E9-3866. 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 Askinuk Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Scammon Bay, Alaska, Alaska, and are located in:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 20 N., R. 88 W.,

Secs. 16 and 17;

Secs. 21 to 25, inclusive;

Sec. 36.

Containing approximately 4,392 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 88 W.,

Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive.

Containing approximately 2,531 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 89 W.,

Secs. 13, 14, and 24.

Containing approximately 1,905 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 90 W.,

Secs. 1, 2, and 11;

Secs. 12 and 13.

Containing approximately 1,478 acres.

T. 22 N., R. 90 W.,

Secs. 13, 14, and 15;

Secs. 22 to 26, inclusive;

Secs. 35 and 36.

Containing approximately 5,098 acres.

Total aggregate of approximately 15,404 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Askinuk 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 March 26, 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.

Robert Childers,

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II.