PUBLIC NOTICE

State of Alaska

Department of Natural Resources

Division of Mining, Land, and Water

Northern Region Lands Section

AS 38.05.945 Public Notice

Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) has applied to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land & Water (DMLW), Northern Regional Office (NRO) to lease an approximately 23-acre parcel of land that includes an existing gravel pad, pipeline corridor and additional acreage adjacent to and impounded by the pad. The pad is in the Prudhoe Bay Unit, directly north of the Spine Road, approximately 2 ½ miles west of the West Security Checkpoint. AIDEA intends to sublease to general industrial, commercial, business and oil and gas related entities. AIDEA proposes to sublease approximately 1/3 of the pad to Prudhoe Bay Chemical LLC (PBC) for the construction and operation of a methanol plant. The application has been assigned case file number ADL 421055.

The DMLW posted a solicitation of interest for a competitive lease between June 11, 2018 and July 11, 2018 and there was no interest expressed. The DMLW proposes to proceed with the negotiated lease process to AIDEA for this site. The DMLW has written a preliminary finding and decision under AS 38.05.035(e), Written Finding for the Disposal of State Resources, proposing to issue a 25-year negotiated lease to AIDEA for the site.

This notice serves to inform the public of the proposed lease. The public is invited to comment on the project. Copies of the preliminary decision may be obtained from the DMLW/NRO. Interested parties have the right to comment during the public notice period and the commenters who are aggrieved by the final finding and decision will have the right to appeal it. It should be noted that in order to be able to appeal the final finding and decision, a person must provide written comments during the preliminary decision comment period. A copy of the final decision will be sent to any person who comments on the preliminary decision and will include an explanation of the appeal process.

DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS:

Written comments must be received in writing by the DMLW, Lands Section on or before 5:00 p.m. on August 29, 2018 to ensure consideration.

To submit written comments or to seek additional information about any of the above proposed actions, please contact:

Becky Baird

DNR/DMLW/Northern Regional Lands Section

3700 Airport Way

Fairbanks, AK  99709-4699

Phone (907) 451-2732

E-mail: becky.baird@alaska.gov

DNR complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications should contact the Public Information Center in Anchorage, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, at (907) 269-8400, or pic@alaska.gov, or TDD (907) 269-8411; or the Public Information Center in Fairbanks, between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, at (907) 451-2705, or fbx_pic@alaska.gov, or TDD (907) 451-2770.

The Division of Mining, Land and Water reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication.

Publish Date: July 30, 2017