Public Notice, Second Amendment_Public Utility Easement UNICOM, Inc.

Public Notice:

ADL 234172 Second Amended Unicom Inc. Public Utility Easement for Broadband Network

PUBLIC AND AGENCY NOTICE

ADL 234172

SECOND AMENDMENT

PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT

UNICOM, INC.

Pursuant to AS 38.05.850 and 11 AAC 05.070(d)(2)(C), the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO) has received a second amendment to the route of a proposed utility easement that was previously distributed for public and agency notice on August 11, 2023 and November 9, 2023.

This amendment encompasses the full extent of the State’s seaward boundary where it is affected by the proposed development and adjusts the depiction of certain state properties or interests that are managed by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

APPLICANT: Unicom, Inc., a subsidiary of GCI Communications Corporation.

PROJECT NAME: ADL 234172, Airraq Highspeed Broadband Network.

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Nushagak Bay, Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim Bay and Kuskokwim River Regions.

LEAL DESCRIPTION: See Attachment A.

REQUESTED ACTIVITY:

Applicant proposes to install, survey, operate and maintain fiber optic lines and necessary appurtenances within several discontiguous, 30-foot-wide segments of easement across State-owned DMLW-managed tidelands, submerged lands and shore lands situated between the communities of Dillingham, Platinum, Quinhagak, Eek, Atmautluak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville and Tuntutuliak, Alaska. The purpose of the easement is to provide high-speed, broadband internet service. See Attachment B.

The overall easement area will be approximately 711,349 feet long by 30 feet wide for a total area of 490 acres, more or less. If approved, the final location, area and dimensions of the requested easement will be determined by a required as-built survey and may differ from that described above. Nothing herein implies the establishment of an easement on lands that are not managed by DNR-DMLW.

REQUESTED TERM: Indefinite.

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: March 8, 2024.

Members of the public and interested agencies are invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made. To ensure consideration, comments must be submitted in writing and received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the Southcentral Regional Land Office, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 900C, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 on or before the date noted above. Questions concerning this notice or requests to view project application materials should be directed to the attention of Cynthia Zuelow-Osborne, Telephone (907) 269-8575 or e-mail: cynthia.zuelow-osborne@alaska.gov.

Individuals with impairments who have questions concerning this public notice may call Relay Alaska at 711 or 1-800-770-8973 for assistance.

The Division of Mining, Land and Water reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.

for full access to the ADL 234172 Second Amended Unicom Inc. Public Utility Easement for Broadband Network, please follow this link for additional information:  http://notice.alaska.gov/214164