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.
| View additional details | Author | Date | Description | View Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerns With ADEC Proposed Changes For Oil Spill Prevention And Response Regulations | PWSRCAC | January 11, 2022 | Summary 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 Requirements | PWSRCAC | March 12, 2020 | PWSRCAC’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 Tourism | PWSRCAC | January 31, 2020 | One 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 Aquaculture | PWSRCAC | January 29, 2020 | One 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 Interests | PWSRCAC | January 29, 2020 | One 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 Communities | PWSRCAC | January 29, 2020 | One 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) | PWSRCAC | December 4, 2019 | This 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) | PWSRCAC | December 4, 2019 | This 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 2019 | PWSRCAC | December 4, 2019 | This 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 Plans | CIRCAC, PWSRCAC | November 26, 2019 | Letter 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 Paper | PWSRCAC | November 1, 2019 | ||
| Letter to Alaska’s Governor Mike Dunleavy – Subject: Concerns Over Notice of Public Scoping | PWSRCAC | October 31, 2019 | Letter 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 Plans | ADEC | October 27, 2018 | Full 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 |