Public Land Order No. 7952, Opening of Additional Lands for Selection by Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans
This order partially revokes eight Public Land Orders (PLOs) insofar as they affect approximately 11,163,252 acres of public lands in the Central Yukon area of Alaska and opens these lands to allow for allotment selection by eligible Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans and possible conveyance under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era Veterans Land Allotment Program (Allotment Program) established by the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019 (Dingell Act).
The eight PLOs revoked in part by this order were established pursuant to Executive Order 10355 and section 17(d)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The BLM analyzed partial revocation of these PLOs and opening of the affected lands for allotment selections and possible conveyances under the Allotment Program in the Central Yukon Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement. This order implements the recommendation in BLM's Record of Decision approving the Central Yukon RMP to open ANCSA 17(d)(1) lands to allotment selection under the Allotment Program, except where the ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals overlap with PLO No. 5150, as amended, modified, or corrected.
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