[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 56861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26390]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14904-A; F-14904-A2; LLAK965000-L14100000-KC0000-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 estate of certain lands 
for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will 
be issued to Newtok Corporation, Inc. The lands are in the vicinity of 
Newtok, Alaska, and are located in:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 9 N., R. 87 W.,
    Secs. 3, 10, 15, 21, and 22;
    Secs. 23, 27, 28, 33, and 34.

    Containing approximately 4,063 acres.

T. 8 N., R. 88 W.,
    Secs. 1, 2, and 3.

    Containing approximately 1,571 acres

T. 10 N., R. 80 W.,
    Secs. 7 to 10, inclusive;
    Secs. 15 to 20, inclusive;
    Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.

    Containing approximately 6,371 acres.

T. 10 N., R. 81 W.,
    Secs. 1 to 5, inclusive;
    Secs. 9 to 16, inclusive;
    Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive;
    Secs. 35 and 36.

    Containing approximately 11,195 acres.
    Total aggregate of Secs. 12(a) and 12(b) is 23,200 acres.

    A portion of the subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed 
to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Newtok 
Corporation, Inc. The remaining lands lie within the Clarence Rhode 
National Wildlife Range. 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 December 3, 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 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 
seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management.

Linda L. Keskitalo,
Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II Branch.
[FR Doc. E9-26390 Filed 11-2-09; 8:45 am]
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