STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land and Water
Public Notice Under 38.05.495
Conveyance of State Tidelands under AS 38.05.825
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Port MacKenzie
ADL 232659
PUBLIC NOTICE, DECISION AND APPEAL PROCEDURES
The public is invited to comment on this Preliminary Decision proposal to transfer ownership of state-owned tide and submerged lands to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the accompanying amendment to the Southeast Susitna Area Plan, and Land Classification Order (LCO). Comments may be provided in written form to Mary Hermon, Adjudicator at mary.hermon@alaska.gov or Nina Brudie, Manager at nina.brudie@alaska.gov, mail address: Division of Mining, Land and Water, Resource Assessment and Development Section, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1050, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3579, or send by fax: (907) 269-8915 on or before August 7, 2017 in order to ensure consideration.
The postmasters in the following communities will be requested to post the public notice per AS 38.05.945: City of Palmer, City of Wasilla, City of Houston, City of Willow. The public notice is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System at: http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic /pubnotfrm.htm. The Preliminary Decision is available on the Department of Mining. Land and Water, Municipal Entitlement website at: http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/muni/. Additionally, the public notice will be sent to the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Knik Tribe, and Knikatnu, Inc.
Following the Preliminary Decision (PD) comment deadline, those written responses received will be considered and this PD may be modified to incorporate the public comments into the Final Finding and Decision (FFD). Only persons who comment in writing on the decision, the proposed amendment or LCO during the public comment period will be eligible to file an administrative appeal of the FFD. A copy of the FFD will be sent to any person who comments on the PD. The FFD will include appeal instructions.
The Department of Natural Resources is prepared to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing auxiliary aids or services when requested. Individuals with audio impairments who wish to respond to this decision by telephone may call the Department of Natural Resources, Public Information Center in Anchorage between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at TTY: (907) 269-8411.