**Upcoming meeting dates and locations are listed below but subject to change. Please continue checking the project website for the most current meeting information: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018002/510.
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The BLM prepared an environmental impact statement to evaluate the effects of opening certain lands subject to ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals in the Bay, Bering Sea-Western Interior, East Alaska, Kobuk-Seward Peninsula, and Ring of Fire Planning Areas. Opening lands could allow mineral entry or leasing, and potential subsequent development. Opening lands could also lead to the conveyance of land out of Federal ownership, including through the Statehood Act, which would remove the Federal subsistence priority from these lands.
The BLM invites comment on alternatives, information, and analysis in the Draft EIS and is hosting public meetings to gather comments and share information on the EIS. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) 810 Subsistence Public Hearings will be held concurrently with the public meetings. The public comment period opened December 15, 2023 and closes February 14, 2024.
For more information on the ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Draft EIS, go to our website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2018002/510. The project website contains FAQs, participation opportunities, an interactive web map with the alternatives under consideration, the EIS, and related project documents.
Location
Date
Time
(Alaska Standard Time)
Pre-registration Link
Virtual, Kenai Peninsula Focused
Thursday, January 18, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
https://swca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v7sVpUuUTEiUtsGVWc56-g
Virtual, Galena Focused
Monday, January 22, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
https://swca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MoAd9n2ESC-2KbNN0T5vbg
Virtual, Cordova Focused
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
https://swca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_amymav70SD2ypTDscWrwxg
Virtual, Haines Focused
Thursday, January 25, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
https://swca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FJfUbJvvQUuj98Kv0Y0MOA
Virtual, Statewide Focused
Monday, January 29, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
https://swca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q4OsOdiDQWSYAzVlYljzQQ
Kotzebue, Kotzebue Youth Center
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Nome, Mini Convention Center
Thursday, February 1, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Unalakleet, Unalakleet Memorial Hall
Friday, February 2, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Bethel, Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center
Monday, February 5, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Aniak, Aniak Tribal Council
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
King Salmon, Naknek Village Council - Dolly's Hall
Thursday, February 8, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Dillingham, Dillingham Senior Center
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
5:30 to 7:30 PM
Sincerely,
Racheal Jones
Planning & Environmental Coordinator
Project Manager—ANCSA 17(d)(1) Withdrawals Draft EIS
BLM Alaska, Resources Division
Phone: (907)-290-0307
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