[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 72310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6774]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-923-1310-FI; NVN-61503; 6-08808]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Pursuant to the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 
3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 
lease NVN-61503 for lands in Eureka County, Nevada, was timely filed 
and was accompanied by all the required rentals accruing from April 1, 
2005, the date of termination.
    No valid lease has been issued affecting the lands. The lessee, 
Deerfield Production Corporation, has agreed to new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof 
and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. Deerfield Production Corporation has 
paid the required $500 administrative fee and has reimbursed the Bureau 
of Land Management for the cost of this Federal Register notice. 
Deerfield Production Corporation 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 April 1, 2005, 
subject to the original terms and conditions of the lease and the 
increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Lewis, BLM Nevada State Office, 
775-861-6537.

Del Fortner,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
 [FR Doc. E5-6774 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
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