[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16633]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1310-01; WYW144594]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas 
lease.

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SUMMARY: Under the provision of 30 U.S.C 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 
3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a 
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease WYW144594 for lands in 
Fremont 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, Pamela J. 
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Chief Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-6176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre, or 
fraction thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The 
lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $166 to 
reimburse the Department for the cost of the Federal Register notice. 
The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease 
as set out in section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 
1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to 
reinstate lease WYW144594 effective April 1, 2003, under the original 
terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty 
rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the 
lands.

Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 04-16633 Filed 7-21-04; 8:45 am]
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