[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 7062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1872]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Bureau of Land Management

[MT-922-06-1310-FI-P; NDM 87262]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
NDM 87262

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Valentine Peck timely filed a petition 
for reinstatement of oil and gas lease NDM 87262, Slope County, North 
Dakota. The lessee paid the required rental accruing from the date of 
termination, September 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, 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana 59101-4669, 406-896-5098.

    Dated: February 2, 2006.
Karen L. Johnson,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. E6-1872 Filed 2-9-06; 8:45 am]
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