Withdrawal of Public Lands for English Bay Village Selection; Alaska

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 This withdrawal is for a period of 120 days; however, any lands selected shall remain withdrawn by the order until they are conveyed. Any lands described herein that are not selected by the corporation will remain withdrawn as part of the Kenai Fjords National Park or the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and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.