ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS SUBMITTED
DURING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
KNIK RIVER PUBLIC USE AREA
AUGUST 26, 2016 PROPOSED REGULATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: Will the pubic have an opportunity to vote on the proposed regulations?
Answer: No, the public will not have the opportunity to vote on these proposed regulations. Rather, regulations are reviewed through the process established by the Administrative Procedures Act, AS 44.62. The public is provided the opportunity to input through the public comment period which closes on September 30, 2016.
Based on the comments received during the comment period, the department will make any appropriate changes necessary to the proposed regulations. These revised regulations are adopted by the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources and sent to the Department of Law for legal review. Once that review is completed the approved regulations are forwarded to the Lieutenant Governor for filing and go into effect 30 days after filing.