[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15558-15559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06607]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000. 16XL5017AR. L57000000.RB0000]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
WYW178969, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Per the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, James Zerbst filed a 
petition for reinstatement of noncompetitive oil and gas lease 
WYW178969, in Niobrara County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time, 
and the lessee paid the required rentals accruing from the date of 
termination. No leases that affect these lands were issued before the 
petition was filed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hite, Chief of Fluid Minerals 
Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009; phone 307-775-6176; email 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
to contact Mr. Hite 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 agreed to the amended lease terms 
for rentals and royalties at rates of $5 per acre, or fraction thereof, 
per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee also agreed to 
the amended lease stipulations described in the associated 
Reinstatement Certification. The lessee

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has paid the required $500 administrative fee and the $159 cost for 
publishing this notice. The lessee met the requirements for 
reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral 
Leasing Act of 1920. The BLM proposes to reinstate the lease effective 
May 1, 2013, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and 
the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

Chris Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2016-06607 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-22-P