[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 54091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15108]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-964-1410-HY-P; F-14956-B, F-14956-C, F-14956-D, F-14956-A2, and F-
14956-B2]


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 
an appealable decision approving lands owned by the United States for 
conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be 
issued to White Mountain Native Corporation. The lands are in the 
vicinity of White Mountain, Alaska, and are located in:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 7 S., R. 22 W.,
    Tract C;
    Secs. 4 and 5;
    Secs. 20 and 29.
    Containing 4,423.04 acres.
T. 8 S., R. 24 W.,
    Tracts B and C;
    Secs. 17 and 18;
    Secs. 20, 29, and 32.
    Containing 3,182.66 acres.
T. 9 S., R. 25 W.,
    Sec. 1.
    Containing 604.48 acres.
T. 10 S., R. 25 W.,
    Secs. 7 and 9;
    Secs. 16, 18, and 21.
    Containing 3,135.40 acres.
T. 9 S., R. 26 W.,
    Secs. 23 to 29, inclusive;
    Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
    Containing 6,400 acres.
T. 10 S., R. 26 W.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 3.
    Containing 1,920 acres.
    Aggregating 19,665.58 acres.

    The subsurface/surface estate in these lands will be conveyed to 
Bering Straits Native Corporation when the non-mineral estate is 
conveyed to White Mountain Native Corporation. Notice of the decision 
will also be published four times in the Nome Nugget.

DATES: The time limits for filing an appeal are:
    1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely 
affected by the decision shall have until October 13, 2006 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, 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 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The Bureau of Land Management by 
phone at 907-271-5960, or by e-mail at [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunication device (TTD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management.

Eileen Ford,
Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication II.
 [FR Doc. E6-15108 Filed 9-12-06; 8:45 am]
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