05-16312. Alaska Native Claims Selection

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of decisions approving lands for conveyance.

SUMMARY:

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that two appealable decisions approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Olgoonik Corporation. The lands are located in T. 16 N., R. 29 W., T. 14 N., R. 30 W., Tps. 4 S., Rs. 11 and 12 W., Umiat Meridian, in the vicinity of Wainwright, Alaska, aggregating 6,524.46 acres. Notice of the decisions will also be published four times in the Arctic Sounder.

DATES:

The time limits for filing an appeal are:

1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decisions shall have until September 16, 2005 to file an appeal.

2. Parties receiving service of the decisions 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:

Copies of the decisions may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Dina Torres, by phone at [phone], 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 Mrs. Torres.

Dina L. Torres,

Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication II.