Final Best Interest Finding and Decision for the

Bay View Timber Sale (SSE-1369K)

State of Alaska

Department of Natural Resources

Division of Forestry

Southeast Area Office

Final Written Finding under AS 38.05.035(e)

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, gives formal notice under 11 AAC 02 (Appeals) that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources has made a final decision under AS 38.05.035(e) regarding the sale of the following commercial timber: Bay View Timber Sale (SSE-1369K).

The Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources has made a written final decision that the sale(s) are in the best interest of the State.  This decision sets out the facts and applicable policies upon which the Commissioner based her determination that the proposed timber sales will serve the interest of the State.  The final decision is issued as of May 10, 2020.  Copies of the Final Best Interest Finding are available for review at the division’s Southeast Area Office, the division’s web site and at the State Online Public Notice web site: http://notice.alaska.gov/198138

This timber sale is located on Prince of Wales Island, centered approximately one mile east of the City of Thorne Bay.  The legal description of the sale area is within Sections 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 34, and 35, Township 71 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian.   The sale area is located on the Craig C-2 USGS quadrangle.  The main access for this sale area is from the existing Prince of Wales Road System, specifically off the Sandy Beach Road.

The harvest units total approximately 587 acres and contain approximately 14,600 MBF of timber.  This volume will be sold under provisions of AS 38.05.115 or AS 38.05.118, in the form of one or multiple sales.  The sale(s) will require in-state manufacture and will be negotiated contract(s).

A person who has standing under Alaska law may request reconsideration in accordance with 11 AAC 02. Any reconsideration request must be received within twenty (20) days of issuance of this decision. The request may be mailed or delivered to Corri Feige, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1400, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; faxed to 1-907-269-8918, or sent by electronic mail to dnr.appeals@alaska.gov.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alaska Division of Forestry                               Contact:                Greg Staunton

2417 Tongass Avenue, Suite 213                     Phone:                   (907) 225-3070

Ketchikan, AK  99901                                       Fax:                        (907) 247-3070

                                                                        Email:                    greg.staunton@alaska.gov