83 FR 56867 - Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease COC75893, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 220 (November 14, 2018)

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 COC75893 from Griffin Properties Inc. for land in Moffat County, Colorado. The lessee filed the petition on time, along with all rentals due since the lease terminated under the law. No leases affecting these lands were issued before the petition was filed. The BLM proposes to reinstate this lease.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 56867]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24862]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 
COC75893, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement.

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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 COC75893 from Griffin 
Properties Inc. for land in Moffat County, Colorado. The lessee filed 
the petition on time, along with all rentals due since the lease 
terminated under the law. No leases affecting these lands were issued 
before the petition was filed. The BLM proposes to reinstate this 
lease.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Fairbairn, Branch Chief, 
Fluid Minerals, BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, 
Lakewood, CO 80215, phone: (303) 239-3753, email: [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 questions with the above 
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee agrees to the new lease terms for 
rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year, 
and 16 \2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee paid the required $500 
administrative fee for lease reinstatement 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 amended lease terms and the 
increased rental and royalty rates described above.

(Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188(e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3).

Gregory P. Shoop,
Acting BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-24862 Filed 11-13-18; 8:45 am]
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