[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07726]
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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
WYW181106, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As provided for under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for
reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease WYW181106 from Blue Tip
Energy Wyoming Inc. for land in Converse and Natrona Counties, Wyoming.
The lessee filed the petition on time, along with all rentals due since
the lease terminated under the law. No leases affecting this land were
issued before the petition was filed. The BLM proposes to reinstate the
lease.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Norelius, Acting Branch Chief for
Fluid Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State
Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82003;
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. Norelius 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 agreed 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 has
paid the required $500 administrative fee 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 October 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).
Erik Norelius,
Acting Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2018-07726 Filed 4-12-18; 8:45 am]
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