[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 10704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1924]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-936-1310-06-0076; WAOR60871]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
WAOR60871; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 of reinstatement from Mr. Steven J. Buchanan of competitive 
oil and gas lease WAOR60871 for lands in Yakima County, Washington. 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: Donna Kauffman, Land Law Examiner, 
Minerals Section, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, PO Box 2965, 
Portland, Oregon 97208, (503) 808-6162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre, or 
fraction thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The 
lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $155 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 Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 
(30 U.S.C. 188). Therefore, the Bureau of Land Management is proposing 
to reinstate lease WAOR60871, effective October 1, 2005, subject to the 
original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and 
royalty rates cited above. No other valid lease has been issued 
affecting the lands.

    Dated: February 22, 2006.
Eric G. Hoffman,
Acting Chief, Minerals Section.
[FR Doc. 06-1924 Filed 3-1-06; 8:45 am]
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