Kuukpik Corporation has stated the purpose is to provide a Kuukpik-owned lay down and staging area on Kuukpik land that generates revenue for, and reduces impacts to, Kuukpik shareholders and Nuiqsut residents. The pad will be leased to one or more oil and gas operators, oil field support companies and contractors, and/or Kuukpik-affiliated companies
and joint ventures to reduce impacts of traffic and construction within and around the City of Nuiqsut, generate revenue for the benefit of Kuukpik's shareholders and offset impacts of oil
and gas development to the community Nuiqsut. The project site is located within Section 32, T. 10 N., R. 2 E., Umiat Meridian; Latitude 70.179786° N., Longitude 151.673436° W.; North Slope Borough; approximately 16 miles west of Nuiqsut, Alaska. SPECIAL AREA DESIGNATION: The project is located within the Greater Mooses Tooth Unit (GMT) National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). PROPOSED WORK: Discharge 389,000 cubic yards of clean, gravel fill into 32.48 acres of wetlands. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-6), dated October 10, 2023. Please contact Kerri Hancock at (907) 753-2719, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Kerri.C.Hancock@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
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