[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 174 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 53443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21434]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMT922200-14-L13100000-FI0000-P; NDM 96877]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
NDM 96877, North Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Hess 
Bakken Investments II, LLC timely filed a petition for reinstatement of 
competitive oil and gas lease NDM 96877, Dunn County, North Dakota. The 
lessee paid the required rentals accruing from the date of termination. 
No leases were issued that affect these lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary A. Mack, Acting Chief, Fluids 
Adjudication Section, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana State 
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101-4669, telephone: 406-
896-5090, email: [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 Ms. Mack during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question for Ms. 
Mack. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee agrees to new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year, 
and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee agrees to additional or 
amended stipulations. The lessee paid the $500 administration fee for 
the reinstatement of the lease and the $159 cost for publishing this 
Notice.
    The lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease 
under Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. The BLM 
is proposing to reinstate the lease, effective the date of termination, 
subject to the:
     Original terms and conditions of the lease;
     Additional and amended stipulations;
     Increased rental of $10 per acre;
     Increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent; and
     $159 cost of publishing this Notice.

Mary A. Mack,
Acting Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. 2014-21434 Filed 9-8-14; 8:45 am]
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