[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 111 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 33482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8964]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-930-1310-FI; WVES 50537]


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 Section 371(a) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition 
for reinstatement of oil and gas WVES 50537 for lands in Pocahontas 
County, West Virginia. The petition was filed on time and was 
accompanied by all rentals due since the date the leases terminated 
under the law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Goodwin, Lead Land Law Examiner, 
at 703-440-1534, or Bureau of Land Management--Eastern States, 7450 
Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre, or fraction 
thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent respectively. The lessee has paid 
the required administrative fee and publication fee to reimburse the 
Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has 
met all the requirements for reinstatement of the leases as set out in 
Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended 
(30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to 
reinstate the lease WVES 50537, effective February 1, 2004, under the 
original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and 
royalty rates cited above. BLM has not issued any valid leases 
affecting the lands.

    Dated: May 26, 2006.
Michael D. Nedd,
State Director, Eastern States.
[FR Doc. E6-8964 Filed 6-8-06; 8:45 am]
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