83 FR 6212 - Alaska Native Claims Selection

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 30 (February 13, 2018)

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 Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA). Ownership of the subsurface estate will be retained by the United States.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6212-6213]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02913]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA-9732; AA-9827, AA-9829; 18X.LLAK9440000.L14100000.HY0000.P]


Alaska Native Claims Selection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Calista 
Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, as amended (ANCSA). 
Ownership of the subsurface estate will be retained by the United 
States.

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: Bettie J. Shelby, BLM Alaska State 
Office, 907-271-5596 or [email protected]. The BLM Alaska State Office 
may also be contacted via 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 Calista 
Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in 
certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as amended. 
Ownership of the subsurface estate will be retained by the United 
States. The lands are located within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife 
Refuge, and aggregate 32.78 acres. The BLM will also publish the notice 
of the decision once a week for four consecutive weeks in The Delta 
Discovery 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 March 15, 2018 to file an appeal.
    2. Parties receiving service of the decision by certified mail 
shall have 30

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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.

Bettie J. Shelby,
Land Law Examiner, Division of Lands and Cadastral.
[FR Doc. 2018-02913 Filed 2-12-18; 8:45 am]
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