[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35819-35820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16081]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14949-B; 17X.LLAK9400000.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) hereby provides 
constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving 
conveyance of the surface estate in the lands described below to 
Tulkisarmute Incorporated, for the Native village of Tuluksak, pursuant 
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA). 
As provided by ANCSA, the BLM will convey the subsurface estate in the 
same lands to Calista Corporation when the BLM conveys the surface 
estate to Tulkisarmute Incorporated.

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 time limits set out in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

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: Ralph Eluska, Sr., BLM Alaska State 
Office, at 907-271-3325, or by email at [email protected]. Persons who 
use a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the BLM Alaska State Office 
during normal business hours. The Service 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 the BLM will issue an appealable decision to 
Tulkisarmute Incorporated. The decision approves conveyance of the 
surface estate in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et 
seq.). As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the same lands 
will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is 
conveyed to Tulkisarmute Incorporated. The lands are located in the 
vicinity of Tuluksak, Alaska, and are described as:

Lots 4, 7, and 8, U.S. Survey No. 3797, Alaska.

    Containing 86.22 acres.

    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 August 31, 2017 to file an appeal.
    2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail 
shall have 30

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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 facsimile will not be accepted 
as timely filed.
    Notice of the decision will also be published once a week for four 
consecutive weeks in The Delta Discovery newspaper.

Ralph L. Eluska, Sr.,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2017-16081 Filed 7-31-17; 8:45 am]
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