Notice of Utility Application
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that on October 10, 2016, BlueArctic Waste Solutions, LLC (BlueArctic), filed an application for a New Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Blue Arctic purposes to provide competitive residential refuse collection service in the Anchorage area. Docket No. U-16-082 was opened to address this matter.
BlueArctic currently provides commercial refuse and recycling service in the Anchorage area. If the application is approved, they intend to commence residential recycle and trash service to Anchorage in phases. Proposed Phase I roll out will include; the hillside from Abbott Road to Rabbit Creek Road and East Anchorage North of Abbot Road and East of Lake Otis. Currently, there is only one provider of residential refuse services operating in Anchorage.
No motions for waiver or petitions for confidentiality were filed with the application. The Commission has not assessed the completeness of the application. The Commission may determine whether the application is complete by October 31, 2016.
You may obtain more information about this application by contacting Roy Longacre, Attorney for BlueArctic, P.O. Box 191025, Anchorage, Alaska 99519; phone: (907) 350-1748. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission’s office at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222, or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing Docket No. “U-16-082” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., November 4, 2016 at the Commission’s address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx.
Please reference the docket number and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with Northern Waste at its above given address.
Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY (907) 276-4533 or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by October 28, 2016.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 13th day of October, 2016.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Robert M. Pickett
Chairman