I202308 NOPV

Idaho Public Utilities Commission Brad Little,Governor
P.O. Box 83720, Boise,ID 83720-0074 Eric Anderson,President
John R Hammond,Jr.,Commissioner
Edward Lodge,Commissioner
September 28, 2023 Report# I202308
Pat Darras—Vice President of Engineering & Operations Services
Intermountain Gas Company
400 N 4t" St.
Bismarck,ND 58501
Dear Mr. Pat Darras:
On September 27, 2023, the Idaho Public Utilities Commission ("Commission"), Pipeline Safety
Division ("Staff"), conducted a Construction Inspection on Intermountain Gas Company(IGC) in
Meridian, ID pursuant to Chapter 601 of Title 49, United States Code.
Staff observed that some of the Idaho natural gas system(s) owned and operated by IGC
("Company")was out of compliance on item(s). This results in probable violations of the pipeline
safety regulations Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 192. The probable violations are as
follows:
PROBABLE VIOLATION(S)
1. 49 CFR �192.605 Procedural manual for operations, maintenance, and emergencies.
(a) General. Each operator shall prepare and follow for each pipeline a manual of written
procedures for conducting operations and maintenance activities and for emergency
response. For transmission lines, the manual must also include procedures for
handling abnormal operations. This manual must be reviewed and updated by the
operator at intervals not exceeding 15 months,but at least once each calendar year.
This manual must be prepared before operations of a pipeline system commence.
Appropriate parts of the manual must be kept at locations where operations and
maintenance activities are conducted.
Working in Excavations-SF 418
1.4 Employees and contractors shall not begin excavation until the valid start date on the
locate ticket, and/or all utility companies that are listed on the locate ticket have
responded prior to beginning excavation.
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Findings)
During a construction inspection on Service Line#047771-413 at 1988 S Cactus Lily Way
in Meridian, ID, a contractor representing IGC dug a trench for a service line installation
using locate ticket 373562. That locate ticket is for 1948 S Cactus Lily Way, Meridian, ID.
Per the 811-call center. The correct locate ticket for 1988 S Cactus Lily Way, Meridian, ID
was 332847 and expired on 9/12/23.
REQUESTED ACTIONS
A reply to this correspondence is required no later than 45 days from the date of this letter. Please
submit a written reply providing a statement of all relevant facts including a complete description
of the corrective action(s) taken with respect to the above referenced probable violations, and all
actions to be taken to prevent future failures in these areas of concern. This written reply must be
signed by a Company official with authority to bind the Company.
Please send all documents to our office at 11331 W. Chinden Blvd, Boise, Idaho 83714-1021. Be
advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement action may be a public record
and subject to disclosure under Idaho's Public Records Law. See Idaho Code §§74-101 et seq.
If you wish to dispute any of the above referenced potential violations,you have the right to appear
before the Pipeline Safety Division in an informal conference before November 12, 2023, at the
above address. You have the right to present relevant documents and evidence to the Pipeline
Safety Division at that conference. The Pipeline Safety Division will make available to you any
evidence which indicates that you may have violated the law, and you will have the opportunity to
rebut this evidence. See Commission Orders 35095 and 35334, which can be found at
https://puc.idaho.gov/. If you intend to request an informal conference,please contact the Pipeline
Safety Division no later than October 28, 2023.
If you wish to dispute any of the allegations in this Notice,but do not want an informal conference,
you may send the Pipeline Safety Division a written reply to this Notice. This written reply must
be filed with the Commission on or before November 12,2023, and must be signed by a Company
official with authority to bind the Company. The reply must include a complete statement of all
relevant facts, and all documentation, evidence, and argument the Company submits to refute any
of the above referenced probable violations.
If you do not respond to this notice by November 12,2023,you may be subject to any Commission
enforcement action as allowed under Idaho law including, but not limited to, potential civil
penalties of up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000). See Idaho Code §61-712A.
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If you have any questions concerning this Notice,please contact me at(208)334-0333.All written
responses should be addressed to me at the above address, or you may fax your response to (208)
334-3762.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and your effort to promote pipeline safety.
Sincerely,
Jeff Brooks
Pipeline Safety, Program Manager
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
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