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:                   
Vitus Energy, LLC. dba Vitus Marine
5300 A Street
Anchorage, AK 99518

Proposed Activity:      
Review of renewal 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 petroleum product transportation through waters of the State of Alaska using spot charter tank barges with volumes of 365,000 barrels for conducting ship-to-shore, ship-to-barge, and ship-to-ship transfer operations. Vitus Marine has a corresponding response planning standard of 54,750 barrels for non-persistent refined petroleum products namely; gasoline, aviation gas, jet fuels, and diesel fuels.

Location:                    
Cook Inlet (3), Aleutian (5), Bristol Bay (6), Western Alaska (7) and Northwest Arctic (8) Regions of Alaska.

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 21-CP-5188, Vitus Energy, LLC dba Vitus Marine Alaska Chartered Tanker Operations Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Renewal

Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so electronically via our public notice site at https://dec.alaska.gov/comment/. If you are unable to submit comments via this site, you may submit them in writing to Howard Minor, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, (phone) (907) 538-3905, (fax) (907) 269-7687, email: Howard.Minor@alaska.gov. The full contents of all submitted comments are considered public records and will be posted online in full during the public comment period. Comments submitted in writing directly to the Plan Reviewer will be uploaded to the public comment site. It is preferable for commenters to submit directly through the public comment site.

The public comment period for this application begins on May 10, 2021 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 9, 2021. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on June 9, 2021.  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 St., Anchorage, Alaska, 99501; 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 May 26, 2021. 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 an accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Brian Blessington at (907) 269-6272 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to May 31, 2021 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.