[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30857]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNM920000 L13100000 FI0000; OKNM 110359]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
OKNM 110359, OK

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 of oil and gas lease OKNM 110359 from the lessee 
Chesapeake Exploration LLC, for lands in Canadian County, Oklahoma. 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: Elizabeth Rivera, Bureau of Land 
Management, New Mexico State Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 
87502-0115 or at 505-954-2162. 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 
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: No valid lease has been issued that affects 
the lands. The lessee agrees to new lease terms for rentals and 
royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year, and 16\2/3\ 
percent, respectively. The lessee paid the required $500 administrative 
fee for the reinstatement of the lease and $159 cost for publishing 
this Notice in the Federal Register. The lessee met all 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). The BLM 
is proposing to reinstate lease OKNM 110359, effective the date of 
termination, June 1, 2012, under the original terms and conditions of 
the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

Elizabeth Rivera,
Land Law Examiner, Fluids Adjudication Team.
[FR Doc. 2012-30857 Filed 12-21-12; 8:45 am]
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