Alaska Native Claims Selection
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving conveyance of the surface estate in certain lands to Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), as amended. The lands approved for conveyance lie entirely within Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range, now known as the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. As provided by ANCSA, ownership of the subsurface estate in the same lands will be retained by the United States.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 209 (Monday, October 31, 2022)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 209 (Monday, October 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65605-65606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23588]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AA-9279, AA-9280, AA-10239, AA-10318, AA-11257, AA-11430;
234.LLAK944000.L14100000.HY0000.P]
Alaska Native Claims Selection
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Decision Approving Lands for Conveyance.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides
constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving
conveyance of the surface estate in
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certain lands to Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native regional
corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of
1971 (ANCSA), as amended. The lands approved for conveyance lie
entirely within Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range, now known as
the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. As provided by ANCSA,
ownership of the subsurface estate in the same lands will be retained
by the United States.
DATES: Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by
the decision may appeal the decision in accordance with the
requirements of 43 CFR part 4 within the time limits set out in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the decision from the Bureau of
Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolando R. Masvidal, Land Law Examiner
at BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-4687, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c3e212d3f3a25282d200c2e2021622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="394b54584a4f505d5855795b5554175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the BLM will issue an appealable decision to Calista
Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in
certain lands pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as amended. Ownership of the subsurface estate
will be retained by the United States. The lands are located within the
Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, in the following townships, and
aggregate 35.06 acres: T. 11 N., R. 89 W., Seward Meridian (SM); T. 16
N., R. 89 W., SM; T. 16 N., R. 90 W., SM; T. 1 S, R. 85 W., SM; T. 3 S,
R. 100 W., SM; T. 4 S, R. 100 W., SM.
The decision addresses public access easements, if any, to be
reserved to the United States pursuant to Sec. 17(b) of ANCSA (43
U.S.C. 1616(b)), in the lands described above. The BLM will also
publish notice of the decision once a week for four consecutive weeks
in ``The Delta Discovery'' newspaper. Any party claiming a property
interest in the lands affected by the decision may appeal the decision
in accordance with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4 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 November 30, 2022 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 shall be deemed to have waived their
rights. Notices of appeal transmitted by facsimile will not be accepted
as timely filed.
Rolando R. Masvidal,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2022-23588 Filed 10-28-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-10-P
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