Message from Commissioner Corri Feige Your opportunity to comment on proposed regulations is here D ear Alaskan: The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to revise its fee regula - conference ID 465 970 785#. Due to public health and safety concerns associated with the COVID-19 pan - demic, there will not be in person attendance provided
tions to finetune and follow up on the department’s wholesale fee regulation overhaul package in 2018. I am writing to explain the proposed regulations, why we are proposing this regulation package now, and how this action relates to the ongoing resource management process. I invite you to review and comment on these proposed regulations. Why Do We Need These Regulations Now? In July 2018, DNR adopted revised fee regulations to repeal and replace
at the hearing site, so please prepare to share your oral comments by telephone only. The hearing is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and priority will be given to commenters on the line before the be- ginning of the hearing. Opportunity for Comment Interested parties are encouraged to review the proposed regulations and submit any comments to DNR. You can view the proposed regula-
tions on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on DMLW’s news website at dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/news and DPOR’s current events website at dnr.alaska.gov/parks/asp/ curevnts.htm. For your comments to be considered, DNR must receive them no later than 5 p.m. Feb. 26, 2021. Com - ments must be in writing, and may be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the address below. Please see the Notice of Proposed Changes for additional information. Attn: Brandon McCutcheon Division of Mining, Land and Water 550 W 7th Ave., Suite 1070 Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3579 Fax: 907-269-8904 E-Mail: dnr.fees. regulation@alaska.gov. You may also submit written questions relevant to the proposed regulations to Brandon McCutcheon at the address or email above. Questions must be re- ceived at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period (by Feb. 16, 2021). DNR will aggre - gate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on our websites at dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/news/ and http://dnr. alaska.gov/parks/asp/curevnts.htm. For more information regarding DNR’s proposed fee regulations or a copy of the proposed regulation changes, go to dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/news, dnr.alaska. gov/parks/asp/curevnts.htm or contact Brandon Mc - Cutcheon at the email or address above.W Thank you for your consideration of these proposed regulations. DNR looks forward to reading your com- ments and suggestions.
CORRI FEIGE
its previous 35-year-old regulations. The revision was the culmination of over three years work involv- ing each division and office of the department. The then-existing regulations were difficult to use and, in order to continue effectively providing its services, the department needed to generate additional reve- nues in response to declining oil revenues. Because of the complexity of the 2018 regulation changes, DNR anticipated that additional changes would be necessary after implementation of those new regulations. As expected, the Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW) and the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR) identified issues regarding the clarity of some regulations, the amounts of fees, or the application of new fees. DMLW also identified changes that should be made to address issues such as Kasilof mooring buoys, visitor day use fees, and commercial recreation registration. DPOR proposes to amend 11 AAC 05.170(d) regarding entities to which certain fees apply. Public Hearings Under AS 41.21.026, DNR will conduct a public hearing to collect public comments on its proposed amendments to 11 AAC 05 and 11 AAC 96 relating to fees. This hearing will be conducted primarily for pur- poses of AS 41.21.026(c) regarding changes to fees for the use of state park system facilities, but comments may be made on any proposed amendment. You may provide oral comments relevant to the proposed action via telephone at the hearing to be held on January 28, 2021, by calling 907-202-7104, phone
Corri A. Feige Commissioner, State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources
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The Alaska Miner
Winter 2021
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