Notice of Extension of Time To Prepare the Ambler Road Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska, 11385-11386 [2020-03971]
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accept or reject an application to take
land into trust for the individual Indian
or Tribe, as set out in 25 CFR 151. This
information collection allows the BIA to
review applications for compliance with
regulatory and statutory requirements.
No specific form is used.
Title of Collection: Acquisition of
Trust Land.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0100.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual Indians and Federally
Recognized Indian Tribes seeking
acquisition of land into trust status.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 500.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 500.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Ranges from 100 to 150
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 55,000.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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respond to a collection of information
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control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of modified decision
approving lands for conveyance.
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AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management hereby provides
constructive notice that the decision
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approving lands for conveyance to
Doyon, Limited, notice of which was
published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 2009, will be modified to add
two easement reservations and modify
an existing easement reservation.
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.
You may obtain a copy of
the decision from the Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bettie J. Shelby, BLM Alaska State
Office, at 907–271–5596, or bshelby@
blm.gov. The BLM Alaska State Office
may also be contacted via
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) through the Federal Relay Service
at 1–800–877–8339. The relay service is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
BLM. The BLM will reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the decision
approving lands for conveyance to
Doyon, Limited, notice of which was
published in the Federal Register on
March 11, 2009 (74 FR 10609), will be
modified to include two additional
easements and an amended easement to
be reserved to the United States. Section
17(b)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43
U.S.C. 1616(b)(1), requires the Secretary
to evaluate public access to Federal land
and waters on lands to be conveyed to
ANCSA corporations. Identification of
public easements to be reserved to the
United States is an inherent part of the
ANCSA conveyance process and is
guided by the regulations at 43 CFR
2650.4–7. Notice of the modified
decision will also be published once a
week for four consecutive weeks in the
‘‘Fairbanks Daily News-Miner’’.
Any party claiming a property interest
in the lands affected by the changes
made in the modified 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
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have until March 30, 2020 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. Except as
modified, the decision of March 11,
2009, notice of which was given March
11, 2009, is final.
Bettie J. Shelby,
Land Law Examiner, Adjudication Section.
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Notice of Extension of Time To Prepare
the Ambler Road Environmental
Impact Statement, Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of time.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is preparing the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the proposed Ambler Road
project. By this notice, BLM is
announcing an extension of time to
complete the Final EIS in accordance
with Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA) section
1104(e).
DATES: Completion of the Final EIS for
the Ambler Road Project is extended, to
occur no later than March 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina
McMaster-Goering, Ambler Road EIS
Project Manager, telephone: 907–271–
1310; address: 222 West 7th Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, AK 99513. You may
also request to be added to the mailing
list for the EIS. Documents pertaining to
the EIS may be examined at https://
www.blm.gov/AmblerRoadEIS.
Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
SUMMARY:
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above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Alaska Industrial Development and
Export Authority (AIDEA), a public
corporation of the State of Alaska,
submitted an application for an
industrial road right-of-way (ROW) in
north-central Alaska across federal
public lands and other lands. The road
would run from the existing Dalton
Highway to the Ambler Mining District.
The area involved lies south of the
Brooks Range, north of the Yukon River,
west of the Dalton Highway and east of
the Purcell Mountains. The BLM is the
lead Federal agency in the preparation
of the EIS. According to ANILCA
Section 1104(e), Federal agencies have
one-year from Notice of Intent to
complete the EIS.
The Notice of Intent published in the
Federal Register on February 28, 2017,
initiating a 90-day public scoping
period and indicating a completion date
for the Final EIS of December 30, 2019.
On April 7, 2017, the BLM extended the
public scoping period through January
31, 2018 to accommodate subsistence
activities in rural Alaska.
The Notice of Availability for the
Draft EIS was published in the Federal
Register on August 30, 2019, initiating
a comment period, which closed on Oct.
29, 2019. The BLM held public hearings
on subsistence resources and activities
in conjunction with the public meetings
on the Draft EIS in 19 affected rural
Alaskan communities. In order to
thoroughly review and respond to the
public comments and prepare the Final
EIS, a time extension through March 31,
2020, is necessary.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) hereby provides
constructive notice that it will issue an
appealable decision approving
conveyance of the surface estate in
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certain lands to Emmonak Corporation,
for the Native village of Emmonak,
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). As
provided by ANCSA, the BLM will
convey the subsurface estate in the same
lands to Calista Corporation when the
BLM conveys the surface estate to
Emmonak Corporation.
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.
DATES:
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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eileen Ford, BLM Alaska State Office,
907–271–5715, or eford@blm.gov. The
BLM Alaska State Office may also be
contacted via Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf (TDD) through the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339. The FRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the BLM. The BLM
will reply during normal business
hours.
As
required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is
hereby given that the BLM will issue an
appealable decision to Emmonak
Corporation. 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 Calista
Corporation when the surface estate is
conveyed to Emmonak Corporation. The
lands are located in the vicinity of
Emmonak, Alaska, and are described as:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 31 N., R. 79 W.,
Secs. 31 and 32.
Containing 44.97 acres.
T. 31 N., R. 80 W.,
Secs. 3, 6, 7, and 10;
Secs. 16, 21, and 31.
Containing 13.29 acres.
T. 33 N., R. 80 W.,
Secs. 19 and 20.
Containing 29.82 acres.
T. 32 N., R. 81 W.,
Sec. 5.
Containing 1.19 acres.
T. 33 N., R. 81 W.,
Secs. 14 and 35.
Containing 615.33 acres.
Aggregating 704.60 acres.
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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 publish notice of the
decision once a week for four
consecutive weeks in 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 March 30, 2020 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 Ford,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist,
Adjudication Section.
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) hereby provides
constructive notice that it will issue an
appealable decision approving
conveyance of the surface and
subsurface estates in certain lands to
Chugach Alaska Corporation, an Alaska
Native regional corporation, pursuant to
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
of 1971 (ANCSA), as amended.
DATES: Any party claiming a property
interest in the lands affected by the
decision may appeal the decision in
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[19X.LLAK930100 L510100000.ER0000]
Notice of Extension of Time To Prepare the Ambler Road
Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of time.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing the
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Ambler Road
project. By this notice, BLM is announcing an extension of time to
complete the Final EIS in accordance with Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) section 1104(e).
DATES: Completion of the Final EIS for the Ambler Road Project is
extended, to occur no later than March 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina McMaster-Goering, Ambler Road EIS
Project Manager, telephone: 907-271-1310; address: 222 West 7th Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, AK 99513. You may also request to be added to the
mailing list for the EIS. Documents pertaining to the EIS may be
examined at https://www.blm.gov/AmblerRoadEIS.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the
above individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the
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above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska Industrial Development and Export
Authority (AIDEA), a public corporation of the State of Alaska,
submitted an application for an industrial road right-of-way (ROW) in
north-central Alaska across federal public lands and other lands. The
road would run from the existing Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining
District. The area involved lies south of the Brooks Range, north of
the Yukon River, west of the Dalton Highway and east of the Purcell
Mountains. The BLM is the lead Federal agency in the preparation of the
EIS. According to ANILCA Section 1104(e), Federal agencies have one-
year from Notice of Intent to complete the EIS.
The Notice of Intent published in the Federal Register on February
28, 2017, initiating a 90-day public scoping period and indicating a
completion date for the Final EIS of December 30, 2019. On April 7,
2017, the BLM extended the public scoping period through January 31,
2018 to accommodate subsistence activities in rural Alaska.
The Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS was published in the
Federal Register on August 30, 2019, initiating a comment period, which
closed on Oct. 29, 2019. The BLM held public hearings on subsistence
resources and activities in conjunction with the public meetings on the
Draft EIS in 19 affected rural Alaskan communities. In order to
thoroughly review and respond to the public comments and prepare the
Final EIS, a time extension through March 31, 2020, is necessary.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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