[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 11100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03845]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14929-A; F-14929-A2; 20X-LLAK-944000-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 Askinuk 
Corporation (Askinuk), for the Native village of Scammon Bay, pursuant 
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). As provided 
by ANCSA, the BLM will convey a portion of the subsurface estate in the 
same lands to Calista Corporation when the BLM conveys the surface 
estate to Askinuk.

DATES: Any party claiming a property interest in these lands 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 BLM Alaska 
State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Ford, phone: 907-271-5715, or 
email at [email protected]. The BLM may 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 Askinuk. 
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, a 
portion of the subsurface estate in the same lands will be conveyed to 
Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Askinuk. The 
lands are located in the vicinity of Scammon Bay, Alaska, and are 
described as:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 20 N., R. 88 W.,
    Secs. 14 and 15.

    Containing 768.64 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 90 W.,
    Secs. 5 and 6.

    Containing 97.06 acres.

T. 22 N., R. 90 W.,
    Sec. 27.

    Containing 12.89 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 91 W.,
    Sec. 1.

    Containing 23.91 acres.
    Aggregating 902.50 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 publish the Notice of the decision once a week for 
four consecutive weeks in the ``The Delta Discovery'' 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.
    3. 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.

Eileen Ford,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2020-03845 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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