[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 28451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12036]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNV9230000 L13100000.FI0000 241A; NVN-84801; NVN-84802; 11-08807; 
MO4500020787; TAS 14x1109]


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

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas 
Leases.

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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 John Wolcott, for competitive oil and 
gas leases NVN-84801 and NVN-84802 on land in Elko County, Nevada. The 
petition was timely filed and was accompanied by all the rentals due 
since the leases 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 
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 $10 per acre or fraction 
thereof per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has paid 
the required $500 administrative fee for each lease 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 leases as set 
out in Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 [30 
U.S.C. 188], and the BLM is proposing to reinstate the leases effective 
June 1, 2010 under the original terms and conditions of the leases and 
the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not 
issued a lease affecting the lands encumbered by these leases to any 
other interest in the interim.

    Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a).

Gary Johnson,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-12036 Filed 5-16-11; 8:45 am]
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