Alaska Administrative Code › Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities › Chapter 15 - Utility and Railroad Permits › Article 1 - Utility Permits › 17 AAC 15.021 - Application for utility permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Application for
				issuance of a utility permit must be made on a form prescribed by the
				department.
(b) The application
				must describe in detail the type of facility and its proposed location within
				the department right-of-way or other location. The application must include
				plans, specifications, and other pertinent data. A diagram or drawing showing
				the location of all known overhead, surface, and underground facilities
				existing in the vicinity of the proposed facility must also be included with
				the application.
(c) If a utility
				facility covered by an existing permit is to be reconstructed or modified
				substantially, the permittee shall apply for a new permit. If the proposed
				modifications are not substantial, the permittee need only apply for an amended
				permit. In either case the application must comply with (b) of this
				section.
(d) The applicant shall
				notify all known utilities in the immediate vicinity of the proposed
				installation.
(e) Permit
				applications for pipeline installations must describe the nature of the
				substance to be transmitted; the maximum working, test, and design pressures;
				and the design standards for the pipe. When it is anticipated that there will
				be a change in the nature of the substance that is transmitted, or an increase
				in maximum design pressure from that specified in the permit, the permittee
				shall obtain, in advance, written department approval for the change.
(f) If a utility proposes to locate a
				facility within a department highway right-of-way within a national forest,
				national park, military reservation, or other land of the federal government,
				the utility shall obtain written approval from the appropriate controlling
				federal agency.
(g) If a utility
				proposes to locate a facility within a department right-of-way that crosses
				navigable water, the utility shall obtain written approval from the U.S. Army
				Corps of Engineers or the U.S. Coast Guard.
(h) If a utility proposes to locate a
				facility within a department right-of-way which passes through restricted
				Native allotment land, the utility shall obtain written approval from the
				Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(i) If a
				utility proposes to locate a facility within a department right-of-way which
				passes through Bureau of Land Management land, the utility shall obtain written
				approval from the Bureau of Land Management.
(j) If a utility proposes to locate a
				facility within a department right-of-way that crosses a river, lake, or stream
				specified in the List of Waters Important to Anadromous Fish in
				5 AAC 95.011, the utility shall obtain written approval
				from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
(k) If a utility proposes to locate an
				overhead facility within a department right-of-way located within two statute
				miles of any airport, airstrip, or private air facility, the utility shall
				obtain written approval from the Federal Aviation Administration or, if the
				airport or airstrip is under military control, from the appropriate military
				command.
(l) Applications not
				approved by the department will be returned to the applicant accompanied by a
				letter of explanation.
Utility permit application forms may be obtained from the
					 regional offices of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
					 located in Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks, Alaska.
Copies of the Catalog of Waters Important for Spawning,
					 Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes for a specified region may be
					 obtained by writing to the Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of
					 Sport Fish, 333 Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK 99518-1599. Electronic copies may
					 also be viewed through the Department of Fish and Game's website at
					 http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/SARR/AW C/AWC_catalogs.cfm
Copies of the entire An Atlas to the Catalog of Waters
					 Important for Spawning, Rearing, or Migration of Anadromous Fishes are
					 available for examination at the ADF&G, Division of Habitat offices in
					 Anchorage, Douglas, and Juneau. Copies are also available for viewing at the
					 Alaska State Library in Juneau and the ARLIS Library in Anchorage.
Copies of regional volumes of the atlas for the region of
					 the state where they are located are available for examination at the ADF&G
					 offices in Anchorage, Bethel, Cold Bay, Cordova, Craig, Delta Junction,
					 Dillingham, Douglas, Dutch Harbor, Fairbanks, Glennallen, Haines, Homer,
					 Juneau, Ketchikan, King Salmon, Kodiak, Nome, Palmer, Petersburg, Sand Point,
					 Sitka, Soldotna, Tok, Wrangell, and Yakutat. An electronic equivalent may also
					 be viewed through the ADF&G website at
					 http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/SARR/AWC/index.cfm/FA/intro.catalog, or
					 http:/www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/SARR/AWC/index.cfm/FA/maps.maps.
As of Register 186 (July 2008), and acting under
					 AS
					 44.62.125(b)(6), the
					 regulations attorney made technical changes to
					 17 AAC 15.021(j),
					 to reflect Executive Order 114 (2008). Executive Order 114 transferred
					 functions related to protection of fish habitat in rivers, lakes, and streams
					 from the Department of Natural Resources to the Department of Fish and
					 Game.
Authority:
AS
					 02.15.020
AS 02.15.102
AS 02.15.106
AS 19.05.020
AS 19.05.040
AS 19.20.090
AS 19.25.010
AS 19.25.200
AS 19.30.051
AS 19.30.121
AS 19.40.065
AS 35.05.020
AS 35.10.210
AS 35.10.230
AS
					 44.42.030