[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 54591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19429]


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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 
WYW178492, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Per the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Hilcorp Energy I, L.P. 
filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease 
WYW178492, in Crook 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: Consistent with applicable requirements 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, as part of the lease reinstatement. The lessee 
has also agreed to the amended lease stipulations for the lease 
described in the associated Reinstatement Certification.
    The lessee 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 
January 1, 2013, under the original terms and conditions of the lease, 
the amended lease stipulations, and the increased rental and royalty 
rates cited above.

Chris Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2016-19429 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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