[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78902-78903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30725]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[F-14876-D, F-14876-J, F-14876-N; 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 NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., Successor in
Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut Corporation, pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in these
lands will be conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., when the
surface estate is conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.,
Successor in Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut 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. 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 BLM to
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Kivalina
Sinuakmeut 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.). The subsurface estate
in these lands will be conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.,
when the surface estate is conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.,
as Successor in Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut Corporation. Kivalina
Sinuakmeut Corporation was the original ANCSA corporation for the
village of Kivalina, but merged with NANA Regional Corporation, Inc.,
in 1976 under the authority of Public Law 94-204. The lands are in the
vicinity of Kivalina, Alaska, and are described as:
Kateel River Meridian, Alaska
T. 26 N., R. 25 W.,
Sec. 24.
Containing 5.39 acres.
T. 28 N., R. 25 W.,
Secs. 9 and 10.
Containing 1,280 acres.
T. 29 N., R. 25 W.,
Sec. 23.
Containing 640 acres.
T. 28 N., R. 27 W.,
Sec. 21.
Containing 16.06 acres.
Aggregating 1,941.45 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
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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. 2014-30725 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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