[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 193 (Thursday, October 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50117-50119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21641]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[18X.LLAK941000 L14100000.ET0000; AA-61299, F-16304, AA-64307, F-85667, 
AA-61301]


Public Land Order No. 7874; Partial Revocation of Public Land 
Orders No. 5179, 5180, 5181, 5184, and 5188, Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This Order partially revokes five Public Land Orders (PLO) 
insofar as they affect approximately 229,715 acres of public lands. The 
lands were reserved for study and classification as appropriate by the 
Department of the Interior (DOI). The purposes for which these lands 
were withdrawn no longer exist as described in the analysis and 
decisions made through the Bay Resource Management Plan (RMP) and 
associated Environmental Impact Statement. Of the lands described 
within the Orders being revoked, approximately 83.30 acres have been 
conveyed out of Federal ownership and the revocation of the Order on 
these lands is a record-clearing action only.

DATES: This Public Land Order takes effect on October 4, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David V. Mushovic, Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, Mailstop 
#13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504, 907-271-4682, or [email protected]. 
People who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Order follows the recommendations made 
in the BLM's 2008 Bay RMP which serves as the detailed statement 
required under the National Environmental Policy Act, Section 
102(2)(C). PLO No. 5179 withdrew lands in aid of legislation concerning 
addition to or creation of units of the National Park, National Forest, 
Wildlife Refuge, and Wild and Scenic Rivers systems, and to allow for 
classification of the lands. Any additions to or creation of new units 
of National Parks, National Forests, Wildlife Refuges, or Wild and 
Scenic Rivers from the land withdrawn by Public Land Order No. 5179 
were met by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(ANILCA). The classification of the lands withdrawn by PLO No. 5179 has 
been satisfied by the analysis conducted during the development of the 
BLM's 2008 Bay RMP. PLO No. 5180 withdrew lands to allow for 
classification and for the protection of the public interest in these 
lands. The classification and protection of the public interest in the 
lands withdrawn by PLO No. 5180 has been satisfied by the analysis 
conducted during the development of the BLM's 2008 Bay RMP. PLO No. 
5181 withdrew lands to allow for classification and study as possible 
additions to the National Wildlife Refuge System. The purposes of PLO 
No. 5181 were satisfied by both the ANILCA and the analysis conducted 
during the development of the BLM's 2008 Bay RMP. PLO No. 5184 withdrew 
lands to allow for classification or reclassification of some of areas 
withdrawn by Section 11 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(ANCSA). These purposes were satisfied by the analysis conducted during 
the development of the BLM's 2008 Bay RMP. PLO No. 5188 withdrew lands 
to allow for classification and protection of the public interest in 
the lands in former reservations for use and benefit of Alaska Natives. 
These purposes were satisfied by the analysis conducted during the 
development of the BLM's 2008 Bay RMP. In addition, PLO No. 5418, 
effective March 1974, amends PLO No. 5180 to add all unreserved public 
lands in Alaska, or those which may become unreserved unless specified 
by order at that time. Upon revocation, the lands in this Order will 
not be subject to the terms and conditions of PLO No. 5418, which 
amended PLO No. 5180, but will continue to be subject to the terms and 
conditions of any other withdrawal, segregation of record, and other 
applicable law. Some lands covered by the revocation of the above 
listed withdrawals have been top filed by the State of Alaska per the 
Alaska Statehood Act. Upon revocation of the above listed withdrawals, 
the top filings will convert to selections. Lands validly selected or 
conveyed to the State of Alaska are not subject to Sec. 810 of the 
ANLICA as they no longer fit the definition of public lands. The Sec. 
810 analysis for the approved Bay RMP found no significant restriction 
on subsistence uses.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, and Section 22(h)(4) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act of 1971, 43 U.S.C. 1621(h)(4), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, Public Land Orders Nos. 5179 
(37 FR 5579 (1972)); 5180 (37 FR 5583 (1972));

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5181 (37 FR 5584 (1972)); 5184 (37 FR 5588 (1972)) and any amendments, 
modifications or corrections to these Orders, if any, are hereby 
revoked insofar as they affect the following described Federal lands or 
interests in lands:
    a. Those lands within PLO No. 5179, as amended, modified, or 
corrected:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 8 S, R. 71 W, partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1, 2, 12, 13, and 24.
T. 9 S, R. 71 W, partly unsurveyed,
    Sec. 20, W1/2NW1/4NE1/4 and E1/2NE1/4NW1/4.
T. 9 S, R. 72 W, unsurveyed.

    The area described contains 26,076 acres.
    b. Those lands within PLO No. 5180 as amended by PLO No. 5418:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 10 S, R. 76 W,
    Secs. 1 and 12,
    Sec. 13, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime National 
Wildlife Refuge, excepting U.S. Survey No. 13740,
    Secs. 14, 23, 24, 26, 27, and 34, those portions lying outside 
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

    The area described contains 516.54 acres.
    c. Those lands within PLO No. 5181, including those lands amended 
by PLO No. 5388:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 8 S, R. 72 W, partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 4 thru 9, secs. 16 thru 21, and secs. 25 thru 36.
Tps. 9 S, Rs. 72 and 73 W, unsurveyed.
T. 9 S, R. 74 W, unsurveyed,
    Secs. 1 thru 5;
    Sec. 6, excepting U.S. Survey No. 9603, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 7, excepting U.S. Survey No. 9757, lots 1 and 2;
    Secs. 8 thru 36.
T. 9 S, R. 75 W, unsurveyed,
    Sec. 1, excepting U.S. Survey No. 9603, lot 2, those portions 
lying outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge;
    Sec. 2, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    Secs. 11 thru 16, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge;
    Secs. 20 and 21, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge;
    Sec. 22, excepting U.S. Survey No. 9604, those portions lying 
outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge;
    Secs. 23 thru 27, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge;
    Sec. 28, excepting U.S. Survey No. 9605, those portions lying 
outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge;
    Sec. 29, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    Secs. 32 thru 36, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge.
    The area described contains approximately 94,871.37 acres.
    d. Those lands within PLO No. 5184, as amended, modified or 
corrected:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 10 S, R. 71 W, tracts A and B.
T. 11 S, R. 71 W, tracts A and B.
T. 12 S, R. 71 W, partly unsurveyed,
    Secs. 3 thru 36.
T. 10 S, R. 72 W,
    Secs. 3, 6, 7, and 24.
T. 11 S, R. 72 W,
    Secs.1, 12, 13, 24, 33, 34, and 35.
T. 12 S, R. 72 W,
    Sec. 13;
    Secs. 22 thru 36, excepting U.S. Survey Nos. 9851 and 9649.
T. 10 S, R. 73 W,
    Secs. 19 and 30.
T. 13 S, R. 73 W,
    Secs. 1 thru 5;
    Secs. 7 thru 18, excepting U.S. Survey Nos. 9640 and 9641.
T. 10 S, R. 74 W,
    Secs. 1 thru 9, 13, secs. 16 thru 21, secs. 23 thru 27, secs. 
34, and 35.
T. 11 S, R. 74 W,
    Secs. 3, 6, 7, 18, 19, 30, 31, and 32.
T. 12 S, R. 74 W,
    Secs. 5 thru 8;
    Secs. 17 thru 20, excepting U.S. Survey Nos. 2495, 9455, 9473, 
and 9760.
T. 14 S, R. 74 W,
    Secs. 28 and 33; M.S. No. 2436.
T. 10 S, R. 75 W,
    Secs. 1 thru 3, secs. 10 thru 15, and secs. 22 thru 24;
T. 14 S, R. 75 W,
    Sec. 11, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031603 thru AA031606, AA031608 thru AA031610 and AA031665 only;
    Sec. 12, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031518, AA031607 thru AA031609, AA031663 and AA031664 only;
    Sec. 13, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031603, AA031607, AA031608, AA032237 thru AA032242, AA032271, 
AA032275, AA032276, AA032278, and AA032279 only;
    Sec. 14, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031603 thru AA031606, AA031608, AA031665, AA032276 and AA032279 
only;
    Sec. 22, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031527, AA031528, and AA031620 only;
    Ssec. 24, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA032240 and AA032241 only;
    Sec. 26, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031527, AA031616 thru AA031619, AA031627, AA031636 and AA031637 
only;
    Sec 27, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031527, AA31528, AA031617 thru AA031620, AA031626 thru AA031631, 
AA031636 thru AA031642, and AA031646 thru AA031650 only;
    Sec. 34, those portions lying within Federal mining claims 
AA031636, AA031637, and AA031646 thru AA031650 only;
    Sec. 35, those portions lying within Federal mining claim 
AA031636 only; M.S. Nos. 2436, 2440 and 2442, those portions lying 
outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
T. 15 S, R. 75 W, M.S. Nos. 2442 and 2443, those portions lying 
outside Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Newenham National 
Wildlife Refuge, and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
T. 11 S, R. 76 W,
    Secs. 2 and 3; those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge;
    Secs. 11 thru 14 excepting U.S. Survey Nos. 9495 and 9488, Lot 
1, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    Secs. 23, 24, 25, and 36, excepting U.S. Survey Nos. 9487 and 
9485, those portions lying outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife 
Refuge.
T. 12 S, R. 76 W,
    Sec. 1, excepting U.S. Survey No. 9485, those portions lying 
outside Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

    The area described contains 108,167.99 acres.
    Total areas described in paragraph 1 aggregate 229,632 acres.
    2. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 5184 (37 FR 5588 
(1972)), and PLO No. 5188 (37 FR 5591 (1972)) as amended, modified, or 
corrected, are hereby revoked insofar as they affect the following 
described Federal interests in land: Public Land Order No. 5184, as 
amended, modified, or corrected, which withdrew public lands located in 
Tps. 14 S, Rs. 74 and 75 W, Seward Meridian, Alaska, is hereby revoked 
insofar as it affects Federal interests in the following described 
lands:
    U.S. Survey No. 9501, lots 2 and 3.
    The area described contains 79.95 acres.
    Public Land Order No. 5188, as amended, modified, or corrected, 
which withdrew public lands located in T. 12 S, R. 73 W, Seward 
Meridian, Alaska, is hereby revoked insofar as it affects Federal 
interests in the following described lands:
    U.S. Survey No. 2024.
    The area described contains 3.35 acres.
    The area described in paragraph 2 aggregates 83.30 acres.
    The area described in paragraphs 1 and 2 aggregate 229,715 acres.
    3. The lands subject to revocation in this Order will not be 
subject to additional withdrawal by PLO 5418.
    4. At 8 a.m. AKST on November 5, 2018, the lands described in 
Paragraph 1 shall be open to all forms of

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appropriation under the public land laws, including selection by the 
State of Alaska under the Alaska Statehood Act, location and entry 
under the mining laws, leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act of 
February 25, 1920, as amended, and selection by Regional Corporations 
under section 12 of the ANCSA, subject to valid existing rights, the 
provisions of existing withdrawals, other segregations of record, and 
the requirements of applicable law. All valid applications received at 
or prior to 8 a.m. AKST on November 5, 2018, shall be considered as 
simultaneously filed at that time. Those received thereafter shall be 
considered in the order of filing. Appropriation of any of the lands 
referenced in this order under the mining laws prior to the date and 
time of restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted appropriation, 
including attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest 
no rights against the United States. State law governs acts required to 
establish a location and to initiate a right of possession where not in 
conflict with Federal law. The BLM will not intervene in disputes 
between rival locators over possessory rights since Congress has 
provided for such determinations in local courts.
    5. The lands described in paragraph 2 have been conveyed out of 
Federal ownership. For those lands this is a record clearing action 
only.

    Dated: September 26, 2018.
Joseph R. Balash,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-21641 Filed 10-3-18; 8:45 am]
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