STATE OF ALASKA

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION OF MINING, LAND and WATER

PUBLIC NOTICE

Requesting Input for Proposed actions to Public and Charitable Applicant –

Noncompetitive Conveyance - ADL 234765

Noncompetitive Lease - ADL 234821

AS 38.05.810

Comment Period Ends 4:30 PM, WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2026

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW) is conducting public notice for two proposed noncompetitive actions located within DNR’s Southcentral region, approximately 3 miles east of Palmer. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) is the applicant for both actions. The legal descriptions are:

• Public and Charitable Conveyance – ADL 234765: Section 31, Township 18 North, Range 3 East, Seward Meridian, Alaska, according to the plat accepted by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in Denver, Colorado, on October 17, 1979, containing approximately 631.72 acres, more or less.
• Public and Charitable Lease – ADL 234821: That portion of Section 31, Township 18 North, Range 3 East, Seward Meridian, Alaska, according to the plat accepted by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management in Denver, Colorado, on October 17, 1979, containing approximately 12 acres, more or less.

The proposed lease (ADL 234821) is located within the parcel identified for the proposed land conveyance (ADL 234765). The purpose of the proposed lease is to allow MSB an opportunity to develop a portion of the proposed land conveyance. These proposed actions are being noticed concurrently but are not interdependent; each action will be evaluated on its own merits and decided independently.

To obtain the Preliminary Decisions (PDs), related action, or instructions on submitting comment, go to https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsales/ or https://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 8:30 AM and 4:00 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. Visit https://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, Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comments on the Preliminary Decisions and Mineral Order for which notice is being conducted concurrently. If commenting on more than one proposed action, separate comments should be submitted for each. The deadline for public comment is 4:30 PM, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2026. Only persons from whom DNR DMLW LCS receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file a request for reconsideration of the Final Finding and Decisions (FFDs) or related action. Written comment may be received by fax, email, or postal mail. To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact John King by mail at P.O. Box 111020 Juneau, AK 99811, by fax at (907) 269-8916 or by email at john.king@alaska.gov. If you have questions, call John King at (907) 465-3513.

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

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