E9-14403. 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 and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. The lands are in the vicinity of Ambler, Kobuk, and Shugnak, Alaska, and are located in:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 20 N., R. 3 E.,

Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive;

Secs. 16, 17, and 18.

Containing approximately 5,367 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 3 E.,

Secs. 1, 12, 25, and 26;

Secs. 27 and 34.

Containing approximately 3,840 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 4 E.,

Secs. 1 to 12, inclusive.

Containing approximately 7,657 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 6 E.,

Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive;

Sec. 9 and 16.

Containing approximately 3,840 acres.

T. 16 N., R. 7 E.,

Secs. 5 to 8, inclusive;

Secs. 17 and 18.

Containing approximately 3,397 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 9 E.,

Secs. 25 and 26;

Secs. 34, 35, and 36.

Containing approximately 3,200 acres.

T. 19 N., R. 10 E.,

Secs. 10, 11, and 12;

Secs. 14 to 36, inclusive.

Containing approximately 16,040 acres.

T. 18 N., R. 11 E.,

Secs. 3 to 10, inclusive;

Secs. 15 to 21, inclusive;

Secs. 28 to 33, inclusive.

Containing approximately 12,503 acres.

T. 19 N., R. 11 E.,

Secs. 5 and 6;

Secs. 19 to 22, inclusive;

Secs. 27 to 34, inclusive.

Containing approximately 8,649 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 11 E.,

Secs. 23 to 27, inclusive;

Secs. 32 to 36, inclusive.

Containing approximately 6,035 acres.

Aggregating approximately 70,528 acres.

Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Anchorage Daily News.

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 July 20, 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.

Hillary Woods,

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication I.