[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 9145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2423]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-920-1310-01; WYW134998]


Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 
Gas Lease

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas 
lease.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 
3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a 
petition for reinstatement from KCS Resources, Inc. of competitive oil 
and gas lease WYW134998 for lands in Fremont County, Wyoming. The 
petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due 
since the date the lease terminated under the law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. 
Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-6176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per year and 
royalties of 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the 
required $500 administrative fee and $166 to reimburse the Department 
for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all 
the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 
31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), 
and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease 
WYW134998 effective February 1, 2005, under the original terms and 
conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates 
cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands.

Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
 [FR Doc. E6-2423 Filed 2-21-06; 8:45 am]
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