STATE OF ALASKA

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION OF OIL & GAS

STATE PIPELINE COORDINATOR’S SECTION

NOTICE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATIONS

HARVEST ALASKA, LLC

CROSS INLET PIPELINE EXTENSION PROJECT

ADL 232962 TYONEK

ADL 232963 CIGGS

The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), pursuant to Alaska Statute (AS) 38.35.070, hereby gives notice that Harvest Alaska, LLC has submitted two right-of-way lease applications in accordance with the Alaska Right-of-Way Leasing Act (AS 38.35.050) for pipelines associated with the Cross Inlet Pipeline Extension Project (CIPEP). 

These applications propose to:

1. Convert one of the 10” CIGGS natural gas pipelines into an oil line and connect it to CIPL so that oil from the west side of Cook Inlet can be transported to the east side without the need for the Drift River terminal. The right-of-way (ROW) lease would authorize the converted CIGGS line which is approx. 21 miles long. No temporary construction ROW is needed; operation ROW would be 50 feet. 

    

2. Build a new 10” pipeline from the Tyonek platform to the Beluga Pipeline at Ladd Landing. Natural gas that was being transported by the CIGGS line plus the natural gas retrieved at the platform will be transported to the west side of the inlet via the new segment. The ROW lease would authorize approximately 5.5 miles for the sub-sea portion of the pipeline. Construction ROW would be 500 feet; operation ROW would be 50 feet.

    

The applications, and other supporting documents are available at the Division of Oil and Gas newsroom website: http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Home/Newsroom. The public may obtain hard copies of documents, at cost, from the State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section (SPCS) upon request (see address below).

Copies of the application are available at the Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Anchor Point, and Ninilchik libraries. 

AS 38.35.200 governs judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner:

AS 38.35.200 Judicial review of decisions of commissioner on application.

1. An applicant or competing applicant or a person who has direct financial interest affected by the lease who raises objections within 60 days of the publication of notice under AS 38.35.070 are the only persons with standing to seek judicial review of a decision of the commissioner under AS 38.35.100.

2. The only grounds for judicial review of a decision of the commissioner are

1. failure to follow the procedures set out in this chapter; or

    

2. abuse of discretion so capricious, arbitrary, or confiscatory as to constitute a denial of due process.

    

   Any objections pursuant to 38.35.200 must be submitted in writing to the address below by 5:00 p.m. on November 13, 2017.

    

   State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section

   3651 Penland Parkway

   Anchorage, AK 99508

   Phone: (907) 269-6479 Fax: (907) 269-6880

   Email: spco.records@alaska.gov

    

   The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to participate in this review may call 269-8411 TTY/TDD. Please provide sufficient notice in order for the department to accommodate your needs.

    

   The SPCS reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication. 

    

   /s/ Jason Walsh

        State Pipeline Coordinator

        Department of Natural Resources                          Publish Date: September 13, 2017