PUBLIC AND AGENCY NOTICE

ADL 234754

PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT

UNICOM, INC.

Pursuant to AS 38.05.850 and 11 AAC 05.070(d)(2)(C), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Southcentral Regional Lands Office (SCRO) is considering the issuance of a public utility easement in response to the following application:

APPLICANT: Unicom, Inc., a subsidiary of GCI Communication Corporation

PROJECT NAME: ADL 234754, Airraq Phase 3 and Kotlik Extension

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Western Alaska including segments within Baird Inlet, the Bering Sea and channels of the Yukon River, among other waterbodies.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

• Kateel River Meridian Township 28 South, Range 26 West,Sections 25, 26 and 35;
• Seward Meridian Township 6 North, Range 91 West, Sections 16, 17, 18, 21 and 28;
• Seward Meridian Township 6 North, Range 92 West, Sections 10, 11, 13 and 14;
• Seward Meridian Township 8 North, Range 85 West, Section: 6;
• Seward Meridian Township 8 North, Range 86 West, Section 1, 3, 4, 5, 10,  11 and 12, 
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 74 West, Section 6;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 75 West, Sections, 1, 2 and 3; 
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 76 West, Section 12;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 80 West, Sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23 and 24;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 81 West, Sections 24 and 25;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 82 West,Sections 19 and 23;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range: 83 West, Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North,  Range 84 West, Sections 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30 and 31;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North,  Range 85 West,  Sections 31 and 36;
• Seward Meridian Township 9 North, Range 86 West, Sections 34, 35 and 36;
• Seward Meridian Township 27 North, Range 87 West, Sections, 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 17;
• Seward Meridian Township 28 North,  Range 85 West, Section 6;
• Seward Meridian Township 28 North, Range 86 West, Section 1, 11, 12, 14, 15, 21, 28, 29, 31and 32;
• Seward Meridian Township 29 North, Range 82 West,Sections 5, 6 and 7;
• Seward Meridian Township 29 North, Range 83 West, Sections 12, 13, 14, 15, 22, 27, 28, 29 and 30;
• Seward Meridian Township 29 North, Range 84 West, Sections 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31 and 32;
• Seward Meridian Township 30 North, Range 82 West, Sections 16, 21, 22, 28, 31, 32 and 33;
• Seward Meridian Township 31 North, Range 79 West, Sections 3 and 4;
• Seward Meridian Township 31North, Range 80 West,Sections 11 and 18;
• Seward Meridian Township 31 North, Range 82 West,Sections 23 and 26;
• Seward Meridian Township 32 North, Range 78 West, Sections 11 and 15;
• Seward Meridian Township 33 North, Range 76 West, Section: 12.

REQUESTED ACTIVITY:
 
The applicant proposes to install, survey, operate and maintain fiber optic cable lines and necessary appurtenances in several discontinuous segments of easement on shorelands underlying State-owned navigable waterways. The purpose of the project is to extend the previously installed Airraq Broadband Fiber Optic Network and provide highspeed internet service to the communities of Emmonak, Kotlik, Toksook Bay and Tununak with connections for future service in Alakanuk and Mertarvik. Please see the attachments for additional information.

The proposed overall easement area will be approximately 378,119.24 feet long by 30 feet wide for a total area of 260.41 acres, more or less.

If approved, the final location, area and dimensions of the requested easement will be determined by an as-built survey and may differ from that described above. Nothing herein implies the establishment of an easement on land that is not managed by DNR-DMLW.

REQUESTED TERM: Indefinite

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: April 10, 2026.

Members of the public and interested agencies are invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made. To ensure consideration, comments must be submitted in writing and received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the Southcentral Regional Land Office, 550 West, 7^th Avenue, Suite 900C, Anchorage AK 99501 on or before the date noted above. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to the attention of Cynthia Zuelow-Osborne, Telephone (907) 269-8575 or email: cynthia.zuelow-osborne@alaska.gov.

Individuals with impairments wo have questions concerning this public notice may call Relay Alaska at 711 or 1-800-770-8973 for assistance. The Division of Mining, Land and Water reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.