[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 15558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06569]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY920000. 16XL5017AR. L57000000.RB0000]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
WYW178970, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Per the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, James Zerbst filed a
petition for reinstatement of noncompetitive oil and gas lease
WYW178970, in Niobrara and Weston counties, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time, and the lessee paid the required rentals accruing from
the date of termination. No leases that affect these lands were issued
before the petition was filed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hite, Chief of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; phone 307-775-6176; email
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
to contact Mr. Hite 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 agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of $5 per acre, or fraction thereof,
per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee also agreed to
the amended lease stipulations described in the associated
Reinstatement Certification. The lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and the $159 cost for publishing this notice. The
lessee met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per Sec.
31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. The BLM proposes to
reinstate the lease effective May 1, 2013, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates
cited above.
Chris Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2016-06569 Filed 3-22-16; 8:45 am]
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