Alaska Administrative Code
Title 20 - Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions
Chapter 25 - Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
Article 6 - General Provisions
20 AAC 25.565 - Plans submitted under AS 3105030 (i)
Universal Citation: 20 AK Admin Code 20 AAC 25.565
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) A written plan submitted under AS 31.05.030(i) must include an original and three copies of the following material:
(1) the identification of the lessee
submitting the plan;
(2) the
identification of the field covered by the plan;
(3) a general timetable and description of
planned development activities;
(4)
a general timetable and description of expected hiring and contracting
decisions in connection with the development of the field;
(5) a detailed description of the best
efforts that the lessee voluntarily agrees to use to employ residents of the
state, consistent with law, and to contract with firms in the state for work in
connection with the development of the field, including the fabrication and
installation of required facilities, whenever feasible;
(6) the date the plan is submitted;
and
(7) the lessee's certification
of its voluntary agreement to use its best efforts as set out in the plan,
including the name, title, and signature of the individual executing the
certification on behalf of the lessee, which person must be authorized to bind
the lessee.
(b) Upon receipt of a plan meeting the requirements of (a) of this section, the commission will promptly schedule a public hearing on the plan and give public notice of the hearing in accordance with AS 31.05.050(b). The hearing will be scheduled at least 10 days after the date of the public notice. The provisions of 20 AAC 25.540 do not apply to a hearing held under this section.
(c) In AS 31.05.030(i) and this section,
(1) "development" means all steps
taken in the search for and the exploration, capture, and production of oil or
gas;
(2) "firm in the state" means
a firm or contractor that
(A) has held an
Alaska business license for the preceding six months;
(B) maintains, and has maintained for the
preceding six months, a place of business in the state that competently and
professionally deals in supplies, services, or construction of the nature
required for work in connection with development of an oil or gas field;
and
(C) is
(i) a sole proprietorship and the proprietor
is an Alaska resident;
(ii) a
partnership and more than 50 percent of the partnership interest is held by
Alaska residents;
(iii) a limited
liability company and more than 50 percent of the membership interest is held
by Alaska residents;
(iv) a
corporation that has been incorporated in the state or is authorized to do
business in the state; or
(v) a
joint venture and a majority of the venturers qualify as firms in the state
under this paragraph.
Authority:AS 31.05.030
AS 31.05.040
AS 31.05.060
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