[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4675-4676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01944]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[18XL1109AF LLUT920000 L13100000 FI0000 25-7A]
Notice of Proposed Class II Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease UTU77328, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 31 of the Mineral Leasing Act of
1920, as amended, Berry Petroleum Company timely filed a petition for
reinstatement of oil and gas lease UTU77328 for lands in Duchesne
County, Utah, along with all required rentals and royalties accruing
from July 1, 2014, the date of termination. The BLM proposes to
reinstate the lease.
DATES: The BLM is proposing to reinstate the lease on March 5, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kent Hoffman, Deputy State Director,
Lands and Minerals, Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 440
West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, phone: 801-539-
4063, email: [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business
hours. The FRS 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 new lease terms for
rental and royalty. The rental for UTU77328 will increase to $5 per
acre or fraction thereof and the royalty will increase to 16\2/3\
percent. The $500 administrative fee for the leases has been paid, and
the lessee has reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the
cost of publishing this notice.
The following-described lands in Duchesne County, Utah, include:
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UTU77328
Uintah Meridian, Utah
T. 6 S., R 5 W.,
Sec. 7, excepting Patent No. 424727;
Sec. 8, excepting Patent No. 424727;
Sec. 18.
The area described contains 1,890.39 acres.
As the lessee has met all 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 30
days following publication of this notice, with the effective date of
July 1, 2014, subject to the increased rental and royalty rates cited
above. The lease is also subject to the following additional new terms
and conditions:
(1) No Surface Occupancy Stipulation--Anthro Mountain Habitat
Management Area;
(2) Cultural Resources Protection Stipulation;
(3) Threatened and Endangered Species Act Stipulation;
(4) Air Quality Mitigation Measures; and
(5) Federal Flood Risk Management Standard Lease Notice.
Authority: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188) 43 CFR
3108.2-3.
Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-01944 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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