[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16520]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRM_MO4500171438; AA-12223, AA-12225, AA-12237, AA-12241, AA-
12243, AA-12249]


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 The Aleut 
Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The lands approved 
for conveyance lie entirely within the Aleutian Islands Unit of the 
Alaska Maritime 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: Rebecca Curtiss, Land Law Examiner, 
BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-5066 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 The 
Aleut Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of surface estate 
in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as 
amended. Ownership of the subsurface estate will be retained by the 
United States.
    The lands aggregate 62.49 acres and are located within the Aleutian 
Islands Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in the 
following townships: T. 67 S., R. 88 W., Seward Meridian (SM); T. 70 
S., R. 108 W., SM; T. 69 S., R. 109 W., SM; T. 77 S., R. 121 W., SM; T. 
78 S., R. 128 W., SM; T. 79 S., R. 128 W., SM; T. 82 S., R. 135 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 approved for conveyance.
    The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for 
four consecutive weeks in ``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 September 5, 2023 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.

Rebecca Curtiss,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2023-16520 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
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