[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60714-60715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24258]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR9360000.L51040000.FI0000-09; HAG-09-0006; WAOR61140 and WAOR61142]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases 
WAOR61140 and WAOR61142; 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 for reinstatement from Delta Petroleum Corporation for 
competitive oil and gas leases WAOR61140 and WAOR61142, for lands in 
Benton County, Washington. The petition was filed on time and was 
accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the leases terminated 
under the law.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee, Delta Petroleum Corporation, 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 $163 to reimburse the Bureau of Land

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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 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 leases WAOR61140 and WAOR61142, effective April 
1, 2008, subject to the original terms and conditions of the leases and 
the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. No other valid 
lease has been issued affecting the lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Reed, Land Law Examiner, 
Minerals Section, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office, PO Box 2965, 
Portland, Oregon 97208, (503) 808-6282, [email protected].

    Date: October 7, 2008.
Christopher B. DeWitt,
Chief, Minerals Section.
[FR Doc. E8-24258 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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