[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76174-76175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29783]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA-9014-A, AA-9014-A2; LLAK940000-L14100000-HY0000-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

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appealable decision will be issued by the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) to Paimiut Corporation. The decision approves the surface estate 
in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act (ANCSA) (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The lands approved 
for conveyance lie partially within a national wildlife refuge in 
existence on the date ANCSA was enacted, December 18, 1971. As provided 
by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the lands lying outside the refuge 
will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is 
conveyed to Paimiut Corporation. The subsurface estate in the lands 
lying within the refuge is not available for conveyance to Calista 
Corporation and will be reserved to the United States at the time of 
conveyance. The lands are in the vicinity of Paimiut, Alaska and are 
described as:

Lands Within the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Refuge (Executive 
Order 4584), Now Known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge

    Surface estate to be conveyed to Paimiut Corporation; subsurface 
estate to be reserved to the United States

Seward Meridian, Alaska

    T. 18 N., R. 90 W.,
    Secs. 12 and 13.

    Containing 791.32 acres.

LANDS OUTSIDE THE CLARENCE RHODE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (EXECUTIVE 
ORDER 4584), NOW KNOWN AS THE YUKON DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

    Surface estate to be conveyed to Paimiut Corporation subsurface 
to be conveyed to Calista Corporation

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 19 N., R. 92 W.,
    Secs. 28 and 34.

    Containing 21.36 acres.

    Notice of the decision will also be published once a week for four 
consecutive weeks in The Delta Discovery.

DATES: Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by 
the decision may appeal the decision in accordance with the 
requirements of 43 CFR Part 4 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 January 15, 2014 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 shall be deemed to have waived their 
rights. Notices of appeal transmitted by electronic means, such as 
facsimile or email, will not be accepted as timely filed.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land 
Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue,  13, 
Anchorage, AK 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.

Richard Thwaites,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2013-29783 Filed 12-13-13; 8:45 am]
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