[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 139 (Friday, July 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15904]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500180580; AA-6650-A2]


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 Belkofski 
Corporation for the Native village of Belkofski, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in 
a portion of the lands will be conveyed to The Aleut Corporation when 
the surface estate is conveyed to Belkofski 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: 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 
Belkofski Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface 
estate in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as 
amended. As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in a portion of 
the lands will be conveyed to The Aleut Corporation when the surface 
estate is conveyed to Belkofski Corporation. The lands are located in 
the vicinity of Belkofski, Alaska, and are described as:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 57 S., R. 83 W.,
    Sec. 21.

    Containing 302.09 acres.

T. 57 S., R. 84 W.,
    Sec. 2.

    Containing approximately 580 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 882 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 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 August 19, 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.

Rebecca L. Curtiss,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2024-15904 Filed 7-18-24; 8:45 am]
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