Preliminary Decision for Joseph Harvey Native Allotment Reconveyance, ADL 421232

STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESDIVISION OF MINING, LAND and WATER PUBLIC NOTICERequesting Input for Proposed Native Allotment Reconveyance - ADL 421232AS 38.05.035 Comment Period Ends 5:00 PM, THURSDAY, December 22, 2022 The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining Land and Water (DMLW), Land Conveyance Section (LCS) is conducting a public notice to reconvey the following erroneously conveyed State land to the United States of America for conveyance to the Native allotment applicant. The parcel of land is approximately 47 miles east of Ambler and 28 miles east of Shungnak. The legal description for the parcel is Lot 3 of U.S. Survey No. 12657, Alaska, according to the survey plat accepted by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska, on July 11, 2001, and officially filed on July 27, 2001, containing 7.62 acres, more or less. To obtain the notice, Preliminary Decision (PD), or instructions on

submitting comment, go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsale/ or http://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 10:00 AM and 5:00 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 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 PM, Thursday, December 15, 2022. Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comments on the Preliminary Decision. The deadline for public comment is 5:00 PM, THURSDAY, December 22, 2022. 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 Kathryn Young by mail at 550 West 7 th Ave, Suite 640, Anchorage, AK 99501 or by fax at (907) 269-8916 or by email at kathryn.young@alaska.gov. If you have questions, call Kathryn Young at (907) 269-8574. If no significant change is required, the PD including any minor changes and a summary of comments and responses, will be issued as the FFD without further notice. A copy of the FFD will be sent to any persons who commented timely on the PD.DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.