SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

This is a supplement to the public notice issued on November 30, 2007 by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regarding its proposal to add new regulations and revise others concerning the use of state lands for the commercial harvest of non-timber forest products (NTFPs). DNR proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 11 of the Alaska Administrative Code, specifically 11 AAC 96.030 dealing with Applications for a land use permit. The Department of Natural Resources also proposes to adopt new regulations in Title 11 of the Alaska Administrative Code, specifically 11 AAC 05.010(a) and (e) dealing with the Fees, 11 AAC 96.035 dealing with the Commercial Harvest of non-timber forest products and 11 AAC 96.250 dealing with definitions. EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD The original comment deadline for these proposed regulations was 5:00 p.m., Friday January 4, 2008. To facilitate a request of the Lake and Peninsula Borough for additional time to comment, DNR is extending the deadline for public comments to 5:00 p.m., February 8, 2008. No changes have been made to the proposed regulations. You may comment on the proposed regulations, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed action, by submitting written comments by mail to the Division of Mining, Land and Water, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1070, Anchorage, AK 99501-3579 or by e-mail to to dnrmlw@dnr.state.ak.us or by fax to 907-269-8904. The comments must be received no later than 5:00p.m., Friday, February 8, 2008 . If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Joseph Joyner at 269-8511 no later than January 25, 2008, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided. For more information or a copy of the proposed regulation changes, go to http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/hottopics/ , or write to the Director's Office, Division of Mining, Land and Water, Department of Natural Resources, Attention Joseph Joyner, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1070, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3579; or call 907-269-8511. After the public comment period ends, the Department of Natural Resources will either adopt these or other proposals dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. YOU MUST COMMENT DURING THE TIME ALLOWED IF YOUR INTERESTS COULD BE AFFECTED. Date: December 21, 2007 Dick Mylius, Director Division of Mining Land and Water Department of Natural Resources 550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 1070 Anchorage, Alaska 99501 AO DMLW 08-089 Published: December 21, 2007