Alaska Native Claims Selection

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.

SUMMARY:

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue an appealable decision approving the conveyance of surface and subsurface estates for certain lands to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The lands are in the vicinity of the Colville River, Alaska and are located:

Umiat Meridian, Alaska

T. 5 S., R. 9 W.,

Secs. 1, 7, 12, and 13;

Secs. 16, 17, and 18;

Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive;

Secs. 35 and 36.

Containing 3,647.71 acres.

T. 4 S., R. 10 W.,

Secs. 16 to 21, inclusive;

Secs. 26 to 29, inclusive;

Secs. 34, 35, and 36.

Containing 3,698.85 acres.

T. 5 S., R. 10 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2;

Secs. 11, 12, and 13.

Containing 2,057.51 acres.

T. 4 S., R. 11 W.,

Sec. 13;

Secs. 15 to 28, inclusive;

Sec. 30.

Containing 5,143.55 acres.

T. 4 S., R. 12 W.,

Sec. 13;

Secs. 19 to 30, inclusive.

Containing 3,883.28 acres.

T. 4 S., R. 13 W.,

Secs. 25 to 29, inclusive;

Secs. 31, 32, and 33.

Containing 2,479.82 acres.

T. 4 S., R. 14 W.,

Secs. 27 to 36, inclusive.

Containing 2,777.72 acres.

T. 5 S., R. 14 W.,

Secs. 3, 4, and 5.

Containing 1,813.65 acres.

T. 4 S., R. 15 W.,

Secs. 35 and 36.

Containing 298.65 acres.

Aggregating 25,800.74 acres.

Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Arctic Sounder.

DATES:

Any party claiming a property interest in the lands affected by the decision may appeal the decision 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 August 2, 2010 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, subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights.

ADDRESSES:

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

The BLM by phone at 907-271-5960, by e-mail at ak.blm.conveyance@blm.gov, or by telecommunication device (TTD) through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.