[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19781]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-19525-A; F-19525-C; F-19525-A2; F-19525-B2; 
20X.LLAK944200.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 Council Native 
Corporation, for the Native village of Council, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). As provided by ANCSA, the 
BLM will convey the subsurface estate in the same lands to Bering 
Straits Native Corporation when the BLM conveys the surface estate to 
Council Native Corporation.

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: Eileen Ford, BLM Alaska State Office, 
907-271-5715, 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 Council 
Native Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface 
estate in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). As 
provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the same lands will be 
conveyed to Bering Straits Native Corporation when the surface estate 
is conveyed to Council Native Corporation. The lands are located in the 
vicinity of Council, Alaska, and are described as:

Lot 1, U.S. Survey No. 9993, Alaska.
    Containing 129.97 acres.

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 6 S., R. 24 W.,
    Sec. 33.
    Containing 640 acres.
T. 7 S., R. 24 W.,
    Secs. 4, 22, 23, and 24.
    Containing 2,559.68 acres.
T. 6 S., R. 25 W.,
    Sec. 22;
    Tracts D, E, and P;
    Tracts Q, R, S, and T;
    Tracts X, Y, Z, and B1.
    Containing 4,628.70 acres.
    Aggregating 7,958.35 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)), in the lands described above.
    The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for 
four consecutive weeks in the ``Nome Nugget'' newspaper.
    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 October 8, 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.

Eileen Ford,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2020-19781 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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