[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69350-69351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22621]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
TXNM 100506

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 371(a) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, the lessee, Chief Oil and Gas LLC, timely filed a petition 
for reinstatement of oil and gas lease TXNM 100506 in Wise County, TX. 
The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of 
termination, March 1, 2002.

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    No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessee agrees to 
the 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 $166 cost for publishing this Notice.
    The lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per 
Sec. 31(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188(e)). 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 $166 cost of publishing this Notice.

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

    Dated: October 26, 2005.
Lourdes B. Ortiz,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. 05-22621 Filed 11-14-05; 8:45 am]
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