Public Notice - TAPS ROW Amendment Application PLMP 208

What is this notice about?

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has asked the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to add about 2.63 acres of State land to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) right-of-way where the pipeline crosses the Middle Fork Koyukuk River at Pipeline Milepost 208. The company wants to build a rock structure in the river to stop erosion near the pipe. People with a direct financial interest who want to keep the right to challenge DNR's decision in court must send written objections by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026.

Why was this notice issued?

Alaska Statute (AS) 38.35.070 requires DNR to give public notice when it receives an application to amend a pipeline right-of-way lease. Alyeska Pipeline Service Company applied to amend the TAPS Right-of-Way Lease, ADL 63574.

What action is being taken?

DNR is reviewing a request to add about 2.63 acres of State land next to the western and eastern edges of the TAPS right-of-way (SE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 9, Township 32 North, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian). Over the past decade, changes in the river channel have caused bank erosion upstream of the pipe crossing and worn down the streambed near the pipeline. The company proposes to place a rock grade control structure downstream of the pipe and fill a low spot near the pipe. To let equipment reach the work area, extra rock would be placed to temporarily raise part of the structure near the north bank above the water; that extra fill would be removed when work is done. Equipment would include front-end loaders, a backhoe and trucks. The land would be surveyed and the final area may be smaller than approved for construction.

Who is involved: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC), applicant; Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS)

How can the public respond?

Respond by Mon, Oct 26, 2026 This deadline has passed.

“Written objections must be received by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026 (time zone not stated; this is about 60 days after the August 26, 2026 publication).”

Ways to respond

Mail Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas – State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100, Anchorage, AK 99501
Email spc.records@alaska.gov

What to include

Objections must be in writing. Under AS 38.35.200, only the applicant, a competing applicant, or a person with a direct financial interest affected by the lease who raises objections within 60 days of the notice can later ask a court to review the commissioner's decision. Court review is limited to failure to follow the required procedures, or an abuse of discretion so capricious, arbitrary or confiscatory that it denies due process. The application is online at http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/home/newsroom; paper copies are available at cost from DNR. People with disabilities who need help to take part may call (907) 269-8411 TTY/TTD and should give enough advance notice.

Contact

Anthony Strupulis, P.E., State Pipeline Coordinator
Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas – State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section
spc.records@alaska.gov
(907) 269-8800
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100, Anchorage, AK 99501

Will there be public meetings?

The notice does not announce any public meeting or hearing.

Key dates

Aug 26, 2026: Notice published
Oct 26, 2026: Deadline (5:00 p.m.) for written objections under AS 38.35.200

Original notice text

NOTICE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY AMENDMENT APPLICATION Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, ADL 63574 Middle Fork Koyukuk River Grade Control Sill At Pipeline Milepost 208 The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), pursuant to Alaska Statute (AS) 38.35.070, gives notice that Alyeska Pipeline Service Company (APSC) submitted a request to amend the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) Right-of-Way (ROW) Lease, ADL 63574, to add State land to the ROW at a TAPS crossing of the Middle Fork Koyukuk River. In the past decade there has been continuing bank erosion upstream of the pipe crossing at Pipeline Milepost (PLMP) 208 due to channel changes. The changes in flow pattern resulted in flow concentration on the north bank and local stream degradation in the vicinity of the Pipeline within the active floodplain. APSC proposes to install an initial grade control rock structure downstream of the pipe and fill in a depression in the pipe vicinity. In order for equipment to reach and place rock in the area of interest, the grade control structure near the north bank will be temporarily raised above water level by placing additional rock. Once completed the additional fill material used to build the platform will be removed. Equipment used would include front-end loaders, backhoe, and trucks. The requested amendment area is located on lands adjacent to the westerly and easterly TAPS ROW boundary within: the SE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 9, Township 32 North, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian, containing a total of approximately 2.63 acres. The requested lands would be surveyed and may include less acreage than approved for construction. The application is available online at: http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/home/newsroom. The public may obtain hard copies of the application, at cost, from the DNR at the address below. AS 38.35.200 governs judicial review of decisions of the commissioner: Sec. 38.35.200: Judicial review. (a) An applicant or competing applicant or a person who has direct financial interest affected by the lease who raises objections within 60 days of the publication of notice under AS 38.35.070 are the only persons with standing to seek judicial review of a decision of the commissioner under AS 38.35.100. (b) The only grounds for judicial review of a decision of the commissioner are (1) failure to follow the procedures set out in this chapter; or (2) abuse of discretion so capricious, arbitrary, or confiscatory as to constitute a denial of due process. Any objections pursuant to AS 38.35.200, must be submitted in writing to the address below by 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026: Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas – State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1100 Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: (907) 269-8800 Email: spc.records@alaska.gov DNR complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in this review may call (907) 269-8411 TTY/TTD. Please provide sufficient notice for DNR to accommodate your needs. DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication. /s/ Anthony Strupulis, P.E. State Pipeline Coordinator Department of Natural Resources

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