Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Regulations Update

The Public Comment period for this regulation is closed.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) is happy to announce that on January 6, 2023 the Lieutenant Governor’s office filed revisions to 18 AAC 75, Article 4. These regulations are effective on February 5, 2023. To ensure a smooth transition, the update includes a new section that establishes a delayed implementation timeline for certain new requirements (see 18 AAC 75.402). The department appreciates the industry and public stakeholders that provided input during the 2019 – 2020 Public Scoping phase and on the proposed regulation revisions during the Public Comment period in 2021 – 2022. Below, you will find links to the filed regulation package and the department’s Article 4 Public Comment Response Summary for your use. Subscribe to the plans notifications listserv: dec.odpcp.notify

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Documents and Links

Implementation Tools and Resources 2023

Project Background: In November 2021, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) solicited public comments on proposed changes to regulations on Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plans and Streamlined Plans that certain vessels, railroads, pipelines, and oil terminal facilities must obtain to lawfully operate in the state. Based on input received from public scoping in 2019 and 2020, the department proposed regulation changes for contingency plans to streamline and clarify regulations, reorganize the content and approval requirements for all five parts of the plan, and to align with the requirements in the Drafting Manual for Administrative Regulations.

Date	Title and Document Download
11/1/2021	18 AAC 75 Article 4 Proposed Regulation Revisions (PDF 934K)
10/29/2021	Public Notice of Proposed Changes to 18 AAC 75 Article 4 (PDF 213K)
1/6/2023	Public Comment Response Summary (PDF 390K)
1/6/2023	18 AAC 75 Article 4 Regulations Filed (PDF 3.9M)
11/18/2021	18 AAC 75 Article 4 Effective Until February 4, 2023 (PDF 1.5M)
1/1/2023	Plan Review Flow Chart (PDF 714K)
1/6/2023	Regulation Revisor Memo Corrections 18 AAC 75 (PDF 133K)
10/31/2020	Wildlife Protection Guidelines for Oil Spill Response in Alaska, Version 2020.1 (PDF 8.8M)
9/27/2022	ADEC Oil Spill Response Exercise Manual, A guide for Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Exercises (PDF 2M)

Public Comments

Public Comments

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