83_FR_5295 83 FR 5270 - Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM111949, New Mexico

83 FR 5270 - Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM111949, New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)

Page Range5270-5270
FR Document2018-02349

In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Cimarex Energy Company timely filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive oil and gas lease NMNM 11949, Eddy County, New Mexico. The lessee paid the required rentals accruing from July 1, 2014, the date of termination. No leases were issued that affect these lands. The Bureau of Land Management proposes to reinstate this lease.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5270]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02349]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNM920000 18X L51040000.RB0000]


Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
NMNM111949, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Cimarex 
Energy Company timely filed a petition for reinstatement of competitive 
oil and gas lease NMNM 11949, Eddy County, New Mexico. The lessee paid 
the required rentals accruing from July 1, 2014, the date of 
termination. No leases were issued that affect these lands. The Bureau 
of Land Management proposes to reinstate this lease.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julieann Serrano, Supervisory Land Law 
Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management New Mexico 
State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508, (505) 
954-2149, [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual 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. You will receive a reply during 
normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee agrees to new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year, 
and 16-2/3 percent, respectively. The lessee agrees to additional or 
amended stipulations. The lessee paid the $500 administration fee for 
the reinstatement of the lease and $159 cost for 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. The BLM is 
proposing to reinstate the lease, effective the date of termination 
subject to the:
     Original term and conditions of the lease;
     Additional and amended stipulations;
     Increased rental of $10 per acre;
     Increased royalty of 16-2/3 percent; and
     $159 cost of publishing this Notice.

    Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2-3

Julieann Serrano,
Supervisory, Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. 2018-02349 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am]
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5270 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 6, 2018 / Notices Comment submission: You may acres of permanent change. These DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR submit written comments on the low- habitat acres will be mitigated in effect screening form, the draft low- perpetuity according to Service- Bureau of Land Management effect habitat conservation plan, and the approved mitigation ratios through [LLNM920000 18X L51040000.RB0000] ITP application by one of the following purchasing credits at an approved methods: conservation bank. Additionally, Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of • Electronically: fw2_hcp_permits@ avoidance and minimization measures, Terminated Oil and Gas Lease fws.gov. including limiting clearing in temporary NMNM111949, New Mexico • By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail work areas, relieving soil compaction, or hand-deliver to: U.S. Fish and AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, and revegetating temporary and Interior. Wildlife Service, 9014 East 21st Street, permanent cover change impacts with ACTION: Notice of reinstatement. Tulsa, OK 74129; or faxing 918–581– native vegetation will be implemented 7467. SUMMARY: In accordance with the We request that you send comments after construction is completed. The ESA, section 9 and its Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Cimarex by only the methods described above. Energy Company timely filed a petition FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: implementing regulations prohibit for reinstatement of competitive oil and Jonna Polk, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish taking fish and wildlife species listed as gas lease NMNM 11949, Eddy County, and Wildlife Service, 9014 East 21st threatened or endangered under the New Mexico. The lessee paid the Street, Tulsa, OK 74129; or by telephone ESA, section 4. However, the ESA, required rentals accruing from July 1, at 918–382–4500. section 10(a) authorizes us to issue 2014, the date of termination. No leases SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the permits to take listed wildlife species were issued that affect these lands. The National Environmental Policy Act of where such take is incidental to, and not Bureau of Land Management proposes 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the purpose of, otherwise lawful to reinstate this lease. we advise the public that: activities and where the applicant meets FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife certain statutory requirements. Julieann Serrano, Supervisory Land Law Service (Service), have gathered the Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Comments Publicly Availability information necessary to determine Bureau of Land Management New impacts related to potentially issuing an Written comments we receive become Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, incidental take permit (ITP) and have part of the public record associated with Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508, (505) determined the proposed action this action. Before including your 954–2149, jserrano@blm.gov. Persons qualifies as a low-effect habitat address, phone number, email address, who use a telecommunications device conservation plan (HCP) and is or other personal identifying for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal categorically excluded from the NEPA Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 information in your comment, you process; and to contact the above individual during should be aware that your entire 2. American Electric Power (AEP; the normal business hours. The FRS is Applicant) has developed and proposes comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to implement its draft HCP, as part of to leave a message or question with the the ITP application, which describes the publicly available at any time. While you can request in your comment that above individual. You will receive a measures the Applicant has agreed to reply during normal business hours. take to minimize and mitigate the effects we withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee of American burying beetle incidental agrees to new lease terms for rentals and take to the maximum extent practicable cannot guarantee that we will be able to royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction under the Endangered Species Act of do so. We will not consider anonymous thereof, per year, and 16–2/3 percent, 1973 (ESA), section 10(a)(1)(B), as comments. All submissions from respectively. The lessee agrees to amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). organizations or businesses, and from additional or amended stipulations. The The requested permit, which would individuals identifying themselves as lessee paid the $500 administration fee be in effect for a three-year period, if representatives or officials of for the reinstatement of the lease and granted, would authorize American organizations or businesses, will be $159 cost for publishing this Notice. burying beetle (Nicrophorus made available for public disclosure in The lessee met the requirements for americanus) incidental take as a result their entirety. reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) of rebuilding two portions of the Fixico and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of Authority: We provide this notice under point of delivery (POD) to Weleetka 1920. The BLM is proposing to reinstate the ESA, section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531, et electric transmission line. The proposed the lease, effective the date of seq.) and its implementing regulations (50 incidental take may occur along 21.5 termination subject to the: CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321, et miles of the existing Fixico POD to seq.) and its implementing regulations (40 • Original term and conditions of the Weleetka transmission line in Hughes, CFR 1506.6). lease; Okfuskee, and Seminole Counties, OK, • Additional and amended as a result of activities associated with Joy E. Nicholopoulos, stipulations; the Applicant’s construction (existing Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, • Increased rental of $10 per acre; pole removal and new pole installation) Albuquerque, New Mexico. • Increased royalty of 16–2/3 percent; and maintenance activities. Such [FR Doc. 2018–02340 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] and daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES actions may require disturbance within • $159 cost of publishing this Notice. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P potential American burying beetle Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2–3 habitat. American Electric Power has proposed to mitigate the impacts to Julieann Serrano, 124.416 acres of suitable American Supervisory, Land Law Examiner. burying beetle habitat, including 124.4 [FR Doc. 2018–02349 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] acres of temporary impacts and 0.016 BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Feb 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-06 00:30:45
Document Modified: 2018-02-06 00:30:45
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of reinstatement.
ContactJulieann Serrano, Supervisory Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508, (505) 954-2149, [email protected] Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800- 877-8339 to contact the above individual 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. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation83 FR 5270 
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