FINAL DECISION RECORD

On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the final BLM Decision Record was posted.

Final EA & FONSI

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the final EA and FONSI were posted ahead of schedule, per the publicly-available FAST-41 permitting timetable, to the lead agency's website  - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the NANA Regional Broadband Network Project (EAXX-006-60-3D-1754935958) | BroadbandUSA  and also available on the Documents page of this website.

The BLM Decision Record will also be posted once it is available. 

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Preliminary EA Review & Comment Period Ended Nov 14, 2025

The Preliminary Environmental Assessment comment period that was available on the lead agency's website - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) - ( https://broadbandusa.ntia.gov/funding-programs/documentation-and-reporting/Draft_EA_NANA_Regional_Broadband ) closed on Nov 14, 2025. 

Written comments were to be submitted via email or postmarked on November 14, 2025, to ensure they became part of the official record. They were provided to the NTIA point of contact Amanda Pereira in Washington, DC. 

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Public Scoping Comment Period Closed August 19, 2025. 

The public scoping period for this project closed on Aug 19, 2025, on the lead agency's (NTIA) website ( https://broadbandusa.ntia.gov/funding-programs/documentation-and-reporting/NANA_Regional_Broadband_Project_Scoping ) Scoping Comments were submitted via email and postal mail for consideration to: 

•       [email protected]
•     US Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 4878, Washington, DC 20230

SUMMARY: NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA), a regional Alaska Native Corporation, has proposed to construct a Regional Broadband Network Project (project). The proposal would include installation of a fiber optic cable across federal, state, privately-owned lands, and waters in northwest Alaska. NTIA, as the lead agency, in cooperation with the NOAA, USACE, BLM, FWS, and NPS, intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment for the project, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA).

NTIA and cooperating agencies request your input on the issues related to this proposed project, potential alternative suggestions, and identification of relevant information and studies.