[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 42825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16882]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14879-A, F-14879-A2; AK-965-1410-KC-P]


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 the surface and subsurface estates in 
certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act will be issued to Kotlik Yupik Corporation. The lands 
are in the vicinity of Kotlik, Alaska, and are located in:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 28 S., R. 23 W.,
    Secs. 1, 2, 12, and 13;
    Secs. 23, 24, 26, and 27;
    Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
    Containing approximately 6,625 acres.
T. 29 S., R. 23 W.,
    Sec. 4.
    Containing approximately 562 acres.
T. 26 S., R. 27 W.,
    Secs. 18, 19, 30, and 31.
    Containing approximately 1,636 acres.
T. 27 S., R. 27 W.,
    Secs. 15, 22, and 27.
    Containing approximately 1,736 acres.
T. 26 S., R. 28 W.,
    Secs. 4 to 11, inclusive;
    Secs. 13 to 17, inclusive;
    Secs. 22 to 25, inclusive;
    Sec. 36.
    Containing approximately 7,829 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 8,388 acres.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 33 N., R. 73 W.,
    Sec. 6.
    Containing approximately 329 acres.
T. 34 N., R. 73 W.,
    Secs. 31, 32, and 33.
    Containing approximately 1,655 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 1,984 acres.
    Total aggregate of approximately 20,372 acres.

    A portion of the subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed 
to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Kotlik 
Yupik Corporation. The remaining lands lie within Clarence Rhode 
National Wildlife Range, established January 20, 1969. The subsurface 
estate in the refuge lands will be reserved to the United States at the 
time of conveyance. Notice of the decision will also be published four 
times in the Tundra Drums.

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 August 22, 2008 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 99513-7504.

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.

Robert Childers,
Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II.
 [FR Doc. E8-16882 Filed 7-22-08; 8:45 am]
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