[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 13510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06384]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY920000. L51040000.FI0000. 18XL5017AR]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
WYW180886, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Kenneth K.
Farmer (lessee) timely filed with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) a
petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease WYW180886,
situated in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The lessee paid the required
rentals that accrued from the date of termination. BLM did not issue
any leases that affect this land prior to receiving the petition. BLM
proposes to reinstate this lease.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Hite, Chief of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009; phone 307-
775-6176; email [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact Mr. Hite 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. A reply will be sent during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee agrees to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre, or fraction
thereof, per year and 16-2/3 percent, respectively. The lessee paid the
required $500 administrative fee for lease reinstatement and the $159
cost of 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 (30 U.S.C. 188). The BLM proposes to reinstate the
lease effective July 1, 2016, under the original terms and conditions
of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188(e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(b)(2)(v).
Chris Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2018-06384 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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