[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 23934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10968]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO922000-L13100000-FI0000-18X]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
COC77678, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.

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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 COC77678 from Contex 
Energy Company, LLC for land in Archuleta and La Plata counties, 
Colorado. The lessee filed the petition on time, along with all rentals 
due since the lease terminated under the law. No leases were issued 
that affect these lands prior to receiving the petition. The BLM 
proposes to reinstate this lease.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johnathan Fairbairn, Branch Chief for 
Fluid Minerals Adjudication, BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield 
Street, Lakewood, CO 80215, 303-239-3753, [email protected]. Persons 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above 
individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours 
a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or questions with the 
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee agrees to the 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 lease reinstatement 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 June 1, 2017, 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.

Gregory P. Shoop,
Acting BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-10968 Filed 5-22-18; 8:45 am]
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