18 AAC 75 — Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control (Article 1 to 10)

(a) If approved under this section, a plan holder, or an oil spill response contractor or cooperative upon which one or more plan holders rely, may furnish to another plan holder or to another person, equipment, materials, or personnel to assist in response to an oil discharge. A…

(a) All spill response and other equipment identified in the approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan or streamlined plan to meet the response planning standards set out in 18 AAC 75.430 - 18 AAC 75.442 must be maintained in operational condition. Equipment found no…

(a) To verify that an owner or operator of a facility subject to AS 46.04.030 or AS 46.04.055 and to 18 AAC 75.400 - 18 75.496 is in compliance with those statutes and regulations, or to verify compliance with an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan or a streaml…

(a) The department may conduct announced and unannounced discharge exercises appropriate to the plan holder's current status of operations to ensure that an oil discharge prevention and contingency plan or the initial response actions in a streamlined plan for a noncrude oil tank…

In 18 AAC 75.400 - 18 AAC 75.496, "temporary basis" means the use of an aboveground oil storage tank located at a facility for a duration of less than 12 consecutive months and is limited to aboveground oil storage tanks used for project or maintenance activities. Notes 18 AAC 75…

(a) If a plan holder fails to comply with an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan or streamlined plan, demonstrates an inability to maintain continuous access to the quality or quantity of resources identified in the plan, fails to respond with those resources i…

(a) Three coastal areas and one inland area, and associated geographic zones as described in (b) of this section, are established for the regional master oil and hazardous substance discharge prevention and contingency plan boundaries as required by AS 46.04.210. Planning areas a…

The regions described in this section and depicted on the map at Figure 2 are established for the purpose of establishing boundaries for nontank vessel plans: Figure. 1 Regional Response Operations Plan Boundaries (18 AAC 75.496) CLICK TO VIEW MAP (1) Southeast Alaska Region: tha…

(a) As used in AS 46.04.035 and 18 AAC 75.500 - 18 AAC 75.580, "oil spill primary response action contractor" means a person who is or intends to be obligated under contract to the holder of an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan issued under AS 46.04.030 to pr…

(a) The department will not consider a person to be a streamlined plan cleanup contractor, incident management team, or response planning facilitator, or to be otherwise subject to the registration requirements of AS 46.04.055 as applicable 18 AAC 75.500 - 18 AAC 75.580, if the p…

(a) The resources of a response action contractor listed in an oil discharge prevention and contingency plan to contain, control, or clean up an oil discharge and to demonstrate compliance with all or part of a response planning standard under 18 AAC 75.432 - 18 AAC 75.442 will n…

(a) Oil spill primary response action contractor registration under this section is effective for three years after the date of issuance under 18 AAC 75.550. (b) A person seeking registration or renewal of registration as an oil spill primary response action contractor must submi…

(a) Streamlined plan cleanup contractor registration is effective for as long as the contractor is in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. (b) A person seeking registration as a streamlined plan cleanup contractor must submit an application to the departme…

(a) Streamlined plan vessel' incident management team registration is effective for as long as the contractor is in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. (b) A person seeking registration as a streamlined plan incident management team must submit an applica…

(a) A response planning facilitator registration is effective for as long as the contractor is in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. (b) A person seeking registration as a response planning facilitator must submit an application to the department, on a f…

(a) An application required under 18 AAC 75.520(b) must (1) include the applicant's name, address, telephone number, and facsimile machine number; (2) identify each region described in 18 AAC 75.495 where the applicant's oil spill response resources will be made available for use…

An application submitted under 18 AAC 75.521 must include the following information: (1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number, and any facsimile number; (2) a current list of streamlined plans that rely on the contracted services of the applicant and (A) the number…

An application submitted under 18 AAC 75.522 must include the following information: (1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number, and any facsimile number; (2) a current list of streamlined plans that rely on the contracted services of the applicant and (A) the number…

An application submitted under 18 AAC 75.523 must include the following information: (1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number, and any facsimile number; (2) the role of the response planning facilitator, as described in 18 AAC 75.428(a) (1) or (2); (3) as applicabl…

(a) The following fees are established for registration of oil spill primary response action contractors, except as provided in (b) - (e) of this section, and must be submitted with the appropriate application: (1) for initial application, $500; (2) for renewal, $100. (b) The dep…

(a) After receipt of an application for registration or renewal as an oil spill primary response action contractor, the department will determine whether the application is complete. If the department finds that an application is incomplete, the applicant will be notified of the …

(a) After receipt of an application for registration as a streamlined plan cleanup contractor under 18 AAC 75.521, the department will determine whether the application is complete. If the department finds that an application is incomplete, the applicant will be notified of the n…

(a) After receipt of an application for registration as an incident management team under 18 AAC 75.522, the department will determine whether the application is complete. If the department finds that an application is incomplete, the applicant will be notified of the need for ad…

(a) After receipt of an application for registration as a response planning facilitator under 18 AAC 75.523, the department will determine whether the application is complete. If the department finds that an application is incomplete, the applicant will be notified of the need fo…

(a) In addition to the requirements of (b) of this section, the minimum registration standards and verification requirements for an oil spill primary response action contractor listed in an approved oil discharge prevention and contingency plan are the oil discharge prevention an…

(a) The minimum registration standards for streamlined plan cleanup contractors are set out in (b) - (f) of this section. (b) Response equipment maintained by, or available under contract to the contractor must meet the following conditions: (1) at a minimum, response equipment m…

(a) The minimum registration standards for streamlined plan incident management teams are set out in (b) - (i) of this section. (b) The streamlined plan incident management team shall, at a minimum, meet the registration requirements set out in Table H of this subsection. TABLE G…

(a) As applicable under 18 AAC 75.428(a) (2), a response planning facilitator shall maintain contracts with or membership in the streamlined plan cleanup contractors and incident management teams identified in 18 AAC 75.533(3) - (5). (b) Professional response action standards and…

(a) The department may conduct announced and unannounced discharge exercises to ensure that a streamlined plan cleanup contractor or incident management team is adequately prepared to act in the event of a spill. No more than two exercises will be required for a streamlined plan …

(a) If the department determines that an oil spill primary response action contractor, streamlined plan cleanup contractor, incident management team, or response planning facilitator has failed to meet or maintain a minimum registration standard identified in 18 AAC 75.560 - 18 A…

Unless the department has taken action under 18 AAC 75.570 for failure to comply, a registered oil spill primary response action contractor, streamlined plan cleanup contractor, streamlined plan incident management team, or response planning facilitator may ask the department to …

18 AAC 75.605 - 18 AAC 75.670 establish a schedule of civil penalties under AS 46.03.758 for the discharge of petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts, other than crude oil. The schedule of civil penalties does not apply to a discharge that is specifically made subject to …

(a) For the purposes of AS 46.03.758(b)(1)(A), freshwater environments with significant aquatic resources are classified as follows: (1) Critical freshwater environments include (A) surface and subsurface water supplies that are currently being used or may reasonably be expected …

(a) For the purposes of AS 46.03.758(b)(1)(B), estuarine, intertidal, and saltwater environments are classified as follows: (1) Critical marine environments include (A) marine water within the boundaries of state game refuges established under AS 16.05.255(1) or AS 16.20; (B) mar…

(a) For the purposes of AS 46.03.758(b)(1)(C), public land is classified as follows:(1) Critical terrestrial environments include(A) state game reserve areas, refuges, and sanctuaries established under AS 16.05.255(1) or AS 16.020; (B) state parks, campgrounds, and waysides; (C) …

For the purposes of AS 46.03.758(d), the toxicity of petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts is as follows: (1) highly toxic: (A) numbers 1, 2, and Arctic diesel fuel and heating oil; (B) jet aviation fuels A and B; (C) motor gasoline, including aviation gasoline; (D) ker…

For the purposes of AS 46.03.758(d), the degradability of petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts is as follows: (1) low degradability: (A) asphalt; (B) tar; (C) bunker and residual fuel oils; and (D) other petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts not otherwise lis…

For the purposes of AS 46.03.758(d), the dispersibility of petroleum and petroleum products and byproducts is as follows: (1) highly dispersible: (A) motor gasoline, including aviation gasoline; (B) all jet fuels; (C) kerosene; (D) numbers 1, 2, and Arctic diesel fuel and heating…

The schedule of civil penalties for which a person may be held liable under AS 46.03.758(e) is established as follows: (1) The base civil penalty for a discharge into a receiving environment is as follows: Receiving Environment Freshwater Marine Public Land Critical environments …

(a) No person may discharge, cause to be discharged, or permit the discharge of oil, asphalt, bitumen, or a residuary product of petroleum onto the land of the state unless that person has been issued a surface oiling permit under 18 AAC 75.730. (b) An application for a surface o…

A person who proposes to construct one or more of the following types of surfaces is not required to obtain a surface oiling permit under this chapter, but shall ensure that construction of the surface does not result in pollution of land or waters of the state: (1) a bituminous …

(a) The use of oil for surface oiling or as a dust suppressant is prohibited if the oil contains any of the following components in the concentrations indicated: (1) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in any detectable concentration; (2) total volatile aromatics in 5000 parts per m…

(a) The department will, in its discretion, grant or deny an application submitted under 18 AAC 75.700. The department will consider the following criteria before issuing a decision under this section: (1) the potential for pollution of adjacent waters, including groundwater; (2)…

Notwithstanding 18 AAC 70.020, 18 AAC 72.010, and 18 AAC 75.700 - 18 AAC 75.730, the department will, in its discretion, issue a permit for the discharge of oil, asphalt, bitumen, or a residuary product of petroleum onto the land or into state waters for research and scientific p…

(a) An application for a permit under 18 AAC 75.800 must be made on forms supplied by the department. The application must be sent to the department at least 60 days before the proposed discharge is to begin. The application must include (1) the name, address, and telephone numbe…

The department will, in its discretion, and after giving notice to the permittee, modify the terms and conditions of a permit issued under 18 AAC 75.810 if the department finds that modification is necessary to protect the environment. Notes 18 AAC 75.820 Eff. 5/14/92, Register 1…

The department will, in its discretion, and after giving notice to the permittee, terminate a permit issued under 18 AAC 75.810 if the department finds that (1) the permit was obtained by misrepresentation of a material fact or by failure of the applicant to fully disclose the fa…

Notes 18 AAC 75.835 Eff. 6/24/2017, Register 222, July 2017; repealed 10/18/2023, Register 248, January 2024 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. M…

Notes 18 AAC 75.840 Eff. 6/24/2017, Register 222, July 2017; repealed 10/18/2023, Register 248, January 2024 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. M…

Notes 18 AAC 75.849 Eff. 6/24/2017, Register 222, July 2017; repealed 10/18/2023, Register 248, January 2024 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. M…