STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND, & WATER
Land Sales & Contract Administration Section 

PUBLIC NOTICE

   Requesting input for
a Proposed Land Offering
Sage Subdivision – ADL 231046
a Preliminary Decision and its Proposed Related Action:
Amendment to the Copper River Basin Area Plan  

OPEN HOUSE
7:00 pm, Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Tony Zak’s Community Center
McCarthy, AK  

Comment Period Ends 4:00PM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013  

This proposed project includes offering for sale surveyed parcels in a future offering under the method and the related action as described in the Preliminary Decision document.  The project may be subdivided and offered in phases.

Located within the DNR’s Southcentral Region, approximately 6 miles west of McCarthy, 127 miles southeast of Glennallen via the McCarthy Road, and 235 miles east of Anchorage, the project area is within the W1/2 Section 31, Sections 28-30, Sections 32-33, Township 5 South, Range 13 East, Copper River Meridian, within the Unorganized Borough.  The project area consists of approximately 3,454 acres, of which 900 acres are identified for disposal by this proposed action. Development will be phased over time. Public input is requested for this proposed subdivision.

Project size: 900 acres maximum development area, up to 300 parcels sized from 2 to 15 acres, with development phased over time.

There is one related action with this proposal: an Area Plan Amendment to the Copper River Basin Area Plan (CBAP). If approved after consideration of public comment, this related action will be developed as a separate action, accompany the Final Finding and Decision, and be approved prior to approval of the Final Finding and Decision. Public notice is being conducted concurrently with the primary action’s Preliminary Decision.

A public Open House will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Tony Zak’s Community Center in McCarthy.

To obtain the notice, Preliminary Decision, or instructions on submitting comment, go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/ or http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/.  For assistance in obtaining the documents by an alternative method, to request auxiliary aids, services, or special accommodations, contact DNR’s Public Information Centers on State work days, Monday through Friday, between 10AM and 5PM in Anchorage at 907.269.8400 (TDD for the hearing impaired: 907.269.8411) or Fairbanks at 907.451.2705 (TDD for the hearing impaired: 907.451.2770), or the Southeast Land Office in Juneau at 907.465.3400 (TDD for the hearing impaired: 907.465.3888), or go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/ for additional contact information.  Individuals who require special assistance must request assistance from the Public Information Center in Anchorage no later than 4:00 PM, Thursday, August 15, 2013.

Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comment on these proposed actions for which notice is being conducted concurrently.  If commenting on more than one proposed action, separate comments should be submitted for each.  The deadline for public comment is 4:00PM, THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013.  Only persons from whom DNR DMLW LSCAS receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the Final Finding and Decision.  Written comment may be received by fax, email or postal mail.  To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact Lauren Rouen, 550 W. 7^th Avenue, Suite 640, Anchorage, AK 99501, fax at 907.269.8916, subdivision.sales@alaska.gov.  If you have questions, call Lauren Rouen at 907.269.8851.

If no significant change is required, the preliminary decision, including any minor changes and a summary of comments and responses, will be issued as the final finding and decision without further notice.  A copy of the final finding and decision will be sent to any persons who comments on the preliminary decision.