[Federal Register: March 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 60)]
[Notices]              
[Page 16323]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-920-1310-FI); (CACA 47607 and CACA 47608]
 
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Leases CACA 47607 and CACA 47608

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, Maverick Petroleum Inc., timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas leases CACA 47607 and CACA 47608 for lands in Kern County, California, and it was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from August 1, 2007, the date of termination.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Altamira, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy & Minerals, BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W-1834, Sacramento, California 95825, (916) 978-4378.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid lease has been issued affecting the lands. The lessee has agreed to new lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof and 16\2/3\ percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and has reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The Lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate the lease effective August 1, 2007, subject to the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.

Dated: March 20, 2008.
Debra Marsh, Supervisor, Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy & Minerals.
[FR Doc. E8-6233 Filed 3-26-08; 8:45 am]