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 an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Doyon, Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of Telida, McGrath, and Takotna, Alaska, and are located in:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska

T. 28 S., R. 14 E.,

Secs. 20, 28, 29, and 33.

Containing approximately 2,560 acres.

T. 29 S., R. 15 E.,

Secs. 2 and 3.

Containing approximately 1,124 acres.

T. 22 S., R. 28 E.,

Secs. 26, 34, and 35.

Containing approximately 1,325 acres.

T. 23 S., R. 29 E.,

Secs. 4, 9, 16, and 28;

Secs. 33, 34, and 35.

Containing approximately 4,003 acres.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 34 N., R. 32 W.,

Secs. 33 to 36, inclusive.

Containing approximately 2,372 acres.

T. 32 N., R. 34 W.,

Secs. 19 to 22, inclusive;

Secs. 26 to 34, inclusive.

Containing approximately 5,663 acres.

T. 31 N., R. 35 W.,

Secs. 1 and 2;

Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;

Secs. 23 to 27, inclusive;

Secs. 35 and 36.

Containing approximately 7,281 acres.

T. 33 N., R. 35 W.,

Secs. 1 to 4, inclusive.

Containing approximately 2,560 acres.

T. 33 N., R. 37 W.,

Sec. 34.

Containing approximately 635 acres.

T. 32 N., R. 38 W.,

Secs. 27, 28, 33, and 34.

Containing approximately 2,560 acres.

Aggregating approximately 30,083 acres.

Notice of the decision will also be published four times in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

DATES:

The time limits for filing an appeal are:

1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision shall have until August 31, 2009 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 Bureau of Land Management by phone at 907-271-5960, or by e-mail at ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunication device (TTD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to contact the Bureau of Land Management.