ADL 231783

Utility Easement for

Electrical Distribution Line

AS 38.05.850

11 AAC 05.010(e)(13)

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 utility easement on State owned, DNR-DMLW managed lands generally located within and/or adjacent to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Right-of-Way within Section 4, Township 9 South, Range 3 West, Copper River Meridian, Alaska, otherwise described as the TAPS alignment east from the  southeast corner of Heiden View Subdivision to the Richardson Highway.  The purpose of the proposed easement is to authorize the reservation of an area which encompasses the route of an underground and overhead 25 kV electrical distribution line presently proposed for construction and operation by Copper Valley Electric Association.

The easement area on State owned, DMLW managed lands is currently estimated to be approximately 3000 feet long by 30 feet wide, for a total area of 2.07 acres, more or less.  The final easement area will be determined subsequent to DMLW’s receipt of a required as-built survey document.  Please see attachments for additional location information. Nothing herein implies the establishment of an easement across non-DMLW managed lands, even if such properties are depicted on project related maps, plans and drawings.

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 DNR DMLW Southcentral Region Office, 550 W. 7^th Ave., Suite 900 C, Anchorage AK 99501-3577 no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, March July [Corrected on 7/24/13 by James Sowerwine] 26^th, 2013. Comments and questions may be submitted to the attention of James Sowerwine: telephone 907-334-2542, fax 907-269-8913, or james.sowerwine@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 this matter may be modified as a result of information received.  AS 38.05.850 and 11 AAC 05.010 (e)(13) are available on-line by conducting a search of the webpage at http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folio.asp.  The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to participate may contact the TDD number at (907) 269-8411.

The Division of Mining, Land and Water Southcentral Region Office reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.

/s/Richard B. Thompson

Regional Manager, Southcentral Region Office

DNR Division of Mining, Land and Water