[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 3913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00927]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV9230000 L13100000.FI0000 241A; NVN-81212; NVN-81213; 13-08807; 
MO 4500044423; TAS: 14x1109]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases 
NVN-81212 and NVN-81213; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, and existing BLM 
regulations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition 
for reinstatement from Lonewolf Exploration & Production Company, for 
competitive oil and gas leases NVN-81212 and NVN-81213 on land in Elko 
County, Nevada. The petition was timely filed and was accompanied by 
all the rentals due since the leases terminated under the law. No valid 
leases have been issued affecting the lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. LaFramboise, BLM Nevada 
State Office, 775-861-6632, or email: [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 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 rental 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 for each lease and has reimbursed 
the Department $159 for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The 
lessee has met all of the requirements for reinstatement of the leases 
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 leases 
effective March 1, 2012 under the original terms and conditions of the 
leases and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM 
has not issued a lease affecting the lands encumbered by these leases 
to any other interest in the interim.

    Authority:  43 CFR 3108.2-3(a).

Gary Johnson,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-00927 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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