[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9623-9624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4737]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-920-1310-09; NMNM 101579, NMNM 101580]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases 
NMNM 101579 and NMNM 101580

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.

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SUMMARY: Under the Class II provisions of Title IV, Public Law 97-451, 
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for 
reinstatement of oil and gas leases NMNM 101579 and NMNM 101580 from 
the lessee, Yates Petroleum Corp. et al. for lands in Chaves County, 
New Mexico. 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: Margie Dupre, BLM, New Mexico State 
Office, at (505) 438-7520.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid lease has been issued that affects 
the lands. The lessee agrees to new lease terms for rentals and 
royalties of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per year,

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and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee paid the required $500.00 
administrative fee for the reinstatement of the lease and $166.00 cost 
for publishing this Notice in the Federal Register. The lessee met all 
the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Section 
31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We 
are proposing to reinstate leases NMNM 101579 and NMNM 101580, 
effective the date of termination, December 1, 2008, under the original 
terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty 
rates cited above.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: February 27, 2009.
Margie Dupre,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication Team.
 [FR Doc. E9-4737 Filed 3-4-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-FB-P