E9-5546. 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 Kuitsarak Incorporated. The lands are in the vicinity of Goodnews Bay, Alaska, and are located in:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

U. S. Survey No. 9995, Alaska

Containing 18.24 acres.

U. S. Survey No. 13739, Alaska

Containing 6.01 acres.

T. 10 S., R. 71 W.,

Secs. 7 and 19;

Secs. 20 to 24, inclusive;

Secs. 28 to 31, inclusive;

Secs. 32 and 33.

Containing approximately 7,661 acres.

T. 11 S., R. 71 W.,

Secs. 21, 22, and 28;

Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive.

Containing approximately 4,159 acres.

T. 10 S., R. 72 W.,

Secs. 1 and 11;

Sec. 25.

Containing approximately 1,824 acres.

T. 11 S., R. 72 W.,

Secs. 11, 14, and 23;

Secs. 25 to 29, inclusive;

Secs. 32 and 36.

Containing approximately 5,888 acres.

T. 12 S., R. 72 W.,

Secs. 1, 3, and 4;

Secs. 9 to 12, inclusive;

Secs. 14 and 15.

Containing approximately 4,844 acres.

T. 12 S., R. 74 W.,

Sec. 28.

Containing approximately 198 acres.

Aggregating approximately 24,600 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Kuitsarak Incorporated. 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 April 13, 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.