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JADE Exploration/Appraisal Program Plan Renewal

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: 
JADE Energy, LLC
PO Box 112212
Anchorage, AK 99511

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 JADE Exploration/Appraisal Program. JADE Energy LLC will be conducting exploration activities from an ice pad in the southeast corner of the Point Thomson Unit located approximately 60 miles to the east of Prudhoe Bay.JADE Energy LLC proposes to address a winter response scenario using a response planning standard volume of 5,500 barrels per day for 15 days, to total 82,500 barrels.

Location: 
ADL 343112 Segment 2, Point Thomson Unit, North Slope, Alaska. Latitude 70.097600, Longitude -146.141200

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-5253

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 Drew Krull, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK, 907-269-7611 (phone), or drew.krull@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 Tuesday, April 15, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, May 14, 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 Wednesday, April 30, 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 Megan MacPherson, megan.macpherson@alaska.gov, 1-907-269-3096; Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973/TTY; or 711 prior to Monday, May 5, 2025 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

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Revision History

Created 4/10/2025 9:57:28 AM by jrschlosser
Modified 4/10/2025 10:00:01 AM by jrschlosser

Details

Department: Environmental Conservation
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Statewide
Project/Regulation #: State Contingency Plan Number 25-CP-5253
 
Publish Date: 4/15/2025
Archive Date: 5/15/2025
 
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