[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 47176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17735]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[(NM-920-1310-04); (NMNM 91505)]


Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 91505

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, a petition for 
reinstatement of oil and gas lease NMNM 91505 for lands in Eddy County, 
New Mexico, was timely filed and was accompanied by all required 
rentals and royalties accruing from September 1, 2003, the date of 
termination.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lourdes B. Ortiz , BLM, New Mexico 
State Office, (505) 438-7586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 $500.00 
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 Lease Act of 
1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to 
reinstate the lease effective September 1, 2003, subject to the 
original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and 
royalty rates cited above.

Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication Team.
[FR Doc. 04-17735 Filed 8-3-04; 8:45 am]
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