[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 79 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 22750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08572]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO922000-L13100000-FI0000-20X]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
COC77272, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.

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SUMMARY: As authorized in 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 COC77272 from Caerus 
Washco, LLC, for lands in Weld County, Colorado. The lessee filed the 
petition on time, along with all rentals due since the lease 
terminated. No leases affecting these lands were issued prior to 
receiving the petition. The BLM proposes to reinstate the lease.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Cowan, Acting Branch Chief, 
Fluid Minerals, Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office, 2850 
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215, (303) 239-3939, [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 Mr. Cowan 
during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 
days a week, to leave a message or questions. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee requested reinstatement after the 
lease automatically terminated for untimely payment of rent. 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 lessees paid the required $500 administrative fee for 
lease reinstatement and the $151 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 considered the impacts of reinstatement of the lease in a 
Determination of NEPA Adequacy DOI-BLM-CO-F020-2019-0068-DN. The BLM 
proposes to reinstate the lease effective January 1, 2018, under the 
original terms and the increased rental and royalty rates described 
above.

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

Jamie E. Connell,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2020-08572 Filed 4-22-20; 8:45 am]
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