[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 69780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22776]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 
UTU 18726

November 9, 2005.
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, Del-Rio Resources, Inc., timely filed a 
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease UTU18726 in Uintah 
County, Utah. The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the 
date of termination, June 1, 2002.
    No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessee agrees to 
new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $5 per acre and 16\2/3\ 
percent, respectively. 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(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 $5 per acre;
     The increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent; and
     The $155 cost of publishing this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David H. Murphy, Acting Chief, Branch 
of Fluid Minerals at (801) 539-4122.

David H. Murphy,
Acting Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals.
[FR Doc. 05-22776 Filed 11-16-05; 8:45am]
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