Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW180628, Wyoming
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)
Notices
Pages 31976-31977
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2018-14726
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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 WYW180628, 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 WYW180628 from Kirkwood Oil & Gas LLC 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: 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
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\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee also agreed to the amended stipulations as required by the Casper Approved Resource Management Plan. 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 April 1, 2016, under the revised 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. 2018-14726 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am
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