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:                   
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
P.O. Box 196660, MS 502
Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6660

Proposed Activity:      
Review of a major amendment 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 the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. The current major amendment application package proposes the removal of Scenario No. 7 (Fed Creek/Ray River) from Volume 2-Scenarios.

Location:                    
Eight hundred mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline corridor from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, AK.

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 16-CP-4071

Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so in writing to Patrik Sartz, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 610 University Ave, 907-451-2116 (phone), 907-451-2362 (fax), or patrik.sartz@alaska.gov

The public comment period for this application begins on June 10, 2019 and ends on July 24, 2019. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 5:00 pm on July 24, 2019.  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 610 University Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99709 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 July 9, 2019.  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 Theresa Zimmerman at (907) 465-6171 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to July 14, 2019 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.