[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 2426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-699]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1310-01; WYW145713]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement and rental/royalty reduction 
of terminated oil and gas lease.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions 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 WYW145713 for lands in 
Big Horn 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 Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-6176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lease has been granted a rental and 
royalty reduction at rate of $2.00 per acre, or fraction thereof, per 
year and 12\1/2\ percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the 
required $500 administrative fee and $166 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 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 
WYW145713 effective August 1, 2003, under the original terms and 
conditions of the lease, rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid 
lease affecting the lands.

Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 05-699 Filed 1-12-05; 8:45 am]
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