Update to regulations on spill prevention and response contingency plans

In January 2023, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation updated the regulations governing the state’s oil spill prevention and response contingency plans. The new regulations went into effect February 5, 2023.

View the updated regulations on the department’s website: Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Regulations Update

Public scoping and comment periods

In 2019, ADEC opened a public scoping process to solicit input from stakeholders, the public, and industry on areas where Alaska’s Oil Spill Regulations 18 AAC 75 – Article 4 and Alaska State Statute 46.04, Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Control, could be streamlined.

During that scoping process, ADEC received over 350 comments from approximately 130 parties. The vast majority of the commenters supported maintaining the regulations as they currently stand and were adamant that there should be no reduction in environmental protections provided by Alaska statutes and regulations.

In 2021, ADEC issued their draft proposed regulations and held a public comment period.

The Council submitted comments, available here: Comments on proposed regulatory revisions to 18 AAC 75, Article 4 (submitted January 2022)

Documents

This table includes documents dating back to 2019, when ADEC first issued the public scoping comment period.

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Concerns With ADEC Proposed Changes For Oil Spill Prevention And Response RegulationsPWSRCACJanuary 11, 2022Summary of the Council’s concerns about ADEC’s proposed changes to the oil spill regulations.
PWSRCAC’s Comments on Notice of Public Scoping Concerning Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan RequirementsPWSRCACMarch 12, 2020PWSRCAC’s comments submitted in response to the public scoping concerning Alaska’s Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Requirements.
Quick Facts – How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Alaska TourismPWSRCACJanuary 31, 2020One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. These documents were created to help …
Quick Facts – How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Fishing And AquaculturePWSRCACJanuary 29, 2020One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. This document was created to help …
Quick Facts – How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Alaska Native InterestsPWSRCACJanuary 29, 2020One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. TThis document was created to help …
Quick Facts – How Regulatory Changes Could Affect Alaska’s Coastal CommunitiesPWSRCACJanuary 29, 2020One of four fact sheets created by the Council containing background on how changes to laws or regulations might affect citizens in the region. This document was created to help …
Excerpted quotes by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune during PWSRCAC’s public Board of Directors meeting in May 2019 (Full transcript attached)PWSRCACDecember 4, 2019This document contains excerpted quotes of statements made by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune during a public meeting of the Council’s Board of Directors in May 2019. The full transcript is …
Excerpted quotes by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune during PWSRCAC’s public Board of Directors meeting in September 2019 (Full transcript attached)PWSRCACDecember 4, 2019This document contains excerpted quotes of statements made by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune during a public meeting of the Council’s Board of Directors in September 2019. The full transcript is …
Excerpted quotes by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune, from his comments at the RDC breakfast on March 21 2019PWSRCACDecember 4, 2019This document contains excerpted quotes from a speech by ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune to the Resource Development Council on March 21, 2019. A link to the recording is available in …
Letter: The RCACs’ concerns regarding ADEC Public Scoping Notice on Contingency PlansCIRCAC, PWSRCACNovember 26, 2019Letter to ADEC Commissioner Jason Brune and Deputy Commissioner Lynn Kent. Subject: The RCACs’ concerns regarding ADEC Public Scoping Notice on Contingency Plans. This letter is a response to Deputy …
ADEC Regulatory Reform White PaperPWSRCACNovember 1, 2019
Letter to Alaska’s Governor Mike Dunleavy – Subject: Concerns Over Notice of Public ScopingPWSRCACOctober 31, 2019Letter from PWSRCAC to Alaska’s Governor Dunleavy. Subject: Concerns Over Notice of Public Scoping and Transmittal of Resolution 19-03 ? Safeguarding Alaska?s Oil Spill Prevention and Response Standards. This digital …
Alaska DEC Oil Spill Regulations 18 AAC 75 Article 4: Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plans and Nontank Vessel PlansADECOctober 27, 2018Full title: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation – 18 AAC 75 Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control, Article 4: Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plans and Nontank Vessel Plans
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