[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78903-78904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30723]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[F-14834-B, F-14834-B2; LLAK940000-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) will issue an appealable
decision approving the conveyance of the surface estate in the lands
described below to Atqasuk Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). These lands lie entirely within the
National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska. As provided by the ANCSA, the
subsurface estate in lands lying within the Petroleum Reserve is not
available for conveyance to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and will
be reserved to the United States at the time of conveyance.
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. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for the time limits for appealing this decision.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, AK 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that an appealable decision will be issued by the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) to Atqasuk Corporation. The decision approves
the surface estate in the lands described below for conveyance pursuant
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.).
These lands lie entirely within the National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska.
As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in lands lying within the
Petroleum Reserve is
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not available for conveyance to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and
will be reserved to the United States at the time of conveyance. The
lands are in the vicinity of Atqasuk, Alaska, and are described as:
Umiat Meridian, Alaska
T. 14 N., R. 19 W.,
Secs. 29 and 32.
Containing 1,081.33 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be published once a week for four
consecutive weeks in the Arctic Sounder.
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 January 30, 2015 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 electronic means, such as
facsimile or email, will not be accepted as timely filed.
Joe J. Labay,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2014-30723 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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