[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78902-78903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30725]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14876-D, F-14876-J, F-14876-N; 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: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable 
decision approving the conveyance of the surface estate in the lands 
described below to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., Successor in 
Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut Corporation, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in these 
lands will be conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., when the 
surface estate is conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., 
Successor in Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut Corporation.

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. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for the time limits for appealing this decision.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is 
hereby given that an appealable decision will be issued by the BLM to 
NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest to Kivalina 
Sinuakmeut Corporation. The decision approves the surface estate in the 
lands described below for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The subsurface estate 
in these lands will be conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., 
when the surface estate is conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., 
as Successor in Interest to Kivalina Sinuakmeut Corporation. Kivalina 
Sinuakmeut Corporation was the original ANCSA corporation for the 
village of Kivalina, but merged with NANA Regional Corporation, Inc., 
in 1976 under the authority of Public Law 94-204. The lands are in the 
vicinity of Kivalina, Alaska, and are described as:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 26 N., R. 25 W.,
    Sec. 24.

    Containing 5.39 acres.

T. 28 N., R. 25 W.,
    Secs. 9 and 10.

    Containing 1,280 acres.

T. 29 N., R. 25 W.,
    Sec. 23.

    Containing 640 acres.

T. 28 N., R. 27 W.,
    Sec. 21.

    Containing 16.06 acres.
    Aggregating 1,941.45 acres.

    Notice of the decision will also be published once a week for four 
consecutive weeks in the Arctic Sounder.
    Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by the 
decision

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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 30, 2015 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.

Joe J. Labay,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2014-30725 Filed 12-30-14; 8:45 am]
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