[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28450-28451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12031]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV9230000 L13100000.FI0000 241A; NVN-75955; 11-08807; 
MO4500021010; TAS 14x1109]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas 
lease.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 
CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a 
petition for reinstatement from Sandridge Energy, Inc., for 
noncompetitive oil and gas lease NVN-75955 on land in Nye County, 
Nevada. The petition was timely filed and was accompanied by rental due 
since the lease terminated under the law. No valid leases have been 
issued affecting the lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atanda Clark, BLM Nevada State Office, 
775-861-6632, or e-mail: [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above

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individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease 
terms for rental and royalties at rates of $5 per acre or fraction 
thereof per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has paid 
the required $500 administrative fee and has reimbursed the Department 
for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all of 
the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Section 
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 August 1, 2010 under 
the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental 
and royalty rate cited above. The BLM has not issued a lease affecting 
the lands encumbered by the lease to any other interest in the interim.

    Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a).

Gary Johnson,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-12031 Filed 5-16-11; 8:45 am]
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