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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Land Management Bureau

WY ID: [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW157577]

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Oil and gas leases:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: WYOMING: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.23(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Nerd Gas Company, LLC for competitive oil and gas lease WYW157577 for land in Uinta County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.

SUMMARY: Wyoming,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per year and 162/3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $163 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 Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease WYW157577 effective May 1, 2007, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E724926 Filed 122107; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 431022P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 7756176.