Pipeline Safety Stakeholder Communications

ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, L.L.C. (SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS,

Case CPF 120161002

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	ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, L.L.C. (SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS,
Case Number	120161002
Case Type	Proposed Civil Penalty Proposed Compliance Order
Subject(s)	Welding - Gas Pipelines
Region	Eastern
Date Opened	01/12/16
Status	CLOSED
Proposed Civil Penalty	$26,200
Assessed Civil Penalty	$26,200
Collected Civil Penalty	$26,200
Compliance Order	Yes
Final Order Date	04/29/16
Date Closed	05/25/16

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
120161002_Final Order_04292016.pdf	377 KB	scanned version
120161002_Final Order_04292016_text.pdf	34 KB	accessible version
120161002_NOPV PCP PCO_01122016.pdf	911 KB	scanned version
120161002_NOPV PCP PCO_01122016_text.pdf	37 KB	accessible version
120161002_Operator Response to Notice_02112016.pdf	1,842 KB	scanned version

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Also see

• 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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