Requestor
Flint Hills Resources Alaska.
Contested Decision
ADEC’s November 27, 2013 Conditional Approval of the Revised Human Health Risk Assessment, Flint Hills North Pole Refinery
Applicant
Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC
1100 H & H Lane
North Pole, Alaska 99705
Location
Flint Hills North Pole Refinery, located in North Pole, Alaska
Background
The Contaminated Sites Program within the Spill Prevention and Response (SPAR) Division of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), issued a November 27, 2013 letter containing Conditional Approval of the Revised Human Health Risk Assessment for the Flint Hills North Pole Refinery regarding the groundwater alternative cleanup level for sulfolane. Flint Hills Resources Alaska requests an adjudicatory hearing on this conditional approval. In conjunction with this request, Flint Hills Resources Alaska also requests a stay of certain activities scheduled and associated with the Conditional Approval.
Copies of the hearing and stay requests may be viewed on ADEC’s web site at http://dec.alaska.gov/commish/ReviewGuidance.htm . Copies may also be obtained by writing to Gary Mendivil, Hearing Liaison, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Post Office Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811-1800; by phoning Mr. Mendivil at (907) 465-5061; by faxing a request to (907) 465-5070, or by e-mail to Gary.Mendivil@alaska.gov .
As provided in 18 AAC 15.220, any person who wishes to file a response to the request for adjudicatory hearing must do so by serving a response on the Office of the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation by February 10, 2014. As provided in 18 AAC 15.210, any person who wishes to file a response to the request for stay must do so by serving a response on the Office of the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation by February 10, 2014. Written responses on both requests may be served by mail addressed to Gary Mendivil, Hearing Liaison, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, Post Office Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811-1800, by facsimile to (907) 465-5070, or by e-mail to Gary.Mendivil@alaska.gov .
The Commissioner or his designee will issue a decision on the requests for adjudicatory hearing and a stay pursuant to, respectively, 18 AAC 15.220 and 18 AAC 15.210. The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If your are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Deborah Pock at (907) 269-0291 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
Public notice dated – January 17, 2014.