65986 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / Notices

Dated: November 30, 2001.

Ida V. Doup,

Chief, Branch of Use Authorization, Division

of Resources Planning, Use and Protection.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[MT–920–02–1310–FI–P; MTM 90089]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease MTM

90089

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 MTM 90089,

Sheridan County, Montana. The lessee

paid the required rental accruing from

the date of termination.

We haven’t issued any leases affecting

the lands. The lessee agrees 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 lessee paid

the $500 administration fee for the

reinstatement of the lease and $148 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 16 2/3

percent or 4 percentages above the

existing competitive royalty rate; and

• The $148 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: November 30, 2001.

Karen L. Johnson,

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW 139229]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

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

WYW139229 for lands in Sweetwater

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination.

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 $158 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 WYW139229 effective July 1,

2001, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Pamela J. Lewis,

Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–924–1430–ET; MTM 26024]

Opening of Land; Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Public Land Order No. 6091,

which withdrew 13.42 acres of National

Forest System land from location and

entry under the United States mining

laws for a fire guard station, expired

November 22, 2001, by operation of law.

This action will open the land to

mining. The land has been and will

remain open to such forms of

disposition as may by law be made of

National Forest System lands.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra Ward, BLM Montana State

Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings,

Montana 59107, 406–896–5052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

Land Order No. 6091, published in the

Federal Register November 23, 1981 (46

FR 57289), withdrew 13.42 acres of

National Forest System land for a period

of 20 years for the Thompson Gulch Fire

Guard Station. The public land order

expired November 22, 2001, by

operation of law. The following land is

hereby opened to location and entry

under the United States mining laws:

Helena National Forest

Principal Meridian, Montana

T. 9 N., R. 4 E.,

Secs. 22 and 27, a tract of land lying

in the SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 of section 22 and the

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4 of section 27, more

particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the brass cap quarter

corner monument between sections 22

and 27 which is Corner No. 1, the true

point of beginning: thence S. 66°38′ W.,

656.82 feet to Corner No. 2; thence N.

40°37′ W., 597.80 feet to Corner No. 3;

thence N. 57°01′ E., 994.03 feet to

Corner No. 4; thence N. 83°40′ E.,

129.10 feet to Corner No. 5; thence S.

02°15′ E., 749.46 feet to the true point

of beginning.

The area described contains 13.42

acres in Meagher County.

At 9 a.m. on December 21, 2001, the

land shall be opened to location and

entry under the United States mining

laws, subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of any land described in

this order under the general mining

laws prior to the date and time of

restoration is unauthorized. Any such

attempted appropriation, including

attempting adverse possession under 30

U.S.C. 38 (1994), shall vest no rights

against the United States. Acts required

to establish a location and to initiate a

right of possession are governed by State

law where not in conflict with Federal

law. The Bureau of Land Management

will not intervene in disputes between

rival locators over possessory rights,

since Congress has provided for such

determinations in local courts.

Dated: November 6, 2001.

Thomas P. Lonnie,

Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.

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