NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO STATE MUSEUM FEES
IN THE REGULATIONS OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Sets fees to rent space at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives, and Museums building in Juneau; sets admission fees and various service fees at the Alaska State Museums.
The Department of Education and Early Development proposes to adopt regulation changes to Title 4 of the Alaska Administrative Code dealing with fees at the Alaska State Museums, including the following:
4 AAC 58.010 is proposed to be amended to allow the Alaska State Museums to charge fees to recover costs for the rental of space at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library, Archives, and Museums building in Juneau. The division may waive the fees.
4 AAC 58.010 is proposed to be amended to set fees for admission to the Alaska State Museum in Juneau and the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka, and for various services from the Alaska State Museums. The museums may waive the fees.
The Department of Education and Early Development invites the public to submit written comments during the written comment period, which begins with the date of this notice and ends on March 8, at 4:30 p.m. The written comment period closes in advance of the meeting of the State Board of Education and Early Development at which the board will consider the adoption of the proposed regulations. This allows the Department of Education and Early Development an opportunity to prepare changes based on written comment and to distribute any proposed changes to the board for its consideration prior to the meeting.
You may comment in writing on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to the Commissioner’s Office, Department of Education and Early Development, Attn: Regulations Review, 801 West Tenth Street, Suite 200, PO Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500.
You also may submit written comments by facsimile at (907) 465-4156; by electronic mail to eric.fry@alaska.gov; and online at the website of the Department of Education and Early Development at https://education.alaska.gov/regs/comment.cfm. Written comments also may be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system and using the comment link.
All written comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on March 8
After the written comment period has ended, you may submit oral comments to the State Board of Education and Early Development at a hearing to be held by the board on March 27 at the first-floor board room at 801 West 10th Street, Juneau, Alaska. The hearing will be held from 1:10 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. but may be extended to accommodate those present before 1:00 p.m. who have not had an opportunity to comment before 2:00 p.m.
You also may submit oral comments at this hearing, during this time only, via the Legislative Information Office streaming by calling 1-844-586-9085 if you are outside of Juneau. For participation from Juneau, call 586-9085.
This meeting will be streamed through the Legislative Information Office over http://www.alaskalegislature.tv/ beginning at 1:00 p.m. March 27 (audio only).
You also may submit oral comment by visiting your local Legislative Information Office (LIO). The following LIO’s will participate: Anchorage, 716 W 4th Ave., Suite 100; Barrow, 119 Bank Bldg.; Bethel, 301 Willow St.; Cordova, 418 First St., Suite A; Delta Junction, Colombo Building, Suite 204, 1380 Richardson Hwy.; Dillingham, Kangiiqutaq Bldg.; Fairbanks, 1292 Sadler Way, Suite 308; Glennallen, 186 Glenn Hwy.; Homer, 270 West Pioneer Ave., Suite B; Juneau, Room 111 Terry Miller Bldg.; Kenai, 145 Main St. Loop, Suite 217; Ketchikan, 1900 First Ave., Suite 310; Kodiak, 305 center Ave., Suite 1; Kotzebue, 373 2nd St., Pillautuq Centre; Mat-Su, 600 E Railroad Ave.; Nome 103 Front St.; Petersburg, 11B Gjoa St.; Seward, 302 Railway Suite 107; Sitka, 201 Katlian St., Suite 103; Tok, W 1st St., UAF-Tok Unit 1; Unalaska, 029 Airport Beach Rd. Space No. 03-01; Valdez, State Office Building, Room 13; and Wrangell, 223 Front St.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Eric Fry at eric.fry@alaska.gov or the Department of Education and Early Development, Attn: Eric Fry, 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, PO Box 110500, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0500. If a question is relevant to the proposed change in the regulations and the question is received by February 24, which is 10 days before the end of the public comment period, the department will make a good-faith effort to answer the question before the end of the public comment period. The Department of Education and Early Development will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the website of the Department of Education and Early Development at https://education.alaska.gov/regs/comment.cfm.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Melissa Bell at (907) 465-2802 or melissa.bell@alaska.gov not later than March 17, to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
Copies of the proposed regulation changes are available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System, on the website of the Department of Education and Early Development at https://education.alaska.gov/regs/comment.cfm, and by contacting Eric Fry at eric.fry@alaska.gov or 907-465-2851.
After the public comment period ends, the Department of Education and Early Development will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected.
Statutory authority: AS 14.07.060, AS 14.57.010
Statutes being implemented, interpreted, or made specific: AS 14.07.060, AS 14.57.010
Fiscal information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.