The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), United States Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of the Interior, and US Department of Commerce are seeking public input on draft Dispersant Avoidance Area annexes, which will be added to five subarea contingency plans (i.e. Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet, Kodiak, Bristol Bay, and Aleutians) and supplement the Dispersant Use Plan for Alaska (DUPA), Annex F, Appendix I of the Unified Plan.  Avoidance Area boundaries and scientific justifications for each are outlined in the draft Dispersant Avoidance Area annex. 

Additional information describing outreach efforts, proposed changes, dispersant fact sheets, safety data sheets, Preauthorization Area maps, Avoidance Area maps, and public comment procedures can be found on the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s dispersant website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/perp/dispersant.htm

Written comments, suggestions, or questions must be received no later than 5:00 pm on December 1, 2017.  Please send all submissions by mail or email to:

Rick Bernhardt, PhD
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Spill Prevention and Response
Scientific Support Unit
555 Cordova St.
Anchorage, AK  99501
dec.spar.dispersants@alaska.gov

The department complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Natalie Wolfe at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711.