[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 161 (Friday, August 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20937]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-923-1310-FI; WYW178834]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
WYW178834, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 
amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for 
reinstatement from Langley Energy Inc. for competitive oil and gas 
lease WYW178834 for land in Campbell County, Wyoming. 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: BLM, Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Fluid 
Minerals Adjudication, at 307-775-6176. 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 or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

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 WYW178834 
effective February 1, 2011, 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 to any other interest affecting the 
lands.

Julie L. Weaver,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2011-20937 Filed 8-18-11; 8:45 am]
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