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Petro 49 Tank Vessel Oil Discharge & Contingency Plan

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: Petro 49, Inc., 2101 East 63rd Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507

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 Petro 49, Inc. Tank
Vessel Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan. Petro 49, Inc. with the operation locations of Skagway (Southeast Alaska Region), Seward, (Cook Inlet Rregion). The tank vessel planned capacity is 130,000 barrels and 220,000 barrels of non-crude petroleum products respectively.

Location: Southeast Alaska region and Cook Inlet region

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-5235

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 Chris Salazar, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, P.O. Box 11800-1800, Juneau, AK 99811-1800, 907-465-5250 (phone), 907-465-5245 (fax), or chris.salazar@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 September 19, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on October 20, 2025. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on October 20, 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 October 20th , 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 Kristin Mabry, kristin.mabry@alaska.gov, 1-907-334-0884; Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973; or 711 prior to October 19 th , 2025 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

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Created 9/16/2025 2:51:23 PM by jfrintala
Modified 9/17/2025 10:11:11 AM by jfrintala

Details

Department: Environmental Conservation
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Statewide
Project/Regulation #: 25-CP-5235
 
Publish Date: 9/19/2025
Archive Date: 10/21/2025
 
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