Northeast Alaska Area Plan Adopted

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Northeast Alaska Area Plan Adopted

On February 25, 2026, the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources adopted the Northeast Alaska Area Plan in accordance with Alaska Statute 38.04.065 and 38.05.300. The Northeast Alaska Area Plan (NEAAP) boundary stretches from the Dalton Highway east to the Canadian border; north into the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; and south to the boundaries of the Yukon Tanana, Eastern Tanana, and Upper Yukon Area Plans. The final plan adopted by the Commissioner is the Public Review Draft of the Northeast Alaska Area Plan modified by the list of Recommended Revisions. Additionally, the Commissioner adopted Land Classification Order (LCO) No. NC-24-001 that along with the plan classifies approximately 5.3 million acres of state-owned, state-selected, and top-filed lands and waters. The LCO order rescinds and supersedes all existing land classification orders within the plan boundary of the NEAAP. The Commissioner also adopted Mineral Order (MO 1291) that affects approximately 80,394 acres.

The Public Review Draft of the plan is linked here: https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/areaplans/neaap/pdf/prd2025/neaap-2025prd-complete-plan.pdf.

Attached you will find Land Classification Order No. NC-24-001; Mineral Order 1291; and the plan adoption signature page. Also attached is an Issue Response Summary that addresses the substantive issues identified in comments received during the Public Review Draft comment period.

Notice of this action is being provided to you because you or your agency participated in the planning process or were included in the distribution list used in the preparation of this plan.

See the NEAAP Plan website for more information: https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/areaplans/neaap/

Request for Reconsideration

An eligible person affected by this decision of the department, and who provided timely written comment or public hearing testimony to the department, may request reconsideration to the DNR Commissioner per AS 44.37.011 and 11 AAC 02. Any request for reconsideration must be received by the Commissioner's Office within twenty (20) calendar days after issuance of the decision under 11 AAC 02.040. The Commissioner may order or deny a request for

reconsideration within thirty (30) calendar days after issuance of the decision. If the Commissioner takes no action on a request for reconsideration within thirty (30) days after issuance of the decision, the request for reconsideration is considered denied. The Commissioner's decision on reconsideration, other than a remand decision, is a final administrative order and decision of the department. An eligible person must first request reconsideration to the Commissioner before seeking relief in superior court. The Alaska Court System establishes its own rules for timely appealing final administrative orders and decisions of the department.

Reconsideration may be mailed or hand-delivered to the DNR Commissioner's Office, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1400, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501; or faxed to (907)-269-8918 or sent by electronic mail to [email protected]. Reconsideration must be accompanied by the fee established in 11 AAC 05.160(d)(1)(F), which has been set at $200 under the provisions of 11 AAC 05.160(a)-(b). A copy of 11 AAC 02 is available on the department's website at https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/pdf/DNR-11-AAC-02.pdf.

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