BLM Alaska holds Open House to provide information on Haines area planning effort
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GLENNALLEN, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management will hold an Open House June 20 at the Chilkat Center for the Arts in Haines, Alaska for the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Haines Amendment to the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan. The amendment would affect recreation on approximately 326,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Haines Area.
The Open House will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be a 30-minute presentation on the preferred alternative at 7 p.m. BLM staff will be on hand to answer questions. In addition, participants can submit written comments during the Open House.
Copies of the Supplemental Draft EIS are available on the BLM’s ePlanning web page. A link to the page can be found on the project website at www.blm.gov/alaska/rof-haines-amendment. In addition, copies are available for review at the following locations:
BLM Glennallen Field Office
Milepost 186.5 Glenn Highway
Glennallen, AK 99588
BLM Alaska Public Information Center (Public Room)
Federal Building
222 W. 7th Avenue
Anchorage, AK 99507
Haines Borough Public Library
111 3rd Ave.
Haines, AK 99827
Comments are due no later than Aug. 1, 2019. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment to withhold personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Comments can be made on the BLM ePlanning website. A link to ePlanning can be found at www.blm.gov/alaska/rof-haines-amendment. Once on ePlanning, click on the “comment” button next to the Supplemental Draft EIS.
Comments may also be submitted by email to blm_ak_afo_rof_amend@blm.gov or by mail to:
Bureau of Land Management
Anchorage District Office
Attn: Haines Amendment
4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.