Proposed Talkeetna Airport Lease

Proposed Talkeetna Airport Lease

The following press releases was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management on Aug. 22, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

GLENNALLEN - The Bureau of Land Management, Glennallen Field Office is seeking comments on a request by the Talkeetna Airmen’s Association, Inc. (TAAI) to obtain a 20-year lease, with option for renewal, of the Talkeetna Village Airstrip in Talkeetna, Alaska.

The proposed lease will permit the TAAI to perform general maintenance on the airstrip allowing it to remain open to the public. General maintenance includes functions such as runway surface inspections, debris and oversize rock removal, brush and vegetation cutting, signage, and maintenance. The TAAI will also publish and update information in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Alaska Supplement, including safety information to advise users on operating procedures and possible hazards.

The BLM is seeking input on the non-federal use of public lands ensuring it is consistent with the land use plans established for the area and to ensure proposed uses will not cause unacceptable damage to public lands.

For more information, contact the BLM Glennallen Field Office at (907) 822-3217.

Your comments and concerns will be considered in the development of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for this proposal. Please submit your comments on the Proposed Action and other issues to be considered to the Bureau of Land Management, Glennallen Field

Office by Sept. 13, 2016 at:

Bureau of Land Management

Glennallen Field Office

Attn: Talkeetna Village Airport Lease

P.O. Box 147

Glennallen, Alaska 99588

Electronic comments may be made through the BLM National NEPA register

The Project Name is Talkeetna Village Airport Lease and the NEPA document number is DOI-BLM-AK-A020-2016-0007-EA.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

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