allegetIIin thi gice without further no ouIan '

ue a Final Order. I

If, after op ity for a hearing, 'yo ans b rdc~s are found inadequate as alleged in

this Notice, riiay be ordered tki artie plans gr~ce~es to correct the inadequacies

i(49 C. F. R. . 237). If you are hot c ting ithisP8tieb we propose that you submit your

amended sto my offic 'thi ys ofr~ofithis Notice. This period maybe

extended b y request for gooier ways nce4h~tya eeguacies idhntifted herein have been

addresse atnended procedures, tHLsufkrcemerP%tIion will be closed. I

In corresglt) Ilice concerning this rnatte~ase re4lr+~CQF 2-200$660lM and, for each

document g s~t, please provig qt ggp electronic~ruat whenevertlsossible.

sincerely

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