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:                    Anchorage Fueling and Service Company (planholder)
                                    Menzies Aviation (operator)
                                    6000 DeHaviland Drive
                                    Anchorage, AK 99502

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 AFSC, Off-Airport Fuel Facility, Airport Fuel Facility, and Jet Fuel Pipeline. The facility consists of two non-crude terminals connected by a non-crude pipeline. The Off-Airport Fuel Facility has a total capacity of 23,317,984 gallons. The Airport Fuel Facility has a total capacity of 38,317,714 gallons. The non-crude pipeline has a total capacity of 235,752 gallons. The combined capacity for all facility components is 62,225,466 gallons.

Location:                     Off-Airport Fuel Facility at the Port of Alaska located at 1331 Tidewater Road Anchorage, AK 99501, and Airport Fuel Facility West End Road Anchorage, AK 99502. The area of operations is Cook Inlet.

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-2062

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 Sunny Foster, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-3064 (phone), or sunny.foster@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 22, 2026, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on November 20, 2026. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on November 20, 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 November 5, 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 16, 2026, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.