[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 32 (Thursday, February 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 7702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3523]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-922-09-1310-FI-P;NDM 94955, NDM 97028 and NDM 97029]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases 
NDM 94955, NDM 97028 and NDM 97029

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation timely 
filed petitions for reinstatement of oil and gas leases NDM 94955, NDM 
97028 and NDM 97029, Billings and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota. The 
lessee paid the required rentals accruing from the date of termination.
    No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessee agrees to 
new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per acre and 16\2/3\ 
percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate. 
The lessee paid the $500 administration fee for the reinstatement of 
each lease and $163 cost for publishing this Notice.
    The lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the leases per 
Sec. 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). 
We are proposing to reinstate the leases, effective the date of 
termination subject to:
     The original terms and conditions of the leases;
     The increased rental of $10 per acre;
     The increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages 
above the existing competitive royalty rate; and
     The $163 cost of publishing this Notice

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Bakken, Chief, Fluids 
Adjudication Section, BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, 
Billings, Montana 59101-4669, 406-896-5091.

    Dated: February 12, 2009.
Teri Bakken,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. E9-3523 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am]
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