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 follows:

Applicant:                                
Petro Star Inc.
3900 C Street, Suite 802
Anchorage, AK 99503-5966

Proposed Activity:      
Review of a major amendment application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan covering operations of Petro Star Inc. Port of Alaska Terminal (PoA). The PoA Terminal is a finished fuel terminal located within the secure area of the Port of Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska. Terminal operations encompass shipping and receiving of refined petroleum products via marine vessels (tank ships and barges) and pipelines. Products that may be stored or transferred at the facility include AVGAS, gasolines, diesels, jet fuels, fuel additives, off-specification fuel and oily water. The amendment is related to the addition of a response scenario, the addition of a rail loading and unloading facility, various administrative updates, and the addition of an oil water separator and double-walled 20,000 gallon sump tank.

Location:                    
1522 Port Road, Anchorage, AK 99501

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 17-CP-5250

Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so in writing to Lisa Krebs-Barsis, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-8487 (phone), 907-269-7648 (fax), or Lisa.Krebs-Barsis@alaska.gov.

The public comment period for this application begins on July 2, 2019 and ends on August 1, 2019. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 5:00 pm on August 1, 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 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501; all other review locations and addresses; 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 17, 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 Natalie Wolfe at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to July 22, 2019 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.