State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land & Water Southcentral Region Land Office 550 W. 7 th Ave., Suite 900C Anchorage, AK 99501-3577Public Notice: Alaska Energy Authority ADL 222656 Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 (USGS Quad Map Seldovia C-3 and D-3)Subject to AS 38.05.810(a) the Southcentral Region Land Office (SCRO) has made a Preliminary Decision to offer a 704 acre amendment to the existing 55-year lease to the Alaska Energy Authority to use the site to divert water from the West Fork Upper Battle Creek drainage and convey it to Bradley Lake to supplement the power generating capacity for the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project. The additional water from the Battle Creek drainage would increase power production without changing the generation capacity. The proposed amendment is located within Township 5 South, Range 9 West, Sections 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, and 20, Seward Meridian.The public is invited to review and comment on this
Decision. A copy of the Decision can be found at https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/default.aspx or is available in hardcopy upon request. Questions concerning how to comment should be directed to Ben Hagedorn at (907) 269-8111 or by e-mail at ben.hagedorn@alaska.gov or by fax to (907) 269-8913. All comments must be received in writing at the above listed mailing address or e-mail on or before 5:00 PM on June 20, 2017. To be eligible to appeal DNR’s Final Decision, under AS 38.05.035(i)-(m), a person must have submitted written comments during this comment period. The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, complies with Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services and/or special modifications to comment should contact the DNR Public Information Center via TDD (907) 269-8411.DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this publication.