[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 61 (Monday, March 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 17598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06565]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000. L57000000.FI0000. 16XL5017AR]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
WYW59809, 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 noncompetitive oil and gas lease WYW59809 from Devon 
Energy Production Co. LP et al. 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 
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 when rental fees are not paid in a 
timely manner. Similarly, reinstatement terms are also set by Congress 
upon submission of a petition for reinstatement from a lessee. Rental 
was not paid on time for noncompetitive oil and gas lease WYW59809, 
prompting lease termination by operation of law. As provided for under 
the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the BLM received a 
petition for reinstatement from the lessee of record, Devon Energy 
Production Co. LP et al. for land in Converse County, Wyoming. The 
lessee filed the petition on time along with all rentals due since the 
leases terminated under operation of law. The lease will be reinstated 
30 days after publication of the proposed reinstatement notice in the 
Federal Register.
    The lessee agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and 
royalties at rates of $5 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year and 
16-2/3 percent, respectively and additional lease stipulations. 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).
    Reinstatement of this lease conforms to the terms and conditions of 
all applicable land use plans, including the 2015 Approved Resource 
Management Plan Amendments for the Rocky Mountain Region, and other 
applicable National Environmental Policy Act documents. The BLM 
proposes to reinstate the lease effective August 1, 2015, under the 
amended 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).

Chris Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2020-06565 Filed 3-27-20; 8:45 am]
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