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Land Exchange Between the Secretary of 

the Interior and King Cove Corporation 

for Lands Within Izembek National 

Wildlife Refuge, Alaska’’ (2019 

Secretarial Memorandum). That 

memorandum laid the foundation for 

the concurrent approval of a land 

exchange agreement (2019 Exchange 

Agreement) between the Department of 

the Interior (Department) and King Cove 

Corporation. The 2019 Secretarial 

Memorandum stated that the purpose of 

the 2019 Exchange Agreement was to 

allow a road across the Izembek 

National Wildlife Refuge to improve 

access by the residents of King Cove to 

the airport at Cold Bay. Since the 

authorities under the 2009 Act had 

expired, the 2019 Exchange Agreement 

relied on the general exchange authority 

found at in section 1302(h) of ANILCA. 

However, the 2019 Exchange Agreement 

relied in large part on the record 

developed for the exchange analyzed 

under the 2013 EIS and rejected by 

Secretary Jewell in the 2013 ROD. 

On June 1, 2020, the District Court for 

the District of Alaska vacated the 2019 

Exchange Agreement based on several 

legal defects in the decision. On appeal 

to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a 

three-judge appellate panel reversed the 

district court. However, an en banc 

panel of the Ninth Circuit then vacated 

the three-judge panel’s decision and 

agreed to a new review. On March 14, 

2023, Secretary of the Interior Deb 

Haaland issued a new decision 

memorandum withdrawing the 

Department from the 2019 Exchange 

Agreement. That decision memorandum 

identified as a procedural flaw the 

failure to consider the effects of the 

exchange on subsistence uses, and 

highlighted shortcomings in the record 

regarding NEPA and ESA analyses. In 

addition, the Secretary expressed 

significant policy concerns regarding 

the nonpublic manner in which the 

2019 Exchange Agreement was 

accomplished, as well as the terms of 

the Exchange Agreement, which 

differed from the exchange evaluated in 

the 2013 EIS. In June 2023, the Ninth 

Circuit dismissed the lawsuit because 

the issue had become moot due to 

Secretary Haaland’s decision 

memorandum. 

Notice of Intent 

On May 18, 2023 (88 FR 31813), we 

published a Federal Register notice of 

intent to prepare a supplemental EIS to 

consider the effects of a potential land 

exchange. In that notice, we requested 

information and suggestions on the 

proposed supplemental EIS. In 

particular, we sought information to 

assist us in updating information we 

used in our 2013 analysis on the 

impacts of the then-proposed exchange 

and road corridor and the viability of 

alternatives to provide safe and reliable 

transportation between the City of King 

Cove, Alaska, and the airport at Cold 

Bay, Alaska. Comments we received are 

at https://www.regulations.gov in 

Docket No. FWS–R7–NWRS–2023– 

0072. The final scoping report, which 

summarizes comments, is attached as an 

appendix to the draft SEIS. 

Current Action 

While the authorities in the 2009 Act 

remain expired, the FWS has prepared 

a draft supplemental EIS to address a 

potential exchange under section 

1302(h) of ANILCA. The FWS’s draft 

supplemental EIS analysis assesses the 

potential impacts of a land exchange 

and road construction and use, allows 

for public participation, and integrates 

the NEPA analysis with an evaluation 

under ANILCA section 810. The FWS is 

also using and coordinating the NEPA 

process to help inform the Department’s 

processes and analysis under section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), the 

ESA, ANILCA (including any land 

exchange’s furtherance of the statute’s 

conservation and subsistence purposes), 

ANCSA, the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 

U.S.C. 668dd), and the Wilderness Act 

of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

Alternatives reviewed include the 2013 

EIS alternatives and an additional new 

alternative for the terms of the proposed 

land exchange involving the same road 

corridor in the 2019 Exchange 

Agreement but involving different 

terms. 

Public Review Process 

Request for Public Comments 

You may submit written comments 

and materials concerning the draft 

supplemental EIS by one of the methods 

listed in ADDRESSES. Comments 

previously submitted need not be 

resubmitted, as they will be fully 

considered. 

Public Availability of Comments 

If you submit a comment via https:// 

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information such as your 

address, phone number, and email 

address, will be posted on the website. 

If you submit a hardcopy comment that 

includes personal identifying 

information, you may request at the top 

of your document that we withhold this 

information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. We will post all 

hardcopy comments on https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Tribal Consultation and Comment 

The meaningful input of Alaska 

Native Tribes and Alaska Native 

Corporations is of critical importance to 

the supplemental EIS. Therefore, and as 

expressed in Executive Order 13175, 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments,’’ the 

Federal officials that have been 

delegated authority by the Secretary are 

committed to honoring the unique 

government-to-government political 

relationship that exists between the 

Federal Government and federally 

recognized Tribes. Consultation with 

Alaska Native Corporations is based on 

Pub. L. 108–199, div. H, sec. 161, 

January 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as 

amended by Pub. L. 108–447, div. H, 

title V, sec. 518, December 8, 2004, 118 

Stat. 3267, which provides that: ‘‘The 

Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget and all Federal agencies 

shall hereafter consult with Alaska 

Native corporations on the same basis as 

Indian Tribes under Executive Order 

No. 13175.’’ FWS will hold individual 

consultation meetings upon request. 

The Secretary of the Interior will 

consider Alaska Native Tribes’ and 

Alaska Native Corporations’ 

information, input, and 

recommendations, and address their 

concerns as much as practicable. 

Shannon Estenoz, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Receipt of Documented Petition for 

Federal Acknowledgment as an 

American Indian Tribe 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Interior (Department) gives notice that 

the group known as the Mattaponi 

Indian Tribe and Reservation has filed 

a documented petition for Federal 

acknowledgment as an American Indian 

Tribe with the Assistant Secretary— 

Indian Affairs. The Department seeks 

comment and evidence from the public 

on the petition. 


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DATES: Comments and evidence must be 

postmarked by May 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the narrative 

portion of the documented petition, as 

submitted by the petitioner (with any 

redactions appropriate under 25 CFR 

83.21(b)), and other information are 

available at the Office of Federal 

Acknowledgement’s (OFA) website: 

www.bia.gov/as-ia/ofa. Submit any 

comments or evidence to: Department of 

the Interior, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attention: 

Office of Federal Acknowledgment, 

Mail Stop 4071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20240, or by email to: 

Ofa_Info@bia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nikki Bass, OFA Director, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, 

Department of the Interior, by phone: 

(202) 513–7650; or by email: Ofa_Info@

bia.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2015, the Department’s revisions to 

25 CFR part 83 became final and 

effective (80 FR 37861). A key goal of 

the revisions was to improve 

transparency through increased notice 

of petitions and providing improved 

public access to petitions. Today the 

Department informs the public that a 

complete documented petition has been 

submitted under the current regulations, 

that portions of that petition are 

publicly available on the website 

identified above for easy access, and 

that we are seeking public comment 

early in the process on this petition. 

Under 25 CFR 83.22(b)(1), the OFA 

publishes notice that the following 

group has filed a documented petition 

for Federal acknowledgment as an 

American Indian Tribe to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs: Mattaponi 

Indian Tribe and Reservation. The 

contact information for the petitioner is 

Mr. Mark T. Falling Start Custalow, 

1314 Mattaponi Reservation Circle, 

West Point, Virginia 23181. 

Also, under 25 CFR 83.22(b)(1), OFA 

publishes on its website the following: 

i. The narrative portion of the 

documented petition, as submitted by 

the petitioner (with any redactions 

appropriate under 25 CFR 83.21(b)); 

ii. The name, location, and mailing 

address of the petitioner and other 

information to identify the entity; 

iii. The date of receipt; 

iv. The opportunity for individuals 

and entities to submit comments and 

evidence supporting or opposing the 

petitioner’s request for acknowledgment 

within 120 days of the date of the 

website posting; and 

v. The opportunity for individuals 

and entities to request to be kept 

informed of general actions regarding a 

specific petitioner. 

Authority 

The Department publishes this notice 

and request for comment in the exercise 

of authority delegated by the Secretary 

of the Interior to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs by 

Department Manual part 209, chapter 8. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[PO #4820000251] 

New Recreation Fee Areas and 

Requirement To Obtain an Individual 

Special Recreation Permit for On-River 

Camping Within the Upper Colorado 

River Special Recreation Management 

Areas, Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of new fees. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA), 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Kremmling Field Office (KFO) and the 

Colorado River Valley Field Office 

(CRVFO) are establishing new Special 

Areas and new recreation fee areas 

(campgrounds, designated campsites, 

and day use fees) within the two Upper 

Colorado River (UCR) Special 

Recreation Management Areas (SRMAs) 

managed by the field offices. 

DATES: New fees will take effect on July 

7, 2025, unless the BLM publishes a 

Federal Register notice to the contrary. 

ADDRESSES: Documents concerning this 

fee change may be reviewed at the 

Kremmling Field Office, 2103 East Park 

Ave., Kremmling, CO 80459; at the 

Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 

River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652; 

and online at: https://www.blm.gov/ 

sites/default/files/docs/2024-10/ 

Business%20Plan%20for%20

the%20UCR.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Leonard, Field Manager, 

Kremmling Field Office at Kremmling 

Field Office, phone: (970) 724–3000, 

email: sleonard@blm.gov; or Hilary 

Boyd, Assistant Field Manager, 

Colorado River Valley Field Office; 

phone: (970) 876–9003, email: hboyd@

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-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent 

with FLREA, the intent of recreation 

fees is to help protect natural resources, 

provide for public health and safety, 

and facilitate access to public lands and 

related waters, not to maximize fee 

revenue. Fees are a way of ensuring that 

those who actively use recreation 

opportunities make a greater, but 

reasonable, contribution toward 

protecting and enhancing those 

opportunities than those who do not 

utilize recreational opportunities. 

FLREA directs the Secretary of the 

Interior to publish a 6-month advance 

notice in the Federal Register whenever 

new recreation fee areas are established. 

In accordance with BLM policy, the 

Business Plan for the UCR SRMAs 

explains the fee collection process and 

how fees will be used at these sites. 

KFO will charge Standard Amenity 

fees of $10 per day per vehicle, $5 per 

day for individuals (motorcycle, bicycle, 

or walk-in), and $20 per day per highcapacity vehicle (carrying capacity 

greater than 15 passengers), and will 

offer a $50 day-use season pass (valid 

for all day-use sites) at Confluence 

Recreation Area, Gore Canyon Ranch 

Access, Inspiration Flats Recreation 

Area, Radium Warm Springs Recreation 

Area, and State Bridge Recreation Area/ 

Piney Peak Access. 

CRVFO will implement new Standard 

Amenity fees of $10 per day per vehicle, 

$5 per day for individuals (motorcycle, 

bicycle, or walk-in), and $20 per day per 

high-capacity vehicle (carrying capacity 

greater than 15 passengers), and will 

offer a $50 day-use season pass (valid 

for all day-use sites) at Two Bridges 

River Access, Catamount Recreation 

Site, Pinball Recreation Site, 

Cottonwood Island Recreation Site, 

Lyon’s Gulch Recreation Site, and 

Dotsero Landing River Access. 

KFO and CRVFO will implement an 

Expanded Amenity recreation fee of $25 

for Single Campsites (up to 10 visitors, 

with the first two vehicles included in 

the campsite fee; additional vehicles 

will pay a day-use fee), and $75 for 

Group Campsites (up to 30 visitors, with 

the first two vehicles included in the 

campsite fee; additional vehicles will 

pay a day-use fee) at the following 

campground sites: Pumphouse 

Recreation Area Campground, Radium 

Recreation Area Campground, Radium 

Warm Springs Campground, Catamount 


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