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Preliminary Decision for Petersburg Borough Tideland &Submerged Lands

STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND AND WATER
LAND CONVEYANCE SECTION

Attachment B: PUBLIC NOTICE 

Requesting Input for a Proposed Conveyance Under AS 38.05.825
Petersburg Borough Municipal Tideland Selection – ADL 109287

COMMENT PERIOD ENDS: 4:30 PM, FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025

The Department of Natural Resource (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Land Conveyance Section (LCS) has prepared a Preliminary Decision (PD) for a proposal to convey approximately 8.8 acres of state-owned tide and submerged land (herein ‘tideland’) to Petersburg Borough (Borough), under AS 38.05.825 Conveyance of Tide and Submerged Land to Municipalities.  Located within DNR’s Southeast Region, this tideland selection falls with Region 3. Petersburg as identified in the Central Southern Southeast Area Plan. LCS finds that the proposed conveyance is consistent with the requirements of AS 38.05.825, and that the Borough’s interest in obtaining this state tideland outweigh the State’s interest in retaining it.

Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to comment on this PD which proposes to transfer ownership of state tideland to the Petersburg Borough. The deadline for submitting public comment is 4:30 PM, Friday, April 25, 2025. Only persons from whom LCS receives timely written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the Final Finding and Decision (FFD). Comments must be received in writing to the Division of Mining, Land and Water, Attention: Mary Hermon, at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 640, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, by fax at (907) 269-8916, or by email at mary.hermon@alaska.gov. If you have questions, call Mary Hermon at (907) 269-6546. 

The public notice is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System at: http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/pubnotfrm.htm. The Preliminary Decision is available on the DMLW Land Sales website at: https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsales/public-notice/. 

Following the comment deadline, LCS will consider the written responses received and may modify the decision to incorporate public comments in the FFD. Only persons who comment during this public comment period will be eligible to file an administrative appeal of the FFD. LCS will send a copy of the FFD to any person who comments on the PD. The FFD will include the appeal instructions. Please direct all inquiries or questions to Mary Hermon at the above address, by email, phone, or fax.

DNR is prepared to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing auxiliary aids or services when requested. Individuals with audio impairments who wish to respond to this decision by telephone may call the DNR, Public Information Center in Anchorage between the hours of operation: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday at TTY: 711 for Alaska relay or 800-770-8973 or go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/

If no significant change is required, the PD, including any minor changes and a summary of comments and responses, will be issued as the FFD, without further notice. A copy of the FFD will be sent to any persons who commented timely on the PD. 

DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice. 
 

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Revision History

Created 3/26/2025 8:38:13 AM by mphermon
Modified 3/26/2025 8:38:56 AM by mphermon

Details

Department: Natural Resources
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Juneau, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Sitka, Southeast Region, Wrangell
Project/Regulation #: ADL 109287
 
Publish Date: 3/26/2025
Archive Date: 4/26/2025
 
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