[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11100-11101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03843]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14835-A; F-14835-A2; 20X.LLAK944000.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 certain lands to Atmautluak 
Limited, for the Native village of Atmautluak, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (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 Atmautluak 
Limited.

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: You may obtain a copy of the decision from the Bureau of 
Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bettie Shelby, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5596, or [email protected]. The BLM Alaska State Office 
may also be contacted via Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) 
through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. The relay 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 
Atmautluak Limited. 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 
Atmautluak Limited. The lands are located in the vicinity of 
Atmautluak, Alaska, and are described as:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 8 N., R. 74 W.,
    Secs. 15 and 22.

    Containing approximately 130 acres.

T. 9 N., R. 79 W.,
    Sec. 18.

    Containing 623.64 acres.

T. 9 N., R. 80 W.,
    Sec. 13.

    Containing 578.53 acres
    Aggregating approximately 1,332 acres.

    The decision addresses public access easements, if any, to be 
reserved to the United States pursuant to Sec. 17(b) of ANCSA (43 
U.S.C. 1616(b)), in the lands described above.
    The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for 
four consecutive weeks in ``The Bristol Bay

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Times & The Dutch Harbor Fisherman'' newspaper.
    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 March 27, 2020 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 facsimile will not be accepted 
as timely filed.

Bettie J. Shelby,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2020-03843 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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