Notice of Adopted Changes In The Regulations Of The Department of Environmental Conservation

Category: Regulations                                                Department: Environmental Conservation

Sub-Category: Adopted Text or Summary Text        Location: Statewide

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NOTICE OF ADOPTED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Regulations dealing with Class 2 facility aboveground storage tank registration were adopted by the Department of Environmental Conservation on September 14, 2023, with an effective date of October 18, 2023. The regulations have been made permanent and have been filed by the Lt. Governor. The regulations will appear in Register 248, January 2024, of the Alaska Administrative Code. The regulations changes are summarized as follows:

The department repealed regulations in 18 AAC 75 dealing with Class 2 facilities – facilities that store noncrude oil in aboveground storage tanks and have storage capacities of 1,000 gallons or greater but less than 420,000 gallons. These regulations have not been enforced since May 5, 2020 due to budget constraints.

The following sections were repealed:

18 AAC 75.835, 18 AAC 75.840, 18 AAC 75.849