[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68188-68189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26897]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000. L51040000.FI0000. 20XL5017AR]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases 
WYW147077 and WYW147081, 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

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amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received petitions for 
reinstatement of competitive oil and gas leases WYW147077 and WYW147081 
from Five Star Energy LLC and Moriah Powder River LLC for land in 
Johnson County, Wyoming. The lessees filed the petitions on time, along 
with all rentals due since the leases terminated under the law. No 
leases affecting this land were issued before the petitions were filed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hite, Branch Chief for 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 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: Termination of a lease is automatic and 
statutorily imposed by Congress. Alternatively, reinstatement terms are 
also set by Congress. Oil and gas leases WYW147077 and WYW147081 
terminated effective November 1, 2018, for failure to pay rental 
timely. The lessees petitioned for reinstatement of the leases and met 
all filing requirements for a Class II reinstatement. The lessees 
agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals of $10 per acre, or 
fraction thereof, per year and royalty rates of 16 \2/3\ percent, and 
additional lease stipulations. The lessees have paid the required $500 
administrative fee and the $151 cost of publishing this notice. The 
lessees meet the requirements for reinstatement of the leases per Sec. 
31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). 
Reinstatement of these leases conforms to the terms and conditions of 
all applicable land use plans and other applicable National 
Environmental Policy Act documents. The BLM proposes to reinstate the 
leases with an effective date of November 1, 2018, under the amended 
terms and conditions of the leases and the increased rental and royalty 
rates cited above. The leases will be reinstated 30 days after 
publication of the notice of proposed reinstatement in the Federal 
Register.

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

Chris Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2019-26897 Filed 12-12-19; 8:45 am]
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