[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38987-38988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15360]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516; #O2412-014-004-047181.1]
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases in Las
Animas and Weld Counties, CO
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of lease reinstatements.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Longs Peak
Resources, LLC, Las Animas Leasing, Inc., and Bison IV Properties
Colorado, LLC, timely filed with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a
petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas
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leases, located in Las Animas and Weld Counties, Colorado. The lessees
paid the required rentals that accrued from the date of termination.
The BLM has not issued new leases that affect these lands prior to
receiving the petitions. The BLM proposes to reinstate these leases
because they meet the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act and BLM
regulations and are in conformance with the existing Eastern Resource
Management Plan, signed on January 9, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Curtis, Supervisory Land Law
Examiner, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management
Colorado State Office, P.O. Box 151029, DFC--Bldg., 40, Lakewood, CO
80215, (303) 239-3600, email: [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 agreed to the new lease terms
for rentals and royalties of $20 per acre, or fraction thereof, per
year, and 20 percent respectively. The lessees paid the required $500
administrative fee for lease reinstatement and the $151 cost of
publishing this notice. The lessees met the requirements for
reinstatement of the leases per sec. 31(d) and (e) of the Minerals
Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). Additionally, in accordance with
the requirements of IM 2018-010, the BLM Royal Gorge Field Office
associated with this lease has reviewed conformance with the existing
resource management plan and supported the Field Office decision to
reinstate, informed by an environmental assessment.
The BLM proposes to reinstate the leases referenced below,
effective with their respective termination dates, under the original
terms and conditions of the leases and the increased rental and royalty
rates cited above.
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Termination
Lease No. Lessee date County Acres
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COCO105724678 (COC79160)........ Longs Peak 1/1/2020 Weld........................ 315.80
Resources, LLC.
COCO105672635 (COC79892)........ Las Animas Leasing, 1/1/2021 Las Animas.................. 2081.160
Inc.
COCO105672641 (COC79898)........ Las Animas Leasing, 1/1/2021 Las Animas.................. 1680.0
Inc.
COCO105674901 (COC79921)........ Las Animas Leasing, 1/1/2021 Las Animas.................. 2320.0
Inc.
COCO105294898................... Bison IV Properties 8/1/2023 Weld........................ 120
Colorado, LLC.
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(Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188(e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.23)
Kemba K. Anderson,
Fluid Minerals Branch Chief.
[FR Doc. 2025-15360 Filed 8-12-25; 8:45 am]
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