[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 115 (Thursday, June 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11854]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[(NM-920-1310-05); (NMNM 009954)]


Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 
009954

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 Pub. L. 97-451, Benson-Montin-Greer 
timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease NMNM 
009954 for lands in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and it was 
accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from August 
1, 2004, 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 $5.00 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 U.S.C. 188), and 
the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate the lease 
effective August 1, 2004, subject to the original terms and conditions 
of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

    Dated: April 25, 2005.
Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. 05-11854 Filed 6-15-05; 8:45 am]
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