[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3098-3099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-973]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Public Land Order 7110

[AK-932-1410-00; AA-6649]


Withdrawal of Public Lands for Atka Village Selection; Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws approximately 13,968.61 acres of public 
lands located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge or 
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(j)(2) of the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act. This action also reserves the lands for 
selection by the Atxam Corporation, the village corporation for Atka. 
This withdrawal is for a period of 120 days; however, any lands 
selected shall remain withdrawn by the order until they are conveyed. 
Any lands described herein that are not selected by the corporation 
will remain withdrawn as part of the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife 
Refuge or 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 withdrawal of record.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 13, 1995.

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 
lands located within the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge or the Alaska 
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and 
mineral leasing laws, and are hereby reserved for selection under 
Section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 
(1988), by the Atxam Corporation, the village corporation for Atka:

Seward Meridian

T. 52 S., R. 72 W.,
    Secs. 15 to 34, inclusive.
T. 75 S., R. 121 W.,
    Secs. 28, 33, 34, and 35.
T. 76 S., R. 121 W., [[Page 3099]] 
    Secs. 3 and 4.
T. 93 S., R. 177 W., (Unsurveyed)
    Sec. 8.
T. 93 S., R. 179 W., (Unsurveyed)
    Sec. 28.

    The areas described aggregate approximately 13,968.61 acres.

    2. Prior to conveyance of any of the lands withdrawn by this order, 
the lands 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 lands available 
for selection by the Atxam Corporation, to fulfill the entitlement of 
the village for Atka 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 lands selected shall remain withdrawn 
pursuant to this order until conveyed. Any lands described in this 
order not selected by the corporation shall remain withdrawn as part of 
the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge or the Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to Sections 302(1), 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 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, 42 U.S.C. 4321 note (1988), by 
Section 910 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 43 
U.S.C. 1638 (1988).

    Dated: January 4, 1995.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 95-973 Filed 1-12-95; 8:45 am]
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