STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND and WATER
PUBLIC NOTICE
Requesting Input for Proposed Noncompetitive Sale to Alaska Railroad Corporation
ADL 422813
AS 42.40.360, AS 42.40.370
Comment Period Ends 4:30 PM, friday, august 14, 2026
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW) is conducting public notice for a noncompetitive sale located within DNR’s Northern region, approximately 20 miles north of Healy in the Denali Borough. The property description for the parcel is: Two parcels within Sections 13 and 24, Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska, adjacent to lots 4 and 5, US Survey No. 9056 and further depicted on the ARRC Exhibit 1 MP 379.6 to 379.8 Realignment Plan, dated April 27, 2026, containing approximately 6.31 acres, more or less.
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, Friday, August 7, 2026.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comments on the Preliminary Decision. The deadline for public comment is 4:30 PM, friday, august 14, 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 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.