[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 55 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 16126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05955]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AA-6978-E; AA-6978-F; 20X.LLAK944000.L14100000.HY0000]
Alaska Native Claims Selection
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides
constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving
conveyance of the surface estate in certain lands to Kootznoowoo
Incorporated (Kootznoowoo), for the Native village of Angoon, pursuant
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) and the
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA). As
provided by ANILCA, the BLM will convey the subsurface estate in a
portion of the same lands to Sealaska Corporation when the BLM conveys
the surface estate to Kootznoowoo.
DATES: Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by
the decision may appeal the decision in accordance with the
requirements of 43 CFR part 4 within the time limits set out in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the decision from the Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsea Kreiner, BLM Alaska State
Office, 907-271-4205, or [email protected]. The BLM Alaska State Office
may also be contacted via Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. The relay service
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question with the BLM. The BLM will reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the BLM will issue an appealable decision to
Kootznoowoo. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in
certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), and Secs.
506(a)(4) and (5) of ANILCA (94 Stat. 2408). As provided by ANILCA and
as set out below, a portion of the subsurface estate in the same lands
will be conveyed to Sealaska Corporation when the surface estate is
conveyed to Kootznoowoo. The lands are located in the vicinity of
Chichagof Island and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, and are described
as:
Lands on Chichagof Island To Be Conveyed Pursuant to Sec. 506(a)(4) of
ANILCA Surface to Kootznoowoo; Subsurface Retained by United States
U.S. Survey No. 14075, Alaska.
Containing 19.99 acres.
Lands on Prince of Wales Island To Be Conveyed Pursuant to Sec.
506(a)(5) of ANILCA Surface to Kootznoowoo; Subsurface to Sealaska
Corporation
U.S. Survey No. 14083, Alaska.
Containing 61.03 acres.
Copper River Meridian, Alaska
T. 77 S., R. 87 E.,
Secs. 11, 12, 14, and 24.
Containing approximately 8 acres.
T. 77 S., R. 88 E.,
Sec. 36.
Containing approximately 4 acres.
T. 77 S., R. 89 E.,
Sec. 32.
Containing approximately 1 acre.
Aggregating approximately 94 acres.
The decision addresses public access easements, if any, to be
reserved to the United States pursuant to Sec. 17(b) of ANCSA (43
U.S.C. 1616(b)), and Sec. 506(a) of ANILCA (94 Stat. 2408), in the
lands described above.
The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for
four consecutive weeks in the Juneau Empire and the Ketchikan Daily
News newspapers.
Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by the
decision may appeal the decision in accordance with the requirements of
43 CFR part 4 within the following time limits:
1. Unknown parties, parties unable to be located after reasonable
efforts have been expended to locate, parties who fail or refuse to
sign their return receipt, and parties who receive a copy of the
decision by regular mail which is not certified, return receipt
requested, shall have until April 20, 2020 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail
shall have 30 days from the date of receipt to file an appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the
requirements of 43 CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have waived their
rights. Notices of appeal transmitted by facsimile will not be accepted
as timely filed.
Chelsea Kreiner,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2020-05955 Filed 3-19-20; 8:45 am]
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