[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12011-12012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04132]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14875-A, F-14875-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 Kugkaktlik 
Limited, for the Native village of Kipnuk, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA). The lands 
approved for conveyance lie partially within the former Clarence Rhode 
National Wildlife Range, now known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife 
Refuge. The subsurface estate in the lands lying outside the former 
Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range will be conveyed to Calista 
Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Kugkaktlik 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: Judy A. Kelley, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-3786, 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 
Kugkaktlik Limited for the Native village of Kipnuk. The decision 
approves conveyance of the surface estate in certain lands pursuant to 
ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The lands approved for conveyance lie 
partially within the former Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range, 
established December 8, 1960, now known as the Yukon Delta National 
Wildlife Refuge. As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in lands 
lying within a national wildlife refuge in existence on December 18, 
1971, is not available for conveyance to the regional corporation, 
Calista Corporation, and will be reserved to the United States in the 
conveyance document transferring the surface estate. The subsurface 
estate in the lands lying outside the former Clarence Rhode National 
Wildlife Range will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface 
estate is conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited. The lands are located in the 
vicinity of Kipnuk, and are described as:

Lands Within the Former Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public 
Land Order No. 2213), Now Known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife 
Refuge

    Surface estate to be conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited; Subsurface 
estate to be reserved to the United States.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 1 S., R. 85 W.,
    Secs. 31, 32, and 33.

    Containing 690 acres.

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T. 2 S., R. 85 W.,
    Sec. 6.

    Containing 191 acres.
    Aggregating 881 acres.

Lands Outside the Former Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public 
Land Order No. 2213), Now Known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife 
Refuge

    Surface estate to be conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited; Subsurface 
estate to be conveyed to Calista Corporation.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 1 S., R. 84 W.,
    Sec. 22.

    Containing 0.94 acres.
T. 1 S., R. 85 W.,
    Secs. 31, 32, and 33.

    Containing 1,083 acres.
T. 2 S., R. 85 W.,
    Secs. 5 and 6.

    Containing 916 acres.
    Aggregating 2,000 acres.
    Aggregating a total of 2,881 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 notice of the decision once a week for four 
consecutive weeks in 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 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.

Judy A. Kelley,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2020-04132 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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