An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation. The details are as follow:
Applicant:
Cook Inlet Energy, LLC
601 W. 5th Ave., Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99501
Proposed Activity:
Review of a plan renewal application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan that is required to commit adequate resources to meet all planning requirements for prevention and response for a realistic maximum discharge from the operations of Cook Inlet Energy’s crude oil production, exploration and terminal operations and crude oil transmission pipeline (COTP) operations in the West Forelands/Trading Bay area of Cook Inlet including: onshore crude oil production and terminal operations at the West McArthur River Production Facility (WMR-PF), and the Kustatan Production Facility (KPF); offshore production operations on the Osprey Platform; offshore exploration (Sabre Exploration), using a jack-up rig in Trading Bay; COTP operations including an eight inch diameter, 2.6 mile lone pipeline between WMR-PF and Cook Inlet Pipe Line COTP tie-in location at Hilcorp Alaska, LLC's Trading Bay Production Facility, and a four inch diameter, 4.8 mile long pipeline between WMR-PF and KPF.
Location:
Onshore facilities are situated on the West Forelands Peninsula on the western shore of Cook Inlet. The Osprey Platform is located offshore approximately 1.8 miles off the tip of the West Forelands. The proposed Sabre Exploration Well location is in Trading Bay and is approximately three miles offshore and east of the Trading Bay Production Facility
Potential Results:
A potential risk exists of oil spills entering the lands or waters of the state as a result of this operation.
Activity identified as: State Contingency Plan Number 17-CP-2016
Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so in writing to Mike Evans, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-7541
(phone), 907-269-7648 (fax), or mike.evans@alaska.gov .
The public comment period for this application begins on March 3, 2017 and ends on April 3, 2017. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 5:00 pm on April 3, 2017. It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify that facsimile and email submissions are received by the deadline. An additional comment period may be provided in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455(d).
Copies of the application package are available for public review at the following locations: the department's office at 555 Cordova Street in Anchorage, Alaska or at 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Suite 11 in Soldotna, Alaska; and the department’s website at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview
The department will hold a public hearing on the plan application if it determines that good cause exists. Residents in the affected area or the governing body of an affected municipality may request a public hearing by writing to the Department of Environmental Conservation, at the above address prior to March 17, 2017. The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Natalie Wolfe at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to March 24, 2017 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.