80 FR 56493 - Alaska Native Claims Selection

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

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

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, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 56493]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23481]


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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; 
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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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