80_FR_56674 80 FR 56493 - Alaska Native Claims Selection

80 FR 56493 - Alaska Native Claims Selection

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

Page Range56493-56493
FR Document2015-23481

Notice is hereby given that an appealable decision will be issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), approving conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates in the lands described below to Chugach Alaska Corporation (formerly known as Chugach Natives, Inc.), pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA-10731, AA-10785, AA-10786, AA-10788, AA-11135, AA-11146, AA-12448; 
LLAK-944000-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: Notice is hereby given that an appealable decision will be 
issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), approving conveyance of 
the surface and subsurface estates in the lands described below to 
Chugach Alaska Corporation (formerly known as Chugach Natives, Inc.), 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

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. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for the time limits for appealing the decision.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land 
Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, 
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The BLM by phone at 907-271-5960 or by 
email at [email protected]. Persons who use a 
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the BLM 
during normal business hours. In addition, the FIRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the 
BLM. The BLM will reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is 
hereby given that an appealable decision will be issued by the BLM to 
Chugach Alaska Corporation (formerly known as Chugach Natives, Inc.). 
The decision approves conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates 
in certain lands pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq). The lands are located in the Chugach National 
Forest, and contain/aggregate 80.78 acres. Notice of the decision will 
also be published once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Alaska 
Dispatch News.
    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 October 19, 2015 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 electronic means, such as 
facsimile or email, will not be accepted as timely filed.

Loch Anderson,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2015-23481 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              recovery by extending the pit north;                       Please note that public comments and               West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
                                              reducing the size of the BLM lease                      information submitted including names,                AK 99513–7504.
                                              modification contained in the Proposed                  street addresses, and email addresses of
                                              Action to 100 acres while still                         respondents will be available for public              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:    The
                                              accommodating extension of the mine                     review and disclosure at the above BLM                BLM by phone at 907–271–5960 or by
                                              pit, external overburden piles,                         address during regular business hours (8              email at blm_ak_akso_public_room@
                                              temporary growth media stockpiles, and                  a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday,               blm.gov. Persons who use a
                                              ancillary mine features beyond the                      except holidays.                                      Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
                                              current Lease boundaries. If the mine is                   Before including your phone number,                (TDD) may call the Federal Information
                                              extended, USFS Special Use                              email address, or other personal                      Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                              Authorizations and State of Idaho                       identifying information in your                       to contact the BLM during normal
                                              Temporary Use Authorizations will also                  comment, you should be aware that                     business hours. In addition, the FIRS is
                                              be needed.                                              your entire comment—including your                    available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
                                                Under the No Action Alternative, the                  personal identifying information—may                  to leave a message or question with the
                                              Rasmussen Valley Mine Plan would not                    be made publicly available at any time.               BLM. The BLM will reply during
                                              be approved for mining, and no                          While you can ask us in your comment                  normal business hours.
                                              associated development would occur on                   to withhold your personal identifying
                                                                                                      information from public review, we                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       As
                                              the existing lease. Similarly, associated
                                                                                                      cannot guarantee that we will be able to              required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
                                              requests such as the lease modification
                                              application would not be approved. The                  do so.                                                hereby given that an appealable
                                              No Action Alternative would not                                                                               decision will be issued by the BLM to
                                                                                                        Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ; 40 CFR
                                              provide ore for the CPO and would                       parts 1500–1508; 43 CFR part 46; 43 U.S.C.
                                                                                                                                                            Chugach Alaska Corporation (formerly
                                              leave the mineral resource unmined.                     1701; 43 CFR part 3510; and 43 CFR part               known as Chugach Natives, Inc.). The
                                              The resources would not be developed                    3590.                                                 decision approves conveyance of the
                                              under the 2011 Proposed Action.                                                                               surface and subsurface estates in certain
                                                                                                      Jeremy Casterson,
                                              However, the No Action Alternative                                                                            lands pursuant to the Alaska Native
                                                                                                      Acting District Manager, Idaho Falls District,        Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601,
                                              does not preclude application and                       Bureau of Land Management.
                                              approval of future Mine and                                                                                   et seq). The lands are located in the
                                                                                                      Robert Mickelsen,
                                              Reclamation Plans for the site because                                                                        Chugach National Forest, and contain/
                                                                                                      Forest Supervisor, Caribou-Targhee National
                                              of pre-existing mining rights granted in                                                                      aggregate 80.78 acres. Notice of the
                                                                                                      Forest.
                                              the existing Lease.                                                                                           decision will also be published once a
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–23412 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                                To facilitate understanding and                                                                             week for four consecutive weeks in the
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                                              comments on the Draft EIS, public                                                                             Alaska Dispatch News.
                                              meetings are planned to be held in Soda                                                                          Any party claiming a property interest
                                              Springs and Pocatello, Idaho. Meetings                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            in the lands affected by the decision
                                              will be open-house style, with displays                                                                       may appeal the decision in accordance
                                              explaining the project and a forum for                  Bureau of Land Management                             with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4
                                              commenting on the draft EIS. The BLM
                                                                                                      [AA–10731, AA–10785, AA–10786, AA–                    within the following time limits:
                                              will announce dates, times, and
                                                                                                      10788, AA–11135, AA–11146, AA–12448;                     1. Unknown parties, parties unable to
                                              locations of the public scoping meetings
                                                                                                      LLAK–944000–L14100000–HY0000–P]                       be located after reasonable efforts have
                                              in mailings and news releases.
                                                Written and electronic comments                       Alaska Native Claims Selection                        been expended to locate, parties who
                                              regarding the Draft EIS should be                                                                             fail or refuse to sign their return receipt,
                                              submitted within 45 days of the date of                 AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                  and parties who receive a copy of the
                                              publication of the Environmental                        Interior.                                             decision by regular mail which is not
                                              Protection Agency’s Notice of                           ACTION: Notice of Decision Approving                  certified, return receipt requested, shall
                                              Availability in the Federal Register. To                Lands for Conveyance.                                 have until October 19, 2015 to file an
                                              assist the BLM and the USFS in                                                                                appeal.
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that an
                                              identifying issues and concerns related                                                                          2. Parties receiving service of the
                                                                                                      appealable decision will be issued by
                                              to this project, comments should be as                                                                        decision by certified mail shall have 30
                                                                                                      the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
                                              specific as possible. The portion of the
                                                                                                      approving conveyance of the surface                   days from the date of receipt to file an
                                              proposed project related to special use
                                                                                                      and subsurface estates in the lands                   appeal.
                                              authorizations for off-lease activities is
                                                                                                      described below to Chugach Alaska                        Parties who do not file an appeal in
                                              subject to the USFS’s objection process
                                                                                                      Corporation (formerly known as                        accordance with the requirements of 43
                                              pursuant to 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and
                                                                                                      Chugach Natives, Inc.), pursuant to the               CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have
                                              B. Only those who provide comment
                                                                                                      Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.                  waived their rights. Notices of appeal
                                              concerning the off-lease activities
                                              during this comment period or who                       DATES: Any party claiming a property                  transmitted by electronic means, such as
                                              have previously submitted specific                      interest in the lands affected by the                 facsimile or email, will not be accepted
                                              written comments on the off-lease                       decision may appeal the decision in                   as timely filed.
                                              activities, either during scoping or other              accordance with the requirements of 43
                                                                                                      CFR part 4. Please see the                            Loch Anderson,
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                                              designated opportunity for public
                                              comment, will be eligible as objectors to               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for                 Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
                                              the off-lease activities (36 CFR 218.5).                the time limits for appealing the                     [FR Doc. 2015–23481 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              BLM appeal procedures found in 43                       decision.
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                                              CFR 4 apply to the portion of the project               ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
                                              related to activities proposed on the                   be obtained from: Bureau of Land
                                              Federal mineral lease(s).                               Management, Alaska State Office, 222


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Decision Approving Lands for Conveyance.
DatesAny 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. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for the time limits for appealing the decision.
ContactThe BLM by phone at 907-271-5960 or by email at [email protected] Persons who use a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the BLM during normal business hours. In addition, the FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the BLM. The BLM will reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation80 FR 56493 

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