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:                    Emulsion Products Company
                                    801 East 100th Ave
                                    Anchorage, AK 99515

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 Emulsion Products Company. This facility receives and stores asphalt cement from the Petro Star Refinery located in North Pole, Alaska and the Marathon Petroleum Refinery located in Kenai, Alaska. The facility uses asphalt cement to manufacture polymer modified asphalt and asphalt emulsion products for use in road construction and maintenance projects. This facility has a Response Planning Standard, calculated using the capacity of the largest oil storage tank at the facility, of 1,503,600 gallons.    

Location:                     2500 Holland Aviation Street, North Pole, AK 99705

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-5156

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 Levi Hansen, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 610 University Ave, Fairbanks, AK 99709, 907-451-2171 (phone), or levi.hansen@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 December 12, 2025, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on January 12, 2026. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on January 12, 2026. 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 December 28, 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 January 9, 2026 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.