Baby Brown Timber Sale (Appeal Deadline Extended to April 6)
3/25/15 Update:
Baby Brown Timber Sale Appeal deadline extended to April 6
State of Alaska
Division of Forestry
Northern Southeast Area Office
Final Best Interest Finding
NSE-1549 Baby Brown Timber Sale
Appeal Deadline extended to April 6, 2015
A person affected by this decision who provided timely written comment or public hearing testimony on this decision may appeal it, in accordance with 11 AAC 02. Any appeal must be received by April 6, 2015 and may be mailed or delivered to Mark Myers, Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1400, Anchorage, Alaska 99501; faxed to 1-907-269-8918, or sent by electronic mail to:dnr.appeals@alaska.gov. If no appeal is filed by that date, this decision goes into effect as a final order and decision on April 6, 2015. An eligible person must first appeal this decision in accordance with 11 AAC 02 before appealing this decision to Superior Court. If you have any questions, please contact Roy Josephson, Northern Southeast Area Forester, roy.josephson@alaska.gov (907)-766-2120.
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From Final Best Interest Finding and Decision for Baby Brown Timber Sale (see attached):
"After due consideration of all pertinent information and alternatives, the DNR has reached the following decision: To offer for sale approximately 855 acres of western hemlock & Sitka spruce timber to provide sawtimber as proposed and described in this BIF. Public notice has been accomplished in accordance with AS 38.05.945. The case file has been found to be complete and the requirements of all applicable statutes have been satisfied. The DOF finds that this final decision satisfies the objectives stated in this document and it is in the best interest of the State to proceed with this action under its authority of AS 38.05.035(e) (Powers and Duties of the Director) & AS 38.05.110-120; 11 AAC 71 (Timber Sale Statutes and Regulations; and AS 41.17.010-.950 and 11 AAC 95 (Forest Resources and Practices Statutes and Regulations)."
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"This (attached) document is the final BIF for Baby Brown Timber Sale. A person affected by the final decision who provided timely written comment or public hearing testimony on the preliminary decision may appeal it, in accordance with 11 AAC 02."
