Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 75 - Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control
Article 4 - Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plans
18 AAC 75.415 - Procedures to apply for oil discharge prevention and contingency plans; plan amendments

(a) An application for approval of an amendment to an oil discharge prevention and contingency plan must be submitted in accordance with 18 AAC 75.408 and approved by the department, before a change to a plan may take effect, unless it is a routine plan update under (b) of this section. A plan amendment that incorporates one or more of the following will be reviewed as a major amendment:

(b) A routine plan update must be submitted in accordance with 18 AAC 75.408 not later than 10 working days after the date the proposed change occurs. Routine plan updates include

(c) An amendment application to allow the addition of a vessel to operate under an approved oil barge or tank vessel oil discharge prevention and contingency plan must include the information required by 18 AAC 75.449(a)(9) and 18 AAC 75.451(b)(3) and (b)(5). The amendment application package must be submitted at least five working days before the vessel enters state waters. The department will issue a written decision not later than five working days after receiving the amendment application package unless the department determines that it is a major amendment under (a) of this section.

(d) Repealed 3/23/2017.

(e) Repealed 4/16/2016.

(f) The department will determine whether a proposed minor plan amendment submitted under (a) of this section is a major or minor amendment, and will notify the plan holder of the determination not later than 10 working days after receipt of the amendment application package. For a minor amendment, the department will issue a written decision not later than 30 days after receipt of the amendment application package.

(g) A major amendment will be reviewed under 18 AAC 75.455. A minor amendment will not be reviewed under 18 AAC 75.455.

(h) For a minor amendment approved under (f) of this section, the plan holder shall submit a copy of the approved amended plan to the department not later than 30 days after approval. The department will notify interested persons by electronic mail to a listsery facilitated by the department that the approved amended plan is available on the department's Internet website.

(i) An amendment application to allow the addition of an aboveground oil storage tank with a storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or greater to operate on a temporary basis under an approved plan must include, as appropriate, the information required by 18 AAC 75.451(b)(1) and (5). An application package for this type of plan amendment must be submitted at least 10 working days before the aboveground oil storage tank is located at a facility. Unless the department determines that it is a major amendment under (a) of this section, the department will issue a written decision not later than 10 working days after receiving the application package.