Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease COC66025

Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)

Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)

Notices

Page 43114

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2012-17930

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

LLCO922000-L13100000-FI0000; COC66025

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease COC66025

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC66025 from Robert P. Kirgan, for lands in Rio Blanco, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Milada Krasilinec, BLM Land Law Examiner, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 303-239-3767.

Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS 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 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 $159 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease COC66025 effective June 1, 2011, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

Helen M. Hankins,

BLM Colorado State Director.

FR Doc. 2012-17930 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am

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