An application 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: Coalaska, Inc. dba Emulsion Products Company

Proposed Activity And Location: The preparation of an Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan, supported by adequate resources, which demonstrates the applicant's ability to plan to contain, control and clean up oil discharges from the Emulsion Products Company Facility. The facility will have a capacity of 2,158,800 gallons, and will be located in North Pole, Alaska. The primary petroleum products at the facility will be asphalt emulsion, asphalt cement, and polymerized asphalt oil.

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 09-CP-5156.

To provide comments regarding this application, write to the Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Spill Prevention and Response, Terminals and Tank Farms Section, 610 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709, (907) 451-2171, within 30 days of publication of this notice. Copies of the application and plan are available for public review at the Department's headquarters in Fairbanks.

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, within 30 days of publication of this notice. The comment period may be extended, in accordance with 18 AAC 75.455. 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 a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Deborah Pock at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 30 days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.