2019 Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program Ongoing Consultation

The BLM is seeking the following information on opening lands to selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program:

1. Which of the lands under reconsideration are most appropriate for selection?
2. Are there any areas that should not be made available for selection?
3. Are there any sacred sites and places of traditional religious and cultural significance which might be affected if the lands are opened for selection?
4. Any there any concerns for how this action could affect subsistence use?
5. Are there any BLM lands not currently part of this process that you would like to see considered for selection?

The BLM is also seeking specific information related to the remaining decisions made under Public Land Orders 7899, 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903 and recommendations as to ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals under consideration in the Central Yukon planning process:

1. Are there any areas that should not be opened to the public land laws or the mining and mineral leasing laws?
2. Are there any sacred sites and places of traditional religious and cultural significance which might be affected if the lands are opened to the public land laws or the mining and mineral leasing laws?
3. Any there any concerns for how opening these lands to the public land laws or the mining and mineral leasing laws could affect subsistence use, including with regard to State top filed lands?

Read or download the consultation background document.