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Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW183610, Wyoming

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 WYW...

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AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 WYW183610 from EOG Resources, Inc. for land in Converse County, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chris Hite, Branch Chief for Fluid ( printed page 5693) Minerals Adjudication, Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; phone 307-775-6176; email .

Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr. Hite 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:

Termination of a lease is automatic and statutorily imposed by Congress. Lease reinstatement terms are also set by Congress. Oil and gas lease WYW183610 terminated effective October 1, 2018, for failure to pay rental timely. The lessee petitioned for reinstatement of the lease and met all filing requirements for a Class II reinstatement.

The lessee agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year and royalty rates of 16 2/3 percent. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and the $151 cost of publishing this notice. The lessee meets 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). Reinstatement of this lease conforms to the terms and conditions of all applicable land use plans and other National Environmental Policy Act documents.

The BLM proposes to reinstate the lease effective October 1, 2018, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The lease will be reinstated 30 days after publication of the notice of proposed reinstatement in the Federal Register .

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188 (e)(4) and 43 CFR 3108.2-3 (b)(2)(v).

Chris Hite,

Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 2020-01842 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]

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“Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW183610, Wyoming,” thefederalregister.org (January 31, 2020), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2020-01842/notice-of-proposed-reinstatement-of-terminated-oil-and-gas-lease-wyw183610-wyoming.