Department of Natural Resources

North Slope Area Plan

Notice of Intent-to-Adopt Phase

The Public Review Draft comment period for the North Slope Area Plan (NSAP) closed on August 15, 2020. The planning team reviewed the comments received on the draft plan and assembled an Issue Response Summary (IRS). The IRS provides a summary of issues raised during the comment period, a response to those issues, and a list of recommended revisions to the plan. The Public Review Draft modified by the list of recommended revisions constitutes the final plan that will be presented to the Commissioner for adoption. These documents are being made available for public review as part of an Intent-to-Adopt phase of the planning process that offers an opportunity to provide final comments on the revisions to the plan. The NSAP affects approximately 12 million acres of state-owned, state-selected, and top filed lands. The planning area encompasses the area north of the Umiat meridian between the eastern boundary of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The plan boundary also includes offshore areas out to the 3-mile nautical limit from the Canadian border west to Icy Cape.

Comments on the Issue Response Summary of the North Slope Area Plan must be received on or before January 31, 2021 by email at nsmp.comments@alaska.gov, fax at 907-269-8915, or through the online Public Comment Portal, https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/comment/.

Mailed comments must be post-marked by January 31, 2021 and should be mailed to the following:

DNR, DMLW
ATTN: RADS
550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 1050
Anchorage, AK 99501

The Public Review Draft and the Issue Response Summary of the North Slope Area Plan are available online at: http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/areaplans/nsap/.

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.  Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aides, services, or special modifications to submit a comment or participate in a meeting, should contact the person(s) indicated above or contact the state TDD number (907)269-8411 seven days (7) in advance of meetings to arrange accommodations.