Requesting Input for a Proposed Land Conveyance:
City of Craig Downtown Harbor – ADL 109054
Comment Period Ends 5:00PM, Friday, September 4, 2020
This proposed project includes offering for conveyance an unsurveyed parcel described in the Preliminary Decision document.
Location: Klawock Inlet, City of Craig
In accordance with the provisions AS 38.05.945, the Division of Mining, Land and Water has prepared a preliminary written decision proposing to convey a parcel containing approximately 20 acres of state-owned submerged land to the City of Craig within its municipal boundaries. The conveyed parcel will be used to construct two rubble mound breakwaters and a public moorage float system to create a year-round public boat harbor.
The public is invited to comment on the Preliminary Decision proposing to transfer ownership of state-owned tide and submerged lands to the City of Craig. Comments may be provided in written form to John King, Adjudicator at john.king@alaska.gov or by mail to the Division of Mining, Land and Water, Land Conveyances Section, P.O. Box 111020 Juneau, AK 99811, or send by fax: (907) 500-9011. The deadline for public comment is 5:00PM, Friday, September 4, 2020. Only persons from whom DNR DMLW Land Conveyances Section receives timely, written comments during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the Final Finding and Decision.
The postmasters in the following communities will be requested to post the public notice per AS 38.05.945: City of Craig, City of Klawock, and City of Hydaburg. The public notice is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System at: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx. Additionally, the public notice will be sent to the Sealaska Corporation, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Craig Tribal Association, and Shaan-Seet, Incorporated.
For assistance in obtaining the documents by an alternative method, to request auxiliary aids, services, or special accommodations, contact DNR’s Public Information Centers on State work days, Monday through Friday, between 10AM and 5PM in Anchorage at 907-269-8400, Fairbanks at 907-451-2705, or the Southeast Land Office in Juneau at 907-465-3400 (TTY for the hearing impaired for all locations: 711 for Alaska relay or 800-770-8973), or go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/ for additional contact information. Individuals who require special assistance must request assistance from the Public Information Center in Anchorage no later than 4:00 PM, Friday, August 28, 2020
If no significant change is required, the Preliminary Decision including any minor changes and a summary of comments and responses, will be issued as the Final Finding and Decision, without further notice. A copy of the Final Finding and Decision will be sent to any persons who commented timely on the Preliminary Decision.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.