[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04131]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA-6657-A; AA-6657-C; AA-6657-F; AA-6657-I; AA-6657-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 Saguyak 
Incorporated, for the Native village of Clarks Point, pursuant to the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), as amended. As 
provided by ANCSA, the BLM will convey the subsurface estate in the 
same lands to Bristol Bay Native Corporation when the BLM conveys the 
surface estate to Saguyak 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: You may obtain a copy of the decision from the BLM, Alaska 
State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-
7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bettie J. Shelby, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5596 or [email protected]. The BLM Alaska State Office 
may also be contacted via a 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 Saguyak 
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 
Bristol Bay Native Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to 
Saguyak Incorporated. The lands are located in the vicinity of Clarks 
Point, Alaska, and are described as:

Block 3, Tract B, U.S. Survey No. 4992, Alaska. Containing 0.36 
acres.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 14 S., R. 55 W.,
    Sec. 8.
    Containing 46.62 acres.
T. 14 S., R. 57 W.,
    Sec. 25.
    Containing 638.74 acres.
T. 15 S., R. 57 W.,
    Secs. 2, 3, and 4;
    Secs. 9, 10, 11 and 16;
    Sec. 31.
    Containing 3,399.16 acres.
    Aggregating 4,084.88 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 ``The Bristol Bay 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 30, 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. 2020-04131 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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