PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
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: North Slope Energy, LLC
1421 Blake Street
Denver, CO 80202
Proposed Activity: Review of a new plan 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 North Slope Energy, LLC exploration drilling operations on the North Slope. The plan addresses a multi-year onshore oil and gas exploration drilling program during the winter months in the North Slope Unit, which is located east of the Colville River and west of the existing Kuparuk River Unit. Exploration drilling will be conducted at drilling locations located on lease tracts west of the Inigok Airstrip within the NPR-A. Well sites are located approximately 150 miles from hydrocarbon recycling and processing facilities in the Kuparuk River Unit and within 170 miles for recycling and disposal facilities in the Prudhoe Bay Unit. This plan proposes to address a response planning standard of 82,500 barrels based on the default value of 5,500 barrels of oil per day for a blowout lasting 15 days.
Location: North Slope, onshore as described above.
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 22-CP-5270
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://spar.alaskadec.commentinput.com/?id=ajSY5
If you are unable to submit comments via this site, you may submit them in writing to Morgan Larimer, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova St, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-7569 (phone), 907-269-7687 (fax), or morgan.larimer@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 September 16, 2022 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on October 17, 2022. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on October 17, 2022. 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; 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 October 2, 2022. 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 Claire Fishwick at (907) 465-5872 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to October 7, 2022 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.