[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 10265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5076]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLUT922000 L13100000 FI000 257A]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas 
Leases, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas 
lease, Utah.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Title IV of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act (Pub. L. 97-451), Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation timely 
filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas leases UTU76054 for 
lands in San Juan County, Utah, and it was accompanied by all required 
rentals and royalties accruing from September 1, 2008, the date of 
termination.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Hoffman, Deputy State Director, 
Division of Lands and Minerals at (801) 539-4080, or Becky Hammond, 
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals at (801) 539-4039.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lessee has agreed to new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties at rates of $5 per acre and 16\2/3\ percent, 
respectively. The $500 administrative fee for the leases has been paid 
and the lessee has reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management for the 
cost of publishing this notice.
    Having 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), the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate 
the lease, effective September 1, 2008, subject to the original terms 
and conditions of the leases and the increased rental and royalty rates 
cited above.

    Dated: February 20, 2009.
Selma Sierra,
State Director.
 [FR Doc. E9-5076 Filed 3-9-09; 8:45 am]
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