Permitting

Summary of Local Permits & Approvals Needed

The primary local government organization with authoritative power (under Alaska state statute) to issue ordinances, conditional use permits for this part of the region is the Lake & Peninsula Borough (L&PB). Other regional governments such as the Bristol Bay Borough will be directly impacted by the Pebble mine, but because it falls outside borough boundaries, this entity can only provide comment and opinions about this major development. Other local permits may include Native corporate lands, however this depends on which transportation route is chosen by NDM. This may include land owned by the Bristol Bay Native Corporation and possibly other village corporation lands.

Other political agencies such as the Bristol Bay Coastal Resources Service Area (BBCRSA) can review mine plans for consistency of their current plan, but does not have ordinance power. If BBCRS finds regulations inconsistent with their plan, this does not preclude the mine from being developed. For inconsistent plans, BBCRS would offer suggestions on what would make regulations consistent with plan. The extent of their involvement is primarily an advisory role.

The current mining ordinance is now under review by L&PB which has authority to review permits before development of mine takes place. The L&PB Planning commission program would approve with the option for approval by the borough assembly. The significance of the development permit application requires that all other permits to be in place when submitted by the mining company.

More information about L&PB development permit regulations is available at: Web Site

Agency		Regulated Activity	Permit/Approval	Point of Contact
1	Lake & Peninsula Borough	Local government authorizations: Mining company must provide documentation of all other permits which must be in place; this is the last permit where all other (state & federal) permits are reviewed	Development Use permits Development permit regulation application link: Web Site	Contact: Marv Smith Community Development Coord. Email Phone: 246-3421 Phone Toll Free: 1800764-3421 Fax: 246-6602 Alternate Contact: Sheila Bergey Borough Clerk Email
2		Authorizations on non-state owned land for ROW for road infrastructures	Village corporate lands access authorizations
3	Bristol Bay Coastal Resources Service Area	24Activities in the coastal zone	Consistency with local coastal zone requirements	Contact: Andrew DeValpine Program Director BBCRSA Email: Phone: 842-2666 Fax: 842-2776