[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9638-9639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03804]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222; AA-6661-B; AA-6661-E; AA-
6661-H; AA-6661-J; AA-6661-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 Eklutna, Inc., for
the Native Village of Eklutna, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in the same lands
will be conveyed to Cook Inlet Region, Inc., when the surface estate is
conveyed to Eklutna, Inc.
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: Cameron Means, BLM Alaska State
Office, 907-271-3152, 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 Eklutna,
Inc. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in 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 Cook
Inlet Region, Inc., when the surface estate is conveyed to Eklutna,
Inc. The lands are located in the vicinity of Eklutna, Alaska, and are
described as:
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 16 N., R. 3 E.,
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Sec. 36.
T. 16 N., R. 4 E.,
Secs. 31, 32, and 33.
T. 17 N., R. 4 E.,
Sec. 18.
T. 15 N., R. 1 W.,
Sec. 31.
Containing 2,594.14 acres.
The decision addresses public access easements, if any, to be
reserved to the United States pursuant to section 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 ``Anchorage Daily News'' 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 March 30, 2026 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.
Cameron G. Means,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2026-03804 Filed 2-25-26; 8:45 am]
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