[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 18778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8073]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNV9230000 L13100000.FI0000 241A; NVN-78597; NVN-85277; NVN-85278;
11-08807; MO4500019638; TAS: 14x1109]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas
Leases; Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for
reinstatement from Makoil, Inc. and Piney Fork Production Co., for
competitive oil and gas leases NVN-78597, NVN-85277, and NVN-85278 on
land in Nye County, Nevada. The petition was timely filed and was
accompanied by all the rentals due since the leases terminated under
the law. No valid leases have been issued affecting the lands.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Atanda Clark, BLM Nevada State Office,
775-861-6632, or e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessees have agreed to the amended lease
terms for rental and royalties at rates of $10 per acre or fraction
thereof per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessees have
paid the required $500 administrative fee for each lease and have
reimbursed the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice.
The lessees have met all of the requirements for reinstatement of the
leases as set out in Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920 [30 U.S.C. 188], and the BLM is proposing to reinstate the
leases effective July 1, 2010 under the original terms and conditions
of the leases and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.
The BLM has not issued a lease affecting the lands encumbered by these
leases to any other interest in the interim.
Authority: 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b).
Gary Johnson,
Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-8073 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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