[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 64481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17379]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MO4500180461]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
NMNM105679576, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Mewbourne 
Oil Company timely filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive 
oil and gas lease NMNM105679576 (legacy serial number NMNM 115404) in 
Eddy County, New Mexico. The lessee paid the required rentals accruing 
from the date of termination. No lease was issued that affect these 
lands. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to reinstate the 
lease.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julieann Serrano, Supervisory Land Law 
Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management New Mexico 
State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508, (505) 
954-2149, [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessees agree to new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties of $20 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year, 
and 20 percent, respectively. The lessee agrees to additional or 
amended stipulations. The lessee paid the $500 administration fee for 
the reinstatement of the lease and $151 cost for publishing this 
Notice.
    The lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per 
sections 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 
188). The BLM is proposing to reinstate the lease effective March 1, 
2006, and an extension for one year from the date the lease is 
reinstated in accordance with 43 CFR 3108.23(d) subject to: the 
original terms and conditions of the lease; additional and amended 
stipulations; increased rental of $20 per acre; increased royalty of 20 
percent; and a one-year lease extension.
    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188 (e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.23.

Julieann Serrano,
Supervisory Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2024-17379 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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