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Arctic & Western Alaska Area Plan Public Review

The public comment period for Arctic & Western Alaska Area Plan Public Review opens at 11:59 p.m. on February 25, 2025 and ends at 11:59 p.m. April 11, 2025.

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, are seeking public input on the proposed update of the Arctic & Western Alaska Area Plan Public Review. The public comment period for this plan will start at 11:59 p.m. on February 25, 2025, and end 11:59 p.m. April 11, 2025. The purpose of the Arctic & Western Alaska Area Plan is to provide guidance to area planners and Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT) members. 

You may comment on the draft plan by submitting written comments to: Julie Liford-Parker, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Northfork Professional Building, 1700 Bogart Rd #B103, Wasilla, AK 99654, and by electronic mail at: decsparplanning@alaska.gov.

Documents and Links

Public Review Draft of Arctic & Western Alaska Area Plan
Draft document for public review
2024.12.11 AWA NEW ACP Format Moved Tables
2024.10.07 Alaska ACP Crosswalks AWA Updates 
These do not require comment, they are posted so the reader will have two different ways of locating where the information has been moved during the plan restructure.
Regional Stakeholder (RSC) job aid 
RSC Liaison (LOFR) job aids
Although Job Aids are not typically sent out for public comment; the Regional Stakeholder (RSC) job aid and the RSC Liaison (LOFR) job aids will receive a lot of use, we welcome your public comment on these two job aids.  

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