E8-18209. 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 Kikiktagruk Inupiat Corporation. The lands are in the vicinity of Kotzebue, Alaska, and are located in:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 19 N., R. 14 W.,

Secs. 17 and 18.

Containing approximately 605 acres.

T. 19 N., R. 15 W.,

Secs. 4 to 20, inclusive.

Containing approximately 7,498 acres.

T. 19 N., R. 16 W.,

Sec. 3;

Secs. 9 to 15, inclusive.

Containing approximately 4,956 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 16 W.,

Secs. 31 to 36, inclusive.

Containing 3,797.30 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 16 W.,

Secs. 31 and 32.

Containing approximately 1,279 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 17 W.,

Secs. 1, 6, 12, and 13.

Containing 2,240.22 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 17 W.,

Secs. 15, 22, 27, and 28;

Secs. 31 to 36, inclusive.

Containing 6,376.56 acres.

T. 22 N., R. 17 W.,

Secs. 5, 6, and 7.

Containing approximately 1,835 acres.

T. 23 N., R. 17 W.,

Secs. 23 to 28, inclusive;

Secs. 31 to 34, inclusive.

Containing 6,371.25 acres.

T. 20 N., R. 18 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2;

Secs. 31 to 36, inclusive.

Containing 4,933.23 acres.

T. 21 N., R. 18 W.,

Secs. 3 and 6.

Containing 1,256.18 acres.

T. 22 N., R. 18 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2;

Secs. 11 to 15, inclusive;

Secs. 22, 23, 26, and 27.

Containing approximately 6,200 acres.

T. 11 N., R. 24 W.,

Sec. 6.

Containing approximately 372 acres.

T. 12 N., R. 24 W.,

Secs. 3 to 10, inclusive;

Secs. 15, 16, 20, and 21;

Secs. 29, 30, and 31.

Containing approximately 6,810 acres.

T. 13 N., R. 24 W.,

Secs. 7 to 11, inclusive;

Secs. 14 to 36, inclusive.

Containing approximately 16,141 acres.

T. 13 N., R. 25 W.,

Secs. 1, 12, 13, and 14;

Secs. 22 to 27, inclusive;

Sec. 36.

Containing approximately 6,145 acres.

Aggregating approximately 76,816 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands will be conveyed to NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. when the surface estate is conveyed to Kikiktagruk 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 8, 2008 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.