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[Federal Register: August 22, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 162)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-930-5420-FR-L040; FF-94671 and FF-94672]

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Notice of Applications for Recordable Disclaimers of Interest for=20
Lands Underlying Little Scottie Creek and Scottie Creek in Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The State of Alaska (State) has filed applications for=20
Recordable Disclaimers of Interest from the United States in those=20
lands underlying Little Scottie Creek and Scottie Creek, located in the=20
Tanana River region in Interior, Alaska. The State asserts that Scottie=20
Creek and Little Scottie Creek were navigable and unreserved at the=20
time of statehood; therefore, title to the submerged lands passed to=20
the State at the time of statehood (1959). A portion of these lands are=20
within the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the United=20
States Fish and Wildlife Service.

DATES: Comments on the State of Alaska's applications should be=20
submitted on or before November 20, 2007. The Bureau of Land Management=20
(BLM) has prepared two Draft Summary Reports, one for each water body.=20
Comments on the Draft Summary Reports should be submitted on or before=20
October 22, 2007. The State's applications and the BLM Draft Summary=20
Reports will be posted on the

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BLM-Alaska Web site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3Dleaving=
FR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/ak/ak930/rdi/index.=
html.


ADDRESSES: Comments on the State of Alaska's applications or the BLM=20
Draft Summary Reports should be sent to the Chief, Branch of Survey=20
Planning and Preparation (AK-927), Division of Cadastral Survey, BLM=20
Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage,=20
Alaska 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack Frost at (907) 271-5531 or 
Jack_Frost@ak.blm.gov or visit the BLM-Alaska Web site: http://frwebgate=
.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlinkl=
og&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/


ak/ak930/rdi/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 26, 2006, the State of Alaska=20
(State) filed two applications for Recordable Disclaimers of Interest=20
pursuant to Section 315 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act=20
and the regulations contained in 43 CFR Subpart 1864 for those lands=20
underlying Little Scottie Creek (FF-94671) and Scottie Creek (FF-
94672). A Recordable Disclaimer of Interest, if issued, will confirm=20
the United States has no valid interest in the subject lands. The=20
notice is intended to notify the public of the pending applications and=20
the State's grounds for supporting them. The State asserts that Little=20
Scottie Creek and Scottie Creek are navigable and unreserved;=20
therefore, under the Equal Footing Doctrine and Submerged Lands Act of=20
1953, ownership of these lands automatically passed from the United=20
States to the State at the time of statehood in 1959. The State did not=20
identify any known adverse claimant or occupant of the affected lands.=20
A portion of the applied for lands are within the exterior boundary of=20
the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and=20
Wildlife Service.
    A final decision on the merits of the applications will not be made=20
before November 20, 2007. During the ninety (90) day notice period,=20
interested parties may comment upon the State's applications for Little=20
Scottie Creek (FF-94671) and Scottie Creek (FF-94672) and supporting=20
evidence. Interested parties may also comment on the evidence presented=20
in the BLM Draft Summary Reports within sixty (60) days of the date of=20
this notice. The State's applications and the BLM Draft Summary Reports=20
will be posted on the BLM-Alaska Web site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3Dleaving=
FR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/ak/ak930/rdi/index.=
html
.

    Comments, including names and street addresses of the commenters,=20
will be available for public review at the Alaska State Office (see=20
address above), during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,=20
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Before including your=20
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying=20
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire=20
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made=20
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to=20
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we=20
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1864.2(a)).

Craig Frichtl,
Chief, Branch of Survey Planning and Preparation.
 [FR Doc. E7-16492 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]

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