The Alaska Regional Response Team, made up of state and federal agencies, recently proposed changes to the Alaska Federal/State Preparedness Plan for Response to Oil & Hazardous Substance Discharges/Releases, also known as the “Unified Plan,” which guides oil spill cleanup in Alaska. These changes would replace the Regional Stakeholder Committee, or RSC, the forum that has been used since the Exxon Valdez oil spill to communicate with those stakeholders affected by an incident such as an oil spill.
Public comment period documents:
- Original public notice (ADEC website)
- Deadline extension (State of Alaska)
- Proposed amendment (ADEC website)
The council does not believe this change improves stakeholder representation. We have produced a fact sheet and a summary table that outlines how the proposed changes may adversely affect stakeholders:
Read the council’s comments submitted on April 29:
- PWSRCAC Comments Submitted to ARRT on April 29 2016
- PWSRCAC Supplemental Comments Submitted To ARRT On May 31 2016
PWSRCAC letters to elected officials on the proposed changes:
- Letter to Alaska Delegation from PWSRCAC about RSC changes
- Letter to Governor Walker from PWSRCAC about RSC changes
For additional information, please contact Linda Swiss or Lisa Matlock at 907-277-7222