David Spokely, with Power Systems & Supplies of Alaska, PO Box 772, Ward Cove, Alaska 99928, dave@wciak.com, states than the project purpose is to construct a dock that accommodates larger cruise ships and their passengers outside of downtown Ketchikan. This project is needed to improve safe transit through Tongass Narrows, provide safe harbor for large cruise ships, and relieve existing and future vessel, pedestrian, and vehicle congestion in the Port of Ketchikan and downtown Ketchikan. Work being proposed includes construction of a new 500-foot x 70-foot floating pontoon dock in Ward Cove with a trestle that includes a driving lane and walkway for easy access to shore. The project site is located within sections 33-34, T. 74 S., R. 90 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Ketchikan B-6; Latitude 55.4037º N., Longitude 131.7316º W.; Alaska Tidelands Survey 1010 Parcel # 313230006000ATS1, approximately five miles north of downtown Ketchikan, off the North Tongass Highway; in Ketchikan, Alaska. Please contact Estrella Campellone at (907) 753-2518, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Estrella.f.campellone@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.