[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 31976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14725]


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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 
WYW096788, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed 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 WYW096788 from Bearcat 
Energy LLC (Colorado), Elly B Beard 2007 Trust and Leeman Minerals LLC 
for land in Converse County, Wyoming. The lessees 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: Chris Hite, 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. Hite 
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 lessees 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 July 1, 2015, under the amended terms and conditions of 
the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. 30 
U.S.C. 188 (e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3 (b)(2)(v)

Christopher Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2018-14725 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am]
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