65934 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2005 / Notices 

implementation as well as major areas 

of interest/concern with the geothermal 

sections of the Act. 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Thomas P. Lonnie, 

Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and 

Resource Protection. 

[FR Doc. 05–21676 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–922–05–1310–FI; COC66816] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 

COC66816 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 

Gas Lease. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for 

reinstatement of oil and gas lease 

COC66816 for lands in Rio Blanco 

County, Colorado, was timely filed and 

was accompanied by all the required 

rentals accruing from the date of 

termination. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Beverly A. 

Derringer Chief, Fluid Minerals 

Adjudication, at 303.239.3765. 

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 $155 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 COC66816 effective May 1, 2004, 

subject to the original terms and 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 

above. 

Dated: November 19, 2004. 

Beverly A. Derringer, 

Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 05–21739 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

[MT–922–05–1310–FI–P; (MTM 93129)] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease MTM 

93129 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), the 

lessee, Quicksilver Resources Inc. 

timely filed a petition for reinstatement 

of oil and gas lease MTM 93129, Hill 

County, Montana. The lessee paid the 

required rental accruing from the date of 

termination, April 1, 2005. 

No leases were issued that affect these 

lands. The lessee agrees 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 lessee paid the $500 

administration fee for the reinstatement 

of the lease and $155 cost for publishing 

this Notice. 

The lessee 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 $155 cost of publishing this 

Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen L. Johnson, Chief, Fluids 

Adjudication Section, BLM Montana 

State Office, PO Box 36800, Billings, 

Montana 59107, 406–896–5098. 

Dated: September 22, 2005. 

Karen L. Johnson, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

[FR Doc. 05–21738 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW 146279] 

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. 

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 WYW146279 from Gulf 

Exploration LLC 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, 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 

$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 WYW146279 effective October 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, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 05–21740 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy 

Committee; Notice and Agenda for 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The OCS Policy Committee 

meeting scheduled for November 15–16, 

2005, at the Days Hotel and Conference 

Center at Dulles in Herndon, Virginia. 

DATES: Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 

November 16, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 

12:15 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Days Hotel and 

Conference Center at Dulles, 2200 

Centreville Road, Herndon, Virginia 

20170, telephone (703) 471–6700. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jeryne Bryant at Minerals Management