BLM extends public scoping period for Ambler Road Project
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management is announcing an extension of the scoping period for the Ambler Road Project to January 31, 2018, for a total of 338 days of scoping.
“Extending public scoping for this project provides ample opportunity for public involvement and comment,” said Central Yukon Field Office Manager Tim La Marr. “Tentatively, public meetings will occur in fall/early winter 2017 in effort to optimize opportunities for public attendance by all stakeholders, especially those who tend to be heavily engaged in subsistence and traditional use activities throughout spring and summer.”
On February 28, 2017, the BLM published a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) identifying and analyzing concerns and issues associated with the proposal to build a road originating at the Dalton Highway and ending at the Ambler Mining District. This Notice opened a 90-day public scoping period on the proposed 211-mile controlled industrial access road in the southern foothills of the Brooks Range. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the EIS, including alternatives to the proposed action, and to guide the EIS process. The BLM invites the public to provide comments on scoping issues. The original comment period was to end May 31, 2017.
Comments on the proposed Project can be submitted by any of the following methods:
- email: blm_ak_akso_amblerroad_comments@blm.gov
- fax: (907) 271-5479
- mail: Attn: Ambler Road Comments
222 West 7th Avenue, Stop #13
Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at https://www.blm.gov/alaska or at the BLM Fairbanks District Office, 222 University Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska 99709; and at the BLM Alaska State Office, BLM Alaska Public Information Center, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
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.