Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.1040 – Preapplication meeting; time to apply for storage facility permit; determination of application fee

(a) A storage operator seeking a permit for a storage facility shall request a preapplication meeting under AS 41.06.120. The commission may schedule more than one meeting between the proposed applicant and commission staff. A storage operator may request that documents and other materials used in a preapplication meeting be kept confidential under 20 AAC 25.1600.
(b) A storage operator shall apply to the commission a reasonable time before storage facility construction is expected to begin or in compliance with a date determined by the commission based on pre-application contact with the storage operator.
(c) In a preapplication meeting, the commission staff and storage operator shall consider the prospective application, including the application fee under AS 41.06.120(c)(3), potential costs for application review identified in AS 41.06.120(c)(4), determination of storage reservoir capacity under AS 41.06.195, and determination of cost estimates for each phase of the proposed project under 20 AAC 25.1200, and may seek estimates of the cost of professional services required to prepare for and review the permit application. After the preapplication meeting, the commission will prepare a phased application fee and schedule that sets out the fees the commission determines under the criteria of AS 41.06.120(c)(3). This phased application fee will be finalized in cooperation with the storage operator, and the commission may issue an order under 20 AAC 25.556 that sets the phased application fee amount and schedule.