UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ALASKA AKAK106551968 AA- 95314 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given, on February 20, 2019, the State of Alaska (State) finalized an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest (RDI) pursuant to section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 as amended (43 U.S.C. 1745), and the regulations in 43 CFR Subpart 1864, which authorize the BLM to issue an RDI. The BLM casefile for the RDI application is AKAK106551968 / AA-95314. The RDI application includes the eligible submerged lands for the following land description: Kwethluk River: All submerged lands between the ordinary high-water lines of the left and right banks of the Kwethluk River beginning at the portage between an unnamed lake and the Kwethluk River within the Northwest (NW.) ¼, NW. ¼, NW. ¼, Section (sec.) 29, Township (T.) 1 South (S.), Range (R.) 62 West (W.), Seward Meridian, Alaska (S.M.), downstream to the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 67 W., S.M. The BLM is seeking additional information related to the waterbodies in the State's RDI application. Examples of additional information are photographs or videos capturing boats being used on the waterbodies, historical or present-day use diaries, or specific verbal knowledge, whether passed down through the region, or present-day use, information on the type of boat or watercraft used, and information on the time of year boats are, or were, used. In addition to boat use, the BLM is seeking hydrological data and/or photographs that capture waterbody characteristics such as depth, width, obstructions or obstacles, or shallow stream sections. To view the Federal Register notice for this RDI application, please visit the website at https://www.federalregister.gov/: [Search Term: 2026-00041]. You may comment with additional information for the RDI application through February 6, 2026. Public comments may be mailed, emailed or hand-delivered. Mail comments to the Bureau of Land Management, ATTN: Bettie Shelby, Acting Branch Chief, Lands and Realty (AK-941), 222 W. 7th Avenue, Suite #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513; email comments to bshelby@blm.gov; or hand-deliver comments during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alaska Time) to the BLM Alaska Public Room, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. Pub: Jan. 14, 21, 28/2026