Notice2023-12883
Alaska Native Claims Selections
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Published
June 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
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 Kuukpik Corporation for the Native village of Nuiqsut, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). As provided by ANCSA, the BLM will convey the subsurface estate in the same lands to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation when the BLM conveys the surface estate to Kuukpik Corporation.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39450-39451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12883]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500171905; F-14909-B, F-19148-38]
Alaska Native Claims Selections
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 certain lands to Kuukpik
Corporation for the Native village of Nuiqsut, pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). As provided by ANCSA, the
BLM will convey the subsurface estate in the same lands to Arctic Slope
Regional Corporation when the BLM conveys the surface estate to Kuukpik
Corporation.
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: Eileen Ford, Chief, Branch of
Adjudication, BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-5715, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593c3f362b3d193b3534773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d181b120f193d1f1110531a120b">[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
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hereby given that the BLM will issue an appealable decision to Kuukpik
Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in
certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). As provided
by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the same lands will be conveyed to
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed
to Kuukpik Corporation. The lands are located in the vicinity of
Nuiqsut, Alaska, and are described as:
Umiat Meridian, Alaska
T. 10 N., R. 2 E.,
Secs. 31 and 32.
Containing 1,262.68 acres.
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 ``Anchorage Daily News'' 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 July 17, 2023 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.
Eileen Ford,
Chief, Branch of Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2023-12883 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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