NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

LAS 34320

North Slope Borough

NSB Technical Training Center

Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Northern Regional Land Office has received a permit request for the following:

APPLICANT: North Slope Borough (NSB) Technical Training Center

PROJECT NAME: LAS 34320

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:

North side of Tract 13, North Slope Lease Tracts, ASLS 76-227 located within Deadhorse.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

Within: Section 18, Township 10 North, Range 15 East, Umiat Meridian

REQUESTED ACTIVITY: The Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW) has received a request for a 5-year permit to deposit snow from the NSB Technical Training Center onto undeveloped tundra on the north side of Tract 13, ASLS 76-227, located within Section 18, Township 10N, Range 15 East, Umiat Meridian. Loaders and snow dump trucks will access the snow storage area directly from Tract 13 gravel pad. The snow storage area will be estimated 250’ by 375’. Storage activities will be reviewed and authorized on a case-by-case basis under this permit.

The application and map are attached for further details.

PROPOSED DATES OF STORAGE:

Start: November 1, 2022

End: October 31, 2026

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: October 28, 2022

You are invited to review the enclosed Land Use Permit application materials. Please direct any questions or comments you may have to Charlene Bringhurst, charlene.bringhurst@alaska.gov , or the above address. You need not respond if you do not have any comments. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made on the proposed activity.

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

~Charlene Bringhurst

DNR/DMLW-North Slope Team

(907)451-2737