February 2, 2016

Notice of Extended Comment Period

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G) has extended the comment period for the preliminary determination of the state land in Southcentral Alaska that may be subject to oil and gas exploration licensing. The Southcentral determination area consists of certain state-owned, unencumbered land in Southcentral Alaska as depicted on the map on page 3 of the Preliminary Determination. A full legal description can be found in Attachment A of the Preliminary Determination.

DO&G invites the public, agencies, and other interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination that the state land in the Southcentral determination area may be available for oil and gas exploration licensing. To be considered, comments must be received by 5:00 pm on April 1, 2016. After completion of the comment period, DO&G will evaluate the comments received. After evaluation of the comments received, the commissioner shall issue a final written determination of the state land that is subject to exploration licensing in the Southcentral determination area as required by AS 38.05.131(c).