[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 24218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9686]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14849-A, F-14849-A2; LLAK965 000-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 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable decision 
to Chevak Company. The decision approves for conveyance the surface 
estate in the lands described below, pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). These lands lie 
entirely within Public Land Orders 2213 and 4584, Clarence Rhodes 
National Wildlife Range now known as the Yukon Delta Wildlife Refuge. 
The subsurface estate will be reserved to the United States in the 
conveyance to Chevak Company. The lands are in the vicinity of the 
village of Chevak, Alaska, and are described as:

Lot 2, U.S. Survey 12912, Alaska.

    Containing 159.97 acres.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 15 N., R. 93 W.,
    Sec. 15.

    Containing 3.95 acres.

T. 17 N., R. 90 W.,
    Secs. 24, 25, and 26.

    Containing 85.54 acres.
    Aggregating 249.46 acres.

    Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the 
Anchorage Daily News.

DATES: Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by 
the decision may appeal the decision within the following time limits:
    1. Unknown parties, parties unable to be located after reasonable 
efforts have been expended to locate, parties who fail or refuse to 
sign their return receipt, and parties who receive a copy of the 
decision by regular mail which is not certified, return receipt 
requested, shall have until May 23, 2012 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.
    3. Notices of appeal transmitted by electronic means, such as 
facsimile or email, will not be accepted as timely filed.
    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 BLM by phone at 907-271-5960 or by 
email at [email protected]. Persons who use a 
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the BLM 
during normal business hours. In addition, the FIRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
BLM. The BLM will reply during normal business hours.

Judy A. Kelley,
Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II Branch.
[FR Doc. 2012-9686 Filed 4-20-12; 8:45 am]
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