04-16875. 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 Atxam Corporation. The lands, containing approximately 13,866 acres, are located in Seward Meridian, in the vicinity of Atka, Alaska, within the townships and ranges listed below:

T. 52 S., R. 72 W., Seward Meridian (SM)

Tps. 75 and 76 S., R. 121 W., SM

T. 91 S., Rs. 176 and 177 W., SM

T. 93 S., Rs. 177 and 179 W., SM

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 August 23, 2004 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 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Waldal, by phone at 907-271-5669, or by e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons who use a telecommunication device (TTD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact Ms. Waldal.

Barbara Opp Waldal,

Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication I.