E8-28548. 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 Nunapitchuk Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of Nunapitchuk, Alaska, and are located in:

Lot 4, U.S. Survey No. 10374

Containing 4.79 acres.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 10 N., R. 73 W.,

Sec. 19;

Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.

Containing approximately 2,186 acres.

T. 10 N., R. 74 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2.

Containing approximately 668 acres.

T. 10 N., R. 75 W.,

Secs. 1 and 12.

Containing approximately 631 acres.

T. 11 N., R. 75 W.,

Secs. 5, 7, 8, 17, and 18.

Containing approximately 1,834 acres.

T. 7 N., R. 76 W.,

Secs. 28 to 36, inclusive.

Containing approximately 4,767 acres.

T. 11 N., R. 76 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2;

Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive.

Containing approximately 2,100 acres.

T. 9 N., R. 78 W.,

Secs. 1, 2, and 3;

Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;

Secs. 22 to 27, inclusive.

Containing approximately 7,875 acres.

T. 10 N., R. 78 W.,

Secs. 1 to 18, inclusive;

Secs. 22 to 27, inclusive;

Secs. 34, 35, and 36.

Containing approximately 15,941 acres.

T. 11 N., R. 78 W.,

Secs. 1 to 30, inclusive;

Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.

Containing approximately 12,705 acres.

Aggregating approximately 48,712 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Nunapitchuk Limited. Notice of the decision will also be published four times in 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 January 2, 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 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management.

Charmain McMillan,

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II.