[Federal Register: April 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 70)]
[Notices]
[Page 19217]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA920-1310-FI; CACA 43775]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease CACA 43775

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Per Pub. L. 97-451, the lessee timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA 43775 for lands in Kern County, California. The lessee paid the required rentals accruing from the date of termination.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has not issued any new leases affecting the lands. The lessee agrees to new lease terms for rentals and royalties of $10.00 per acre and 16\2/3\ percent. The lessee has paid the administrative fee for the reinstatement of the lease and the cost for publishing this Notice.

The lessee has met the requirements for reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). The BLM is proposing to reinstate lease CACA 43775 effective February 1, 2003, subject to:

The original terms and conditions of the lease;
The increased rental rate of $10.00 per acre;
The increased royalty rate of 16 2/3 percent;
and The cost of publishing this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie J. Edgerly, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy and Minerals, BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W-1834, Sacramento, California 95825, (916) 978-4370.

Dated: March 1, 2004.
Debra Marsh,
Supervisor Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy and Minerals
[FR Doc. 04-8149 Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]