Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease, 29777 [E8-11456]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 100 / Thursday, May 22, 2008 / Notices
Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION:
Bureau of Land Management
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to offer by
non-competitive sale one parcel of land
in Nye County, Nevada totaling
approximately 292.46 acres. This land
has been examined and found suitable
for disposal utilizing direct sale
procedures. The authority for the sale is
under Sections 203 and 209 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), 43 U.S.C. 1713
and 1719, respectively, and BLM land
sale and mineral conveyance regulations
at 43 CFR 2710 and 2720.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed sale or the environmental
assessment (EA) until July 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to
the BLM Field Manager, Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, NV 89130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Manuela Johnson at (702) 515–5224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following described land, parcel N–
82714, is located at the intersection of
U.S. Highway 95 and State Route 373,
known as Lathrop Wells, Nevada.
The parcel is legally described as:
[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW173743]
Wyoming: 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 from Lee
Washburn for Noncompetitive oil and
gas lease WYW173743 for land in
Weston 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, Branch of 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 $5.00
per acre, or fraction thereof, per year
and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 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
sections 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 WYW173743 effective January 1,
2008, 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, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E8–11456 Filed 5–21–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of
Public Lands in Nye County, NV
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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The area described contains 292.46
acres, more or less.
This parcel of land is offered for sale
to Nye County, Nevada at no less than
the fair market value (FMV) of $818,900
as determined by the authorized officer.
An appraisal report has been prepared
by a state certified appraiser for the
purposes of establishing FMV.
Consistent with Section 203 of
FLPMA, the tract of the lands may be
sold where, as a result of approved land
use planning, the sale of the tract meets
the disposal criteria. These lands are
identified as suitable for disposal in the
BLM Las Vegas Resource Management
Plan (RMP), approved October 5, 1998.
BLM has determined that the proposed
action conforms to the land use plan
decision, LD–1, in that RMP. LD–1
provides that the Las Vegas Field Office
should dispose of this property to local
governmental entities as identified by a
local government and is consistent with
community plans. The EA, master title
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plat, map, and approved appraisal
report for the proposed sale are
available for review at the Las Vegas
Field Office.
This sale meets the criteria found in
43 CFR 2710.0–3(a)(2) which states that
disposal of such tract shall serve
important public objectives, including
but not limited to, expansion of
communities and economic
development, which cannot be achieved
prudently or feasibly on lands other
than public lands and which outweigh
other public objectives and values,
including, but not limited to, recreation
and scenic values, which would be
served by maintaining such tract in
Federal ownership.
Lands totaling approximately 353.12
acres were identified for a noncompetitive direct sale under special
legislation, Public Law 106–113,
through a notice published in the
Federal Register on March 9, 2001. Of
these lands, 60.66 acres, more or less,
were conveyed to Nye County by Patent
Number 27–2002–0059, dated July 18,
2002. Public Law 106–113 expired on
November 29, 2004.
On March 30, 2006, Nye County
submitted a letter to the BLM requesting
to purchase the remaining 292.46 acres,
more or less, of lands pursuant to 43
CFR 2710.0–6(c)(3)(iii), Sections 203
and 209 of FLPMA, and the Federal
Land Transaction Facilitation Act
(Public Law 106–248). Pursuant to that
request from Nye County, the BLM
proposes to offer by sale this parcel of
land located in the Amargosa Valley.
This parcel is surrounded on the
south side by private lands and the
remaining sides by public lands. Access
to the parcel is from U.S. Highway 95.
A direct sale (without competition)
may be utilized, when in the opinion of
the authorized officer, a competitive
sale is not appropriate and the public
interest would best be served by direct
sale. An example includes, but is not
limited to, a tract identified for transfer
to State or local government.
Certain minerals for this parcel will
be reserved to the United States in
accordance with BLM approved Mineral
Potential Report, dated February 29,
2000. Information pertaining to the
reservation of minerals specific to the
parcel is located in the case file and
available for review at the Las Vegas
Field Office.
Terms and Conditions of Sale: The
patent issued would contain the
following numbered reservations,
covenants, terms and conditions:
1. All sand, gravel, oil and gas
minerals are reserved to the United
States, its permittees, licensees and
lessees, together with the right to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-923-1310-FI; WYW173743]
Wyoming: 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 from Lee Washburn for Noncompetitive oil and
gas lease WYW173743 for land in Weston 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, Branch of 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 $5.00 per acre, or fraction
thereof, per year and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has
paid the required $500 administrative fee and $163 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
sections 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 WYW173743 effective January 1, 2008, 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, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E8-11456 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
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