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Approvals and Permits

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Overview

Matrix of All SPAR Authorizations, Approvals, Permits and Forms

Contaminated Sites Program Approvals List

Industry Preparedness Program Approvals List
Underground Storage Tank Forms

Prevention and Emergency Response Program Approvals List

Overview

The programs of the Spill Prevention and Response Division (SPAR) address different aspects of the mission to protect public safety, public health and the environment by preventing and mitigating the effects of oil and hazardous substance releases and ensuring their cleanup through government planning and rapid response.

The Contaminated Sites Program (CSP) oversees cleanup of contaminated soil and groundwater to a level protective of public health and the environment.

The Industry Preparedness Program (IPP) works to ensure that industry prevents spills and is fully prepared materially and financially to respond to spills.

The Prevention and Emergency Response Program (PERP) prepares for, prevents, responds to and mitigates the effects of oil and hazardous substance releases.

Matrix of Authorizations, Approvals, Permits and Forms
required by the Division of Spill Prevention and Response (SPAR)

Download this matrix in MS Excel (XLS 39K).

Who needs this authorization or permit?	Program	Objective	Authorization/ Approval/ Permit/ Form	How do you get the permit or authorization?
Any one who spills oil or a hazardous substance	CSP PERP	Response	Spill Reporting Requirements 18AAC 75.300 Initial Spill Response Requirements 18AAC 75.310 & 18AAC 75.315	Report a Spill webpage Contact DEC by phone when reporting spill, approval may be verbal or in writing.
Anyone cleaning up an oil spill. Initial cleanup or emergency response.	PERP	Response	Spill Cleanup Plan Approval: A responsible person shall investigate, contain, and perform cleanup of a sudden or recent discharge or release of hazardous substance in consultation with the department and use cleanup methods approved for that site. Approval includes treatment or disposal of the contaminated equipment, materials, soil and water collected.	Contact DEC by phone when reporting spill, approval may be verbal or in writing. See Report a Spill webpage
Low-risk petroleum contaminated sites are eligible for accelerated cleanup process.	CSP	Response	Streamlined Cleanup of petroleum contamination	SCP webpage
Anyone cleaning up an oil or hazardous substance spill which has been referred to the contaminated sites program for cleanup, risk reduction or long-term management.	CSP	Response	Contaminated site cleanup: Interim Removal Action 18AAC 75.330(c) Site Characterization 18AAC 75.335 - Report Approval 18AAC 75.335(c) - Sampling and Analysis 18AAC 75.355(a) Cleanup Operation 18AAC 75.360 - Soil Disposal 18AAC 75.360(b) Final Cleanup Plan Report and Site Closure 18AAC 75.380	Cleanup Process webpage
Cleanup of Leaking Underground Tank	CSP	Response	Reporting requirements 18AAC 78.200(a) & 18AAC 78.235(g) Interim Cleanup 18AAC 78.240(c)(1) Corrective Action Plan 18AAC 78.250 & 18AAC 78.260(e) Corrective Action Plan Revision 18AAC 78.270	UST Procedures Manual
Oil Pipelines Offshore Exploration Facilities Onshore Exploration Facilities OffShore Production Facilities Onshore Production Facilities Field Processing Facilities Refineries Crude Oil Tankers Crude Oil Terminals >5,000bbl Noncrude Oil Terminal >10,000bbl Railroad Tank Cars Noncrude Vessels and Barges Non Tank Vessels >400 gross tons	IPP	Prevention Preparedness	Contingency Plan Approval 18AAC 75.455 Contingency Plan Amendment Approval 18AAC 75.415 Contingency Plan Revocation/ Suspension/ Modification 18AAC 75.490 Conducting Drill or Inspection and Issuing Report	Contact section manager
Shallow Gas Exploration Oil Pipelines Offshore Exploration Facilities Onshore Exploration Facilities OffShore Production Facilities Onshore Production Facilities Field Processing Facilities Refineries Crude Oil Tankers Crude Oil Terminals >5,000bbl Noncrude Oil Terminal >10,000bbl Railroad Tank Cars Noncrude Vessels and Barges Non Tank Vessels >400 gross tons	IPP	Preparedness	Financial Responsibility Approval 18AAC 75.240 Financial Responsibility Enforcement 18AAC 75.290	Financial Responsibility Webpage
Non Tank Vessels over 400 gross tons	IPP	Prevention Preparedness	Nontank Vessel Plan Approval 18AAC 75.460	Nontank Vessel Webpage
Regulated underground petroleum storage tanks (UST)	IPP	Prevention	UST Registration 18AAC 78.015 UST Worker Certification 18AAC 78.400 3rd Party Inspection Report 18AAC 78.017 Registration for Installation, Repair, Upgrade or Reconfiguration 18AAC 78.015 & 18AAC 78.035 Change Ownership of UST 18AAC 78.015 Intent to Install or Reconfigure a UST 18AAC 78.015 60-Day Log for Impressed Current Cathodic Protection 18AAC 78.100 Taken Out of Service or Temporary Closure 18AAC 78.020 Empty Tank Affidavit 18AAC 78.100 Closure of a UST 18AAC 78.085 Post-Closure of a UST 18AAC 78.085 Site Assessment/Release Investigation 18AAC 78.090 & .200-.235 Certification of Financial Responsibility 18AAC 78.910 Preliminary Risk Evaluation Form Recoverable Cost Affidavit	UST List
Local governments who want to partner with the State to improve local response capabilities.	PERP	Response	Local Response Agreement	Local Response webpage
Anyone wishing to discharge oil for research or scientific purposes.	PERP	Prevention	Scientific Discharge Permit	Permit for oil discharge for scientific purposes
Anyone wishing to apply oil to a road surface for dust control.	PERP	Prevention	Road Oiling Permit	Surface Oiling Permit Application

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Contaminated Sites Program Approvals List CSP Homepage See matrix of all SPAR approvals

See an explanation of the regulatory cleanup process: to contain, investigate and clean up contamination.

Authorization, Approval, Permit or Form	Regulation	Download	Guidance
Reporting Contamination	18 AAC 75.300	PDF 119K	Report a Spill webpage
Initial Response Under DEC oversight.	18 AAC 75.310 - 15
Interim Removal Action Under DEC oversight.	18 AAC 75.330
Streamlined Cleanup Accelerated cleanup process for low-risk petroleum contaminated sites. Guidance, applications, workplan, and final report		PDF 90K	SCP webpage
Site Characterization Workplan Must be written by a "qualified person"	18 AAC 75.335		Guidance webpage
Site Characterization Report Called "Site Assessment & Release Investigation" for leaking underground storage tanks. Must be written by a "qualified person".	18 AAC 75.335(c)
Soil Cleanup Levels	18 AAC 75.340		Guidance webpage
Groundwater and Surface Water Cleanup Levels	18 AAC 75.345		Guidance webpage
Sampling and Analysis Plan	18 AAC 75.355		Guidance webpage
Cleanup Plan Approval "Corrective Action Plan" for leaking underground storage tanks. Cleanup must be conducted by "qualified person".	18 AAC 75.360		Guidance webpage
Final Report and Closure Conditional closure Establish institutional control, if needed "No Further Remedial Action Required" letter Prospective Purchaser Agreement, for sale of property Complete closure DEC issues "No Further Action" letter	18 AAC 75.380
DEC recovers costs for oversight, approval or leading cleanup.	Alaska Statutes AS 46.08.070	Fact sheet (PDF 66K)	Cost recovery webpage

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Industry Preparedness Program Approvals List IPP Homepage See matrix of all SPAR approvals

Authorization, Approval, Permit or Form	Regulation	Download	Guidance
Conducting Drill or Inspection and Issuing Report	18 AAC 75.480 & .485
Contingency Plan Approval	18 AAC 75.400-410	Contingency Plan Application PDF 70K Statement of Contractual Terms PDF 12K Verification Log PDF 6K
Contingency Plan Amendment	18 AAC 75.415
Contingency Plan Revocation/Suspension/Modification	18 AAC 75.490
Nontank Vessel Plan Approval	18 AAC 75.460	Nontank Vessel Streamlined Plan Application PDF 590K Nontank Vessel Equivalent Plan Application PDF 99K
Financial Responsibility Certificate	18 AAC 75.240	Application Form PDF 120K Nontank Vessel Application PDF 103K Surety Bond Form A PDF 79K Guaranty Form B PDF 84K	FAQ's webpage
Financial Responsibility Enforcement	18 AAC 75.290
Response Action Contractor Registration	18 AAC 75.520	Primary Response Action Contractor Application PDF 75K Nontank Vessel Cleanup Contractor Application PDF 84K Nontank Vessel Incident Management Team Application PDF 85K Nontank Vessel Response Planning Facilitator Application PDF 82K
Authority to Release Emergency Spill Reponse Equipment	18 AAC 75.470

Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks Tanks Homepage

Authorization, Approval, Permit or Form	Regulation	Download	Guidance
Registration for Installation, Repair, Upgrade or Reconfiguration	18 AAC 78.015 & .035	PDF 34K
Underground Storage Tank Worker Certification	18 AAC 78.400	PDF 84K	Certification webpage
Third Party Inspection Operations Report	18 AAC 78.017	PDF 158K DOC 669K	Inspections webpage
Third Party Inspection Notification Form	18 AAC 78.100	PDF 13K DOC 37K	Inspections webpage
Change Ownership of UST 15 to 60 days after change of ownership.	18 AAC 78.015	PDF 15K
Intent to Install or Reconfigure a UST 15 to 60 days prior to tank work.	18 AAC 78.015	PDF 18K
60-Day Log for Impressed Current Cathodic Protection	18 AAC 78.100	PDF 11K	O&M webpage
Taken Out of Service or Temporary Closure	18 AAC 78.020	PDF 18K
Empty Tank Affidavit	18 AAC 78.100	PDF 18K
Closure of a UST 15 to 60 days prior to closure work.	18 AAC 78.085	PDF 22K
Post-Closure of a UST 30 days after closure complete.	18 AAC 78.085	PDF 19K
Site Assessment/Release Investigation Site Assessment report within 60 days from date of closure; Release Investigation report within 45 days from date of closure.	18 AAC 78.090 & .200-.235	PDF 23K	UST Procedures Manual
Certification of Financial Responsibility	18 AAC 78.910	Page 1: PDF 24K Page 2: PDF 32K	FR webpage
Preliminary Risk Evaluation Form		PDF 420K
Recoverable Cost Affidavit		PDF 215K

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Prevention and Emergency Response Program Approvals List PERP Homepage See matrix of all SPAR approvals

For questions or comments please contact:

Iliya G. Stepanov, Webmaster
Contaminated Sites Program
DEC Division of Spill Prevention and Response
410 Willoughby Ave., Suite 303
P.O. Box 111800
Juneau, AK 99811-1800
Telephone: (907) 465-5076
Fax Number: (907) 465-5218
Email Address: dec.sparwebmaster@alaska.gov