81 FR 37639 - Notice of Application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest for Lands Owned by the Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage, AK

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)

The Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage (Archdiocese) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest (RDI) from the United States for lands the Archdiocese owns at the confluence of the Tazlina River and Copper River, near the village of Tazlina, Alaska. This notice is intended to notify the public of the Archdiocese's application and its supporting rationale.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37639-37640]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13763]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[15X.LLAK941000.L54200000.FR0000.LVDIL15L0520; AA094010]


Notice of Application for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest for 
Lands Owned by the Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage, 
AK

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation of the Catholic Archbishop of Anchorage 
(Archdiocese) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM) for a Recordable Disclaimer of Interest (RDI) from the 
United States for lands the Archdiocese owns at the confluence of the 
Tazlina River and

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Copper River, near the village of Tazlina, Alaska. This notice is 
intended to notify the public of the Archdiocese's application and its 
supporting rationale.

DATES: All comments to this action should be received on or before 
September 8, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Archdiocese's application or the BLM 
Draft Summary Report for the Corporation of Archbishop of Anchorage, 
Inc. (Archdiocese of Anchorage) application for RDI must be filed with 
the RDI Program Manager (AK-942), Division of Lands and Cadastral, BLM 
Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angie Nichols, RDI Program Manager, at 
222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513; 907- 271-3359; or 
[email protected]; or visit the BLM RDI Web site at http://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en/prog/rdi.html. Persons who use a telecommunications device for 
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay System (FIRS) at 
1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business 
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours of a day, seven days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive 
a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Archdiocese has filed an application for 
an RDI pursuant to Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1745), as amended, and the 
regulations contained in 43 CFR subpart 1864 for the surface estate of 
the following lands:

Copper River Meridian, Alaska

T. 3 N., R. 1 W.,
    Sec. 10, lots 6 and 7, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 15, lots 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8, N\1/2\NW\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 461.67 acres. In the application, 
the Archdiocese asserts that the United States has no interest in 
the property.

    The lands were patented under Private Law 151. Both the law and 
patent have language stating that the land is for use as a mission 
school. The Archdiocese believes that the clause for use as a mission 
school casts a cloud on the title and believes that cloud serves as an 
impediment to any future use or sale of the land. If the BLM approves 
the application and issues an RDI, it would confirm that the United 
States has no valid interest in the subject lands.
    By this notice the BLM is informing the public of the Archdiocese's 
application and its supporting rationale. A final decision on the 
merits of the Archdiocese's application will not be made before 
September 8, 2016. During the 90-day period, interested parties may 
comment on the Archdiocese's application, AA-094010, and supporting 
evidence. Interested parties may comment during this time on the BLM's 
Draft Summary Report for the Corporation of Archbishop of Anchorage, 
Inc. (Archdiocese of Anchorage) Application for Recordable Disclaimer 
of Interest.
    Comments, including names and street addresses, will be available 
for public review at the Alaska State Office (see ADDRESSES above), 
during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    If the evidence is sufficient to find a favorable determination and 
neither the records nor a valid objection disclose a reason not to 
disclaim, then the application may be approved.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1864.

Erika L. Reed,
Acting Deputy State Director, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2016-13763 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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