Where can I find information on 17(b) easements?

 
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Federal Land Agencies

Bureau of Land Management     www.blm.gov/ak 
Alaska State Office                       (907) 271-5960
Anchorage District Office
     Anchorage Field Office             (907) 267-1203
     Glennallen Field Office             (907) 822-3217
Fairbanks District Office                (907) 474-2251

US Fish and Wildlife Service
Anchorage Div. of Realty and Natural Resources       (907) 786-3490
                                                                                  1-888-697-9826
http://alaska.fws.gov/nwr/realty/map/easements.htm

National Park Service                www.nps.gov/state/ak
Alaska Regional Office                 (907) 644-3427

State of Alaska Agencies

Dept. of Fish and Game               www.adfg.state.ak.us
Anchorage Office                          (907) 267-2463

Dept. of Natural Resources        www.dnr.state.ak.us
Anchorage Office                          (907) 269-8400
Fairbanks Office                            (907) 451-2705

Native Regional Corporations

Corporation	Town	Website	Phone number
Ahtna, Inc.	Glennallen, AK	www.ahtna-inc.com	(907) 822-3476
Aleut	Anchorage, AK	www.aleutcorp.com	(907) 561-4300
Arctic Slope	Anchorage, AK	www.asrc.com	(907) 339-6000
Bering Straits	Nome, AK	www.beringstraits.com	(907) 443-5252
Bristol Bay	Anchorage, AK	www.bbnc.com	(907) 278-3602
Calista	Anchorage, AK	www.calistacorp.com	(907) 279-5516
Chugach Alaska	Anchorage, AK	www.chugach-ak.com	(907) 563-8866
Cook Inlet (CIRI)	Anchorage, AK	www.ciri.com	(907) 274-8638
Doyon, Limited	Fairbanks, AK	www.doyon.com	(907) 459-2000
Koniag	Kodiak, AK	www.koniag.com	(907) 486-2530
NANA	Kotzebue, AK	www.nana.com	(907) 442-3301
Sealaska	Juneau, AK	www.sealaska.com	(907) 586-1512

General Legal Authorities & Agreements

• Section 17(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of December 18, 1971, 43 U.S.C. 1616 (1b) (authority for reserving public easements)
  
  
• Federal Land Management Policy Act of 1976 (FLPMA)
  
  
• Section 903 (a) and (b) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of December 2. 1980, (adds guiding principles when reserving easements and authorizes the acquisition of easements)
  
  
• Code of Federal Regulations 43 CFR 2650.4-7 and 2650.0-5 (public easements)
  
  
• Code of Federal Regulations 43 CFR 4.410 (who can appeal)
  
  
• Departmental Manual 601 DM 4 (Department of the Interior guidance on administration of Section 17(b) easements)
  
  
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the BLM, NPS, and FWS dated 12/12/88 (governs which agency will administer, the process for administering, and the termination of Section 17(b) easements)
  
  
• MOU between the BLM and the USFS dated 9/4/90 (governs which agency will administer, the process for administering, and the termination of Section 17(b) easements)