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 (DEC). The details are as follows:
Applicant: Crowley Fuels LLC
201 Arctic Slope Avenue
Anchorage AK 99518-3033
Proposed Activity: Review of a plan 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 Crowley Fuels LLC Aniak Bulk Fuel Facility. Aniak Bulk Fuel Facility has (14) tanks in the upper tank farm, (9) bulk storage tanks, (2) gas station dispensing tanks. (1) heating oil tank at office and (1) dispensing tank at garage., and (1) tank out of service. The lower tank farm has (4) bulk storage tanks. The terminal has a combine capacity of storing 442,119 gallons/10,527 barrels of petroleum products; consisting of diesel fuel, unleaded gasoline, aviation gasoline, heating fuel, and jet fuel
Location: Aniak, AK 99557
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 25-CP-5244
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 [Mark Sielaff, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-7532 (phone), or mark.sielaff@alaska.gov. The submitter’s name and 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 March 25, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on April 23, 2025. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on April 23, 2025. It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify that email submissions are received by the deadline. An additional comment period may be provided in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455(d).
The application package is available for public review on DEC’s website at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview.
DEC 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 April 08, 2025.
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 ADA Coordinator Mike Kruzinski, mike.kruzinski@alaska.gov, 1-907-334-0884; Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973/TTY; or 711 prior to April 13, 2025 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.