The Denali Commission proposes to establish 45 CFR chapter IX and to add regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and invites public comment on the proposed rule. All comments will be considered in preparing the final version.

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Introduction

The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Title III, Pub. L. 105277, 42 U.S.C. 3121) created a StateFederal partnership to address crucial needs of rural Alaskan communities, particularly isolated Native villages and other communities lacking access to the national highway system, affordable power, adequate health facilities and
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DENALI COMMISSION : Denali Commission