[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 64530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-22496]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000. L57000000.FI0000. 14XL5017AR]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
WYW-160400, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: As provided under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for 
reinstatement of terminated competitive oil and gas lease WYW-160400 in 
Campbell County, Wyoming, from the lessee of record, Osborn Heirs 
Company LTD. The BLM has reviewed all applicable information and 
proposes to reinstate the lease subject to amended terms and 
conditions. The lessee filed the petition for reinstatement on time and 
has met all filing requirements. 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, 
seven 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. Reinstatement terms are also set by Congress. 
Competitive oil and gas lease WYW-160400, which covers 935.65 acres, 
was terminated under the law effective June 1, 2014, for failure to pay 
rental timely. The lessee of record filed a petition for its 
reinstatement on time and met all requirements for Class II 
reinstatements as provided in 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 lease WYW-160400 effective June 1, 
2014, subject to amended lease terms and conditions. The lessee has 
agreed to pay increased rentals, $10 per acre or fraction thereof per 
year, and royalty rates, 16\2/3\ percent, on the lease and to adhere to 
amended lease stipulations to protect sage-grouse habitat in 
conformance with current management decisions under the 2015 Approved 
Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Rocky Mountain Region. The 
lease will be reinstated 30 days after publication of this proposed 
reinstatement notice 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. 2020-22496 Filed 10-9-20; 8:45 am]
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