[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26368-26369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09524]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AA-9412, AA-9413, AA-9421, AA-9623, AA-9661, AA-9663, AA-9690, AA-
9707, AA-9721, AA-9740, AA-9894; 22X.LLAK944000. L14100000.HY0000.P]
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
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certain lands to Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native regional
corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of
1971 (ANCSA). The lands approved for conveyance lie entirely within
Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range now known as the Yukon Delta
Wildlife Refuge. As provided by ANCSA, ownership of the subsurface
estate in the same lands will be retained by the United States.
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: Abby Muth, Land Law Examiner, BLM
Alaska State Office, 907-271-3345 or [email protected]. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
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 Calista
Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of surface estate in
certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as amended.
Ownership of the subsurface estate will be retained by the United
States.
The lands are located within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife
Refuge, in the following townships, and aggregate 78.31 acres: T. 15
N., R. 86 W., Seward Meridian (SM); T. 10 N., R. 88 W., SM; T. 15 N.,
R. 88 W., SM; T. 17 N., R. 88 W., SM; T. 18 N., R. 88 W., SM; T. 10 N.,
R. 89 W., SM; and T. 12 N., R. 89 W., SM.
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 approved for conveyance.
The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for
four consecutive weeks in ``The Delta Discovery'' 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 June 3, 2022 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.
Abby Muth,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2022-09524 Filed 5-3-22; 8:45 am]
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