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Extension and Update to Requesting Input on Proposed Relinquishment of State Entitlement Land Selections (GS-4559, GS-5259, and GS-5295 and CG-138) for Dingell Act Native[...]
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Extension and Update to Requesting Input on Proposed Relinquishment of State Entitlement Land Selections (GS-4559, GS-5259, and GS-5295 and CG-138) for Dingell Act Native Veteran Allotment Applications
Extension and Update to Requesting Input on Proposed
Relinquishment of State Entitlement Land Selections
(Initial Alaska Online Public Notice System posting: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=221929)
Comment Period Now Ends 4:00 PM Alaska Standard Time, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to relinquish the State's entitlement land selection of the surface estate, including sand and gravel, while retaining oil, gas, and mineral interests on the following lands located between Gakona and Paxson:
* Approximately 160 acres, Section 1, Township 11 North, Range 2 West, Copper River Meridian, Alaska.
* Approximately 100 acres, Section 33, Township 22 South, Range 12 East, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska.
* Approximately 160 acres, Section 25, Township 22 South, Range 11 East, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska.
Location maps are available attached to this notice. The locations of the parcels are also available from the Bureau of Land Management at their website (https://www.blm.gov/programs/lands-and-realty/regional-information/alaska/land-transfer/ak-native-allotment-act/alaska-native-vietnam-veterans-land-allotment) under the "Available Lands Map" Quick Links; this website is not maintained by the State of Alaska. The lands are not currently owned by the State, they are under Federal management and ownership. The purpose of relinquishment is to facilitate conveyance of Dingell Act allotment applications # AA-96389, AA-97571, and F-98165.
The 2019 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act) (Pub. L. 116-9) provides that eligible Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans may apply for allotments of up to 160 acres of land from vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved land that the State has selected pursuant to 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, and that the State agrees to voluntarily relinquish. In accordance with the Act, the State is considering relinquishing the surface estate, including sand and gravel, previously identified.
Alaska Statute (AS) 38.05.035 allows for disposals of interests in state lands, and AS 38.05.945 provides procedures for notice of those disposals.
This notice and any future decisions on this proposed action are available on the State of Alaska online public notice portal: http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/. For assistance in obtaining 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 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time in Anchorage at (907) 269-8400, Fairbanks at (907) 451-2705, Southeast Land Office in Juneau at (907) 465-3400, 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 p.m. Alaska
Standard Time, Friday, February 6, 2026.
The public is invited to submit comments. If commenting on more than one proposed action, separate comments should be submitted for each. The comment period has been extended to allow additional time for comments. If you have already commented on these actions, you do not need to send the comment again. You are welcome to submit additional comments. The deadline for public comment is now 4:00 PM Alaska Standard Time, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026. Only persons from whom the Department of Natural Resources receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the decision. Written comment may be received by email or postal mail. To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact Eric Cannon at [email protected] or 907-269-8583.
After public input is considered, the decision will be issued without further notice. A copy of the decision will be sent to any persons who provided input, and a copy will be posted on the State's online public notice portal http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/. To subscribe to the State's online public notice portal, visit the link and set up an email or RSS subscription using available criteria.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.
Attachments:
* Extended and Updated Public Notice and Relinquishment Request Letters.pdf
Relinquishment of State Entitlement Land Selections
(Initial Alaska Online Public Notice System posting: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=221929)
Comment Period Now Ends 4:00 PM Alaska Standard Time, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to relinquish the State's entitlement land selection of the surface estate, including sand and gravel, while retaining oil, gas, and mineral interests on the following lands located between Gakona and Paxson:
* Approximately 160 acres, Section 1, Township 11 North, Range 2 West, Copper River Meridian, Alaska.
* Approximately 100 acres, Section 33, Township 22 South, Range 12 East, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska.
* Approximately 160 acres, Section 25, Township 22 South, Range 11 East, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska.
Location maps are available attached to this notice. The locations of the parcels are also available from the Bureau of Land Management at their website (https://www.blm.gov/programs/lands-and-realty/regional-information/alaska/land-transfer/ak-native-allotment-act/alaska-native-vietnam-veterans-land-allotment) under the "Available Lands Map" Quick Links; this website is not maintained by the State of Alaska. The lands are not currently owned by the State, they are under Federal management and ownership. The purpose of relinquishment is to facilitate conveyance of Dingell Act allotment applications # AA-96389, AA-97571, and F-98165.
The 2019 John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act) (Pub. L. 116-9) provides that eligible Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans may apply for allotments of up to 160 acres of land from vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved land that the State has selected pursuant to 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act, and that the State agrees to voluntarily relinquish. In accordance with the Act, the State is considering relinquishing the surface estate, including sand and gravel, previously identified.
Alaska Statute (AS) 38.05.035 allows for disposals of interests in state lands, and AS 38.05.945 provides procedures for notice of those disposals.
This notice and any future decisions on this proposed action are available on the State of Alaska online public notice portal: http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/. For assistance in obtaining 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 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time in Anchorage at (907) 269-8400, Fairbanks at (907) 451-2705, Southeast Land Office in Juneau at (907) 465-3400, 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 p.m. Alaska
Standard Time, Friday, February 6, 2026.
The public is invited to submit comments. If commenting on more than one proposed action, separate comments should be submitted for each. The comment period has been extended to allow additional time for comments. If you have already commented on these actions, you do not need to send the comment again. You are welcome to submit additional comments. The deadline for public comment is now 4:00 PM Alaska Standard Time, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026. Only persons from whom the Department of Natural Resources receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the decision. Written comment may be received by email or postal mail. To submit comments or for direct inquiries, contact Eric Cannon at [email protected] or 907-269-8583.
After public input is considered, the decision will be issued without further notice. A copy of the decision will be sent to any persons who provided input, and a copy will be posted on the State's online public notice portal http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/. To subscribe to the State's online public notice portal, visit the link and set up an email or RSS subscription using available criteria.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.
Attachments:
* Extended and Updated Public Notice and Relinquishment Request Letters.pdf
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| Department: | Natural Resources |
| Category: | Public Notices |
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| Location(s): | Delta Junction, Glennallen, Northern Region, Southcentral Region, Statewide |
| Project/Regulation #: | AS 38.05.035, AS 38.05.945 |
| Publish Date: | 1/12/2026 |
| Archive Date: | 2/14/2026 |
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