Successful project development in Alaska requires a thorough knowledge of state and federal permitting requirements. Please plan to join us as we examine up-to-the-minute rules, regulations, and legislation, as well as plans for permitting best-practices.
Our knowledgeable and experienced faculty – including leading practitioners from government, industry, and the environmental community – will provide insight on a variety of issues critical to successful project development.
Who Should Attend:
Attorneys
Developers
Land Use Professionals
Government Officials
Gas, Oil and Mining Representatives
Tribal Members
Anyone Interested in or Affected by the Changing Rules and Regulations Involved in Permitting in Alaska
Friday, Jan. 15, 2010
| 9:00 | Introduction and Overview |
Perkins Coie LLP
Stoel Rives LLP
Seattle, WA
| 9:10 | Alaska Permitting Strategies Update |
NEPA, ESA; Clean Water Act; Marine Mammal Protection Act; Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Stoel Rives LLP
Seattle, WA
Bessenyey & Van Tuyn LLC
| 10:45 | Climate Change Legislation and Regulation, and the Effect on Permitting |
Cumulative Environmental Impacts; Climate Change: The Effects of Climate Change on ESA Issues, Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and State and Federal Regulatory Changes
Perkins Coie LLP
Center for Biological Diversity
| 1:00 | Repercussions of a New Administration |
Federal / National Initiatives; Compliance and Enforcement Perspective
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 10, Seattle, WA
Stoel Rives LLP
Seattle, WA
| 2:45 | Strategies for Permitting Large Oil and Mining Projects ~ A Panel Discussion |
Large Project Permitting Process for Oil and Gas; Health Impact Assessments (HIAs); NPDES Primacy; Kensington Supreme Court Update; Permitting Timeframes; Interactions with Regulators and Stakeholders; NEPA and Permitting Pitfalls; Emerging Developments in Large Project Permitting
Perkins Coie LLP
Alaska Oil and Gas Association
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
State of Alaska, Department of Law
| 4:30 | Questions and Answers |
Eric B. Fjelstad, Program Co-Chair, a partner in the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Perkins Coie LLP, leads the firm’s Alaska ENR practice. His practice focuses on project development, NEPA, and permitting of mining, oil and gas, forestry, and heavy infrastructure projects; contaminated sites and decommissioning of industrial projects, compliance counseling, due diligence, Alaska Native corporations, OSHA proceedings, governmental investigations
and litigation. He is listed in Chambers USA, “America’s Leading Environment & Natural Resources Lawyers,” 2003 – 2007, and in The Best Lawyers in America.
Jeffrey W. Leppo, Program Co-Chair, serves as managing partner at the Seattle office of Stoel Rives LLP and is a member of the Resources, Development and Environment Practice Group. His practice is focused on environmental, wildlife and natural resources
law, and related complex litigation, for oil and gas exploration and development, commercial fisheries, pipeline operators and energy
producers, public ports, timber interests, mining interests, private
landowners and real estate developers. He has been named one of Washington’s “Super Lawyers” by Washington Law & Politics and was included in Chambers USA’s “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business”.
Tom Lindley, Program Chair is a partner with Perkins Coie LLP, is the firm’s Chair of Environment, Energy and Resources, and Co-Chair of Cleantech Practice. He has over 25 years experience assisting clients with project development and cutting edge environmental matters including strategic counseling; underground coal gasification (UCG) and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), chemical weapons, air, water, and hazardous waste and solid waste permits; water quality and supply; greenhouse gases/climate change; cleantech/greentech; endangered species; oil spills response; enforcement defense; litigation and trials; site investigations and remediation; audits and due diligence; and investigation of potential criminal matters.
Marilyn Crockett, Executive Director of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA), joined AOGA in 1970. AOGA is a private nonprofit trade association whose 17-member companies account for the majority of oil and gas exploration, development production,
transportation, refining and marketing activities in Alaska. Their mission is to foster the long-term viability of the oil and gas industry in Alaska.
Edmund J. Fogels is Director of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Project Management and
Permitting. His office
is responsible for coordinating all State agencies permitting activities
for large mining projects throughout Alaska. He has worked for the Department of Natural Resources for the past 20 years, including
having headed the State’s homesteading program.
Ruth Hamilton Heese is a Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of Alaska, Department of Law. She has been practicing law for more than 16 years, primarily in Alaska on matters involving
environmental and natural resources law. She works mainly on permitting and enforcement issues relating to mining operations, cruise ship operations and contaminated sites.
Edward Kowalski is the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Compliance and Enforcement for Region 10 in Seattle, Washington. His office is responsible for coordinating EPA’s enforcement and compliance efforts in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Prior to that, he headed Region 10’s legal Office of Regional Counsel, where he served in a number of positions since 1989.
Rebecca Noblin is a staff attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, where she focuses on protecting marine species from oil and gas development and global warming. Before joining the Center, she worked under a fellowship from Harvard, which she used to fight Arctic oil and gas development as part of Pacific Environment’s Alaska program.
Ryan P. Steen, an attorney in the Resources, Development and Environment practice group at Stoel Rives LLP, focuses
on environmental, natural resources, wildlife and water law, and assists clients with permitting and counseling matters.
Peter Van Tuyn is a partner with Bessenyey & Van Tuyn LLC, where his work involves comprehensive consultation and representation
with conservation, Alaska Native, community groups, citizens and others regarding the full breadth of natural resources
issues in Alaska. He is also an adjunct law professor at Vermont Law School.
This seminar is approved for the following credits
The Alaska Bar Association
6.25 General Credits
If this seminar has not been approved for the credits you require, let us know and we will look into it for you.
Information on Continuing Education Credits
| Single Registration |
$495.00 |
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| 2 or more (each) |
$470.00 |
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| Government Employee |
$395.00 |
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| Non-Profit / NGO |
$395.00 |
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| Tribal Member / Counsel |
$395.00 |
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| New Associate |
$360.00 |
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| Paralegal |
$360.00 |
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| Student |
$297.00 |
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| Printed Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| DVD Homestudy |
$505.00 |
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| CD Homestudy |
$505.00 |
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| Downloadable Course Materials |
$100.00 |
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| On Demand (All Sessions) |
$495.00 |
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| On Demand Session 1 |
$150.00 |
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| On Demand Session 2 |
$125.00 |
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| On Demand Session 3 |
$150.00 |
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| On Demand Session 4 |
$175.00 |
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Fee Description
Cancellation Policy
We will refund your tuition less a $50 cancellation charge if we receive your cancellation by 1/8/2010.
| This seminar is being held at: |
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| The Hotel Captain Cook |
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939 West Fifth Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99501
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| Phone: 907-276-6000 |
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