[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14849-A, F-14849-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 lands for conveyance pursuant to the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Chevak Company. 
The lands are in the vicinity of Chevak, Alaska, and are located in:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 16 N., R. 83 W.,
    Secs. 19 to 23, inclusive;
    Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive.

    Containing approximately 7,498 acres.

T. 17 N., R. 83 W.,
    Secs. 19 and 20;
    Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.

    Containing approximately 3,155 acres.

T. 15 N., R. 84 W.,
    Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;
    Secs. 11 and 12.

    Containing approximately 3,462 acres.

T. 16 N., R. 84 W.,
    Secs. 4 to 8, inclusive;
    Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive;
    Secs. 25 to 30, inclusive;
    Secs. 32 to 36, inclusive.

    Containing approximately 10,265 acres.

T. 17 N., R. 84 W.,
    Secs. 1 to 6, inclusive;
    Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive;
    Secs. 23, 24, 25, and 36.

    Containing approximately 8,042 acres.

T. 18 N., R. 84 W.,
    Secs. 31 to 36, inclusive.

    Containing approximately 3,627 acres.

T. 17 N., R. 85 W.,
    Sec. 1.

    Containing approximately 534 acres.

T. 18 N., R. 85 W.,
    Sec. 36.

    Containing approximately 595 acres.

T. 15 N., R. 91 W.,
    Secs. 17 and 18.

    Containing approximately 1,002 acres.

T. 15 N., R. 92 W.,
    Secs. 13 to 18, inclusive.

    Containing approximately 2,823 acres.

T. 15 N., R. 93 W.,
    Secs. 13 and 14.

    Containing approximately 1,039 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 42,042 acres.

    A portion of the subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed 
to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Chevak 
Company. 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 March 26, 2009 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. E9-3872 Filed 2-23-09; 8:45 am]
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