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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 90733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26766]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500181836; F-14837-A]

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 estate in certain lands to Beaver Kwit'chin 
Corporation for the Native village of Beaver, pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The subsurface estate in 
the same lands will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited, when the surface 
estate is conveyed to Beaver Kwit'chin Corporation.

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: Matthew Colburn, Land Law Examiner, 
Adjudication Section, BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-5067 or 
[email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, 
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point 
of contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is 
hereby given that the BLM will issue an appealable decision to Beaver 
Kwit'chin Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface 
estate in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as 
amended. As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in the same lands 
will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited, when the surface estate is conveyed 
to Beaver Kwit'chin Corporation. The lands are located in the vicinity 
of Beaver, Alaska, and are described as:

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska

T. 18 N., R. 1 E.,
    Sec. 34.
    Containing approximately 40 acres.
T. 17 N., R. 4 E.,
    Sec. 31.
    Containing 415.69 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 456 acres.

    The decision addresses public access easements, if any, to be 
reserved to the United States pursuant to sec. 17(b) of ANCSA (43 
U.S.C. 1616(b)), in the lands described above.
    The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for 
four consecutive weeks in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 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 December 18, 2024 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.

Matthew A. Colburn,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2024-26766 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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