83_FR_24438 83 FR 24336 - Alaska Native Claims Selection

83 FR 24336 - Alaska Native Claims Selection

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 102 (May 25, 2018)

Page Range24336-24337
FR Document2018-11337

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands to Kukulget, Inc., and Sivuqaq, Inc., both Alaska Native corporations, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[F-20520; 18X.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: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby provides 
constructive notice that it will issue an appealable decision approving 
conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands to 
Kukulget, Inc., and Sivuqaq, Inc., both Alaska Native corporations, 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended 
(ANCSA).

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 BLM, Alaska 
State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-
7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Eileen Bryant, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5715 or [email protected]. The BLM Alaska State Office 
may also be contacted via a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 
(TDD) through the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339. The relay 
service 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 the BLM will issue an appealable decision to 
Kukulget, Inc., and Sivuqaq, Inc. The decision approves conveyance of 
the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands pursuant to the 
ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The lands are located on St. Lawrence 
Island, Alaska, and are described as:

Lots 4 and 5, U.S. Survey No. 4340, Alaska.
    Containing 424.35 acres.


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    The grant of the lands described above shall be to Kukulget, 
Inc., and Sivuqaq, Inc., as tenants in common in the following 
proportions:
    Kukulget, Inc., an undivided 415/842 interest, and Sivuqaq, 
Inc., an undivided 427/842 interest.

    The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for 
four consecutive weeks in the Nome Nugget 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 June 25, 2018 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 Bryant,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2018-11337 Filed 5-24-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              trout. Change in authorized take of the                 Public Review                                           Dated: May 16, 2018.
                                              Columbia redband trout is not                                                                                 Marjorie Nelson,
                                              necessary, because it does not occur on                    Copies of the Final SEIS and                       Chief—Ecological Services, Mountain-Prairie
                                              the additional lands. The amended                       Amended HCP are available for review                  Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                              permit would require DNRC to                            (see ADDRESSES). Any comment we                       Lakewood, Colorado.
                                              implement all applicable HCP                            receive will become part of the                       [FR Doc. 2018–11209 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                              conservation commitments on the                         administrative record and may be                      BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
                                              additional lands to avoid, minimize,                    available to the public. Before including
                                              and mitigate the impacts of the take.                   your address, phone number, email
                                                                                                      address, or other personal identifying                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                 In April, 2013, Friends of the Wild
                                              Swan, Montana Environmental                             information in your comment, you
                                                                                                      should be aware that your entire                      Bureau of Land Management
                                              Information Center, and Natural
                                              Resources Defense Council challenged                    comment—including your personal                       [F–20520;
                                              the issuance of the permit in a Federal                 identifying information—may be made                   18X.LLAK.944000.L14100000.HY0000.P]
                                              District Court in Montana. The Court                    publicly available at any time. While
                                                                                                      you may request in your comment that                  Alaska Native Claims Selection
                                              ruled in the Service’s favor on all but
                                              one count. DNRC and the plaintiffs                      we withhold your personal identifying                 AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,
                                              subsequently entered a settlement                       information from public review, we                    Interior.
                                              agreement for the remaining count in                    cannot guarantee that we will be able to              ACTION: Notice of decision approving
                                              September 2015. The future addition of                  do so. All submissions from                           lands for conveyance.
                                              lands to the HCP and permit were not                    organizations or businesses and from
                                              part of the complaint or the settlement                 individuals identifying themselves as                 SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
                                              agreement. The DNRC amended the                         representatives or officials of                       Management (BLM) hereby provides
                                              HCP to incorporate the terms of the                     organizations or businesses will be                   constructive notice that it will issue an
                                              settlement agreement, which would not                   made available for public disclosure in               appealable decision approving
                                              result in any changes to the permit.                    their entirety.                                       conveyance of the surface and
                                                                                                                                                            subsurface estates in certain lands to
                                              National Environmental Policy Act                          In addition to our publication of this             Kukulget, Inc., and Sivuqaq, Inc., both
                                              Compliance                                              notice, the U.S. Environmental                        Alaska Native corporations, pursuant to
                                                                                                      Protection Agency (EPA) will publish a                the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
                                                 Issuing an amended permit is a                       Federal Register notice. The EPA is                   of 1971, as amended (ANCSA).
                                              Federal action that requires compliance                 charged, under section 309 of the Clean               DATES: Any party claiming a property
                                              with NEPA. The amended permit would                     Air Act, to review all Federal agencies’              interest in the lands affected by the
                                              require the implementation of DNRC’s                    EISs and to comment on the adequacy                   decision may appeal the decision in
                                              amendments to the HCP. Therefore, the                   and the acceptability of the                          accordance with the requirements of 43
                                              final SEIS analyzes the direct, indirect,               environmental impacts of proposed                     CFR part 4 within the time limits set out
                                              and cumulative effects of issuing an                    actions in the EISs. EPA also serves as               in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                              amended permit and implementing the
                                                                                                      the repository for EISs prepared by                   section.
                                              required measures in the amended HCP
                                                                                                      Federal agencies and provides notice of               ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of
                                              to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the
                                              impacts of the take. We also analyzed                   their availability in the Federal                     the decision from the BLM, Alaska State
                                              the effects of a no-action alternative.                 Register. The Environmental Impact                    Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, #13,
                                              The no-action alternative includes                      Statement (EIS) Database provides                     Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504.
                                              amending the HCP to incorporate the                     information about EISs prepared by                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
                                              terms of the settlement agreement,                      Federal agencies, as well as EPA’s                    Eileen Bryant, BLM Alaska State Office,
                                              which is legally required, but does not                 comments concerning the EISs. All EISs                907–271–5715 or ebryant@blm.gov. The
                                              include adding lands or issuing an                      are filed with EPA, which publishes a                 BLM Alaska State Office may also be
                                              amended permit authorizing additional                   notice of availability on Fridays in the              contacted via a Telecommunications
                                              take. The final SEIS also includes all                  Federal Register. The notice of                       Device for the Deaf (TDD) through the
                                              comments we received on the draft SEIS                  availability is the start of the 30-day               Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
                                              and our response to those comments.                     ‘‘wait period’’ for final EISs, during                8339. The relay service is available 24
                                                 In accordance with NEPA (40 CFR                      which agencies are generally required to              hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
                                              1502.14(e)), we identified the proposed                 wait 30 days before making a decision                 message or question with the BLM. The
                                              action as our preferred alternative in the              on a proposed action. For more                        BLM will reply during normal business
                                              final SEIS. The action agency’s preferred               information, see https://www.epa.gov/                 hours.
                                              alternative is a preliminary indication of              nepa. You may search for EPA                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
                                              its preference of action, chosen from                   comments on EISs, along with EISs                     required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
                                              among the alternatives analyzed. It is                  themselves, at https://                               hereby given that the BLM will issue an
                                              the alternative that the agency believes                cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/                  appealable decision to Kukulget, Inc.,
                                              would fulfill its statutory mission and                 action/eis/search.                                    and Sivuqaq, Inc. The decision approves
                                              responsibilities, giving consideration to                                                                     conveyance of the surface and
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                                                                                                        Authority: We provide this notice under
                                              environmental, economic, technical,                                                                           subsurface estates in certain lands
                                                                                                      section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
                                              and other factors (43 CFR 46.420(d)).                                                                         pursuant to the ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601,
                                                                                                      seq.) and its implementing regulations for
                                              The preferred alternative is not a final                                                                      et seq.). The lands are located on St.
                                                                                                      incidental take permits (50 CFR 17.22) and
                                              agency decision; the final agency                                                                             Lawrence Island, Alaska, and are
                                                                                                      NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) and its
                                              decision will be presented in the ROD                                                                         described as:
                                                                                                      implementing regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43
                                              after the 30-day review period for the                  CFR part 46).                                         Lots 4 and 5, U.S. Survey No. 4340, Alaska.
                                              final SEIS.                                                                                                     Containing 424.35 acres.



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                                                The grant of the lands described above                applicable law, this Order opens the                    Dated: April 18, 2018.
                                              shall be to Kukulget, Inc., and Sivuqaq, Inc.,          lands to a Federal land exchange.                     Joseph R. Balash,
                                              as tenants in common in the following                                                                         Assistant Secretary—Lands and Minerals
                                              proportions:                                            DATES:   This PLO takes effect on May 25,             Management.
                                                Kukulget, Inc., an undivided 415/842                  2018.
                                                                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2018–11338 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                              interest, and Sivuqaq, Inc., an undivided
                                              427/842 interest.                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      BILLING CODE 3411–16–P
                                                                                                      Jacob Childers, Bureau of Land
                                                 The BLM will also publish notice of                  Management, Oregon State Office, P.O.
                                              the decision once a week for four                       Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208–                     DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                              consecutive weeks in the Nome Nugget                    2965, 503–808–6225. Persons who use a
                                              newspaper.                                              telecommunications device for the deaf                National Park Service
                                                 Any party claiming a property interest               (TDD) may call the Federal Relay                      [NPS–OIA–WASO–23628;
                                              in the lands affected by the decision                   Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to                    PIN00IO14.XI0000]
                                              may appeal the decision in accordance                   contact the above individual. The FRS
                                              with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4                  is available 24 hours a day, 7-days a                 U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage
                                              within the following time limits:                       week. You will receive a reply during                 List: Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks
                                                 1. Unknown parties, parties unable to                normal business hours.
                                              be located after reasonable efforts have                                                                      AGENCY:  Department of the Interior,
                                              been expended to locate, parties who                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The                    National Park Service.
                                              fail or refuse to sign their return receipt,            Bureau of Land Management (BLM),                      ACTION: Second notice.
                                              and parties who receive a copy of the                   with concurrence of the Federal Energy
                                                                                                                                                            SUMMARY: This notice announces the
                                              decision by regular mail which is not                   Regulatory Commission, has determined
                                                                                                                                                            decision to request that a draft
                                              certified, return receipt requested, shall              that a portion of the lands classified for
                                                                                                                                                            nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial
                                              have until June 25, 2018 to file an                     water power purposes under Water
                                                                                                                                                            Earthworks for inclusion on the United
                                              appeal.                                                 Power Designation No. 14 will not be
                                                                                                                                                            Nations Educational, Scientific and
                                                 2. Parties receiving service of the                  injured by conveyance out of Federal
                                                                                                                                                            Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World
                                              decision by certified mail shall have 30-               ownership. Any land conveyance will
                                                                                                                                                            Heritage List be prepared. The decision
                                              days from the date of receipt to file an                be subject to the General Exchange Act                is the result of consultation with the
                                              appeal.                                                 of 1922 (16 U.S.C. 485); the Federal                  Federal Interagency Panel for World
                                                 Parties who do not file an appeal in                 Land Policy and Management Act of                     Heritage and the review of public
                                              accordance with the requirements of 43                  October 21, 1976, as amended (43 U.S.C.               comments submitted in response to
                                              CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have                      1716); and the Act of November 23,                    earlier notices. This notice complies
                                              waived their rights. Notices of appeal                  1977 (91 Stat. 1425) authorizing the                  with applicable World Heritage Program
                                              transmitted by facsimile will not be                    administration of the Bull Run                        regulations.
                                              accepted as timely filed.                               Watershed.
                                                                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: To request paper copies of
                                              Eileen Bryant,                                          Order                                                 documents discussed in this notice,
                                              Land Transfer Resolution Specialist,                                                                          contact April Brooks, Office of
                                              Adjudication Section.                                     By virtue of the authority vested in                International Affairs, NPS, 1849 C St.
                                                                                                      the Secretary of the Interior by Section              NW, Room 3313, Washington, DC
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–11337 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      204 of the Federal Land Policy and                    20240. Email: april_brooks@nps.gov.
                                              BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P
                                                                                                      Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.                     Information on the U.S. World Heritage
                                                                                                      1714, it is ordered as follows:                       program can be found at https://
                                              DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                1. The withdrawal created by a                      www.nps.gov/subjects/
                                                                                                      Secretarial Order dated December 12,                  internationalcooperation/
                                              Bureau of Land Management                               1917, which established Water Power                   worldheritage.htm.
                                                                                                      Designation No. 14, is hereby revoked                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              [LLOR–936000–L14400000–ET0000; HAG–                     insofar as it affects the following                   Jonathan Putnam, 202–354–1809 or
                                              17–0166; OR–19014]                                      described Revested Oregon and                         April Brooks, 202–354–1808.
                                                                                                      California Railroad Grant lands:                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              Public Land Order No. 7867: Partial
                                              Withdrawal Revocation, Water Power                      Willamette Meridian                                      Background: The World Heritage List
                                              Designation No. 14, Oregon                                                                                    is an international list of cultural and
                                                                                                      T. 1 S., R. 6 E.,
                                                                                                                                                            natural properties nominated by the
                                                                                                        Sec. 9, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
                                              AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                      Sec. 17, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
                                                                                                                                                            signatories to the World Heritage
                                              Interior.                                                    SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4.           Convention (1972). The United States
                                              ACTION: Public Land Order (PLO).                          The area described contains 350 acres in            was the prime architect of the
                                                                                                      Multnomah County.                                     Convention, an international treaty for
                                              SUMMARY: This Order revokes in part a                                                                         preservation of natural and cultural
                                              Secretarial Order dated December 12,                      2. At 9 a.m. on May 25, 2018 the lands              heritage sites of global significance
                                              1917, which established Water Power                     described in Paragraph 1 are hereby                   proposed by President Richard M.
                                              Designation No. 14, insofar as it affects               opened to such forms of disposition as                Nixon, and the U.S. was the first nation
                                              350 acres of Revested Oregon and                        may be made of the Revested Oregon                    to ratify it. The World Heritage
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                                              California Railroad Grant Lands                         and California Railroad Grant lands,                  Committee, composed of representatives
                                              administered by the United States                       subject to Section 24 of the Federal                  of 21 nations periodically elected as the
                                              Forest Service. Subject to valid existing               Power Act of June 10, 1920, as amended                governing body of the World Heritage
                                              rights, Section 24 of the Federal Power                 (16 U.S.C. 818), to valid existing rights,            Convention, makes the final decisions
                                              Act, the provisions of existing                         the provisions of existing withdrawals,               on which nominations to accept on the
                                              withdrawals, other segregations of                      other segregations of record, and the                 World Heritage List at its annual
                                              record, and the requirements of                         requirements of applicable law.                       meeting each summer.


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Document Created: 2018-05-25 02:12:48
Document Modified: 2018-05-25 02:12:48
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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 within the time limits set out in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FR Citation83 FR 24336 

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