[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28451-28452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12034]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV9230000 L13100000.FI0000 241A; NVN-75901; 11-08807; 
MO4500020701; TAS: 14x1109]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 
CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a 
petition for reinstatement from SandRidge Energy, Inc. and DY 
Exploration, Inc., for noncompetitive oil and gas lease NVN-75901 on 
land in Nye County, Nevada. The petition was timely filed and was 
accompanied by all the rentals due since the lease terminated under the 
law. No valid lease has been issued affecting the lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atanda Clark, BLM Nevada State Office, 
775-861-6632, or e-mail: [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message

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or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessees have agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rental and royalties at rates of $5 per acre or fraction 
thereof per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessees have 
paid the required $500 administrative fee and have reimbursed the 
Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessees 
have met all of 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), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate the lease effective 
June 1, 2010 under the original terms and conditions of the lease and 
the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not 
issued a lease affecting the lands encumbered by this lease to any 
other interest in the interim.

    Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a).

Gary Johnson,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-12034 Filed 5-16-11; 8:45 am]
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