[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 8072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4808]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management


State Office Identifier (NM-930-1310-01); (NMNM 84866) New 
Mexico: Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

    Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, a petition for 
reinstatement of oil and gas lease NMNM 84866 for lands in Eddy County, 
New Mexico, was timely filed and was accompanied by all required 
rentals and royalties accruing from September 1, 1995, the date of 
termination.
    No valid lease has been issued affecting the lands. The lessee has 
agreed to new lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 
per acre or fraction thereof and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The 
lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and has reimbursed 
the Bureau of Land Management 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 USC 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to 
reinstate the lease effective September 1, 1995, subject to the 
original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and 
royalty rates cited above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Becky C. Olivas, BLM, New Mexico State 
Office, (505) 438-7609.

    Dated: February 22, 1996.
Becky C. Olivas,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication Team 1.
[FR Doc. 96-4808 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]
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