[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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