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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500178354; F-14916-A]
Alaska Native Claims Selection
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 estate
in certain lands to Oscarville Native Corporation for the Native village of Oscarville,
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). The subsurface
estate in the same lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the surface estate
is conveyed to Oscarville Native Corporation.
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 Colburn, Land Law
Examiner, BLM Alaska State Office, 907-271-5067, or mcolburn@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 Oscarville Native
Corporation. The decision approves conveyance of the surface estate in certain lands
pursuant to ANCSA (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), as amended. As provided by ANCSA, the
subsurface estate in the same lands will be conveyed to Calista Corporation when the
surface estate is conveyed to Oscarville Native Corporation. The lands are located in the
vicinity of Oscarville, Alaska, and are described as:
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 7 N., R. 69 W.,
Secs. 10 and 15.
Containing 696.23 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 The Delta Discovery 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 [INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF
PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER] 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.
Eileen M. Ford,
Chief, Branch of Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2024-14219 Filed: 6/27/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2024]