E7-20068. Alaska Native Claims Selection

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.

SUMMARY:

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Nerklikmute Native Corporation, for lands in the vicinity of the Native village of Andreafski, Alaska, and are located in:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 21 N., R. 75 W.,

Secs. 16, 19, and 20.

Containing 643.69 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 76 W.,

Sec. 5;

Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive.

Containing 2,860.89 acres.

Aggregating 3,504.58 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Nerklikmute Native Corporation. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Tundra Drums.

DATES:

The time limits for filing an appeal are:

1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision shall have until 30 days after publication in the Federal Register 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, subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights.

ADDRESSES:

A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Bureau of Land Management by phone at 907-271-5960, or by e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons who use a telecommunication device (TTD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management.

D. Kay Erben,

Title and Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication II.