The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council is seeking recertification as the alternative voluntary advisory group for Prince William Sound, as authorized under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90). The application has been submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard, which is charged with assessing whether the council fosters the general goals and purposes of OPA 90 and is broadly representative of communities and interests as envisioned under the act. The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council works to promote environmentally safe operation of the Valdez Marine Terminal and the oil tankers that use it. The council’s 18 member organizations are communities in the region affected by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, as well as aquaculture, commercial fishing, environmental, Alaska Native, recreation and tourism groups.
The recertification application submitted by the council is available for public review on their website at www.pwsrcac.org. To obtain a printed copy, contact PWSRCAC at (907) 277-7222, toll-free (800) 478-7221 or email brooke.taylor@pwsrcac.org. Comments must be submitted by Feb. 8, 2023, and should reference “PWSRCAC Recertification Docket USCG-2022-0707” in the subject line.
The preferred method for comments to be submitted is through the Federal Register portal: https://www.regulations.gov/document/USCG-2022-0707-0001. To submit a comment, click the blue “Comment” button under the notice title.
Comments may also be sent to:
Commander, 17th Coast Guard District (dpi)
PO Box 25517
Juneau, AK 99802
Attn: LT Benjamin Bauman
Inspections & Investigations
Or LT Benjamin Bauman at Benjamin.A.Bauman@uscg.mil.
