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:                    Delta Western, LLC
                                    350 Alaskan Way South, Suite 707
                                    Seattle, WA 98104

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 Delta Western, LLC Tankships. Under operational control of Delta Western, LLC, chartered tankships will be transporting and transferring petroleum products to marine facilities and/or tank barges in port or lightering at sea in Alaska state waters. Maximum cargo capacity is up to 365,000 barrels in Cook Inlet and the Aleutian Island Geographic Zones and up to 150,000 barrels in all other Geographic Zones.

Location:                     Alaska Geographic Zones of operation include: Southeast Alaska (1), Cook Inlet (3), Aleutian Island (5), Bristol Bay (6), Western Alaska (7), and Northwest Arctic (8)

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 26-CP-5078

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 Cynthia Kirkham, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-334-5940 (phone), or Cynthia.Kirkham@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 October 8, 2026, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on November 6, 2026. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on November 6, 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 October 23, 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 November 4, 2026, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.