Call for Substantial New Information for the 2026 North Slope, North Slope Foothills, and Beaufort Sea Areawide Oil & Gas Lease Sales The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), will offer all available state acreage in the North Slope, North Slope Foothills and Beaufort Sea Areawide oil and gas lease sales areas, tentatively scheduled for the Summer of 2026. DO&G requests substantial new information that has become available over the past year concerning these areas. Based on the information received, DO&G will either issue a supplement to the findings or decisions of no substantial new information for this lease sale (AS 38.05.035(e)(6)(F)). How to Submit Information to DO&G Please refer to the Online Public Notice website, dated February 5, 2026, and posted at: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=222581 Send substantial new information to: Best Interest Findings Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas 550 W 7th Ave., Suite 1100 Anchorage, AK 99501 or by e-mail: dog.bif@alaska.gov Information must be received by 5:00 pm March 10, 2026. DO&G complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. This publication will be made available in alternative communication formats upon request. Please contact the Best Interest Findings group at (907) 269-8800 or dog.bif@alaska.gov no later than February 27, 2026, to make necessary arrangements. PUB: 2/8; 2/15/2026 AO 26LE-10-032