[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31974-31975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14724]
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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
WYW087880, 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 WYW087880 from Samson
Resources Company for land in Converse County, 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: Chris Hite, 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. 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 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 voluntarily agreed to one additional
lease stipulation to protect cultural and scenic values of the Bozeman
Trail. 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 April 1, 2016,
under the amended terms and conditions of the lease and the increased
rental and royalty rates cited above.
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Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188 (e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3 (b)(2)(v).
Christopher Hite,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2018-14724 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am]
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