STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND & WATER
Land conveyance Section
PUBLIC NOTICE
Requesting Input for
a Proposed Noncompetitive Land Sale to a Public and Charitable Applicant:
ADL 109249
Comment Period Ends 5:00PM, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining Land and Water (DMLW), Land Conveyance Section (LCS) is conducting a public notice for a noncompetitive land sale to the applicant, SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), located on Japonski Island within City and Borough of Sitka. The legal description for the subject parcel is Alaska State Land Survey No. 97-63, according to the plat recorded in the Sitka Recording District on July 15, 1998, as Plat No. 98-18, excluding Taku Court, containing 1.53 acres, more or less. The subject parcel requires a new Alaska State Land Survey which will result in a new legal description of the subject parcel.
To obtain a copy of the Preliminary Decision and Mineral Order, or instructions on submitting comment, go to http://landsales.alaska.gov/ or http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/. 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, Thursday, August, 31, 2023.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comment on the Preliminary Decision and Mineral Order for which notice is being conducted concurrently. If commenting on more than one proposed action, separate comments should be submitted for each. The deadline for public comment is 5:00PM, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2023. Only persons from whom DNR DMLW LCS receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the Final Finding and Decision or related action. Written comment may be received by email, fax, or postal mail. To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact Stefania Kristjansson: stefania.kristjansson@alaska.gov, fax # 907-269-8916, or 550 W 7th Ave Ste 640 Anchorage, AK 99501. If you have questions, call Stefania Kristjansson at 907-269-8851.
If no significant change is required, the Preliminary Decision and related action including any minor changes and a summary of comments and responses, will be issued as the Final Finding and Decision and Mineral Order 1277 without further notice. A copy of the Final Finding and Decision and the related action will be sent to any persons who commented timely on the Preliminary Decision.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.