Pipeline Safety Stakeholder Communications

BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP

Case CPF 120135002

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.

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Case Summary 

Operator	BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP
Case Number	120135002
Case Type	Proposed Civil Penalty Proposed Compliance Order
Subject(s)	Corrosion Control - Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
Region	Eastern
Date Opened	01/23/13
Status	CLOSED
Proposed Civil Penalty	$96,500
Assessed Civil Penalty	$78,900
Collected Civil Penalty	$78,900
Basis for penalty reduction	Operator provided additional evidence
Compliance Order	Yes
Final Order Date	08/29/14
Date Closed	02/11/15

The Response Options for Pipeline Operators in Compliance Proceedings provides a more detailed description of an operator's options in responding to enforcement cases. This document accompanies all NOPV and NOA letters. The document linked here is the current version. The corresponding document at the time the case was opened may differ from the current version.

The set of documents provided here may be incomplete.

Name	Size	Notes
120135002_Closure Letter_02112015.pdf	741 KB	scanned version
120135002_Closure Letter_02112015_text.pdf	12 KB	accessible version
120135002_Final Order_08292014.pdf	578 KB	scanned version
120135002_Final Order_08292014_text.pdf	40 KB	accessible version
120135002_NOPV PCP PCO_01232013_text.pdf	131 KB	accessible version
120135002_NOPV_PCP_PCO_01232013.pdf	2,770 KB	scanned version

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• Enforcement Home Page
• Additional Information on the PHMSA Enforcement Program
• Enforcement Information on a Specific Pipeline Operator
• National Pipeline Mapping System

Sources

1. PHMSA Safety Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) for the Pipeline Safety Enforcement Tracking System as of October 3, 2016.

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