Reporting Period: March 2026
The Enforcement Corner
Pipeline enforcement activity, proposed penalties, and compliance trends from RCP.
Monthly Enforcement — March 2026
The Enforcement Corner
April 2026 | Reporting Period: March 2026
CAO: 0 NOA: 7 WL: 8 NOPV: 8
March 2026 Violation Breakdown
| Proposed penalty | CFR citation | Violation description |
|---|---|---|
| $53,900 | § 195.452(j)(3) | Assessment Intervals |
| $39,400 | § 192.461(a)(1) | External Protective Coating |
| $36,800 | § 192.805(b) | Operator Qualification |
| $38,300 | § 192.12(b)(2) | Underground Natural Gas Storage |
| $38,300 | § 192.12(b)(2) | Underground Natural Gas Storage |
| $48,700 | § 192.12(c) | Underground Natural Gas Storage |
| $38,300 | § 192.12(b)(2) | Underground Natural Gas Storage |
| $63,300 | § 195.452(b)(2) | Integrity Management |
| $137,700 | § 195.452(i)(1) | Preventive & Mitigative Measures |
| $494,700 | Total proposed penalties in listed records | |
March 2026 Penalties by Violation Category
- Underground Natural Gas Storage33.1%$163,600
- Preventive & Mitigative Measures27.8%$137,700
- Integrity Management12.8%$63,300
- Assessment Intervals10.9%$53,900
- External Protective Coating8.0%$39,400
- Operator Qualification7.4%$36,800
Year-to-Date Enforcement — January–March 2026
Through March 2026. Based only on published reports entered in the RCP database. Missing months are not treated as zero activity.
YTD Penalties by Violation Category
Most Frequently Listed CFR Citations
Citation frequency includes zero-dollar items from the SME workbook for covered months (2021–2025 and January–October 2026, supplied through October 27). Penalty dollars still come from the published monthly reports.
| Citation | Cited items (including $0) | Proposed penalties |
|---|---|---|
| § 192.12(b)(2) | 4 | $114,900 |
| § 192.605 | 4 | $0 |
| § 192.12 | 4 | $0 |
| § 195.402(a) | 3 | $46,600 |
| § 195.202 | 3 | $0 |
| § 195.452(j)(3) | 2 | $53,900 |
| § 192.805(b) | 2 | $36,800 |
| § 192.616 | 2 | $0 |
| § 192.805 | 2 | $0 |
| § 195.402 | 2 | $0 |
These figures describe proposed penalties associated with the listed violations; they do not represent final assessed or collected penalties. Counts of actions and violations are different measures. Categories use the reviewed SME topic labels. Citation frequencies and monetary line-item counts measure different populations.