Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; NDM 90948, 9261-9262 [E9-4435]
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• The increased rental of $10 per
acre;
• The increased royalty of 162⁄3
percent or 4 percentages above the
existing competitive royalty rate; and
• The $163 cost of publishing this
Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri
Bakken, Chief, Fluids Adjudication
Section, BLM Montana State Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, 406–896–5091.
Dated: February 19, 2009.
Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E9–4377 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am]
Bureau of Land Management
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMT922200–09–L13100000–FI0000–
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Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NDM
90111
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Whiting
Oil and Gas Corporation, True Oil LLC,
and Williams Production Rocky
Mountain Company timely filed a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease NDM 90111, Billings County,
North Dakota. The lessees paid the
required rental accruing from the date of
termination.
No leases were issued that affect these
lands. The lessees agree to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per
acre and 162⁄3 percent or 4 percentages
above the existing competitive royalty
rate. The lessees paid the $500
administration fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $163 cost for publishing
this Notice.
The lessees 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). We are proposing
to reinstate the lease, effective the date
of termination subject to:
• The original terms and conditions
of the lease;
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Dated: February 25, 2009.
Teri Bakken,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[LLMT922200–09–L13100000–FI0000–
P;NDM 90948]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease; NDM
90948
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Whiting
Oil and Gas Corporation, Encore
Operating, LP, Upton Resources U.S.A.,
Inc., Northern Energy Corporation, and
W.H. Champion timely filed a petition
for reinstatement of oil and gas lease
NDM 90948, Billings County, North
Dakota. The lessees paid the required
rental accruing from the date of
termination.
No leases were issued that affect these
lands. The lessees agree to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per
acre and 162⁄3 percent or 4 percentages
above the existing competitive royalty
rate. The lessees paid the $500
administration fee for the reinstatement
of the lease and $163 cost for publishing
this Notice.
The lessees 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). We are proposing
to reinstate the lease, effective the date
of termination subject to:
• The original terms and conditions
of the lease;
• The increased rental of $10 per
acre;
• The increased royalty of 162⁄3
percent or 4 percentages above the
existing competitive royalty rate; and
• The $163 cost of publishing this
Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri
Bakken, Chief, Fluids Adjudication
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Section, BLM Montana State Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101–4669, 406–896–5091.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
Teri Bakken,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. E9–4435 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR015000 L14300000 EU0000; OR–
65259; HAG–09–0086]
Proposed Sale of Public Lands,
Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Lakeview District, Oregon.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
sale of one parcel of public land totaling
40 acres in Lake County, Oregon, by
direct sale procedures and at not less
than appraised market value. The parcel
proposed for sale is identified as
suitable for disposal in the Lakeview
Resource Management Plan and Record
of Decision dated November 2003, as
amended.
ADDRESSES: Address all written
comments to Thomas E. Rasmussen,
Field Manager, Lakeview Resource Area
Office, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview,
Oregon 97630. Comments submitted
verbally or in electronic format will not
be accepted.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following described public land in Lake
County, Oregon, has been examined and
found suitable for sale under Sections
203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719).
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Willamette Meridian, Oregon
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Section 24: NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.
The area described contains 40 acres and
will be sold by direct sale to Ernest and Dixie
Shuffield at not less than the appraised
market value of $30,000.
In accordance with 43 CFR 2711.3–
3(a)(5), direct sale procedures are
appropriate to resolve inadvertent
unauthorized use or occupancy of the
land. Currently, portions of the sale
parcel are being used in conjunction
with the Shuffield residence as a fenced
storage area and are under cultivation
for alfalfa hay. All improvements to the
parcel were constructed/developed
either by the Shuffields or their
predecessors and have encumbered the
sale parcel for over 50 years.
Federal law requires that public land
may be sold only to either (1) Citizens
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of the United States 18 years of age or
older; (2) corporations subject to the
laws of any State or of the United States;
(3) other entities such as an association
or a partnership capable of holding land
or an interest therein under the laws of
the State within which the land is
located; or (4) a State, State
instrumentality or political subdivision
authorized to hold property.
Certifications and evidence to this effect
will be required of the purchaser prior
to issuance of a patent.
The following rights, reservations,
and conditions will be included in the
patent that may be issued for the above
described parcel of land:
1. A reservation to the United States
for a right-of-way for ditches and canals
constructed by the authority of the
United States. Act of August 30, 1890
(43 U.S.C. 945).
2. A reservation to the United States
for all leasable minerals including oil,
gas and geothermal resources in the
land in accordance with Section 209 of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1719).
3. The patent will include a notice
and indemnification statement under
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act. The parcel is subject to the
requirements of section 120(h) (42
U.S.C. Section 9620) holding the United
States harmless from any release of
hazardous materials that may have
occurred as a result of the unauthorized
use of the property by other parties. No
Warranty of any kind, express or
implied, is given by the United States as
to the title, physical condition or
potential uses of the parcel of land
proposed for sale.
4. Subject to such rights as Lake
County or its successors in interest may
have for roadway purposes pursuant to
right-of-way, OR 49313.
5. Subject to such rights as CenturyTel
of Eastern Oregon or its successors in
interest may have for buried telephone
cable purposes pursuant to right-of-way,
OR 45023.
6. The parcel is subject to valid
existing rights.
The mineral interests being offered for
conveyance have no known mineral
value. Consent to purchase constitutes
an application for conveyance of the
mineral interests. In addition to the full
purchase price, the Shuffields must
submit a nonrefundable filing fee of $50
for purchase of the mineral interests to
be conveyed simultaneously with the
sale of the land with the exception of all
leasable minerals, including oil, gas and
geothermal resources, which will be
reserved to the United States in
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accordance with Section 209 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1719).
On March 3, 2009, the above
described lands will be segregated from
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, except
the sale provisions of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1713). Until completion of the
sale, the Bureau of Land Management is
no longer accepting land use
applications affecting the identified
public lands, except applications for the
amendment of previously filed right-ofway applications or existing
authorizations to increase the term of
existing grants in accordance with 43
CFR 2807.15 and 2886.15. The effect of
segregation will terminate upon
issuance of a patent, upon publication
in the Federal Register of a termination
of the segregation, or March 3, 2011,
unless extended by the Bureau of Land
Management, State Director, in
accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d)
prior to the termination date.
The Shuffields will be allowed 30
days from receipt of a written offer to
submit either full payment or at least 20
percent of the appraised value of the
parcel and within 180 days, thereafter,
submit the balance. If the balance of the
purchase price in not received within
the 180 days, the deposit will be
forfeited to the United States and the
parcel withdrawn from sale.
Public Comments: On or before April
17, 2009, any person may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed sale to the Bureau of Land
Management, Lakeview Resource Area
Office, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview,
Oregon 97630.
Comments, including names, street
addresses, and other contact
information of respondents, will be
available for public review. Individual
respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to request
that the Bureau of Land Management
consider withholding your name, street
address, and other contact information
(such as Internet address, FAX or phone
number) from public review or from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. The Bureau of Land
Management will honor requests for
confidentiality on a case-by-case basis to
the extent allowed by law. The Bureau
of Land Management will make
available for public inspection in their
entirety all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMT922200-09-L13100000-FI0000-P;NDM 90948]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease;
NDM 90948
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Whiting Oil and Gas Corporation, Encore
Operating, LP, Upton Resources U.S.A., Inc., Northern Energy
Corporation, and W.H. Champion timely filed a petition for
reinstatement of oil and gas lease NDM 90948, Billings County, North
Dakota. The lessees paid the required rental accruing from the date of
termination.
No leases were issued that affect these lands. The lessees agree to
new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per acre and 16\2/3\
percent or 4 percentages above the existing competitive royalty rate.
The lessees paid the $500 administration fee for the reinstatement of
the lease and $163 cost for publishing this Notice.
The lessees 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).
We are proposing to reinstate the lease, effective the date of
termination subject to:
The original terms and conditions of the lease;
The increased rental of $10 per acre;
The increased royalty of 16\2/3\ percent or 4 percentages
above the existing competitive royalty rate; and
The $163 cost of publishing this Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Bakken, Chief, Fluids
Adjudication
[[Page 9262]]
Section, BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101-4669, 406-896-5091.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
Teri Bakken,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
[FR Doc. E9-4435 Filed 3-2-09; 8:45 am]
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