STATE OF ALASKA,
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND and WATER
PUBLIC NOTICE
Requesting Input for Proposed
Native Allotment Reconveyance - ADL 414789
AS 38.05.035
Comment Period Ends 3:00 PM, Thursday, June 4, 2026
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining Land and Water (DMLW), Land Conveyance Section (LCS) is conducting a public notice to reconvey the following erroneously conveyed State land to the United States of America for conveyance to the Native allotment applicant. The parcel of land is approximately 12 miles east of Nenana, along the south bank of the Tanana River. The legal description for the parcel is Lot 5, SE1/4NW1/4, and SW1/4NE1/4, of Section 11, Township 4 South, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian, according to the plat approved by the U.S. Surveyor General’s Office in Juneau, Alaska, on May 18, 1921, containing 100.59 acres, more or less; Lots 2a, 3a, of Section 11, Township 4 South, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian, according to the plat accepted by the United State Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska, on June 7, 2005, containing 43.24 acres, more or less; and aggregating 143.83 acres, more or less.
To obtain the notice, Preliminary Decision, 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, Thursday, May 28, 2026.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comments on the Preliminary Decision (PD). The deadline for public comment is 3:00 PM, Thursday, June 4, 2026. 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 (FFD). Written comments may be received by fax, email, or postal mail. To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact Kathryn Young by mail at 550 West 7th Ave, Suite 640, Anchorage, AK 99501 or by fax at (907) 269-8916 or by email at kathryn.young@alaska.gov. If you have questions, call Kathryn Young at (907) 269-8574.
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.