Alaska Online Public Notices #ADL 422949

FAA weather observation system land-use application near Livengood, Alaska

Alaska is reviewing a land-use application for the FAA to install and maintain a weather-observation system near Livengood; this is not a procurement solicitation. - Government parties and site - Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water, is reviewing the application. The applicant is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Weather Camera Program / Weather Camera Program Office (WCPO). - The proposed site is at an Alyeska Pipeline facility near Livengood Airport, Alaska. - System and equipment - The Visual Weather Observation System (VWOS) includes 1 set of instruments, 1 structure, 1 set of CCU components, 4 M1 cameras, and 1 power distribution unit. No equipment manufacturer or part numbers are specified beyond camera model M1. - The engineering materials list includes 3 solar structures, 9 solar panels, 16 AGM batteries, and 1 propane generator. A 500-gallon aboveground propane tank is also specified. The plans describe platforms for the system and power equipment; platform counts and footprint dimensions vary across the documents. - Communications materials identify 1 Starlink system and list 1 VSAT if used. The application also references cellular modem support from GCI. Cabling and miscellaneous hardware, including EMT, are included without quantities. - Named organizations and brands - The documents name the FAA, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Alyeska Pipeline, Starlink, and GCI. No specific equipment OEM is identified. - Notable requirements and responsibilities - The FAA would maintain the VWOS and is responsible for proposed tree removal within 100 feet and topping within 200 feet of the site. - The design plans for facility utility power if available, with solar, battery, and propane-generator backup. The system is to be installed on non-penetrating platforms; the FAA states it may remove the system within a working week when required. - The application materials describe different site footprints and areas. The initial notice requests a 20-year easement, while the application materials say permits may be issued for up to five years; the requested authorization term is therefore not settled in the provided materials. - Opportunity context - This is a land-use authorization and public-review notice, not a request for bids to supply equipment or installation services. No contract value is provided.

Description

The notice concerns an application by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration’s FAA Weather Camera Program for a public easement in Livengood, Alaska. The requested easement is approximately 54 feet long by 30 feet wide, covering about 0.04 acres within Section 31, Township 8 North, Range 5 West, Fairbanks Meridian, for a requested term of 20 years. It would support construction, operation, and maintenance of a Visual Weather Observation System, including the VWOS structure and four platforms for solar panels and a propane generator. Written public comments are due November 9, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.; the notice states the easement description may differ if approved.

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