[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 42092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14313]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[MT-922-04-1310-FI-P; (NDM 89629)]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
NDM 89629

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), the lessee, NPC, Inc., timely filed a 
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease NDM 89629, Billings 
County, North Dakota. NPC, Inc. paid the required rental accruing from 
the date of termination, February 1, 2005.
    No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessee agrees to 
new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per acre and 16\2/3\ 
percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate. 
The lessee paid the $500 administration fee for the reinstatement of 
the lease and $155 cost for publishing this notice.
    The lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per 
Sec. 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). 
We are proposing to reinstate the lease, effective the date of 
termination subject to:
     The original terms and conditions of the lease;
     The increased rental of $10 per acre;
     The increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages 
above the existing competitive royalty rate; and
     The $155 cost of publishing this Notice

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen L. Johnson, Chief, Fluids 
Adjudication Section, BLM Montana State Office, P.O. Box 36800, 
Billings, Montana 59107, (406) 896-5098.

    Dated: June 23, 2005.
Karen L. Johnson,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 05-14313 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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