Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 25848 [05-9690]
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and other areas at the Mine. Mill Creek
was diverted around the waste but water
has flowed and continues to flow, over
and through waste areas, tailings and
process ponds, causing acid mine
drainage, and chronic releases of
hazardous substances and contaminants
to Mill Creek. Additionally, catastrophic
failures of impoundments in the Mill
Creek channel have caused acute
releases of hazardous substances and
contaminants to Mill Creek.
In August 2000, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to
add the Rio Tinto Mine Site (Site) to the
National Priorities List. The State of
Nevada did not concur with this
recommendation. EPA recommended
that the Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection (NDEP) enter
into negotiations with the RTWG and
the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck
Valley (Tribes) regarding proper
remediation at the Site with input by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S.
Forest Service. These negotiations
resulted in an Administrative Order on
Consent (AOC) between the NDEP and
the RTWG. The AOC includes a scope
of work outlining the remedial decision
process. Also, a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the
NDEP, Tribes, and EPA is in place.
Through the AOC process, the RTWG is
continuing to conduct investigative and
assessment activities at the Site in order
to study remedial alternatives.
The Rio Tinto Mine Trustee Council
Natural Resource Trustees (Trustees) are
representatives of federal, state, and
tribal government entities with trust
authority over natural resources
potentially injured by releases of
hazardous substances from the Rio
Tinto Mine. The Trustees have the
authority to obtain damages from
potentially responsible parties for past,
present, and future injuries to natural
resources caused by releases of
hazardous substances at the facility.
Such natural resources include, but are
not limited to, ground water, surface
water, sediment, fish, amphibian and
other aquatic biota, floodplain soils,
riparian vegetation, and wildlife in and
around the Mill Creek drainage and the
Owyhee River drainage. The assessment
area includes the area surrounding and
downstream from the Rio Tinto Mine in
Elko, County; the Humboldt National
Forest, and the Duck Valley Indian
Reservation.
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This notice is published in
accordance with the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of
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1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.) and is in the exercise of authority
delegated to the Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
under Part 209, Departmental Manual,
Chapter 8.1.
Dated: May 5, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–1310–01; WYW85370]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease WYW85370 for lands in Johnson
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time and was accompanied by
all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
lessees have agreed to the amended
lease terms for rentals and royalties at
rates of $5.00 per acre or fraction
thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent,
respectively. The lessees have paid the
required $500 administrative fee and
$166 to reimburse the Department for
the cost of this Federal Register notice.
The lessees have met all the
requirements for reinstatement of the
lease as set out in Section 31(d) and (e)
of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of
1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of
Land Management is proposing to
reinstate lease WYW85370 effective
December 1, 2003, under the original
terms and conditions of the lease and
the increased rental and royalty rates
cited above. BLM has not issued a valid
lease affecting the lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–1310–01; WYW138423]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease WYW138423 for lands in Converse
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time and was accompanied by
all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per
year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $166 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease WYW138423 effective March 1,
2004, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above. BLM has not issued a valid lease
affecting the lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Public Land Order No. 7635; Partial
Revocation of Executive Order Dated
April 19, 1912, and Public Land Order
No. 2459; Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Public land order.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-920-1310-01; WYW85370]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease WYW85370 for lands in
Johnson County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (307) 775-6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessees have agreed to the amended lease
terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre or fraction
thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessees have
paid the required $500 administrative fee and $166 to reimburse the
Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessees
have met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out
in Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to
reinstate lease WYW85370 effective December 1, 2003, under the original
terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty
rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the
lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 05-9690 Filed 5-13-05; 8:45 am]
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