[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-474]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Public Land Order 7109

[AK-932-1430-01; AA-6664]


Withdrawal of Public Lands for English Bay Village Selection; 
Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

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SUMMARY: This order withdraws 16,947.99 acres of public lands located 
within the Kenai Fjords National Park or the Alaska Maritime National 
Wildlife Refuge, from all forms of appropriation under the public land 
laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, pursuant to 
Section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. This 
action also reserves the lands for selection by the English Bay 
Corporation, the village corporation for English Bay. This withdrawal 
is for a period of 120 days; however, any lands selected shall remain 
withdrawn by the order until they are conveyed. Any lands described 
herein that are not selected by the corporation will remain withdrawn 
as part of the Kenai Fjords National Park or the Alaska Maritime 
National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act, and will be subject to the terms and conditions 
of any other withdrawal of record.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 10, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue A. Wolf, BLM Alaska State Office, 
222 W. 7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599, 907-271-5477.
    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 
U.S.C. 1621(j)(2) (1988), it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, the following described public 
lands located within the Kenai Fjords National Park or the Alaska 
Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, are hereby withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining and 
mineral leasing laws, and are hereby reserved for selection under 
Section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 
(1988), by the English Bay Corporation, the village corporation for 
English Bay:

Seward Meridian

T. 3 S., R. 2 W., (unsurveyed)
    Secs. 22, 23, 25, and 26;
    Sec. 33, parcel B;
    Secs. 35 and 36.
T. 4 S., R. 2 W., (unsurveyed)
    Secs. 2 through 5, inclusive;
    Sec. 11.
T. 5 S., R. 5 W., (unsurveyed)
    Sec. 33.
T. 6 S., R. 4 W., (unsurveyed)
    Sec. 7.
T. 6 S., R. 5 W., (unsurveyed)
    Secs, 4, 9, 28, 29, 32, and 33.
T. 7 S., R. 5 W., (surveyed)
    Sec. 3, lot 2;
    Secs. 4, 8, 10, and 11.
T. 8 S., R. 6 W., (surveyed)
    Secs. 7 through 12, inclusive;
    Secs. 14 through 22, inclusive;
    Secs. 27 through 34, inclusive.
T. 8 S., R. 7 W., (surveyed)
    Secs. 24, 25, 35 and 36.

    The areas described contain 16,947.99 acres.

    2. Prior to conveyance of any of the lands withdrawn by this order, 
the lands shall be subject to administration by the Secretary of the 
Interior under applicable laws and regulations, and his authority to 
make contracts and to grant leases, permits, rights-of-way, or 
easements shall not be impaired by this withdrawal.
    3. This order constitutes final withdrawal action by the Secretary 
of the Interior under Section 22(j)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1621(j)(2) (1988), to make lands available 
for selection by the English Bay Corporation, to fulfill the 
entitlement of the village for English Bay under Section 12 and Section 
14(a) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1611 and 
1613 (1988).
    4. This withdrawal will terminate 120 days from the effective date 
of this order; provided, any lands selected shall remain withdrawn 
pursuant to this order until they are conveyed. Any lands described in 
this order not selected by the corporation shall remain withdrawn as 
part of the Kenai Fjords National Park or the Alaska Maritime National 
Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to Sections 201(5), 206, 303(1) and 304(c) of 
the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 410(hh) 
and 668(dd) (1988); and will be subject to the terms and conditions of 
any other withdrawal of record.
    5. It has been determined that this action is not expected to have 
any significant effect on subsistence uses and needs pursuant to 
Section 810(c) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 
16 U.S.C. 3120(c) (1988), and this action is exempted from the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 note (1988), by 
Section 910 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, 43 
U.S.C. 1638 (1988).

    Dated: December 23, 1994.
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 95-474 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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