Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices 44839 

recommendations for effective 

communication of earthquake science 

information during times of heightened 

concern in the Pacific Northwest. 

DATES: October 16–17, 2017, 

commencing no earlier than 1:00 p.m. 

on the first day and adjourning no later 

than 5:00 p.m. on the second day. 

Guests should check with Dr. Michael 

Blanpied (see contact below) for any 

late-breaking changes. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council are open to the 

public. A draft meeting agenda is 

available upon request from the 

Executive Secretary (contact 

information below). In order to ensure 

sufficient seating and handouts, it is 

requested that visitors preregister by 

October 6. Members of the public 

wishing to make a statement to the 

Council should provide notice of that 

intention by October 6 so that time may 

be allotted on the agenda. A meeting 

summary will be posted by November 

30 to the committee Web site: http://

earthquake.usgs.gov/aboutus/nepec/. 

Public Disclosure: Before including 

your address, phone, number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Contact: Dr. Michael Blanpied, U.S. 

Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 

20192, (703) 648–6696, mblanpied@

usgs.gov. 

Michael Blanpied, 

Associate Coordinator, USGS Earthquake 

Hazards Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20503 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–17X–L13100000–FI0000–P; 

NDM 94704, NDM 94705, NDM 94706 MO 

#4500108082] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Leases NDM 

94704, NDM 94705, and NDM 94706, 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement. 

SUMMARY: As required under the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Emerald 

WB LLC and Continental Resources Inc. 

timely filed a petition for reinstatement 

of competitive oil and gas leases NDM 

94704, NDM 94705, and NDM 94706, 

McKenzie County, North Dakota. The 

lessees paid the required rentals and 

back royalties accruing from the date of 

termination. No leases were issued that 

affect these lands. The BLM proposes to 

reinstate the leases. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Werven, Chief, Fluids 

Adjudication Section, Bureau of Land 

Management Montana State Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, 406–896–5091, kwerven@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

lessees agree to new lease terms for 

rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or 

fraction thereof, per year, and 162⁄3

percent, respectively. The lessees agree 

to additional or amended stipulations. 

The lessees paid the $500 

administration fee for the reinstatement 

of the leases and the $159 cost for 

publishing this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the leases per Section 

31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920. We are proposing to reinstate 

the leases, effective the date of 

termination, subject to the: 

• Original terms and conditions of the 

leases; 

• Additional and amended 

stipulations; 

• Increased rental of $10 per acre; 

• Increased royalty of 162⁄3 percent; 

and 

• $159 cost of publishing this Notice. 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188. 

Kimberly Werven, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20570 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–2017–L13100000–FI0000–P; 

NDM 106959 and NDM 106960] 

Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated 

Oil and Gas Leases NDM 106959 and 

NDM 106960, North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed 

reinstatement. 

SUMMARY: Per the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920, Bakken Production Inc., AGRI 

Properties LLP, and Southfork Oil LLC 

timely filed a petition for reinstatement 

of competitive oil and gas leases NDM 

106959 and NDM 106960, Bottineau 

County, North Dakota. The lessees paid 

the required rentals accruing from the 

date of termination. No leases were 

issued that affect these lands. The BLM 

proposes to reinstate the leases. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Werven, Chief, Fluids 

Adjudication Section, Bureau of Land 

Management Montana State Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, 406–896–5091, kwerven@

blm.gov. 

Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

lessees agree to new lease terms for 

rentals and royalties of $10 per acre, or 

fraction thereof, per year, and 162⁄3

percent, respectively. The lessees paid 

the $500 administration fee for the 

reinstatement of the leases and the $159 

cost for publishing this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the leases per Sec. 

31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act 

of 1920. We are proposing to reinstate 

the leases, effective the date of 

termination, subject to the: 

• Original terms and conditions of the 

leases; 

• Increased rental of $10 per acre; 

• Increased royalty of 162⁄3 percent; 

and 

• $159 cost of publishing this Notice. 

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 188. 

Kimberly Werven, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20569 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P