[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 23295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10294]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-923-1310-FI; WYW164359]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, 
as amended, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, the BLM 
received a petition for reinstatement from Western American Resources, 
LLC and East Resources, Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease 
WYW164359 for land in Goshen County, WY. 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, Julie L. 
Weaver, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-
6176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 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 lessee has 
met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in 
Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 
U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease WYW164359 
effective October 1, 2009, under the original terms and conditions of 
the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The 
BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands.

Julie L. Weaver,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2010-10294 Filed 4-30-10; 8:45 am]
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