E9-20550. 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 estate of certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act will be issued to Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Kaktovik, Alaska, and are located in:

Umiat Meridian, Alaska

T. 8 N., R. 32 E.,

Secs. 7, 8, and 18.

Containing approximately 44 acres.

T. 8 N., R. 33 E.,

Secs. 22, 23, and 24.

Containing approximately 1,920 acres.

T. 9 N., R. 33 E.,

Secs. 14, 15, and 16;

Secs. 21, 26, and 35.

Containing approximately 360 acres.

T. 8 N., R. 34 E.,

Secs. 18, 19, and 20.

Containing approximately 1,603 acres.

T. 8 N., R. 35 E.,

Secs. 21 and 22.

Containing approximately 1,280 acres.

Aggregating approximately 5,207 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation. Notice of the decision 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 decision shall have until September 25, 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.

Michael Bilancione,

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Land Transfer Adjudication I.