Alaska Native Claims Selection

• Published date: 11 December 2023
• Record Number: 2023-27074
• Citation: 88 FR 85909
• Court: Interior Department,Land Management Bureau
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 85909-85910]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2023-27074]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Land Management
                [BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500176837; AA-6703-C, AA-6703-E, AA-6703-B2]
                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 certain lands to The Tatitlek
                Corporation for the Native village of Tatitlek, pursuant to the Alaska
                Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in
                the same lands will be conveyed to Chugach Alaska Corporation when the
                surface estate is conveyed to The Tatitlek 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: Dina Torres, BLM Alaska State Office,
                907-271-5699, or [email protected]. 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 The
                Tatitlek Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface
                estate in
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                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
                Chugach Alaska Corporation when the surface estate is conveyed to The
                Tatitlek Corporation. The lands are located north and east of Tatitlek,
                Alaska, and are described as:
                Copper River Meridian, Alaska
                T. 9 S., R. 3 E.,
                 Secs. 5, 6, 9, 16, 21, and 28.
                 Containing 3,289.54 acres.
                T. 10 S., R. 3 E.,
                 Secs. 26 and 35
                 Containing 1,280 acres.
                T. 11 S., R. 4 E.,
                 Secs. 20, 28, 29, and 33.
                 Containing 2,560 acres.
                T. 9 S., R. 1 W.,
                 Secs. 20 and 27.
                 Containing 991.81 acres.
                T. 9 S., R. 2 W.,
                 Sec. 11.
                 Containing 640 acres.
                 Aggregating 8,761.35 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 ``Cordova Times'' 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 January 10, 2024 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.
                Dina L. Torres,
                Management and Program Analyst, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
                [FR Doc. 2023-27074 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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