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VOLUME 29—1964 | 14756 |
Section 13(a)(3) (14 F.R. 258) of Order 2508, as amended (23 F.R. 90), is further amended to read as follows:
Lands and minerals. The Commissioner may exercise the authority of the Secretary in relation to the following classes of matters:
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(3) The authority conferred by subparagraphs (1) and (2) extends to and includes the approval of, or other appropriate administrative action required on, assignments of leases, whether heretofore or hereafter executed, bonds and other instruments required in connection with such leases or assignments thereof; unit and communitization agreements; well-spacing orders of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission submitted for approval under authority of section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 731); approval of the valuation of gas pursuant to the provisions of Osage gas leases; the acceptance of voluntary surrender of leases by the lessee; the cancellation of leases for violation of terms thereof; the renewal, pursuant to 25 CFR Part 184, of leases under such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may require; and the approval of agreements for settlements of claims for damage to Indian lands resulting from oil, gas, or other mineral operations.
FRANK P. BRIGGS,
Acting Secretary of the Interior.