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###### Department of the Interior

###### Bureau of Land Management

          - [BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500183370; AA-10747, AA-10768, AA-10770, AA-10771, AA-10772, AA-10773, AA-10791, AA-10973, AA-10983, AA-10986, AA-11057, AA-11065, AA-12548, AA-12578, AA-12579, AA-12587, AA-12620, AA-41488]

# AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

# ACTION:

Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.

# 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 Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA), as amended.

# 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:

                        Dina L. Torres, BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-5699 or                         *dtorres@blm.gov.*                         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 Chugach Alaska Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601,                     *et seq.*), as amended. The lands are located in the Prince William Sound, within the following townships: T. 4 N., R. 10 E., Seward Meridian (SM); T. 17 S., R. 8 W., Copper River Meridian (CRM), T. 17 S., R. 7 W., CRM; T. 18 S., R. 7 W., CRM; T. 18 S., R. 8 W., CRM; T. 8 N., R. 8 E., SM; T. 1 S., R. 13 E., SM; T. 1 N., R. 13 E., SM; T. 9 N., R. 6 E., SM; T. 22 S., R. 6 E., CRM; T. 4 S., R. 12 E., SM; T. 5 N., R. 6 E., SM; T. 5 N., R. 10 E., SM; T. 3 N., R. 10 E., SM; T. 11 N., R. 9 E., SM; T. 11 N., R. 8 E., SM, and aggregate 349.34 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 approved for conveyance.                

The BLM will also publish notice of the decision once a week for four consecutive weeks in the “Cordova Times” 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 23, 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.

Dina L. Torres,

Management and Program Analyst, Division of Lands and Cadastral.

[FR Doc. 2024-27256 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]

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