Alaska Native Claims Selection

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION:

Notice of decision approving lands for conveyance.

SUMMARY:

As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Sitnasuak Native Corporation, for lands within Sec. 36, T. 11 S., R. 34 W., Kateel River Meridian, located in the vicinity of Nome, Alaska, containing approximately 0.56 acres. Notice of this decision will also be published four times in the Nome Nugget.

DATES:

The time limits for filing an appeal are:

1. Any party claiming a property interest which is adversely affected by the decision, shall have until October 7, 2002, to file an appeal.

2. Parties receiving service by certified mail shall have until 30 days from the receipt to file an appeal.

Parties who do not file an appeal in accordance with the requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed to have waived their rights.

ADDRESSES:

Copies of the decision may be obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, # 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ron Royer, Land Law Examiner, (907) 271-5677.