June 2023

Alaska Area Planning -

June Announcements

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The ARRT Coordinators, Secretaries, and Planners of Alaska’s four Area Committees would like to share the following information with you on upcoming projects and events. Please RSVP or register for meetings - this helps us plan better for meeting spaces and provide you with additional meeting information and materials.

Please Join the ARRT/Area Committee Email List if someone forwarded you this email. You can also update your information on this same website.

Tips for Securing Home Heating Oil Tanks for Floods and Earthquakes

The brochure contains tips related to the preparation of home heating oil tanks for floods or earthquake events.
For more information on heating oil systems visit: https://dec.alaska.gov/spar/ppr/preventionpreparedness/hho-tanks

ADEC Earthquake and Flood Brochure

Tips for Securing Home Heating Oil Tanks for Floods and Earthquakes

The handout provides information on how ADEC can provide to support homeowners in erosion situations.
Recommendations are also included for homes that are threatened by erosion.

Homeowners and River Erosion

PHMSA Grants for Tribes

Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) grant funding opportunities for Federally Recognized Tribes

FY 2023 Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) for Tribes grant funds support planning and training for tribal response members
FY 2023 Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) on Pipeline Safety provides funding to local communities and groups of individuals (not including for-profit entities) for technical assistance relating to pipeline safety.

Technical Assistance Grants Website

HMEP Grant Website

Email Sector Anchorage for More Info!

Arctic Operations: Year Five!

Coast Guard Sector Anchorage's Marine Safety Task Force deployments began in May. Since 2019, Sector personnel have collaborated with the AK Civil Air Patrol to better serve regulated facilities across Western Alaska and the Arctic region via a hub and spoke aviation transportation model. Planning began in November 2022 for regulatory mission operational deployments to all parts of rural Alaska this summer. For the second year in a row, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage personnel will also complete joint bulk fuel facility inspections jointly with US EPA and AK DEC in certain parts of the state. Do you have questions regarding this summer's planned operation, click the link!

Meetings and Events

Stay informed and get involved with the four Alaska Area Committees. The Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT) hosts a MEETINGS & EVENTS webpage with upcoming meetings hosted by the ARRT and Area Committees and other events associated with oil spills and hazardous substance response preparedness. This page also has a list of the Working Groups and Task Forces of the Area Committees and their current projects.

Alaska's Area Committees

Please see the Area Committee webpages for the most current information on area committee meetings, subcommittee and working group projects and other events.

Southeast Alaska

Area Committee

Next Meeting: July 31, 2023

Location: Sitka, AK & Virtual

Meeting Details will be posted on Area Committee Website

Southeast Alaska Area Committee Website

Alaska Inland

Area Committee

Currently working on proposed plan modifications to the Area Contingency Plan. (Public Review will be later in 2023) Please send your recommended proposed plan modifications to Mary Goolie & Victoria Colles

Alaska Inland Area Committee Website