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Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division
ADDRESSES:
of Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,
Virginia 22203; fax (703) 358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone (703) 358–2104.
Notice is
hereby given that on the dates below, as
authorized by the provisions of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
Fish and Wildlife Service issued the
requested permits subject to certain
conditions set forth therein.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
MARINE MAMMALS
Permit number
099846
103429
104360
106076
106098
106369
106641
Applicant
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Dated: October 21, 2005.
Michael S. Moore,
Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits,
Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 05–23011 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC67712]
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
AGENCY:
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the cost of this Federal Register notice.
The lessees have 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 COC67712 effective June
1, 2004, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above.
Dated: November 8, 2005.
Beverly A. Derringer,
Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 05–22979 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease COC67712 from Cutler
Exploration, JDW Inc, Nortex
Corporation and Rocky Mountain
Resources Inc for lands in Moffat
County, Colorado. The petition was
filed on time and was accompanied by
all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Beverly A.
Derringer, Chief, Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at 303. 239.3765.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
lessees have 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 lessees have paid the
required $500 administrative fee and
$155 to reimburse the Department for
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Receipt of application Federal Register notice
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM
13277
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
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for the reinstatement of the lease and
$158 cost for publishing this Notice.
The lessees met the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(e)
of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30
U.S.C. 188(e)). 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 ($25) per
acre;
• The increased royalty of 242⁄3
percent or 4 percentages above the
existing competitive royalty rate; and
• The $158 cost of publishing this
Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gloria Baca, BLM, New Mexico State
Office, (505) 438–7566.
Dated: November 4, 2005.
Gloria Baca,
Land Law Examiner.
[FR Doc. 05–22978 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Notice.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
section 371(a) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005, the lessee(s), Culbertson
Management Trust, Dan W. Irwin, and
Kathleen Irwin Schuster, timely filed a
petition for reinstatement of oil and gas
lease NMNM 13277 in Lea County, NM.
The lessees paid the required rental
accruing from the date of termination,
June 1, 2002.
No leases were issued that affect these
lands. The lessee agrees to the new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of ($25
per acre) and 242⁄3 percent rate. The
lessees paid the $500 administration fee
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010–
0140).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, we are inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to OMB for review and approval.
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This information collection request
(ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports,
regarding Form MMS–2014, Report of
Sales and Royalty Remittance.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before January 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory
Specialist, Minerals Management
Service, Minerals Revenue Management,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver,
Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight
courier service or wish to hand-carry
your comments, our courier address is
Building 85, Room A–614, Denver
Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and
Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225.
You may also e-mail your comments to
us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include
the title of the information collection
and the OMB control number in the
‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also
include your name and return address.
Submit electronic comments as an
ASCII file, avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption.
If you do not receive a confirmation that
we have received your e-mail, contact
Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303)
231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, or email sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30
CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports
(Form MMS–2014, Report of Sales and
Royalty Remittance).
OMB Control Number: 1010–0140.
Bureau Form Number: Form MMS–
2014.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for collecting royalties from lessees who
produce minerals from leased Federal
and Indian lands. The Secretary is
required by various laws to manage
mineral resources production on
Federal and Indian lands, collect the
royalties due, and distribute the funds
in accordance with those laws. The
Secretary also has a trust responsibility
to manage Indian lands and seek advice
and information from Indian
beneficiaries. The MMS performs the
royalty management functions and
assists the Secretary in carrying out the
Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA) of 1982, 30
U.S.C. 1701 et seq., states in Section
101(a) that the Secretary ‘‘* * * shall
establish a comprehensive inspection,
collection, and fiscal and production
accounting and auditing system to
provide the capability to accurately
determine oil and gas royalties, interest,
fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other
payments owed, and collect and
account for such amounts in a timely
manner.’’ The MMS collects the
information on Form MMS–2014,
Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance,
which is the only document used for
reporting oil and gas royalties, certain
rents, and other lease-related
transactions (e.g., transportation and
processing allowances, lease
adjustments, and quality). The
information collected includes data
necessary to ensure that the royalties are
paid appropriately.
The persons or entities described
under FOGRMA at 30 U.S.C. 1713 are
required to make reports and submit
reasonable information as defined by
the Secretary. When a company or an
individual enters into a lease to explore,
develop, produce, and dispose of
minerals from Federal or Indian lands,
that company or individual agrees to
pay the lessor a share (royalty) of the
value received from production from the
leased lands. The lease creates a
business relationship between the lessor
and the lessee. The lessee is required to
report various kinds of information to
the lessor relative to the disposition of
the leased minerals. Such information is
similar to data reported to private and
public mineral interest owners and is
generally available within the records of
the lessee or others involved in
developing, transporting, processing,
purchasing, or selling of such minerals.
Applicable public laws pertaining to
mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands are located on our Web site at
https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
The MMS is requesting OMB’s
approval to continue to collect
information using Form MMS–2014.
Proprietary information submitted to
MMS under this collection is protected,
and no items of a sensitive nature are
collected. The requirement to respond is
mandatory.
Frequency of Response: Monthly and
as required.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 2,070.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 158,021
hours.
We included 30 CFR 210.351, which
was overlooked in the previous renewal,
and added 12 burden hours to our
estimates in the chart below. We also
included 30 CFR 210.53(c)(1) and (2)
from the final Federal Oil Valuation rule
(effective August 1, 2004) and added
288 burden hours to our estimates in the
chart below. We have not included in
our estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of
business and considered usual and
customary. The following chart shows
the estimated burden hours by CFR
section and paragraph:
RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
30 CFR part 210
210.20(a); 210.21(c)(1);
210.50; 210.52(a)(1), (2)(b),
(c) and (d); and 210.354.
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
210.20 When is electronic reporting required?
0.05 (3 minutes).
* * * Records may be maintained in microfilm, microfiche, or
other recorded media.* * *.
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155,163
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hours
Electronic (99 percent)
(a) You must submit a completed Form MMS–2014 * * * TO
mms electronically.* * *.
210.21 How do you report electronically? ...............................
(c)(1) You must submit an electronic sample of your report
for MMS approval.* * *
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responses 1
Hour burden
2 ¥1,100
Manual (1 percent)
0.1167 (7
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
30 CFR part 210
210.53 (c)(1) and (2) ...............
210.351 ....................................
Burden Hour Total ...................
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
210.52 Report of sales and royalty remittance. ......................
(a) You must submit a completed Form MMS–2014 (Report
of Sales and Royalty Remittance) to MMS with:
(1) All royalty payments; and,
(2) Rents on nonproducing leases,
(b) When you submit Form MMS–2014 data electronically,
you must not submit the form itself.
(c) Completed Forms MMS–2014 for royalty payments are
due by the end of the month following the production
month.
(d) completed Forms MMS–2014 for rental payments are
due no later than the anniversary date of the lease.
210.354 Monthly report of sales and royalty. ..........................
A completed* * *Form MMS–2014 must be submitted each
month once sales or utilization of production occur
* * *This report is due on or before the last day of the
month following the month in which production was sold or
utilized
210.53 Reporting instructions. .................................................
(c) On the Form MMS–2014, the operator must report* * *
(1) The share of the production the operator purchased
from each working interest owner and the associated royalty payment; and (2) The operator’s own share of production and the associated royalty payment..
210.351 Required recordkeeping. ...........................................
Records may be maintained on microfilm, microfiche, or
other recorded media that are easily reproducible and
readable* * *.
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Hour burden
Average number of annual
responses 1
Annual burden
hours
8 ..................
36
288
1 ..................
12
12
3,112,659 ....
158,021
1 Each
line is considered one response/report.
2Implementation of the final rule, Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties, effective September 13, 2004, resulted in an annual
decrease of 1,100 burden hours, calculated as follows: 22,000 lines × 3 minutes/60 minutes = 1,100 burden hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
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respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The PRA also requires agencies to
estimate the total annual reporting
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents
or recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. If you have
costs to generate, maintain, and disclose
this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and
startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. You should
describe the methods you use to
estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition,
expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the
period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for
collecting information; monitoring,
sampling, and testing equipment; and
record storage facilities. Generally, your
estimates should not include equipment
or services purchased: (i) Before October
1, 1995; (ii) to comply with
requirements not associated with the
information collection; (iii) for reasons
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other than to provide information or
keep records for the Government; or (iv)
as part of customary and usual business
or private practices.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
ICR submission for OMB approval,
including appropriate adjustments to
the estimated burden. We will provide
a copy of the ICR to you without charge
upon request. The ICR also will be
posted on our Web site at https://
www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.
Public Comment Policy: We will post
all comments in response to this notice
on our Web site at https://
www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will
make copies of the comments available
for public review, including names and
addresses of respondents, during regular
business hours at our offices in
Lakewood, Colorado. Upon request, we
will withhold an individual
respondent’s home address from the
public record, as allowable by law.
There also may be circumstances in
which we would withhold a
respondent’s identity, as allowable by
law. If you request that we withhold
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your name and/or address, state your
request prominently at the beginning of
your comment. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202)
208–7744.
Cathy J. Hamilton,
Acting Associate Director for Minerals
Revenue Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a
currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010–
0162).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, we are inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
This information collection request
(ICR) is based on the Chief Financial
Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act) and is
titled ‘‘Accounts Receivable
Confirmations.’’
Submit written comments on or
before January 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory
Specialist, Minerals Management
Service, Minerals Revenue Management,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver,
Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight
courier service or wish to hand-carry
your comments, our courier address is
Building 85, Room A–614, Denver
Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and
Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225.
You may also e-mail your comments to
us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include
the title of the information collection
and the OMB control number in the
‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also
include your name and return address.
Submit electronic comments as an
ASCII file, avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption.
DATES:
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If you do not receive a confirmation that
we have received your e-mail, contact
Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303)
231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, or email sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Accounts Receivable Confirmations.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0162.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for collecting royalties from lessees who
produce minerals from leased Federal
and Indian lands. The Secretary is
required by various laws to manage
mineral resources production on
Federal and Indian lands, collect the
royalties due, and distribute the funds
in accordance with those laws. The
MMS performs the royalty management
functions and assists the Secretary in
carrying out the Department’s trust
responsibility for Indian lands.
When a company or an individual
enters into a lease to explore, develop,
produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company
or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
share (royalty) of the value received
from production from the leased lands.
The lease creates a business relationship
between the lessor and the lessee. The
lessee is required to report various kinds
of information to the lessor relative to
the disposition of the leased minerals.
Such information is similar to data
reported to private and public mineral
interest owners and is generally
available within the records of the
lessee or others involved in developing,
transporting, processing, purchasing, or
selling of such minerals. The
information collected includes data
necessary to ensure that the royalties are
paid appropriately.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), 30
U.S.C. 1701 et seq., states in Section
101(a) that the Secretary ‘‘ * * * shall
establish a comprehensive inspection,
collection, and fiscal and production
accounting and auditing system to
provide the capability to accurately
determine oil and gas royalties, interest,
fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other
payments owed, and collect and
account for such amounts in a timely
manner.’’ The persons or entities
described at 30 U.S.C. 1713 are required
to make reports and provide reasonable
information as defined by the Secretary.
Every year, under the CFO Act, the
Department’s Office of Inspector
General, or its agent (agent), audits all
Department bureaus’ financial
statements. The Department’s goal is for
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every bureau to receive an unqualified
opinion. Accounts receivable
confirmations are a common practice in
the audit business. Due to continuously
increasing scrutiny on financial audits,
third-party confirmation on the validity
of MMS financial records is necessary.
Companies submit financial information
on Form MMS–2014, Report of Sales
and Royalty Remittance (OMB Control
Number 1010–0140, expires October 31,
2006) and on Form MMS–4430, Solid
Minerals Production and Royalty Report
(OMB Control Number 1010–0120,
expires October 31, 2007).
As part of the CFO Act audits, the
agent requests third-party confirmation
responses, by a specified date, that
MMS accounts receivable records agree
with royalty payor records, for the
following items: customer
identification; royalty/invoice number;
payor-assigned document number; date
received; original amount reported; and
remaining balance due MMS as of a
specified date. In order to meet this
requirement, MMS must mail letters on
MMS letterhead, signed by the Deputy
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue
Management, to royalty payors selected
at random, asking them to confirm back
to the agent the accuracy and/or validity
of selected royalty receivable items and
amounts. Verifying the amounts
reported and the balances due will
require time for research and analysis by
payors. The MMS will send
confirmation letters to all payors
selected by the agent. The payors will be
asked to submit confirmation
information directly to the agent.
Applicable Citations
Applicable citations include: Public
Law 101–576—Nov. 15, 1990, CFO Act;
30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., FOGRMA; 30
U.S.C. 189 pertaining to Public Lands;
30 U.S.C. 359 pertaining to Acquired
Lands; 25 U.S.C. 396d pertaining to
Indian Lands; 43 U.S.C. 1334 pertaining
to Outer Continental Shelf Lands; 30
U.S.C. 1713 pertaining to solid minerals,
and revised geothermal regulations at 30
CFR 210.354. Relevant Minerals
Revenue Management (MRM)
regulations are codified at 30 CFR
subchapter A, part 201 et seq., and
§§ 210.52 and 210.53; and part 206,
subparts F and J; part 210, subparts B,
E, and H; and part 218, subparts B and
E. Applicable public laws pertaining to
mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands are located on our Web site at
https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
This collection does not require
proprietary, trade secret, or other
confidential information not protected
by agency procedures, and no items of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0140).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, we
are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will
submit to OMB for review and approval.
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This information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR Part 210--Forms and
Reports, regarding Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty
Remittance.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before January 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead
Regulatory Specialist, Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue
Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. If you
use an overnight courier service or wish to hand-carry your comments,
our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal Center,
West 6th Ave. and Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225. You may also
e-mail your comments to us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include the title
of the information collection and the OMB control number in the
``Attention'' line of your comment. Also include your name and return
address. Submit electronic comments as an ASCII file, avoiding the use
of special characters and any form of encryption. If you do not receive
a confirmation that we have received your e-mail, contact Ms. Gebhardt
at (303) 231-3211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303)
231-3211, FAX (303) 231-3781, or e-mail sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30 CFR Part 210--Forms and Reports
(Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance).
OMB Control Number: 1010-0140.
Bureau Form Number: Form MMS-2014.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is
responsible for collecting royalties from lessees who produce minerals
from leased Federal and Indian lands. The Secretary is required by
various laws to manage mineral resources production on Federal and
Indian lands, collect the royalties due, and distribute the funds in
accordance with those laws. The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands and seek advice and information
from Indian beneficiaries. The MMS performs the royalty management
functions and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department's
trust responsibility for Indian lands.
The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA) of 1982, 30
U.S.C. 1701 et seq., states in Section 101(a) that the Secretary ``* *
* shall establish a comprehensive inspection, collection, and fiscal
and production accounting and auditing system to provide the capability
to accurately determine oil and gas royalties, interest, fines,
penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed, and collect and
account for such amounts in a timely manner.'' The MMS collects the
information on Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance,
which is the only document used for reporting oil and gas royalties,
certain rents, and other lease-related transactions (e.g.,
transportation and processing allowances, lease adjustments, and
quality). The information collected includes data necessary to ensure
that the royalties are paid appropriately.
The persons or entities described under FOGRMA at 30 U.S.C. 1713
are required to make reports and submit reasonable information as
defined by the Secretary. When a company or an individual enters into a
lease to explore, develop, produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company or individual agrees to pay the
lessor a share (royalty) of the value received from production from the
leased lands. The lease creates a business relationship between the
lessor and the lessee. The lessee is required to report various kinds
of information to the lessor relative to the disposition of the leased
minerals. Such information is similar to data reported to private and
public mineral interest owners and is generally available within the
records of the lessee or others involved in developing, transporting,
processing, purchasing, or selling of such minerals. Applicable public
laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands are
located on our Web site at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
The MMS is requesting OMB's approval to continue to collect
information using Form MMS-2014. Proprietary information submitted to
MMS under this collection is protected, and no items of a sensitive
nature are collected. The requirement to respond is mandatory.
Frequency of Response: Monthly and as required.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 2,070.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden:
158,021 hours.
We included 30 CFR 210.351, which was overlooked in the previous
renewal, and added 12 burden hours to our estimates in the chart below.
We also included 30 CFR 210.53(c)(1) and (2) from the final Federal Oil
Valuation rule (effective August 1, 2004) and added 288 burden hours to
our estimates in the chart below. We have not included in our estimates
certain requirements performed in the normal course of business and
considered usual and customary. The following chart shows the estimated
burden hours by CFR section and paragraph:
Respondents' Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average number
30 CFR part 210 Reporting and recordkeeping Hour burden of annual Annual burden
requirement responses \1\ hours
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210.20(a); 210.21(c)(1); 210.20 When is electronic Electronic (99 percent)
210.50; 210.52(a)(1), reporting required?
(2)(b), (c) and (d); and
210.354.
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(a) You must submit a completed 0.05 (3 minutes) 3,103,265 155,163
Form MMS-2014 * * * TO mms
electronically.* * *.
210.21 How do you report \2\ -22,000 \2\ -1,100
electronically?.
(c)(1) You must submit an
electronic sample of your
report for MMS approval.* * *
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210.50 Required recordkeeping.. Manual (1 percent)
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* * * Records may be maintained 0.1167 (7 31,346 3,658
in microfilm, microfiche, or minutes).
other recorded media.* * *.
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210.52 Report of sales and
royalty remittance..
(a) You must submit a completed
Form MMS-2014 (Report of Sales
and Royalty Remittance) to MMS
with:.
(1) All royalty payments; and,.
(2) Rents on nonproducing
leases,.
(b) When you submit Form MMS-
2014 data electronically, you
must not submit the form
itself..
(c) Completed Forms MMS-2014
for royalty payments are due
by the end of the month
following the production
month..
(d) completed Forms MMS-2014
for rental payments are due no
later than the anniversary
date of the lease..
210.354 Monthly report of sales
and royalty..
A completed* * *Form MMS-2014
must be submitted each month
once sales or utilization of
production occur * * *This
report is due on or before the
last day of the month
following the month in which
production was sold or
utilized.
210.53 (c)(1) and (2)........ 210.53 Reporting instructions.. 8............... 36 288
(c) On the Form MMS-2014, the
operator must report* * * (1)
The share of the production
the operator purchased from
each working interest owner
and the associated royalty
payment; and (2) The
operator's own share of
production and the associated
royalty payment..
210.351...................... 210.351 Required recordkeeping. 1............... 12 12
Records may be maintained on
microfilm, microfiche, or
other recorded media that are
easily reproducible and
readable* * *.
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Burden Hour Total............ ............................... 3,112,659....... 158,021
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\1\ Each line is considered one response/report.
\2\Implementation of the final rule, Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties, effective September
13, 2004, resulted in an annual decrease of 1,100 burden hours, calculated as follows: 22,000 lines x 3
minutes/60 minutes = 1,100 burden hours.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour Cost''
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burden associated with
the collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA Section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *.'' Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The PRA also requires agencies to estimate the total annual
reporting ``non-hour cost'' burden to respondents or recordkeepers
resulting from the collection of information. If you have costs to
generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. You should
describe the methods you use to estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include, among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for collecting information;
monitoring, sampling, and testing equipment; and record storage
facilities. Generally, your estimates should not include equipment or
services purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with
requirements not associated with the information collection; (iii) for
reasons other than to provide information or keep records for the
Government; or (iv) as part of customary and usual business or private
practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our ICR submission for OMB approval, including appropriate
adjustments to the estimated burden. We will provide a copy of the ICR
to you without charge upon request. The ICR also will be posted on our
Web site at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.
Public Comment Policy: We will post all comments in response to
this notice on our Web site at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will make copies of the comments
available for public review, including names and addresses of
respondents, during regular business hours at our offices in Lakewood,
Colorado. Upon request, we will withhold an individual respondent's
home address from the public record, as allowable by law. There also
may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's
identity, as allowable by law. If you request that we withhold
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your name and/or address, state your request prominently at the
beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202)
208-7744.
Cathy J. Hamilton,
Acting Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 05-22953 Filed 11-18-05; 8:45 am]
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