Code of Federal Regulations Title 43. Public Lands:  Interior § 43.2653.1 Conveyance limitations

(1) 500,000 acres will be set aside to be used by the Secretary to satisfy applications filed pursuant to section 14(h)(1), (2), and (5) of the Act. The 500,000 acres will be allocated by:  (i) Dividing 200,000 acres among the regions based on the number of Natives enrolled in each region;  and, (ii) dividing 300,000 acres equally among the regions;

(2) 92,160 acres will be set aside for possible allocation by the Secretary to corporations formed by the Natives residing in Sitka, Kenai, Juneau, and Kodiak;

(3) 400,000 acres will be set aside to be used by the Secretary to satisfy Native allotment applications approved prior to December 18, 1975, under the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 Stat. 197), the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 389), as amended and supplemented, and the Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 863). Any Native allotment applications pending before the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Bureau of Land Management on December 18, 1971, will be considered as pending before the Department. Those allotment applications which have been determined to meet the requirements of the acts cited herein and for which survey has been requested before December 18, 1975, shall be considered approved under section 14(h)(6) of the Act and shall be charged against the acreage.