STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND and WATER
PUBLIC NOTICE
Requesting Input for
a Proposed Public and Charitable Use Conveyance:
Public and Charitable Use Conveyance - ADL 234114
AS 38.05.035(e), AS 38.05.810(a)
Comment Period Ends 4:30 PM, Monday October 23, 2023
The State of Alaska (State), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Land Conveyance Section (LCS) has received an application to purchase state land pursuant to Alaska Statute (AS) 38.05.810(a)(1) Public and Charitable Use. This proposed decision will allow the parcel, ADL 234114, to be sold through a noncompetitive sale to the applicant, United States Coast Guard (USCG). LCS is proposing to convey this parcel to the USCG at no cost. The parcel is located on Japonski Island, in Sitka, Alaska, within Section 2, Township 56 South, Range 63 East, Copper River Meridian, Alaska, containing 0.435 acres.
Legal Description: Tract B of Alaska State Land Survey No. 88-62, containing 0.435 acres, more or less, according to the survey plat recorded in the Sitka Recording District on September 14, 1992, as Plat No. 92-19.
To obtain the notice, Preliminary Decision, draft Area Plan Amendment, draft Land Classification Order, and draft Mineral Order or instructions on submitting comment, go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/ 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 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM in Anchorage at (907) 269-8400 or Fairbanks at (907) 451-2705 or the Southeast Land Office in Juneau at (907) 465-3400 or TTY: 711 for Alaska Relay or 1-800-770-8973 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, Monday, October 23, 2023.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, LCS is issuing public notice inviting comment on this Preliminary Decision, draft Area Plan Amendment, draft Land Classification Order, and draft Mineral Order. The deadline for public comment is 4:30 PM, Monday, october 23, 2023. Only persons from whom LCS receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file a request for reconsideration of the FFD, Northern Southeast Area Plan Amendment SE-02-001A12, Land Classification Order CL SE-02-001A12, and Mineral Order 1270. Written comment may be received by fax, email, or postal mail. To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact Nicole Swensgard by mail at: ATTN Nicole Swensgard, DNR DMLW LCS, 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709 or by fax at (907) 451-2751 or by email at nicole.swensgard@alaska.gov. If you have questions, call Nicole Swensgard at (907) 451-5235.
If the proposals are approved and no significant change is required, the Northern Southeast Area Plan Amendment SE-02-001A12, Land Classification Order CL SE-02-001A12, and Mineral Order 1270, including any deletions, minor changes, and a summary of comments and LCS responses will be issued as a subsequent FFD, without further notice.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.