Reporting Period: January 2026
The Enforcement Corner
Pipeline enforcement activity, proposed penalties, and compliance trends from RCP.
Monthly Enforcement — January 2026
The Enforcement Corner
February 2026 | Reporting Period: January 2026
CAO: 3 NOA: 0 WL: 2 NOPV: 3
January 2026 Violation Breakdown
| Proposed penalty | CFR citation | Violation description |
|---|---|---|
| $46,600 | § 195.402(a) | Procedure Manual |
| $55,900 | § 195.444(b) | Leak Detection |
| $46,600 | § 195.452(b)(5) | Integrity Management |
| $46,600 | § 195.452(h)(4)(i)(A) | Integrity Management Program |
| $195,700 | Total proposed penalties in listed records | |
January 2026 Penalties by Violation Category
- Leak Detection28.6%$55,900
- Procedure Manual23.8%$46,600
- Integrity Management23.8%$46,600
- Integrity Management Program23.8%$46,600
Year-to-Date Enforcement — January–January 2026
Through January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| § 195.402(a) | 2 | $46,600 |
| § 195.444(b) | 1 | $55,900 |
| § 195.452(b)(5) | 1 | $46,600 |
| § 195.452(h)(4)(i)(A) | 1 | $46,600 |
| § 192.13(d) | 1 | $0 |
| § 192.169(a) | 1 | $0 |
| § 192.195(a) | 1 | $0 |
| § 192.199(e) | 1 | $0 |
| § 192.731(a) | 1 | $0 |
| § 192.739(a)(2) | 1 | $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.