Public Notice
AS 38.05.850
ADL 231795
Public Access and Utility Easement
Akutan Harbor Road
USGS 1:63,360 Unimak (A-6) Quadrangle Map
Proposed Project and Location:
In accordance with the provisions of AS 38.05.850 the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Southcentral Region Office is considering issuance of a public access and utility easement across State-owned tide and submerged lands near Akutan within Sections 9, 10 and 11 of Township 70 South, Range 112 West, Seward Meridian. The easement has been requested by the Native Village of Akutan for the purpose of installing road and utility improvements between the City of Akutan and the Akutan Boat Harbor. The proposed easement area is currently estimated to be approximately 5,495 feet long by 60 feet wide for a total acreage of 7.6 acres, more or less. The final easement area will be determined subsequent to receipt of an as-built survey document. Please see attachments for additional location information. Nothing herein implies the establishment of an easement across lands that are not managed by the Division of Mining, Land and Water, even if such properties are depicted on project related maps, plans and drawings.
Comment Period and Additional Information:
Members of the public and interested parties are invited to comment on this proposal. The Division of Mining, Land and Water must receive written comments addressed to the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Southcentral Region Office, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 900 C, Anchorage AK 99501-3577 no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, August 25, 2014. Comments and questions may be directed to the attention of Cynthia Zuelow-Osborne: telephone 907-269-8575, fax 907-269-8913 or e-mail cynthia.zuelow-osborne@alaska.gov. In order to be given full consideration, all comments should clearly explain the facts on which they are based and how they pertain to the proposed action. Following the comment deadline, all responses will be reviewed and the Department’s decision on the matter may be modified as a result of the information received. AS 38.05.850 is available on-line at the Alaska Legislature’s website: http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/statutes. Additional information that may be applicable to this proposal is available in the Bristol Bay Area Plan for State Lands which is available at http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/.
The DNR Division of Mining, Land and Water reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.
/s/Clark A. Cox
Regional Manager
Southcentral Region Office
DNR Division of Mining, Land and Water