[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 64 (Monday, April 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 19528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06993]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-14839-A; F-14839-A2; 22X.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 Kongnikilnomuit 
Yuita Corporation for the Native village of Bill Moore's Slough, 
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 Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation.

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: Eileen Ford, Land Transfer Resolution 
Specialist, BLM Alaska State Office, (907) 271-5715, or [email protected]. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is 
hereby given that the BLM will issue an appealable decision to 
Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation. 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 Kongnikilnomuit Yuita Corporation. The lands are located in 
the vicinity of Bill Moore's Slough, Alaska, and are described as:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 32 N., R. 75 W.,
    Sec. 24.
    Containing 397.03 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 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 May 4, 2022 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.

Eileen Ford,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Branch of Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2022-06993 Filed 4-1-22; 8:45 am]
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