[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14461-14462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7290]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-932-1410-00; AA-6649 and AA-6689]
Public Land Order No. 7380; Withdrawal of Public Lands for Atka
Village Selection and Pauloff Harbor Village Selection; Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Public land order.
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SUMMARY: This order withdraws approximately 26,579.51 acres of public
lands located within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge or
the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, from all forms of
appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and
mineral leasing laws, pursuant to section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act. This action reserves 13,968.61 acres of the
lands for selection by the Atxam Corporation, the village corporation
for
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Atka, and reserves 12,610.90 acres of the lands for selection by the
Sanak Corporation, the village corporation for Pauloff Harbor. This
withdrawal is for a period of 120 days; however, any lands selected
shall remain withdrawn by the order until they are conveyed. Any lands
described herein that are not selected by the corporations will remain
withdrawn as part of the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge or
the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and will be subject to the
terms and conditions of any withdrawal of record.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 25, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robbie J. Havens, Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513-7599, 907-271-5049.
By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior
by section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43
U.S.C. 1621(j)(2) (1994), it is ordered as follows:
1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public
lands located within the Alaska Peninsula Wildlife Refuge or the Alaska
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, are hereby withdrawn from all forms
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and
mineral leasing laws, and are hereby reserved for:
(a) The selection of the remaining entitlement under section 12 of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 (1994), by the
Atxam Corporation, village corporation for Atka:
Seward Meridian
T. 52 S., R. 72 W.,
Secs. 15 to 34, inclusive.
T. 75 S., R. 121 W.,
Secs. 28, 33, 34, and 35.
T. 76 S., R. 121 W.,
Secs. 3 and 4.
T. 93 S., R. 177 W., (Unsurveyed)
Sec. 8.
T. 93 S., R. 179 W., (Unsurveyed)
Sec. 28.
The areas described aggregate approximately 13,968.61 acres.
(b) The selection of the remaining entitlement under section 12 of
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 (1994), by the
Sanak Corporation, village corporation for Pauloff Harbor:
Seward Meridian
T. 53 S., R. 68 W.,
Secs. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 20, and 21.
T. 52 S., R. 70 W.,
Secs. 17 to 20, inclusive.
T. 52 S., R. 71 W.,
Secs. 9, 10, 13 to 16, inclusive;
Secs. 21 to 24, inclusive; and
Secs. 26 to 32, inclusive.
T. 53 S., R. 73 W.,
Secs. 33 and 34.
The areas described aggregate 12,610.90 acres.
The areas described in (a) and (b) above aggregate a total of
approximately 26,579.51 acres.
2. Prior to conveyance of any of the lands withdrawn by this order,
the lands shall be subject to administration by the Secretary of the
Interior under applicable laws and regulations, and his authority to
make contracts and to grant leases, permits, rights-of-way, or
easements shall not be impaired by this withdrawal.
3. This order constitutes final withdrawal action by the Secretary
of the Interior under section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1621(j)(2) (1994), to make lands available
for selection by the Atxam Corporation, to fulfill the entitlement of
the village for Atka, and to make lands available for selection by the
Sanak Corporation, to fulfill the entitlement of the village for
Pauloff Harbor, under section 12 and section 14(a) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 and 1613 (1994).
4. This withdrawal will terminate 120 days from the effective date
of this order; provided, any lands selected shall remain withdrawn
pursuant to this order until conveyed. Any lands described in this
order not selected by the corporation shall remain withdrawn as part of
the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge or the Alaska Maritime
National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to sections 302(1), 303(1) and
304(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 16
U.S.C. 668(dd) (1994); and will be subject to the terms and conditions
of any other withdrawal or segregation of record.
5. It has been determined that this action is not expected to have
any significant effect on subsistence uses and needs pursuant to
section 810(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act,
16 U.S.C. 3120(c) (1994) and this action is exempted from the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 note (1994), by
section 910 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 43
U.S.C. 1638 (1994).
Dated: March 12, 1999.
John Berry,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 99-7290 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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