JOINT PIPELINE OFFICE

Weekly Report 5/17/02

For additional information, contact Rhea DoBosh at (907) phone 257-1338, fax 257-1397

 

 

TAPS Oversight:

            Observation of the clean up of a diesel oil spill less than 15 gallons and removal of decommissioned diesel oil tank at the Nordale Yard in Fairbanks was documented in a surveillance.  FBU-02-S-002

            A surveillance of Alyeska’s Section 29 program was performed.  FBU-02-S-001

 

 

TAPS Right-of-Way Lease Renewal:

JPO staff is reviewing the Preliminary Draft Environmental Impact Statement for TAPS renewal.  The Draft EIS is scheduled to be published in early July for a 45-day public review.  The Commissioner’s Analysis and Proposed Decision is likewise in the review phase and set to be released for review when the EIS is released.  The availability of the Drafts will be widely publicized when they are ready for public review and comment. 

 

 

JPO People News:

            Ron Doyel officially became the new Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation's liaison to the JPO May 16th.  He has more than 12 years of experience with ADEC as an Environmental Health Officer and Environment Specialist, including more than eight years with ADEC's Valdez Marine Terminal Oversight Unit.  Ron also worked on assignment to BLM within JPO for a time. 

 

           

 Kenai-Kachemak Pipeline Project:

            Revisions to the project have been received and the project will be sent out for public notice again. 

 

 

Please Note - JPO Telephone System Change:

Effective Monday, May 13, all Anchorage JPO staff phone numbers changed.  Calls to the previous numbers will automatically be transferred.  The new main JPO phone number is 257-1300.  The main fax number will remain the same 272-0690.

 

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The Joint Pipeline Office is a consortium of seven State and six Federal agencies with oversight responsibilities for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and other oil and gas pipelines in Alaska.  The JPO came into existence in 1990 and stemmed from a cooperative effort by the Bureau of Land Management and the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.