[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07726]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000. L51040000.FI0000. 18XL5017AR]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
WYW181106, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As provided for under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 
amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for 
reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease WYW181106 from Blue Tip 
Energy Wyoming Inc. for land in Converse and Natrona Counties, Wyoming. 
The lessee filed the petition on time, along with all rentals due since 
the lease terminated under the law. No leases affecting this land were 
issued before the petition was filed. The BLM proposes to reinstate the 
lease.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Norelius, Acting Branch Chief for 
Fluid Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State 
Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82003; 
phone 307-775-6176; email [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr. Norelius during normal 
business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to 
leave a message or question with the above individual. A reply will be 
sent during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 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 the $159 cost of 
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 (30 U.S.C. 188). The BLM proposes to reinstate the 
lease effective October 1, 2016, under the original terms and 
conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates 
cited above.

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188 (e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3 (b)(2)(v).

Erik Norelius,
Acting Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2018-07726 Filed 4-12-18; 8:45 am]
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