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ADL 108245 Hobart Bay ILMA

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ADL 108245 Hobart Bay ILMA

PUBLIC NOTICE

ADL 108245

Alaska Department of Transportation

Southcoast Region

April 2, 2025

Subject to 38.05.020, the Department of Natural Resources Southeast Regional Office has received an application for the following:

APPLICANT: Alaska Department of Transportation - Southcoast Region

PROJECT NAME: ADL 108245

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:

Safe harbor float in a small cove on the South side of Entrance Island at the mouth of Hobart Bay, South of Juneau - known as the Hobart Bay Refuge Float

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

Within the Southeast ¼ of the Southwest ¼ of Section 30, Township 051 South, Range 075 East, Copper River Meridian, containing approximately 1.15 acres.

REQUESTED ACTIVITY:

On March 3rd, 2025, the Alaska Department of Transportation Southcoast Region (DOT) renewed their request for an Interagency Land Management Assignment (ILMA) for the Hobart Bay Refuge float. An ILMA application was submitted in September 2013, an agency review was conducted that same month. However, ILMA authorization process was not completed. The float was originally permitted for construction by the Army Corps of Engineers in May 1956 and has been functioning as a refuge for fishing boats moving from Petersburg to Juneau. It also acts as a safe harbor for other water transportation users and recreational boaters to wait out storms and bad weather.

PROPOSED TERM LENGTH:

25 Years

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: April 16, 2025

You are invited to review the enclosed ILMA application materials. Please direct any questions or comments you may have to Matthew Harl, matt.harl@alaska.gov, or the above address by the comment deadline. You need not respond if you do not have any comments. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made on this activity.

After review and adjudication, we may issue an authorization with stipulations for the activity. The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.

Matthew Harl
Natural Resource Specialist 1
Department of Natural Resources | Division of Mining, Land and Water
Matt.Harl@alaska.gov

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Department: Natural Resources
Category: Public Notices
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Location(s): Petersburg, Southeast Region, Statewide
Project/Regulation #: 108245
Publish Date: 4/2/2025
Archive Date: 4/16/2025
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