# Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease COC73441, Colorado
**AGENCY:**
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
As provided for under the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for the reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC73441 from Synergy Resources Corporation, for lands in Morgan County, Colorado. The lessee filed the petition on time, along with all the rentals due since the lease terminated under the law.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Cheryl Hirschel, BLM Land Law Examiner, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at (303) 239-3749. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or questions with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for additional stipulations and for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre or fraction thereof, per year and 16 2/3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $159 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 BLM is proposing to reinstate lease COC73441 effective December 1, 2010, under the modified terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above.
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.