[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17845]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO922000-L13100000-FI0000; COC69996]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
COC69996

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

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

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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 of oil and gas lease COC69996 from SWEPI LP, for lands in 
Huerfano County, Colorado. 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: Milada Krasilinec, BLM Land Law 
Examiner, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 303-239-3767.
    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 $159 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 
Section 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 COC69996 
effective March 1, 2012, under the original terms and conditions of the 
lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

    Dated:July 18, 2012.
Helen M. Hankins,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-17845 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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