[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 14584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05823]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222; AKAK106645993 (F-14844-
A)]


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 Ahtna, 
Incorporated, Successor in Interest to Cantwell Yedatene Na 
Corporation, and the subsurface estate to Ahtna, Incorporated, an 
Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA).

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: Matthew R. Lux, Land Transfer 
Resolution Specialist, Alaska State Office, 907-271-3176, 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 Ahtna, 
Incorporated, Successor in Interest to Cantwell Yedatene Na 
Corporation, and Ahtna, Incorporated. The decision approves conveyance 
of the surface estate in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 
1601, et seq.), as amended. Cantwell Yedatene Na Corporation, the 
original ANCSA corporation for the Native village of Cantwell, merged 
with Ahtna, Incorporated in 1980 under the authority of the Act of 
January 2, 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1627. The subsurface estate in the same 
lands will be conveyed to Ahtna, Incorporated. The lands are located in 
the vicinity of Cantwell, Alaska, and are described as:

Lot 10a, U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska.

    Containing approximately 0.25 acres.

Lot 10c, U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska.

    Containing 2.50 acres.

Lot 11, U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska.

    Containing 4.99 acres.

Lot 39, U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska.

    Containing approximately 0.50 acres.

Lot 6, U.S. Survey No. 5596, Alaska.

    Containing 6.50 acres.

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska.

T. 15 S., R. 6 W.,
    Secs. 4 and 9.

    Containing 1,279.44 acres.

T. 17 S., R. 6 W.,
    Sec. 36.

    Containing 600 acres.

T. 18 S., R. 7 W.,
    Secs. 3 and 16.

    Containing approximately 530 acres.

T. 18 S., R. 8 W.,
    Secs. 11 to 16, inclusive;
    Secs. 21, 22, 28, and 29;
    Secs. 31, 32, and 33.

    Containing 7,221.61 acres.

T. 19 S., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 9.

    Containing 628.98 acres.

T. 19 S., R. 9 W.,
    Secs. 3, 10, and 20.

    Containing 1,920.32 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 12,195 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 ``Fairbanks Daily-News Miner'' 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 April 24, 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.

Dina Torres,
Acting Supervisor, Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Resolution 
Group.
[FR Doc. 2026-05823 Filed 3-24-26; 8:45 am]
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