[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 43, Volume 2] [Revised as of October 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 43CFR2650.0-3] [Page 185] TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 2650_ALASKA NATIVE SELECTIONS--Table of Contents Subpart 2650_Alaska Native Selections: Generally Sec. 2650.0-3 Authority. Section 25 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue and publish in the Federal Register, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 551, et seq.), such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the act.