83_FR_16188 83 FR 16116 - Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW181106, Wyoming

83 FR 16116 - Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW181106, Wyoming

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 72 (April 13, 2018)

Page Range16116-16116
FR Document2018-07726

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16116]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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                                               Federal repositories. Receipt of this                   DOI-managed lands must ensure that                    ACTION:   Notice.
                                               information supports the Department’s                   any retained museum specimens or
                                               responsibilities for the management of                  objects collected during a project are: (1)           SUMMARY:   As provided for under the
                                               its museum collections.                                 Accessioned and cataloged in ICMS, or                 Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
                                                  The information that DOI seeks                       its successor, according to DOI                       amended, the Bureau of Land
                                               consists of the following:                              standards; and (2) housed in an                       Management (BLM) received a petition
                                               A. Catalog Records;                                     appropriate museum repository that                    for reinstatement of competitive oil and
                                               B. Accession Records;                                   meets DOI museum standards. These                     gas lease WYW181106 from Blue Tip
                                               C. Facility Checklist for Spaces Housing DOI            requirements ensure the collections’
                                                    Museum Property (Checklist);                                                                             Energy Wyoming Inc. for land in
                                                                                                       long-term preservation, protection, and               Converse and Natrona Counties,
                                               D. Inventory of Museum Collections
                                                    (Inventory); and
                                                                                                       accessibility for research access and use.            Wyoming. The lessee filed the petition
                                               E. Input on Collections from Lands                      The majority of current scientific                    on time, along with all rentals due since
                                                    Administered by the U.S. Department of             research projects and care of the                     the lease terminated under the law. No
                                                    the Interior that are Located at Non-              resulting collections meet these criteria.
                                                    Federal Facilities (Input Form).                      Title of Collection: Documenting,                  leases affecting this land were issued
                                                                                                       Managing and Preserving Department of                 before the petition was filed. The BLM
                                                  Although the majority of DOI’s                                                                             proposes to reinstate the lease.
                                               collections are housed in various bureau                the Interior Museum Collections Housed
                                               facilities across the nation,                           in Non-Federal Repositories.                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Erik
                                               approximately ten percent (an estimated                    OMB Control Number: 1084–0034.                     Norelius, Acting Branch Chief for Fluid
                                                                                                          Form Number: None.
                                               more than 25 million objects) are                          Type of Review: Extension of a                     Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land
                                               located at approximately 880 non-                       currently approved collection.                        Management, Wyoming State Office,
                                               Federal repositories, primarily state,                     Respondents/Affected Public:                       5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
                                               tribal, and local museums and                           Museums; academic, cultural, and                      Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82003; phone
                                               university departments. Most of the DOI                 research institutions; and, state or local            307–775–6176; email enoreliu@blm.gov.
                                               museum artifacts, specimens, and                        agencies and institutions.                            Persons who use a telecommunications
                                               archives housed in non-Federal                             Total Estimated Number of Annual                   device for the deaf may call the Federal
                                               repositories resulted from authorized                   Respondents: 800.                                     Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                               scientific research projects on Federal                    Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                                                                                                                             to contact Mr. Norelius during normal
                                               lands, and include collections from the                 Responses: 800.
                                                                                                          Estimated Completion Time per                      business hours. The FRS is available 24
                                               disciplines of archaeology, biology,
                                                                                                       Response: Varies from 1 hour to 12                    hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
                                               geology, and paleontology, as well as
                                               associated project documentation. Many                  hours, depending on activity.                         message or question with the above
                                               of these non-Federal repositories have                     Total Estimated Number of Annual                   individual. A reply will be sent during
                                               successful, longstanding relationships                  Burden Hours: 3,600 Hours.                            normal business hours.
                                                                                                          Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
                                               with the Department.                                       Frequency of Collection: Maximum of                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The lessee
                                                  DOI museum objects cared for in non-                                                                       agreed to the amended lease terms for
                                                                                                       once per year per collection instrument,
                                               Federal repositories are those artifacts,                                                                     rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per
                                                                                                       and likely less frequently.
                                               specimens, and archives that are                           Total Estimated Annual Nonhour                     acre, or fraction thereof, per year and
                                               established as Federal property under                   Burden Cost: None.                                    162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee
                                               Federal law, implementing regulations,                     An agency may not conduct or                       has paid the required $500
                                               and Executive Orders. Common law also                   sponsor and a person is not required to
                                               confers rights to landowners, including                                                                       administrative fee and the $159 cost of
                                                                                                       respond to a collection of information                publishing this notice. The lessee met
                                               the Federal government, such as                         unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                                               ownership of property, resources, and                                                                         the requirements for reinstatement of
                                                                                                       control number.                                       the lease per Sec. 31(d) and (e) of the
                                               other tangible assets existing on or                       The authority for this action is the
                                               originating from those lands, unless                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                   Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
                                               those rights were previously                            U.S.C. 3501 et seq).                                  188). The BLM proposes to reinstate the
                                               relinquished, sold, awarded, or                                                                               lease effective October 1, 2016, under
                                               otherwise reassigned. Also, permits and                 Megan Olsen,                                          the original terms and conditions of the
                                               other agreements for the collection of                  Director, Office of Acquisition and Property          lease and the increased rental and
                                               artifacts and specimens from public                     Management.                                           royalty rates cited above.
                                               lands managed at the time by the                        [FR Doc. 2018–07682 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                               Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188 (e)(4) and 43 CFR
                                               Department further establish Federal                    BILLING CODE 4334––63P
                                                                                                                                                             3108.2–3 (b)(2)(v).
                                               ownership. In order to maintain
                                               accountability of and facilitate access to                                                                    Erik Norelius,
                                               DOI museum objects, the objects must                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                             Acting Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals
                                               be documented in the Interior                           Bureau of Land Management                             Adjudication.
                                               Collection Management System (ICMS),                                                                          [FR Doc. 2018–07726 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am]
                                               its successor, or in another collection                 [LLWY920000. L51040000.FI0000.
                                                                                                       18XL5017AR]                                           BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
                                               management database from which the
                                               necessary data can be imported into                     Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
                                               ICMS, or its successor.                                 Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
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                                                  DOI policy requires that all permitees
                                                                                                       WYW181106, Wyoming
                                               conducting authorized scientific
                                               research and authorized individuals                     AGENCY:     Bureau of Land Management,
                                               performing compliance activities on                     Interior.




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactErik 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.
FR Citation83 FR 16116 

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