An application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, under Alaska Statute 46.04.030 and in accordance with 18 AAC 75, has been received by the Department of Environmental Conservation. The details are as follow:
Applicant:
Shoreside Petroleum, Inc.
2101 E. 63rd Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99507
Proposed Activity: Review of a plan renewal application package for an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan that is required to commit adequate resources to meet all planning requirements for prevention and response for a realistic maximum discharge from the operations of Shoreside Petroleum's Seward Bulk Fuel Terminal and Marine Industrial Center. The Seward Bulk Fuel Terminal and the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) are marine oil transfer facilities located on Resurrection Bay, approximately 1.5 miles north of the Seward, Alaska city center. The Facility supplies gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and heating oil to a variety of marine customers and shore-based distributors. The main Bulk Plant consists of two tank farms, three pumphouses, two marine terminals, two marinas, two tank truck loading racks (TTLR), a vapor combustion unit (VCU), and a railroad car unloading station. There are also two warehouses with office space. Bulk diesel and gasoline is stored in aboveground atmospheric storage tanks. The bulk products are delivered by barge, railroad tank cars, and tank trucks. There are two marine terminals at the main Bulk Plant: Cruise Ship Dock and Cargo Dock. There are two marinas at the main Bulk Plant: T-Dock and X-Float. The facility also includes a single tank at the SMIC on the east side of the Bay near Fourth of July Creek. The SMIC Tank Yard consists of a single vertical AST, a pumphouse, a TTLR and a pipeline to a series of three marine headers. This tank was installed to fuel vessels at SMIC but is not used often. The SMIC Marina Dock can be used to receive and dispense fuel.
Location:
The main business office is at 700 Port Avenue, Seward, Alaska; and the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC)
Potential Results:
A potential risk exists of oil spills entering the lands or waters of the state as a result of this operation.
Activity identified as:
State Contingency Plan Number 17-CP-2055
Any person wishing to submit a request for additional information or provide comments regarding this application may do so electronically via our public notice site at https://spar.alaskadec.commentinput.com/?id=RCip9 . If you are unable to submit comments via this site, you may submit them in writing to Mike Evans, Department of Environmental Conservation, SPAR/PPRP, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, 907-269-7541 (phone), 907-269-7548 (fax), or mike.evans@alaska.gov . The full contents of all submitted comments are considered public records and will be posted online in full during the public comment period. Comments submitted in writing directly to the Plan Reviewer will be uploaded to the public comment site. It is preferable for commenters to submit directly through the public comment site.
The public comment period for this application begins on June 30, 2021 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on July 29, 2021. Requests for additional information and comments must be received by 11:59 pm on July 29, 2021. It is the responsibility of the commenter to verify that facsimile and email submissions are received by the deadline. An additional comment period may be provided in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455(d).
Copies of the application package are available for public review at the following locations: the department's office at 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501; and the department’s website at http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/SPAR/PublicMVC/IPP/CPlansUnderReview
The department will hold a public hearing on the plan application if it determines that good cause exists. Residents in the affected area or the governing body of an affected municipality may request a public hearing by writing to the Department of Environmental Conservation, at the above address prior to July 14, 2021. The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need an accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Brian Blessington at (907) 269-6272 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 prior to July 19, 2021, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.