2010-19048. 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 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable decision approving the conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates for certain lands to Doyon, Limited, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The lands are in the vicinity of Holy Cross, Alaska, and are located in:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 23 N., R. 55 W.,

Secs. 19 and 20.

Containing 1,130.74 acres.

T. 24 N., R. 58 W.,

Secs. 6 to 10, inclusive;

Secs. 15, 16, and 17;

Secs. 20, 21, and 22;

Secs. 27 to 32, inclusive.

Containing 10,112.30 acres.

T. 23 N., R. 59 W.,

Secs. 25, 26, 35, and 36.

Containing 1,535.94 acres.

Aggregating 12,778.98 acres.

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

DATES:

Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by the decision may appeal the decision within the following time limits:

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to be located after reasonable efforts have been expended to locate, parties who fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, and parties who receive a copy of the decision by regular mail which is not certified, return receipt requested, shall have until September 2, 2010 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 BLM by phone at 907-271-5960, by e-mail at [e-mail], or by telecommunication device (TTD) through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Suzette Claypool,

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer Adjudication II Branch.