[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12011-12012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04132]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[F-14875-A, F-14875-A2; 20X.LLAK944000.L14100000.HY0000.P]
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 Kugkaktlik
Limited, for the Native village of Kipnuk, pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA). The lands
approved for conveyance lie partially within the former Clarence Rhode
National Wildlife Range, now known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife
Refuge. The subsurface estate in the lands lying outside the former
Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range will be conveyed to Calista
Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited.
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: Judy A. Kelley, BLM Alaska State
Office, 907-271-3786, or [email protected]. The BLM Alaska State Office
may also be contacted via Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. The relay service
is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question with the BLM. The BLM will reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the BLM will issue an appealable decision to
Kugkaktlik Limited for the Native village of Kipnuk. The decision
approves conveyance of the surface estate in certain lands pursuant to
ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The lands approved for conveyance lie
partially within the former Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range,
established December 8, 1960, now known as the Yukon Delta National
Wildlife Refuge. As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in lands
lying within a national wildlife refuge in existence on December 18,
1971, is not available for conveyance to the regional corporation,
Calista Corporation, and will be reserved to the United States in the
conveyance document transferring the surface estate. The subsurface
estate in the lands lying outside the former Clarence Rhode National
Wildlife Range will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface
estate is conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited. The lands are located in the
vicinity of Kipnuk, and are described as:
Lands Within the Former Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public
Land Order No. 2213), Now Known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife
Refuge
Surface estate to be conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited; Subsurface
estate to be reserved to the United States.
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 1 S., R. 85 W.,
Secs. 31, 32, and 33.
Containing 690 acres.
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T. 2 S., R. 85 W.,
Sec. 6.
Containing 191 acres.
Aggregating 881 acres.
Lands Outside the Former Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range (Public
Land Order No. 2213), Now Known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife
Refuge
Surface estate to be conveyed to Kugkaktlik Limited; Subsurface
estate to be conveyed to Calista Corporation.
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 1 S., R. 84 W.,
Sec. 22.
Containing 0.94 acres.
T. 1 S., R. 85 W.,
Secs. 31, 32, and 33.
Containing 1,083 acres.
T. 2 S., R. 85 W.,
Secs. 5 and 6.
Containing 916 acres.
Aggregating 2,000 acres.
Aggregating a total of 2,881 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 publish notice of the decision once a week for four
consecutive weeks in The Delta Discovery 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, 2020 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.
Judy A. Kelley,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2020-04132 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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