[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65605-65606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23588]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA-9279, AA-9280, AA-10239, AA-10318, AA-11257, AA-11430; 
234.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

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certain lands to Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native regional 
corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 
1971 (ANCSA), as amended. The lands approved for conveyance lie 
entirely within Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range, now known as 
the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. As provided by ANCSA, 
ownership of the subsurface estate in the same lands will be retained 
by the United States.

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: Rolando R. Masvidal, Land Law Examiner 
at BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-4687, 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 Calista 
Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in 
certain lands pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as amended. Ownership of the subsurface estate 
will be retained by the United States. The lands are located within the 
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, in the following townships, and 
aggregate 35.06 acres: T. 11 N., R. 89 W., Seward Meridian (SM); T. 16 
N., R. 89 W., SM; T. 16 N., R. 90 W., SM; T. 1 S, R. 85 W., SM; T. 3 S, 
R. 100 W., SM; T. 4 S, R. 100 W., SM.
    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 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 November 30, 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.

Rolando R. Masvidal,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2022-23588 Filed 10-28-22; 8:45 am]
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