[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5692-5693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01842]


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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 Lease 
WYW183610, 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 WYW183610 from EOG 
Resources, Inc. for land in Converse County, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hite, Branch Chief for Fluid

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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. Lease reinstatement terms are also set 
by Congress. Oil and gas lease WYW183610 terminated effective October 
1, 2018, for failure to pay rental timely. The lessee petitioned for 
reinstatement of the lease and met all filing requirements for a Class 
II reinstatement.
    The lessee 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. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and 
the $151 cost of publishing this notice. The lessee meets 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). Reinstatement of this 
lease conforms to the terms and conditions of all applicable land use 
plans and other National Environmental Policy Act documents.
    The BLM proposes to reinstate the lease effective October 1, 2018, 
under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased 
rental and royalty rates cited above. The lease 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. 2020-01842 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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