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(2) If MMS notifies a lessee or
operator that MMS does not accept the
lessee’s or operator’s certification under
paragraph (e)(2) of this section, the due
date for the Oil and Gas Operations
Report or Monthly Report of Operations
will be the date specified in the notice.
PART 218—COLLECTION OF
ROYALTIES, RENTALS, BONUSES
AND OTHER MONIES DUE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
3. The authority for part 218
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 25 U.S.C. 396 et seq., 396a et
seq., 2101 et seq.; 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 351
et seq., 1001 et seq., 1701 et seq.; 31 U.S.C.
3335; 43 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 1331 et seq., and
1801 et seq.
4. In § 218.50, paragraphs (d) and (e)
are added to read as follows:
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§ 218.50
Minerals Revenue Management, P.O.
Box 25165, MS 350B1, Denver, CO
80225–0165, or
(ii) By e-mail to
Robert.Prael@mms.gov.
(e)(1) A lessee or royalty payor who
submits a certification required under
paragraph (d)(2) of this section may rely
on the extended due dates prescribed in
paragraph (d)(1) of this section unless
and until MMS notifies the lessee or
royalty payor or operator that MMS does
not accept the certification.
(2) If MMS notifies the lessee or
royalty payor that MMS does not accept
the lessee’s or royalty payor’s
certification under paragraph (d)(2) of
this section, the due date for royalty
payments and Reports of Sales and
Royalty Remittance will be the date
specified in the notice.
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(d)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions
of paragraph (a) of this section and
corresponding lease terms and 30 CFR
210.52, the due date for submittal of
royalty payments and Reports of Sales
and Royalty Remittance (Form MMS–
2014) for the production months of July,
August, September, and October 2005
for Federal offshore and onshore oil and
gas leases by oil and gas lessees or
royalty payors who make the
certification required under paragraph
(d)(2) of this section is extended until
January 3, 2006.
(2) The extended due dates in
paragraph (d)(1) of this section will
apply to royalty payments and Reports
of Sales and Royalty Remittance (Form
MMS–2014) by any lessee or royalty
payor who certifies that a hurricane that
struck the Gulf of Mexico coast of the
United States in August or September
2005 disrupted the lessee’s or payor’s
operations to the extent that it
prevented the lessee or royalty payor
from making an accurate royalty
payment or submitting an accurate Form
MMS–2014.
(3) A lessee’s or royalty payor’s
certification under paragraph (d)(2) of
this section that it is unable to generate
and submit either an accurate royalty
report or an accurate royalty payment
will extend the due date for both royalty
reporting and royalty payment.
(4) Paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(3) of
this section do not apply to Indian
leases or to Federal leases for minerals
other than oil and gas.
(5) Certifications under paragraph
(d)(2) of this section should be
submitted either:
(i) By mail to: Robert Prael, Financial
Manager, Minerals Management Service,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
30 CFR Parts 250 and 282
RIN 1010–AC47
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in
the Outer Continental Shelf—Plans and
Information
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
MMS is delaying until
January 1, 2006, the effective date of a
rule that regulates plans and
information that lessees and operators
must submit in connection with oil and
gas exploration, development and
production on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS). This delay is necessary
because of damage in the New Orleans
area caused by Hurricane Katrina and
subsequent flooding. This temporary
delay will provide relief to the
government and the oil and gas industry
as they recover from this disaster.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the
rule amending 30 CFR Parts 250 and
282 published at 70 FR 51478, August
30, 2005, is delayed until January 1,
2006.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kumkum Ray, Offshore Regulatory
Programs (703) 787–1604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rule
on Plans and Information that was
published in the Federal Register on
August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51478) provides
that MMS will also publish a Notice to
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Lessees (NTL) to provide further
guidance. The primary office
responsible for developing the NTL, the
MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional Office in
New Orleans, Louisiana, has been
temporarily moved since Hurricane
Katrina and the flooding that followed
that disaster. While critical functions
have been continuously maintained, a
portion of the associated staff and
systems are expected to require two
months to become fully functional.
Moreover, many of the lessees and
operators subject to the rule are
similarly engaged in the restoration of
normal operations following Hurricane
Katrina. Lessees and operators will be
making changes in their own procedures
to comply with the rule. Lessees and
operators whose operations have been
interrupted as a result of the hurricane
may not be able to make these changes
until normal operations resume.
Accordingly, the Department of the
Interior is postponing the effective date
of the final rule and the accompanying
NTL until January 1, 2006.
Dated: September 23, 2005.
Chad Calvert,
Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals
Management.
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Approval and Promulgation of State
Plan for Designated Facilities and
Pollutants; North Carolina
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
ACTION: Direct final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA is approving the Clean
Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/129 State
Plan submitted by the North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (North Carolina DENR) for
the State of North Carolina on August 7,
2002, and subsequently revised on
December 14, 2004 (State Plan). The
State Plan is for implementing and
enforcing the Emissions Guidelines (EG)
applicable to existing Commercial and
Industrial Solid Waste Incineration
(CISWI) Units that commenced
construction on or before November 30,
1999.
DATES: This direct final rule will be
effective November 28, 2005 unless EPA
receives adverse comments by October
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
30 CFR Parts 250 and 282
RIN 1010-AC47
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental
Shelf--Plans and Information
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: MMS is delaying until January 1, 2006, the effective date of a
rule that regulates plans and information that lessees and operators
must submit in connection with oil and gas exploration, development and
production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This delay is
necessary because of damage in the New Orleans area caused by Hurricane
Katrina and subsequent flooding. This temporary delay will provide
relief to the government and the oil and gas industry as they recover
from this disaster.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the rule amending 30 CFR Parts
250 and 282 published at 70 FR 51478, August 30, 2005, is delayed until
January 1, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kumkum Ray, Offshore Regulatory
Programs (703) 787-1604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rule on Plans and Information that was
published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2005 (70 FR 51478)
provides that MMS will also publish a Notice to Lessees (NTL) to
provide further guidance. The primary office responsible for developing
the NTL, the MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional Office in New Orleans,
Louisiana, has been temporarily moved since Hurricane Katrina and the
flooding that followed that disaster. While critical functions have
been continuously maintained, a portion of the associated staff and
systems are expected to require two months to become fully functional.
Moreover, many of the lessees and operators subject to the rule are
similarly engaged in the restoration of normal operations following
Hurricane Katrina. Lessees and operators will be making changes in
their own procedures to comply with the rule. Lessees and operators
whose operations have been interrupted as a result of the hurricane may
not be able to make these changes until normal operations resume.
Accordingly, the Department of the Interior is postponing the effective
date of the final rule and the accompanying NTL until January 1, 2006.
Dated: September 23, 2005.
Chad Calvert,
Assistant Secretary--Land and Minerals Management.
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