[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 39099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18715]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-930-1310-FI; ARES 52370]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 
Arkansas

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, the Bureau of Land 
Management-Eastern States (BLM-ES) received a petition for 
reinstatement of oil and gas lease ARES 52370 from SEECO, Inc. for 
lands in Polk County, Arkansas. 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: Robyn Shoop, Supervisory Land Law 
Examiner, BLM-ES, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia, at 
(703) 440-1512.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid lease has been issued affecting 
these lands. The lessee has agreed to the new lease terms for rental 
and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per year, 
and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required 
$500.00 administrative fee and $163.00 to reimburse the BLM for the 
cost of publishing this Notice in the Federal Register. The lessee has 
met all the requirements for reinstatement as set out in Sections 31(d) 
and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM 
is proposing to reinstate the lease effective December 1, 2008, under 
the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental 
and royalty rates cited above.

Robyn Shoop,
Supervisory, Land Law Examiner, Division of Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. E9-18715 Filed 8-4-09; 8:45 am]
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