[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85909-85910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27074]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500176837; AA-6703-C, AA-6703-E, AA-6703-B2]


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 Tatitlek 
Corporation for the Native village of Tatitlek, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in 
the same lands will be conveyed to Chugach Alaska Corporation when the 
surface estate is conveyed to The Tatitlek 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: Dina Torres, BLM Alaska State Office, 
907-271-5699, 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 
Tatitlek Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface 
estate in

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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 
Chugach Alaska Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to The 
Tatitlek Corporation. The lands are located north and east of Tatitlek, 
Alaska, and are described as:

Copper River Meridian, Alaska

T. 9 S., R. 3 E.,
    Secs. 5, 6, 9, 16, 21, and 28.

    Containing 3,289.54 acres.

T. 10 S., R. 3 E.,
    Secs. 26 and 35

    Containing 1,280 acres.

T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,
    Secs. 20, 28, 29, and 33.

    Containing 2,560 acres.

T. 9 S., R. 1 W.,
    Secs. 20 and 27.

    Containing 991.81 acres.

T. 9 S., R. 2 W.,
    Sec. 11.

    Containing 640 acres.
    Aggregating 8,761.35 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 ``Cordova Times'' 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 January 10, 2024 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.

Dina L. Torres,
Management and Program Analyst, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2023-27074 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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