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Land Use Permit LAS 35854 Novus Alaska, LLC Geotechnical Survey

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
LAS 35854

Novus Alaska, LLC

Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Northern Regional Land Office has received an application for the following:

APPLICANT: Novus Alaska, LLC

PROJECT NAME: LAS 35854

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: State lands on the North Slope of Alaska. The proposed project area is along the Beaufort Sea coast between Prudhoe Bay and Kavearak Point.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: State land within the following sections:

Umiat Meridian, Township 11 North, Range 12 East, Sections 2 and 3

Umiat Meridian, Township 11 North, Range 14 East, Sections 1-6, 9-11, 14, and 15

Umiat Meridian, Township 12 North, Range 11 East, Section 1

Umiat Meridian, Township 12 North, Range 12 East, Sections 1-17, 21-28, and 33-36

Umiat Meridian, Township 12 North, Range 13 East, Sections 7, 17-22, 25-31, and 34-36

Umiat Meridian, Township 12 North, Range 14 East, Sections 11, 14, 22, 23, 25-28, 30-33, 36

Umiat Meridian, Township 13 North, Range 11 East, Sections 1-3, 10, 11, 13-16, 22-27, and 34-36

Umiat Meridian, Township 13 North, Range 12 East, Sections 19 and 30-34

Umiat Meridian, Township 14 North, Range 11 East, Sections 27 and 34-36

REQUESTED ACTIVITY: Novus Alaska, LLC has applied for a land use permit on state land for off-road travel to conduct geotechnical and geophysical surveying. The survey involves drilling up to 52 boreholes. The boreholes will be approximately 9.5 inches in diameter and range in depth from 20 feet to 200 feet.

REQUESTED TERM: Five years

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: March 5, 2026

The public is invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made on this activity. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709 on or before 5:00 p.m. on the date noted above. Comments or questions about this activity should be directed to Becky Baird via email at [email protected].

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.

DNR-DMLW complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to comment should contact Alaska Relay at 711 or 800-770-8973 for TTY services.

The DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.

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