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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 93649-93650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27785]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500183278; AA-8489-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 Chickaloon Moose 
Creek Native Association, Inc. for the Native village of Chickaloon, 
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). 
The subsurface estate in the same lands will be conveyed to Cook Inlet 
Region, Inc. when the surface estate is conveyed to Chickaloon Moose 
Creek Native Association, Inc.

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 R. Lux, Land Transfer 
Resolution Specialist, BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-3176, 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 
Chickaloon Moose Creek Native Association, Inc. The decision approves 
conveyance of the surface estate in certain lands pursuant to ANCSA (43 
U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). As provided by ANCSA, the subsurface estate in 
the same lands will be conveyed to Cook Inlet Region, Inc. when the 
surface estate is conveyed to Chickaloon Moose Creek Native 
Association, Inc. The lands are located in the vicinity of Chickaloon, 
Alaska, and are described as:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 19 N., R. 3 E.,
    Secs. 25, 26, and 27;
    Secs. 32 to 36, inclusive.
    Containing approximately 2,691 acres.
T. 19 N., R. 4 E.,
    Secs. 12 and 19.
    Containing 113.28 acres.
T. 20 N., R. 5 E.,
    Tract A.
    Containing 4,414.29 acres.
T. 21 N., R. 5 E.,
    Sec. 3;
    Secs. 9 and 10;
    Secs. 16 and 17;
    Secs. 19 and 20;
    Secs. 30, and 31.
    Containing 5,735.68 acres.
T. 22 N., R. 5 E.,
    Secs. 25 and 26;
    Secs. 34, 35, and 36.
    Containing 3,200 acres.
T. 21 N., R. 6 E.,
    Secs. 2 and 3;
    Secs. 10 and 11;
    Secs. 14 and 15;
    Secs. 21 and 22;
    Secs. 28 and 29;
    Secs. 31, 32, and 33.
    Containing 8,323.92 acres.
T. 22 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 1;
    Secs. 11 to 14, inclusive;
    Sec. 23;
    Sec. 26;
    Secs. 30 and 31;
    Sec. 35.
    Containing 5,894.64 acres.
    Aggregating approximately 30,373 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 Anchorage Daily News 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 27, 2024 to file an appeal.

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    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 R. Lux,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Resolution Group.
[FR Doc. 2024-27785 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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