Notice of Upcoming Relinquishment of Alaska Statehood Act Land Selections

Notice of Upcoming Relinquishment of Alaska Statehood Act Land Selections PUBLIC NOTICE The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land & Water (DMLW) is proposing to relinquish Alaska Statehood Act (Pub. L. 85-508) land entitlement selections in accordance with provisions in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (Pub. L. 96-487) and the Alaska Land Transfer Acceleration Act (ALTAA) (Pub. L. 108-452). DNR has completed preliminary identification of approximately 5.7 million acres of land selections for potential relinquishment. Maps depicting the location of the proposed relinquishments can be found in the attachments section. Future relinquishment of entitlement land selections will be noticed as individual parcels or in larger groups. Public notice requesting comment and input on specific relinquishment parcels and decisions related to State entitlement land selection relinquishments will be available on the State of Alaska online public notice portal: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Login.aspx . Interested parties are encouraged to subscribe to the portal to ensure receipt of all notices. Questions about Statehood Act land entitlement selection relinquishments can be directed to Lacy Hamner at lacy.hamner@alaska.gov or 907.269.8509. 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. 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. DMLW has created a GIS StoryMap to help inform the public of areas being considered for relinquishment, parcels out for public notice or decisions, and general information about progress on the relinquishment efforts. The public can access the StoryMap at https://arcg.is/90nX92 or scan DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice. Attachments, History, Details Attachments Sept. 2026_Potential Relinquishment Lands Maps.pdf Revision History Created 9/25/2026 11:57:21 AM by lchamner Modified 9/25/2026 12:12:33 PM by lchamner

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