[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3710]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-920-1310-06; NMNM 112261; NMNM 112262]


Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases NMNM 
112261 and NMNM 112262

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of terminated oil and gas leases.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, Elk Oil Company 
timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas leases NMNM 
112261and NMNM 112262 for lands in Chaves County, New Mexico, and was 
accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from October 
1, 2005, the date of the terminations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Becky C. Olivas, BLM, New Mexico 
State Office, (505) 438-7609.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid lease has been affecting the lands. 
The lessee 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. The lessee has paid the required $500.00 administrative 
fees and has reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management for the cost of 
this Federal Register notice.
    The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the 
leases as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lease Act of 
1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to 
reinstate the leases effective October 1, 2005, subject to the original 
terms and conditions of the leases and the increased rentals and 
royalty rates cited above.

Becky C. Olivas,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication Team 1.
 [FR Doc. E6-3710 Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-FB-P