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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Public Land Order 7083

[AK-932-4210-06; AA-6684]

 

Withdrawal of Public Land for Nikolski Village Selection; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws approximately 11,366 acres of public land 
located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, from all 
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
and mineral leasing laws, pursuant to Section 22 of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act. This action also reserves the land for selection 
by the Chaluka Corporation, the village corporation for Nikolski. This 
withdrawal is for a period of 120 days; however, any land selected 
shall remain withdrawn by the order until conveyed. Any land described 
herein that is not selected by the corporation will remain withdrawn as 
part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to the 
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and will be subject to 
the terms and conditions of any other withdrawal of record.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue A. Wolf, BLM Alaska State Office, 
222 W. 7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599, 907-271-5477.
    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 
U.S.C. 1621(j)(2) (1988), it is ordered as follows:

    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described 
public land located within the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife 
Refuge, is hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under 
the public land laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, 
and is hereby reserved for selection under Section 12 of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 (1988), by the Chaluka 
Corporation, the village corporation for Nikolski:

Seward Meridian

T. 81 S., R. 133 W., (Unsurveyed)
    Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive;
    Secs. 23 to 27, inclusive;
    Secs. 34, and 35.
T. 82 S., R. 133 W., (Unsurveyed)
    Sec. 3, Parcel A, as shown on Protraction Diagram No. S32-1 
dated June 30, 1972;
    Secs. 4, 8, 9, and 10;
    Secs. 16 to 21, inclusive;
    Secs. 29, and 30;
    Sec. 31, Parcel A, as shown on Protraction Diagram No. S32-1 
dated June 30, 1972.

    The area described contains approximately 11,366 acres.

    2. Prior to conveyance of any of the land withdrawn by this 
order, the land shall be subject to administration by the Secretary 
of the Interior under applicable laws and regulations, and his 
authority to make contracts and to grant leases, permits, rights-of-
way, or easements shall not be impaired by this withdrawal.
    3. This order constitutes final withdrawal action by the 
Secretary of the Interior under Section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1621(j)(2) (1988), to make 
land available for selection by the Chaluka Corporation, to fulfill 
the entitlement of the village for Nikolski under Section 12 and 
Section 14(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 
1611 and 1613 (1988).
    4. This withdrawal will terminate 120 days from the effective 
date of this order; provided, any land selected shall remain 
withdrawn pursuant to this order until conveyed. Any land described 
in this order not selected by the corporation shall remain withdrawn 
as part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to 
Sections 303(1) and 304(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 668(dd) (1988); and will be subject to 
the terms and conditions of any other withdrawal of record.
    5. It has been determined that this action is not expected to 
have any significant effect on subsistence uses and needs pursuant 
to Section 810(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act, 16 U.S.C. 3120(c) (1988) and this action is exempted from the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852, by Section 
910 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 43 
U.S.C. 1638 (1988).

    Dated: September 9, 1994.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 94-23225 Filed 9-19-94; 8:45 am]
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