[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 71673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27902]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-922-09-1310-FI; COC68148]


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 of oil and gas lease COC68148 from the 
following companies: (1) Delta Petroleum Corp., (2) Gasconade Oil Co., 
(3) Helm Energy, LLC, and (4) Riggs Oil and Gas Corp., for lands in San 
Miguel County, Colorado. 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, Milada 
Krasilinec, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, 
at 303-239-3767.

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 $163 to reimburse the 
Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessees 
have met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out 
in Section 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 COC68148 effective April 1, 2008, under the original 
terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty 
rates cited above.

    Dated: November 18, 2008.
Milada Krasilinec,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. E8-27902 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]
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