[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24217-24218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9687]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[F-14879-A, F-14879-A2; LLAK962000-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: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable decision
to Kotlik Yupik Corporation. The decision approves for conveyance the
surface estate in certain lands pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (ANCSA) (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The lands approved
for conveyance lie partially within the Clarence Rhode National
Wildlife Range in existence on the date ANCSA was enacted, December 18,
1971. As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the lands lying
outside the Range will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the
surface estate is conveyed to Kotlik Yupik Corporation. The subsurface
estate in the lands lying within the Range is not available for
conveyance to Calista Corporation and will be reserved to the United
States at the time of conveyance. The lands are in the vicinity of
Kotlik, Alaska and are described as:
Lands within the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public Land
Order No. 4589), now known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Surface estate to be conveyed to Kotlik Yupik Corporation; subsurface
estate to be reserved to the United States
Kateel River Meridian, Alaska
T. 26 S., R. 27 W.,
Sec. 24.
Containing 0.37 acres.
Lands outside the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public Land
Order No. 4589), now known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
Surface estate to be conveyed to Kotlik Yupik Corporation; subsurface
estate to be conveyed to Calista Regional Corporation
Kateel River Meridian, Alaska
T. 28 S., R. 24 W.,
Sec. 30.
Containing 25 acres.
T. 27 S., R. 26 W.,
Sec. 36.
Containing 5 acres.
Aggregating 30 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be published four times in The
Delta Discovery.
DATES: Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by
the decision may appeal the decision 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 May 23, 2012 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.
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3. Notices of appeal transmitted by electronic means, such as
facsimile or email, will not be accepted as timely filed.
Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the
requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed to have
waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, 13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The BLM by phone at 907-271-5960 or by
email at [email protected]. Persons who use a
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the BLM
during normal business hours. In addition, the FIRS 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.
Ralph L. Eluska, Sr.,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Land Transfer Adjudication II
Branch.
[FR Doc. 2012-9687 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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