Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Northern Regional Land Office has received an application for the following:

APPLICANT: University of Alaska Land Management

PROJECT NAME: LAS 35734

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: The proposed site is located on state submerged land within the Yukon River, near Galena.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: State Submerged Land within;
Section 5 of Township 9 South, Range 10 East, Kateel Meridian (64.7351, -156.8944)

REQUESTED ACTIVITY:
The Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW) received a Land Use Permit (LUP) application from University of Alaska (UA) Land Management for the installation of one Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) device anchored seasonally to state submerged land within the Yukon River, near Galena. The ADCP device would collect data such as water velocity, depth, and ice thickness to better understand the water flow under frozen rivers. The ADCP device would consist of a gravity-based anchor, the ADCP unit with associated bottom mounting mooring platform, and an attached R500 Acoustic Release for retrieval. The bottom-mount ADCP and anchoring system would be installed from October 2025 to May 2026 at a single point, 900 feet southeast of the Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport. The ADCP and anchoring system would be deployed and retrieved over the side of a local motorboat. All equipment would be removed at the end of May 2026.

REQUESTED TERM: 1 year

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: 10/20/2025

The public is invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made on this activity. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK  99709 on or before 5:00 p.m. on the date noted above. Comments or questions about this activity should be directed to Natalie Bremers, 907-451-2735; Fax: 907-451-2751 or e-mail: Natalie.Bremers@alaska.gov.

After review and adjudication, we may issue an authorization with stipulations for the activity. The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.

DNR-DMLW complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to comment should contact Alaska Relay at 711 or 800-770-8973 for TTY services.

The DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.