75 FR 98 pgs. 28649-28650 - Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, Wyoming
Type: NOTICEVolume: 75Number: 98Pages: 28649 - 28650
Docket number: [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW175940]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2010-12246 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Land Management Bureau
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-923-1310-FI; WYW175940]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, Wyoming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(2), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Fossil Energy, Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW175940 for land in Natrona County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year and 16 2⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $163 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease WYW175940 effective December 1, 2009, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands.
Julie L. Weaver,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2010-12246 Filed 5-20-10; 8:45 am]
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