NOTICE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY AMENDMENT APPLICATION

Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, ADL 63574

Sagavanirktok River Buried Sill at Pipeline Milepost 28.3
& Storage and Staging Area at Pipeline Milepost 39.7

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), pursuant to Alaska Statute (AS) 38.35.070, hereby gives notice that Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC) submitted a request to amend the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) Right-of-Way (ROW) Lease, ADL 63574, to add State land to the ROW at two locations south of Deadhorse, Alaska.

A late spring breakup on the Sagavanirktok River resulted in flooding that inundated the larger floodplain and reduced the pipe cover at a relic oxbow of the river at Pipeline Milepost (PLMP) 28.3 (near Dalton Highway Milepost 388). APSC proposes to install a buried rock sill consisting of riprap to protect the integrity of TAPS by protecting the pipe from similar events in the future. A shallow trench would be excavated east of the Pipeline and filled with riprap. Voids in the rock would be filled with the excavated gravels, and organic soils from the trench would be placed on top of the disturbed trench area. Any excess gravel would be stockpiled or spread across a protected segment of the adjacent pipeline work pad. Equipment used would include rock trucks, backhoe and loaders.

Additionally, APSC has a continued need for a previously permitted storage and staging area adjacent to the TAPS ROW at PLMP 39.7, near Franklin Bluffs (Dalton Highway Milepost 377). The staging and storage area would support TAPS maintenance and repair work in the Sagavanirktok River floodplain.

The requested amendment areas are located as follows:

The requested lands would be surveyed and may include less acreage than approved for construction.

The application is available online at: http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/home/newsroom. The public may obtain hard copies of the application, at cost, from the DNR at the address below.

AS 38.35.200 governs judicial review of decisions of the commissioner:

Sec. 38.35.200: Judicial review. (a) An applicant or competing applicant or a person who has direct financial interest affected by the lease who raises objections within 60 days of the publication of notice under AS 38.35.070 are the only persons with standing to seek judicial review of a decision of the commissioner under AS 38.35.100.

(b) The only grounds for judicial review of a decision of the commissioner are

(1) failure to follow the procedures set out in this chapter; or

(2) abuse of discretion so capricious, arbitrary, or confiscatory as to constitute a denial of due process.

Any objections pursuant to AS 38.35.200, must be submitted in writing to the address below by 5:00 p.m. on July 6, 2026:

Department of Natural Resources
Division of Oil and Gas - State Pipeline Coordinator's Section
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-8800
Email: spc.records@alaska.gov

DNR complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in this review may call (907) 269-8411 TTY/TTD. Please provide sufficient notice for DNR to accommodate your needs.

DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication.