E9-27081. 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 the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Point Lay, Alaska, and are located in:

Umiat Meridian, Alaska

T. 1 S., R. 44 W.,

Secs. 19 to 23, inclusive;

Secs. 26 to 30, inclusive.

Containing approximately 2,461 acres.

T. 1 S., R. 45 W.,

Secs. 25 to 28, inclusive;

Secs. 32, 33, and 34.

Containing approximately 1,695 acres.

T. 2 S., R. 45 W.,

Secs. 4, 5, 8, and 9.

Containing approximately 940 acres.

Aggregating approximately 5,096 acres.

Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Arctic Sounder.

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 December 14, 2009 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 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Bureau of Land Management by phone at [phone], or by e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons who use a telecommunication device (TTD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact the Burea of Land Management.

Hillary Woods,

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication I Branch.