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 follow:

Applicant:                    Trident Seafood Corporation
                                    5303 Shilshole Avenue NW
                                    Seattle, WA  98107

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 Trident Seafoods Corporation dba Trident Seafoods Akutan Shore Plant. The regulated tanks and pipelines at the Trident Seafoods Akutan Shore Plant have a capacity of 1,795,491- gallons of refined petroleum products.  The petroleum product handled at the facility is diesel.

Location:                     73 Trident Way, Akutan Alaska

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-2013

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 John Ebel, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 610 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709, 907-451-2102 (phone), or john.ebel@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 January 12, 2026, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on February 11, 2026. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on February 11, 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 January 27, 2026.

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 February 6, 2026, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.