[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16525]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO 4500171893; AA-12255, AA-12268, AA-12269, AA-12270, AA-
12285, AA-12286, AA-12287, AA-12288, AA-12289, AA-12290]


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), as amended. The 
lands approved for conveyance lie entirely within the Izembek National 
Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula 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, Alaska 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 The 
Aleut 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 Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and the Alaska Peninsula 
Unit of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, in the following 
townships, and aggregate 370.44 acres: T. 60 S., R. 66 W., Seward 
Meridian (SM); T. 61 S., R. 66 W., SM; T. 61 S., R. 67 W., SM; T. 55 
S., R. 86 W., SM; T. 56 S., R. 86 W., SM; T. 55 S., R. 87 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 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.

Rolando R. Masvidal,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2023-16525 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
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