Permits
Port of Alaska devotes considerable time and resources to applying for permits through the various agencies that issue them as part of the planning process and to uphold its commitment to protecting upper Cook Inlet. The permits Port of Alaska secures are dictated by local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. This page provides links to Port of Alaska permits and related documents.
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)
Water quality certification (Mar. 19, 2025)
Agency Consultations
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Final Determination (Nov. 8, 2024)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers response letter (Dec. 3, 2024)
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
- Cargo Terminals Replacement (CTR) Project Biological Assessment (Aug. 2024)
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) biological opinion transmittal letter (May 5, 2025)
- Endangered Species Act Biological Opinion (May 5, 2025)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Letter of Authorization (LOA)
- Cargo Terminal Replacement Project Letter of Authorization and Incidental Harassment Authorization Request (May 2024)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – National Marine Fisheries Service Federal Register publication: final rule (Jul. 2025)
- Cargo Terminal Replacement Project Signed Letter of Authorization (Mar. 2026)
Agency Meeting Notes
POA Cargo Dock Pre-Application Inter-Agency meeting notes (Jul. 27, 2022)
Anchorage Port Commission
Meeting packet (Apr. 9, 2025)
Emissions Calculations
Cargo Terminals Replacement (CTR) Emissions Calculations Quality Control
Port of Alaska
Technical Memorandum on Turbidity in Cook Inlet (May 5, 2023)
Public Notices and Comments
Public Notices
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Public Notice of Application for Permit (Jul. 17, 2024)
- USACE Cargo Terminal Replacement Section 10-404 and 408 Public Notice Response Matrix (Aug. 20, 2024)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Letter of Authorization – National Marine Fisheries Service Federal Register publication: proposed rule; request for comments (Oct. 28, 2024)
Comment Letters
- Department of the Army comment letter (Aug. 20, 2024)
- Port of Alaska Comment Letter on proposed rule 89 Federal Register 85686 (Nov. 20, 2024)
- Friends of Animals Comment Letter on PAMP Phase 2B proposed construction activities (Nov. 27, 2024)
Tribal Consultation and Comment Letters
Center for Biological Diversity Comment Letter
Section 106 Distribution List (Apr. 2024)
Eklutna Comment Letter (Jul. 19, 2024)
Chickaloon Village Traditional Council Comment Letters
Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP)
Cargo Terminal 1 & Terminal 2 Report on Analyses of Marine Construction Alternatives (Jul. 2022)
REVISED Sediment Sampling Report (Dec. 2024)
Sediment Sampling and Analysis Plan (Feb. 2025)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 10/404
Phase 2B Construction – Cargo Terminals 1 and 2 Section 408 Permission Request (Revised Jul. 2023)
Section 10-404 Permit Application (Jun. 5, 2024)
Cargo Terminals 1 and 2 Section 408 Completeness Determination (Aug. 9, 2024)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Planning and Consultation (FWS IPaC)
Don Young Port of Alaska
Address:
2000 Anchorage Port Road
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
For more information or questions about PAMP, please email
portofalaska@anchorageak.gov
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