E9-27868. 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 estate in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Evansville, Incorporated. The lands are in the vicinity of Evansville, Alaska, and are located in:

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska

T. 26 N., R. 17 W.,

Secs. 35 and 36.

Containing approximately 1,094 acres.

T. 25 N., R. 18 W.,

Secs. 16, 21, 28 and 29.

Containing approximately 2,437 acres.

T. 24 N., R. 19 W.,

Secs. 7 and 8.

Containing approximately 1,230 acres.

Aggregating approximately 4,761 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited when the surface estate is conveyed to Evansville, Incorporated. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

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 21, 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 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 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management.

Jenny M. Anderson,

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication I Branch.