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Recertification application available for public review

July 24, 2023January 3, 2020

The Council is seeking recertification as the alternative voluntary advisory group for Prince William Sound, as authorized under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). The application has been submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is charged with assessing whether the Council fosters the general goals and purposes of OPA 90 and is … Read more

Council recertified by Coast Guard through March 2019

March 14, 2018

The Coast Guard has recertified the Council as meeting its responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. In a February 28 letter to the Council, Rear Admiral Michael McAllister, commander of the Coast Guard’s District 17 in Juneau, notified the Council of the recertification. The 1990 Act requires the Council to reapply yearly for … Read more

Council recertified by Coast Guard through February 2018

May 12, 2017

The U.S. Coast Guard has recertified the Council as meeting its responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
In a February 17 letter to the Council, Rear Admiral Michael McAllister, commander of the Coast Guard’s District 17 in Juneau, notified the Council of the recertification.

Opportunity for public comment: Changes proposed to process for public input on oil spills

November 9, 2022April 14, 2016

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.