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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–MRM–0031]
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–
0136).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 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) pertains to valuation of oil and gas
produced from Federal onshore and
offshore leases. We changed the title of
this ICR to meet OMB requirements and
to reflect the consolidation of two ICRs
relating to Federal oil and gas valuation.
The new title of this ICR is ‘‘30 CFR
Parts 202, 204, and 206, Federal Oil and
Gas Valuation.’’ In this extension, we
are consolidating the following ICRs,
which allows programwide review of
Federal oil and gas leases:
• 1010–0136, previously titled ‘‘30
CFR Part 202—Royalties, Subpart C—
Federal and Indian Oil and Subpart D—
Federal Gas; and Part 206—Product
Valuation, Subpart C—Federal Oil and
Subpart D—Federal Gas;’’ and
• 1010–0155, previously titled ‘‘30
CFR Part 204—Alternatives for Marginal
Properties, Subpart C—Accounting and
Auditing Relief.’’
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before October 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by the following methods:
• Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the ‘‘Comment
or Submission’’ column, enter ‘‘MMS–
2008–MRM–0031’’ to view supporting
and related materials for this ICR. Click
on ‘‘Send a comment or submission’’
link to submit public comments.
Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through
the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ link. All
comments submitted will be posted to
the docket.
• Mail comments to Hyla Hurst,
Regulatory Specialist, Minerals
Management Service, Minerals Revenue
Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS
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302B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. Please
reference ICR 1010–0136 in your
comments.
• Hand-carry comments or use an
overnight courier service. Our courier
address is Building 85, Room A–614,
Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave.
and Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado
80225. Please reference ICR 1010–0136
in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hyla
Hurst, telephone (303) 231–3495, or email hyla.hurst@mms.gov. You may also
contact Hyla Hurst to obtain copies, at
no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated
forms, and (3) the regulations that
require the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Parts 202, 204, and 206,
Federal Oil and Gas Valuation.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0136.
Bureau Form Number: Form MMS–
4393.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for mineral resource development on
Federal and Indian lands and the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). Under the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 1923),
the Indian Mineral Development Act of
1982 (25 U.S.C. 2103), and the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1353), the Secretary is responsible for
managing the production of minerals
from Federal and Indian lands and the
OCS, collecting royalties and other
mineral revenues from lessees who
produce minerals, and distributing the
funds collected in accordance with
applicable laws. The MMS performs the
mineral revenue management functions
for the Secretary. Applicable public
laws pertaining to mineral leases on
Federal and Indian lands are located at
https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
General Information
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 in an amount or value of
production from the leased lands. The
lessee is required to report various kinds
of information to the lessor relative to
the disposition of the leased minerals.
Such information is generally available
within the records of the lessee or others
involved in developing, transporting,
processing, purchasing, or selling of
such minerals.
We use the information collected in
this ICR to ensure that royalty is
accurately valued and appropriately
paid on oil and gas produced from
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Federal onshore and offshore leases.
Please refer to the chart for all reporting
requirements and associated burden
hours. All data submitted is subject to
subsequent audit and adjustment.
Valuation Regulations
The valuation regulations at 30 CFR
part 206, subparts C and D, require
companies to collect and/or submit
information used to value their Federal
oil and gas, including transportation
and processing allowance limit
information. This is accomplished on
Form MMS–2014, Report of Sales and
Royalty Remittance (OMB Control
Number 1010–0140, expires November
30, 2009). The information requested is
the minimum necessary to carry out our
mission and places the least possible
burden on respondents. If the
information is not collected, a loss of
royalties may result for both Federal and
state governments.
Transportation and Processing
Regulatory Allowance Limits
The reasonable, actual costs of
transportation and processing may be
deducted from Federal royalties.
Regulatory Allowance Limit for
Transportation
Under certain circumstances, lessees
are authorized to deduct from royalty
payments the reasonable, actual costs of
transporting the royalty portion of
produced oil and gas from the lease to
a processing or sales point not in the
immediate lease area. For oil and gas,
regulations establish the allowable limit
on transportation allowance deductions
at 50 percent of the value of the oil or
gas at the point of sale.
Regulatory Allowance Limit for
Processing
When gas is processed for the
recovery of gas plant products, lessees
may claim a processing allowance.
Regulations establish the allowable limit
on processing allowance deductions at
662⁄3 percent of the value of each gas
plant product.
A state may decide in advance if it
will allow either or both relief options
for each particular year. After consulting
with the state concerned, we will
approve, deny, or modify requests in
writing. Under the regulations, both
MMS and the state concerned must
approve any accounting and auditing
relief granted for a marginal property.
Request to Exceed Regulatory
Allowance Limitation, Form MMS–4393
Lessees may request to exceed
regulatory limitations. Upon proper
application from the lessee, we may
approve an oil or gas transportation
allowance in excess of 50 percent or a
gas processing allowance in excess of
662⁄3 percent on Federal leases. To
request permission to exceed a
regulatory allowance limit, lessees must
submit a letter to MMS explaining why
a higher allowance limit is necessary
and provide supporting documentation,
including a completed Form MMS–
4393. This form provides us with the
data necessary to identify the properties
and time periods for which the lessee is
requesting to exceed the regulatory
limits.
OMB Approval
Accounting and Auditing Relief for
Marginal Properties
We amended our regulations in 2004
to provide guidance to lessees and
designees seeking accounting and
auditing relief for Federal marginal
properties. There are two types of relief:
(1) cumulative royalty reports and
payments relief; and (2) other relief.
Under 30 CFR 204.202, MMS requires
notification from lessees who request to
take the cumulative royalty reporting
and payment relief option. Under 30
CFR 204.203, MMS requires a relief
request from lessees who want to obtain
any other type of accounting and
auditing relief.
We are requesting OMB approval to
continue to collect this information. Not
collecting this information would limit
the Secretary’s ability to discharge his/
her duties and may also result in loss of
royalty payments. Proprietary
information submitted to MMS under
this collection is protected, and no
items of a sensitive nature are included
in this information collection.
For information collections relating to
valuation requirements, responses are
mandatory. For the remaining
information collections in this ICR,
responses are voluntary; only those
lessees who request approval to exceed
the regulatory limits on transportation
and processing allowances or to obtain
the benefits of accounting and auditing
relief for marginal properties must
supply this information.
Frequency of Response: Annually and
on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 102 Federal lessees/
designees and 4 states.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 21,055
hours.
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
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
Average
number of
annual
responses
Annual
burden
hours
PART 202S—ROYALTIES
Subpart C—Federal and Indian Oil
§ 202.101
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Standards for reporting and paying royalties.
202.101 Oil volumes are to be reported in barrels of clean
oil of 42 standard U.S. gallons (231 cubic inches each) at
60 °F, * * *.
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Subpart D—Federal Gas
§ 202.152
202.152(a) and (b) ..................
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Standards for reporting and paying royalties on gas.
202.152(a)(1) If you are responsible for reporting production or royalties you must:
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
Average
number of
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(i) Report gas volumes and British thermal unit (Btu) heating
values, if applicable, under the same degree of water
saturation;
(ii) Report gas volumes in units of 1,000 cubic feet (mcf);
and
(iii) Report gas volumes and Btu heating value at a standard pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute (psia) and a standard temperature base of 60 °F.
* * *
(b) Residue gas and gas plant product volumes shall be reported as specified in this paragraph. * * *
PART 204—ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES
Subpart C—Accounting and Auditing Relief
§ 204.202
What is the cumulative royalty reports and payments relief option?
204.202(b)(1) ..........................
204.202(b) To use the cumulative royalty reports and payments relief option, you must do all of the following:
(1) Notify MMS in writing by January 31 of the calendar
year for which you begin taking your relief. * * *
204.202(b)(2) ..........................
204.202(b)(2) Submit your royalty report and payment
* * *by the end of February of the year following the calendar year for which you reported annually. * * * If you
have an estimated payment on file, you must submit your
royalty report and payment by the end of March of the
year following the calendar year for which you reported
annually;
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(3) Use the sales month prior to the month that you submit
your annual report and payment * * * for the entire previous calendar year’s production for which you are paying
annually. * * *
204.202(b)(4), (b)(5), (c),
(d)(1), (d)(2), (e)(1), and
(e)(2).
204.202(b) To use the cumulative royalty reports and payments relief option, you must * * *
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(4) Report one line of cumulative royalty information on
Form MMS–2014 for the calendar year * * * and
(5) Report allowances on Form MMS–2014 on the same
annual basis as the royalties for your marginal property
production.
(c) If you do not pay your royalty by the date due in paragraph (b) of this section, you will owe late payment interest * * * from the date your payment was due under this
section until the date MMS receives it. * * *
(e) If you dispose of your ownership interest in a marginal
property for which you have taken relief * * * you must:
(1) Report and pay royalties for the portion of the calendar
year for which you had an ownership interest; and
(2) Make the report and payment by the end of the month
after you dispose of the ownership interest in the marginal property. If you do not report and pay timely, you
will owe interest * * * from the date the payment was
due. * * *
§ 204.203
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204.203(b) You must request approval from MMS * * *
before taking relief under this option.
§ 204.205
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204.205(a) To take cumulative reports and payments relief
under § 204.202, you must notify MMS in writing by January 31 of the calendar year for which you begin taking
your relief. * * *
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Average
number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden
hours
(b) To obtain other relief under § 204.203, you must file a
written request for relief with MMS. * * *
§ 204.206
204.206(a)(3)(i) and (b)(1) ......
What will MMS do when it receives my request for other relief?
204.206 When MMS receives your request for other relief
under § 204.205(b), it will notify you in writing as follows:
Burden covered under § 204.203(b).
(a) If your request for relief is complete, MMS may either
approve, deny, or modify your request in writing after consultation with any State. * * *
(3) If MMS modifies your relief request, MMS will notify you
of the modifications.
(i) You have 60 days from your receipt of MMS’s notice to
either accept or reject any modification(s) in writing. * * *
(b) If your request for relief is not complete, MMS will notify
you in writing. * * *
(1) You must submit the missing information within 60 days
of your receipt of MMS’s notice. * * *
§ 204.208
May a State decide that it will or will not allow one or both of the relief options under this subpart?
204.208(c)(1) and (d)(1) .........
204.208(c) If a State decides * * * that it will or will not
allow one or both of the relief options * * * within 30
days * * * the State must:
(1) Notify the Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management, MMS, in writing, of its intent to allow or not
allow one or both of the relief options. * * *
(d) If a State decides in advance * * * that it will not allow
one or both of the relief options * * * the State must:
(1) Notify the Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management, MMS, in writing, of its intent to allow one or
both of the relief options. * * *
§ 204.209
204.209(b) ...............................
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What if a property ceases to qualify for relief obtained under this subpart?
204.209(b) If a property is no longer eligible for relief * * *
the relief for the property terminates as of December 31
of that calendar year. You must notify MMS in writing by
December 31 that the relief for the property has terminated. * * *
§ 204.210
204.210(c) and (d) ..................
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What if a property is approved as part of a nonqualifying agreement?
204.210(c) * * * the volumes on which you report and pay
royalty * * * must be amended to reflect all volumes produced on or allocated to your lease under the nonqualifying agreement as modified by BLM. * * * Report and
pay royalties for your production using the procedures in
§ 204.202(b).
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(d) If you owe additional royalties based on the retroactive
agreement approval and do not pay your royalty by the
date due in § 204.202(b), you will owe late payment interest determined under 30 CFR 218.54 from the date your
payment was due under § 204.202(b)(2) until the date
MMS receives it.
§ 204.214(b)
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Is minimum royalty due on a property for which I took relief?
204.214(b) If you pay minimum royalty on production from
a marginal property during a calendar year for which you
are taking cumulative royalty reports and payment relief,
and:
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
(1) The annual payment you owe under this subpart is
greater than the minimum royalty you paid, you must pay
the difference between the minimum royalty you paid and
your annual payment due under this subpart; or
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Average
number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden
hours
(2) The annual payment you owe under this subpart is less
than the minimum royalty you paid, you are not entitled to
a credit because you must pay at least the minimum royalty amount on your lease each year.
PART 206—PRODUCT VALUATION
Subpart C—Federal Oil
§ 206.102
How do I calculate royalty value for oil that I or my affiliate sell(s) under an arm’s-length contract?
206.102(e)(1) ..........................
206.102(e) If you value oil under paragraph (a) of this section: (1) MMS may require you to certify that your or your
affiliate’s arm’s-length contract provisions include all of
the consideration the buyer must pay, either directly or indirectly, for the oil.
§ 206.103
206.103(a) ...............................
206.103(a)(4) ..........................
206.103(b)(1) ..........................
206.103(b)(1)(ii) ......................
206.103(b)(4) ..........................
206.103(c)(1) ..........................
206.103(e)(1) and (2) .............
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How do I value oil that is not sold under an arm’s-length contract?
206.103 This section explains how to value oil that you
may not value under § 206.102 or that elect under
§ 206.102(d) to value under this section. First determine
whether paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this section applies to
production from your lease, or whether you may apply
paragraph (d) or (e) with MMS approval.
(a) Production from leases in California or Alaska. Value is
the average of the daily mean ANS spot prices published
in any MMS-approved publication during the trading
month most concurrent with the production month. * * *
(1) To calculate the daily mean spot price. * * *
(2) Use only the days. * * *
(3) You must adjust the value. * * *
206.103(a)(4) After you select an MMS-approved publication, you may not select a different publication more often
than once every 2 years, * * *.
206.103(b) Production from leases in the Rocky Mountain
Region. * * * (1) If you have an MMS-approved tendering
program, you must value oil. * * *
206.103(b)(1)(ii) If you do not have an MMS-approved tendering program, you may elect to value your oil under either paragraph (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section. * * *
206.103(b)(4) If you demonstrate to MMS’s satisfaction
that paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this section result
in an unreasonable value for your production as a result
of circumstances regarding that production, the MMS Director may establish an alternative valuation method.
206.103(c) Production from leases not located in California, Alaska or the Rocky Mountain Region. (1) Value is
the NYMEX price, plus the roll, adjusted for applicable location and quality differentials and transportation costs
under § 206.112.
206.103(e) Production delivered to your refinery and the
NYMEX price or ANS spot price is an unreasonable
value.
(1) * * * you may apply to the MMS Director to establish a
value representing the market at the refinery if: * * *.
(2) You must provide adequate documentation and evidence demonstrating the market value at the refinery.
* * *
§ 206.105
206.105 ...................................
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
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What records must I keep to support my calculations of value under this subpart?
206.105 If you determine the value of your oil under this
subpart, you must retain all data relevant to the determination of royalty value. * * *
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
§ 206.107
206.107(a) ...............................
206.109(c)(2) ..........................
§ 206.110
§ 206.111
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206.110(e)(1) * * * If MMS rejects your cost allocation,
you must amend your Form MMS–2014 * * *
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
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(2) You must submit your initial proposal, including all available data, within 3 months after first claiming the allocated deductions on Form MMS–2014.
206.110(g) If your arm’s-length sales includes a provision
reducing the contract price by a transportation factor,
* * *
(2) You must obtain MMS approval before claiming a transportation factor in excess of 50 percent of the base price
of the product.
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How do I determine a transportation allowance if I do not have an arm’s-length transportation contract or arm’s-length tariff?
206.111(g) ...............................
206.111(k)(2) ..........................
206.111(l)(1) ...........................
206.111(l)(2) ...........................
206.111(l)(3) ...........................
§ 206.112
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206.110(d) If your arm’s-length transportation contract includes more than one liquid product, and the transportation costs attributable to each product cannot be determined. * * *
(3) You may propose to MMS a cost allocation method.
* * *
206.110(e) If your arm’s-length transportation contract includes both gaseous and liquid products, and the transportation costs attributable to each product cannot be determined from the contract, then you must propose an allocation procedure to MMS.
206.110(g)(2) ..........................
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How do I determine a transportation allowance under an arm’s-length transportation contract?
206.110(a) * * * You must be able to demonstrate that
you or your affiliate’s contract is at arm’s length. * * *
206.110(e)(1) and (2) .............
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206.109(c) Limits on transportation allowances. (2) You
may ask MMS to approve a transportation allowance in
excess of the limitation in paragraph (c)(1) of this section.
* * * Your application for exception (using Form MMS–
4393, Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation) must contain all relevant and supporting documentation necessary for MMS to make a determination. * * *
206.110(d)(3) ..........................
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When may I take a transportation allowance in determining value?
206.110(a) ...............................
206.110(e) ...............................
Annual
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How do I request a value determination?
206.107(a) You may request a value determination from
MMS. * * *
§ 206.109
Average
number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
206.111(g) To compute depreciation, you may elect to use
either * * * After you make an election, you may not
change methods without MMS approval. * * *
206.111(k)(2) You may propose to MMS a cost allocation
method on the basis of the values * * *
206.111(l)(1) Where you transport both gaseous and liquid
products through the same transportation system, you
must propose a cost allocation procedure to MMS.
206.111(l)(2) * * * If MMS rejects your cost allocation, you
must amend your Form MMS–2104 for the months that
you used the rejected method and pay any additional royalty and interest due.
206.111(l)(3) You must submit your initial proposal, including all available data, within 3 months after first claiming
the allocated deductions on Form MMS–2014.
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Burden covered under § 206.111(l)(1).
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prices?
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is not at arm’s length, you must obtain approval from
MMS for a location and quality differential. * * *
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206.112(a)(1)(ii) ......................
206.112(a)(1)(ii) * * * If MMS prescribes a different differential, you must apply. * * * You must pay any additional royalties owed * * * plus the late payment interest
from the original royalty due date, or you may report a
credit. * * *
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206.112(a)(3) and (4) .............
206.112(a)(3) If you transport or exchange at arm’s length
(or both transport and exchange) at least 20 percent, but
not all, of your oil produced from the lease to a market
center, determine the adjustment between the lease and
the market center for the oil that is not transported or exchanged (or both transported and exchanged) to or
through a market center as follows: * * *.
(4) If you transport or exchange (or both transport and exchange) less than 20 percent of your crude oil produced
from the lease between the lease and a market center,
you must propose to MMS an adjustment between the
lease and the market center for the portion of the oil that
you do not transport or exchange (or both transport and
exchange) to a market center. * * * If MMS prescribes a
different adjustment. * * * You must pay any additional
royalties owed * * * plus the late payment interest from
the original royalty due date, or you may report a credit.
* * *
206.112(b)(3) * * * you may propose an alternative differential to MMS. * * * If MMS prescribes a different differential * * *. You must pay any additional royalties
owed * * * plus the late payment interest from the original royalty due date, or you may report a credit. * * *
206.112(c)(2) * * * If quality bank adjustments do not incorporate or provide for adjustments for sulfur content,
you may make sulfur adjustments, based on the quality of
the representative crude oil at the market center, of 5.0
cents per one-tenth percent difference in sulfur content,
unless MMS approves a higher adjustment.
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1,320
330
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1,320
330
2
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206.112(b)(3) ..........................
206.112(c)(2) ..........................
§ 206.114
206.114 ...................................
206.114 ...................................
§ 206.115
206.115(a) ...............................
206.115(c) ...............................
Hour burden
Average
number of
annual
responses
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
What are my reporting requirements under an arm’s-length transportation contract?
206.114 You or your affiliate must use a separate entry on
Form MMS–2014 to notify MMS of an allowance based
on transportation costs you or your affiliate incur.
206.114 MMS may require you or your affiliate to submit
arm’s-length transportation contracts, production agreements, operating agreements, and related documents.
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
What are my reporting requirements under a non-arm’s-length transportation arrangement?
206.115(a) You or your affiliate must use a separate entry
on Form MMS–2014 to notify MMS of an allowance
based on transportation costs you or your affiliate incur.
206.115(c) MMS may require you or your affiliate to submit all data used to calculate the allowance deduction.
* * *
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
Subpart D—Federal Gas
§ 206.152
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206.152(b)(2) ..........................
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206.152(b)(1)(i) * * * The lessee shall have the burden of
demonstrating that its contract is arm’s-length. * * *
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
(iii) * * * When MMS determines that the value may be unreasonable, MMS will notify the lessee and give the lessee an opportunity to provide written information justifying
the lessee’s value.
206.152(b)(2) * * * The lessee must request a value determination in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section for gas sold pursuant to a warranty contract; * * *.
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Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
206.152(b)(3) ..........................
206.152(b)(3) MMS may require a lessee to certify that its
arm’s-length contract provisions include all of the consideration to be paid by the buyer, either directly or indirectly, for the gas.
206.152(e)(1) Where the value is determined pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this section, the lessee shall retain all
data relevant to the determination of royalty value. * * *
206.152(e)(2) Any Federal lessee will make available upon
request to the authorized MMS or State representatives,
to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
of the Interior, or other person authorized to receive such
information, arm’s-length sales and volume data for likequality production sold, purchased or otherwise obtained
by the lessee from the field or area or from nearby fields
or areas.
206.152(e)(1) ..........................
206.152(e)(2) ..........................
206.152(e)(3) ..........................
206.152(g) ...............................
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
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206.153(b)(3) MMS may require a lessee to certify that its
arm’s-length contract provisions include all of the consideration to be paid by the buyer, either directly or indirectly, for the residue gas or gas plant product.
206.153(e)(1) Where the value is determined pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this section, the lessee shall retain all
data relevant to the determination of royalty value. * * *
206.153(e)(2) Any Federal lessee will make available upon
request to the authorized MMS or State representatives,
to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department
of the Interior, or other persons authorized to receive
such information, arm’s-length sales and volume data for
like-quality residue gas and gas plant products sold, purchased or otherwise obtained by the lessee from the
same processing plant or from nearby processing plants.
206.153(e)(3) ..........................
206.153(g) ...............................
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AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
330
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
206.153(e)(2) A lessee shall notify MMS if it has determined any value pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) or (c)(3) of
this section. * * *
206.153(g) The lessee may request a value determination
from MMS. * * * The lessee shall submit all available
data relevant to its proposal. * * *
§ 206.154
206.154(c)(4) ..........................
2
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206.153(b)(2) * * * The lessee must request a value determination in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section for gas sold pursuant to a warranty contract; * * *.
206.153(b)(3) ..........................
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206.153(b)(1)(i) * * * The lessee shall have the burden of
demonstrating that its contract is arm’s-length. * * *
206.153(b)(2) ..........................
206.153(e)(2) ..........................
Annual
burden
hours
Valuation standards—processed gas.
(iii) * * * When MMS determines that the value may be unreasonable, MMS will notify the lessee and give the lessee an opportunity to provide written information justifying
the lessee’s value.
206.153(e)(1) ..........................
Average
number of
annual
responses
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
206.152(e)(3) A lessee shall notify MMS if it has determined value pursuant to paragraph (c)(2) or (c)(3) of this
section. * * *
206.152(g) The lessee may request a value determination
from MMS. * * * The lessee shall submit all available
data relevant to its proposal. * * *
§ 206.153
206.153(b)(1)(i) and (iii) ..........
Hour burden
2
660
330
4
1,320
1
330
Determination of quantities and qualities for computing royalties.
206.154(c)(4) * * * A lessee may request MMS approval
of other methods for determining the quantity of residue
gas and gas plant products allocable to each lease. * * *
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Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
§ 206.156
206.156(c)(3) ..........................
206.157(a)(1)(i) .......................
206.157(a)(1)(i) .......................
206.157(a)(1)(iii) .....................
206.157(a)(2)(ii) ......................
206.157(a)(3) ..........................
206.157(a)(5) ..........................
206.157(a) Arm’s-length transportation contracts. (1)(i)
* * * The lessee shall have the burden of demonstrating
that its contract is arm’s-length. * * *
206.157(a)(1)(i) * * * The lessee must claim a transportation allowance by reporting it on a separate line entry
on the Form MMS–2014.
206.157(a)(1)(iii) * * * When MMS determines that the
value of the transportation may be unreasonable, MMS
will notify the lessee and give the lessee an opportunity to
provide written information justifying the lessee’s transportation costs.
206.157(b) Non-arm’s-length or no contract. (1) The lessee must claim a transportation allowance by reporting it
on a separate line entry on the Form MMS–2014. * * *
206.157(b)(4) ..........................
206.157(b)(5) ..........................
206.157(c)(1)(i) .......................
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206.157(b)(2)(iv) After a lessee has elected to use either
method for a transportation system, the lessee may not
later elect to change to the other alternative without approval of the MMS.
(A) After an election is made, the lessee may not change
methods without MMS approval. * * *
206.157(b)(3)(i) * * * Except as provided in this paragraph, the lessee may not take an allowance for transporting a product which is not royalty bearing without
MMS approval.
206.157(b)(3)(ii) * * * the lessee may propose to the
MMS a cost allocation method on the basis of the values
of the products transported. * * *
206.157(b)(4) Where both gaseous and liquid products are
transported through the same transportation system, the
lessee shall propose a cost allocation procedure to MMS.
* * * The lessee shall submit all relevant data to support
its proposal. * * *
206.157(b)(5) You may apply for an exception from the requirement to compute actual costs under paragraphs
(b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section.
206.157(b)(3)(ii) ......................
3
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206.157(a)(2)(ii) * * * the lessee may propose to MMS a
cost allocation method on the basis of the values of the
products transported. * * *
206.157(a)(3) If an arm’s-length transportation contract includes both gaseous and liquid products and the transportation costs attributable to each cannot be determined
from the contract, the lessee shall propose an allocation
procedure to MMS. * * * The lessee shall submit all relevant data to support its proposal. * * *
206.157(a)(5) * * * The transportation factor may not exceed 50 percent of the base price of the product without
MMS approval.
206.157(b)(2)(iv) and
(b)(2)(iv)(A).
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Determination of transportation allowances.
206.157(b)(1) ..........................
206.157(b)(3)(i) .......................
Annual
burden
hours
Transportation allowances-general.
206.156(c)(3) Upon request of a lessee, MMS may approve a transportation allowance deduction in excess of
the limitation prescribed by paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of
this section. * * * An application for exception (using
Form MMS–4393, Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation) shall contain all relevant and supporting
documentation necessary for MMS to make a determination. * * *
§ 206.157
Average
number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
1
100
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
100
1
100
100
1
100
100
1
100
100
1
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Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
206.157(c)(1)(ii) ......................
206.157(c)(1)(ii) The MMS may require you to submit
arm’s-length transportation contracts, production agreements, operating agreements, and related documents.
* * *
206.157(c)(2) Non-arm’s-length or no contract. (i) You
must use a separate entry on Form MMS–2014 to notify
MMS of a transportation allowance.
206.157(c)(2)(iii) The MMS may require you to submit all
data used to calculate the allowance deduction. * * *
206.157(e) Adjustments. (2) For lessees transporting production from onshore Federal leases, the lessee must
submit a corrected Form MMS–2014 to reflect actual
costs, together with any payment, in accordance with instructions provided by MMS.
206.157(c)(2)(i) .......................
206.157(c)(2)(iii) ......................
206.157(e)(2), (e)(3), and
(f)(1).
Average
number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden
hours
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
(3) For lessees transporting gas production from leases on
the OCS, if the lessee’s estimated transportation allowance exceeds the allowance based on actual costs, the
lessee must submit a corrected Form MMS–2014 to reflect actual costs, together with its payments, in accordance with instructions provided by MMS. * * *
(f) Allowable costs in determining transportation allowances.
* * * (1) Firm demand charges paid to pipelines * * * if
you receive a payment or credit from the pipeline for penalty refunds, rate case refunds, or other reasons, you
must reduce the firm demand charge claimed on the
Form MMS–2014 by the amount of that payment. You
must modify Form MMS–2014 by the amount received or
credited for the affected reporting period and pay any resulting royalty and late payment interest due;
§ 206.158
206.158(c)(3) ..........................
206.158(d)(2)(i) .......................
206.158(d)(2)(ii) ......................
206.158(c)(3) Upon request of a lessee, MMS may approve a processing allowance in excess of the limitation
prescribed by paragraph (c)(2) of this section. * * * An
application for exception (using Form MMS–4393, Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation) shall
contain all relevant and supporting documentation for
MMS to make a determination. * * *
206.158(d)(2)(i) If the lessee incurs extraordinary costs for
processing gas production from a gas production operation, it may apply to MMS for an allowance for those
costs. * * *
206.158(d)(2)(ii) * * * to retain the authority to deduct the
allowance the lessee must report the deduction to MMS
in a form and manner prescribed by MMS.
§ 206.159
206.159(a)(1)(i) .......................
Processing allowances—general.
8
12
96
40
2
80
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
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Determination of processing allowances.
206.159(a) Arm’s-length processing contracts.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
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206.159(a)(1)(i) .......................
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allowance by reporting it on a separate line entry on the
Form MMS–2014.
206.159(a)(1)(iii) * * * When MMS determines that the
value of the processing may be unreasonable, MMS will
notify the lessee and give the lessee an opportunity to
provide written information justifying the lessee’s processing costs.
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Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
206.159(a)(3) ..........................
206.159(a)(3) If an arm’s-length processing contract includes more than one gas plant product and the processing costs attributable to each product cannot be determined from the contract, the lessee shall propose an allocation procedure to MMS. * * * The lessee shall submit
all relevant data to support its proposal. * * *
206.159(b)(1) ..........................
206.159(b) Non-arm’s-length or no contract. (1) * * * The
lessee must claim a processing allowance by reflecting it
as a separate line entry on the Form MMS–2014. * * *
206.159(b)(2)(iv) and
(b)(2)(iv)(A).
206.159(b)(2)(iv) * * * When a lessee has elected to use
either method for a processing plant, the lessee may not
later elect to change to the alternative without approval of
the MMS.
(A) * * * After an election is made, the lessee may not
change methods without MMS approval. * * *
206.159(b)(4) A lessee may apply to MMS for an exception from the requirements that it compute actual costs in
accordance with paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this
section. * * *
206.159(b)(4) ..........................
Hour burden
Average
number of
annual
responses
330
Annual
burden
hours
1
330
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
100
1
100
100
1
100
206.159(c)(1)(i) .......................
206.159(c) Reporting requirements—(1) Arm’s-length contracts. (i) The lessee must notify MMS of an allowance
based on incurred costs by using a separate line entry on
the Form MMS–2014.
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
206.159(c)(1)(ii) ......................
206.159(c)(1)(ii) The MMS may require that a lessee submit arm’s-length processing contracts and related documents. * * *
206.159(c)(2) Non-arm’s-length or no contract.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
206.159(c)(2)(i) .......................
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
(i) The lessee must notify MMS of an allowance based on
incurred costs by using a separate line entry on the Form
MMS–2014.
206.159(c)(2)(iii) ......................
206.159(e)(2) and (3) .............
206.159(c)(2)(iii) Upon request by MMS, the lessee shall
submit all data used to prepare the allowance deduction.
* * *
206.159(e) Adjustments.
AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
Burden covered under OMB Control Number
1010–0140.
(2) For lessees processing production from onshore Federal
leases, the lessee must submit a corrected Form MMS–
2014 to reflect actual costs, together with any payment, in
accordance with instructions provided by MMS.
(3) For lessees processing gas production from leases on
the OCS, if the lessee’s estimated processing allowance
exceeds the allowance based on actual costs, the lessee
must submit a corrected Form MMS–2014 to reflect actual costs, together with its payment, in accordance with
instructions provided by MMS. * * *
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Note: AUDIT PROCESS—The Office of
Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit
process is exempt from the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 because MMS staff
asks non-standard questions to resolve
exceptions.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden associated with the
collection of information.
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(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
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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
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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 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
at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will
make copies of the comments available
for public view, including names and
addresses of respondents, during regular
business hours at our offices in
Lakewood, Colorado. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be
advised that your entire comment—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold from
public view your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202)
208–7744.
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Gregory J. Gould,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue
Management.
[FR Doc. E8–18963 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act
Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that, on August 12, 2008,
a proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Salt River Project Agricultural
Improvement and Power District
[‘‘SRP’’], Civil Action No. 2:08-cv-1479JAT (D. Ariz.), was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
District of Arizona. The Consent Decree
addresses alleged violations of the Clean
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671 et seq.,
and state and federal implementing
regulations, which occurred at Units 1
and 2 of the Coronado Generating
Station, a coal-fired power plant owned
and operated by SRP in St. Johns,
Arizona. The alleged violations arise
from the construction of modifications
to the power plant without obtaining
appropriate permits under the
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7475, and Title V of the Act, 42
U.S.C. 7661 et seq., and without
installing and applying best available
control technology at the plant to
control emissions of various air
pollutants.
The proposed Consent Decree would
resolve the claims alleged in the
Complaint filed in this matter in
exchange for SRP’s commitment to
perform injunctive relief including: (1)
Installation of appropriate pollution
control technology to control emissions
of nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur dioxide
(SO2), and particulate matter (PM)—
including flue gas desulfurization
devices to control SO2 on Units 1 and
2 at the Coronado Station and
installation of selective catalytic
reduction to control NOX on one of the
two units; (2) meet specified emission
rates or removal efficiencies for SO2,
NOX, and PM; (3) comply with a plantwide emissions cap for NOX; and (4)
perform $4 million worth of projects to
mitigate the alleged effects of its past
violations. The proposed Consent
Decree also requires SRP to pay a
$950,000 civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decree for period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication.
Comments should be addressed to the
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Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0031]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0136).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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) pertains to
valuation of oil and gas produced from Federal onshore and offshore
leases. We changed the title of this ICR to meet OMB requirements and
to reflect the consolidation of two ICRs relating to Federal oil and
gas valuation. The new title of this ICR is ``30 CFR Parts 202, 204,
and 206, Federal Oil and Gas Valuation.'' In this extension, we are
consolidating the following ICRs, which allows programwide review of
Federal oil and gas leases:
1010-0136, previously titled ``30 CFR Part 202--Royalties,
Subpart C--Federal and Indian Oil and Subpart D--Federal Gas; and Part
206--Product Valuation, Subpart C--Federal Oil and Subpart D--Federal
Gas;'' and
1010-0155, previously titled ``30 CFR Part 204--
Alternatives for Marginal Properties, Subpart C--Accounting and
Auditing Relief.''
DATES: Submit written comments on or before October 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by the following methods:
Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the
``Comment or Submission'' column, enter ``MMS-2008-MRM-0031'' to view
supporting and related materials for this ICR. Click on ``Send a
comment or submission'' link to submit public comments. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the
comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' link. All
comments submitted will be posted to the docket.
Mail comments to Hyla Hurst, Regulatory Specialist,
Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue Management, P.O. Box
25165, MS 302B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. Please reference ICR 1010-0136
in your comments.
Hand-carry comments or use an overnight courier service.
Our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal Center,
West 6th Ave. and Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225. Please
reference ICR 1010-0136 in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hyla Hurst, telephone (303) 231-3495,
or e-mail hyla.hurst@mms.gov. You may also contact Hyla Hurst to obtain
copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and (3)
the regulations that require the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Parts 202, 204, and 206, Federal Oil and Gas
Valuation.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0136.
Bureau Form Number: Form MMS-4393.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is
responsible for mineral resource development on Federal and Indian
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 1923), the Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 (25
U.S.C. 2103), and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1353), the Secretary is responsible for managing the production of
minerals from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collecting
royalties and other mineral revenues from lessees who produce minerals,
and distributing the funds collected in accordance with applicable
laws. The MMS performs the mineral revenue management functions for the
Secretary. Applicable public laws pertaining to mineral leases on
Federal and Indian lands are located at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_
R_D/PublicLawsAMR.htm.
General Information
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 in an
amount or value of production from the leased lands. The lessee is
required to report various kinds of information to the lessor relative
to the disposition of the leased minerals. Such information is
generally available within the records of the lessee or others involved
in developing, transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling of such
minerals.
We use the information collected in this ICR to ensure that royalty
is accurately valued and appropriately paid on oil and gas produced
from
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Federal onshore and offshore leases. Please refer to the chart for all
reporting requirements and associated burden hours. All data submitted
is subject to subsequent audit and adjustment.
Valuation Regulations
The valuation regulations at 30 CFR part 206, subparts C and D,
require companies to collect and/or submit information used to value
their Federal oil and gas, including transportation and processing
allowance limit information. This is accomplished on Form MMS-2014,
Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance (OMB Control Number 1010-0140,
expires November 30, 2009). The information requested is the minimum
necessary to carry out our mission and places the least possible burden
on respondents. If the information is not collected, a loss of
royalties may result for both Federal and state governments.
Transportation and Processing Regulatory Allowance Limits
The reasonable, actual costs of transportation and processing may
be deducted from Federal royalties.
Regulatory Allowance Limit for Transportation
Under certain circumstances, lessees are authorized to deduct from
royalty payments the reasonable, actual costs of transporting the
royalty portion of produced oil and gas from the lease to a processing
or sales point not in the immediate lease area. For oil and gas,
regulations establish the allowable limit on transportation allowance
deductions at 50 percent of the value of the oil or gas at the point of
sale.
Regulatory Allowance Limit for Processing
When gas is processed for the recovery of gas plant products,
lessees may claim a processing allowance. Regulations establish the
allowable limit on processing allowance deductions at 66\2/3\ percent
of the value of each gas plant product.
Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation, Form MMS-4393
Lessees may request to exceed regulatory limitations. Upon proper
application from the lessee, we may approve an oil or gas
transportation allowance in excess of 50 percent or a gas processing
allowance in excess of 66\2/3\ percent on Federal leases. To request
permission to exceed a regulatory allowance limit, lessees must submit
a letter to MMS explaining why a higher allowance limit is necessary
and provide supporting documentation, including a completed Form MMS-
4393. This form provides us with the data necessary to identify the
properties and time periods for which the lessee is requesting to
exceed the regulatory limits.
Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties
We amended our regulations in 2004 to provide guidance to lessees
and designees seeking accounting and auditing relief for Federal
marginal properties. There are two types of relief: (1) cumulative
royalty reports and payments relief; and (2) other relief. Under 30 CFR
204.202, MMS requires notification from lessees who request to take the
cumulative royalty reporting and payment relief option. Under 30 CFR
204.203, MMS requires a relief request from lessees who want to obtain
any other type of accounting and auditing relief.
A state may decide in advance if it will allow either or both
relief options for each particular year. After consulting with the
state concerned, we will approve, deny, or modify requests in writing.
Under the regulations, both MMS and the state concerned must approve
any accounting and auditing relief granted for a marginal property.
OMB Approval
We are requesting OMB approval to continue to collect this
information. Not collecting this information would limit the
Secretary's ability to discharge his/her duties and may also result in
loss of royalty payments. Proprietary information submitted to MMS
under this collection is protected, and no items of a sensitive nature
are included in this information collection.
For information collections relating to valuation requirements,
responses are mandatory. For the remaining information collections in
this ICR, responses are voluntary; only those lessees who request
approval to exceed the regulatory limits on transportation and
processing allowances or to obtain the benefits of accounting and
auditing relief for marginal properties must supply this information.
Frequency of Response: Annually and on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 102 Federal
lessees/designees and 4 states.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden:
21,055 hours.
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
Citation 30 CFR 202 and 206 Reporting and recordkeeping Hour burden of annual Annual burden
requirement responses hours
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PART 202S--ROYALTIES
Subpart C--Federal and Indian Oil
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Sec. 202.101 Standards for reporting and paying royalties.
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202.101...................... 202.101 Oil volumes are to be Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
reported in barrels of clean oil 0140 (expires 11/30/2009).
of 42 standard U.S. gallons (231
cubic inches each) at 60 [deg]F,
* * *.
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Subpart D--Federal Gas
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Sec. 202.152 Standards for reporting and paying royalties on gas.
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202.152(a) and (b)........... 202.152(a)(1) If you are Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
responsible for reporting 0140.
production or royalties you
must:
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(i) Report gas volumes and
British thermal unit (Btu)
heating values, if applicable,
under the same degree of water
saturation;
(ii) Report gas volumes in units
of 1,000 cubic feet (mcf); and
(iii) Report gas volumes and Btu
heating value at a standard
pressure base of 14.73 pounds
per square inch absolute (psia)
and a standard temperature base
of 60 [deg]F. * * *
(b) Residue gas and gas plant
product volumes shall be
reported as specified in this
paragraph. * * *
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PART 204--ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES
Subpart C--Accounting and Auditing Relief
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Sec. 204.202 What is the cumulative royalty reports and payments relief option?
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204.202(b)(1)................ 204.202(b) To use the cumulative 40 1 40
royalty reports and payments
relief option, you must do all
of the following:
(1) Notify MMS in writing by
January 31 of the calendar year
for which you begin taking your
relief. * * *
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204.202(b)(2)................ 204.202(b)(2) Submit your royalty Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
report and payment * * *by the 0140.
end of February of the year
following the calendar year for
which you reported annually. * *
* If you have an estimated
payment on file, you must submit
your royalty report and payment
by the end of March of the year
following the calendar year for
which you reported annually;
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(3) Use the sales month prior to
the month that you submit your
annual report and payment * * *
for the entire previous calendar
year's production for which you
are paying annually. * * *
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204.202(b)(4), (b)(5), (c), 204.202(b) To use the cumulative Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
(d)(1), (d)(2), (e)(1), and royalty reports and payments 0140.
(e)(2). relief option, you must * * *
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(4) Report one line of cumulative
royalty information on Form MMS-
2014 for the calendar year * * *
and
(5) Report allowances on Form MMS-
2014 on the same annual basis as
the royalties for your marginal
property production.
(c) If you do not pay your
royalty by the date due in
paragraph (b) of this section,
you will owe late payment
interest * * * from the date
your payment was due under this
section until the date MMS
receives it. * * *
(e) If you dispose of your
ownership interest in a marginal
property for which you have
taken relief * * * you must:
(1) Report and pay royalties for
the portion of the calendar year
for which you had an ownership
interest; and
(2) Make the report and payment
by the end of the month after
you dispose of the ownership
interest in the marginal
property. If you do not report
and pay timely, you will owe
interest * * * from the date the
payment was due. * * *
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Sec. 204.203 What is the other relief option?
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204.203(b)................... 204.203(b) You must request 200 1 200
approval from MMS * * * before
taking relief under this option.
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Sec. 204.205 How do I obtain accounting and auditing relief?
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204.205(a) and (b)........... 204.205(a) To take cumulative Burden covered under Sec. 204.203(b).
reports and payments relief
under Sec. 204.202, you must
notify MMS in writing by January
31 of the calendar year for
which you begin taking your
relief. * * *
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(b) To obtain other relief under
Sec. 204.203, you must file a
written request for relief with
MMS. * * *
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Sec. 204.206 What will MMS do when it receives my request for other relief?
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204.206(a)(3)(i) and (b)(1).. 204.206 When MMS receives your Burden covered under Sec. 204.203(b).
request for other relief under
Sec. 204.205(b), it will
notify you in writing as
follows:
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(a) If your request for relief is
complete, MMS may either
approve, deny, or modify your
request in writing after
consultation with any State. * *
*
(3) If MMS modifies your relief
request, MMS will notify you of
the modifications.
(i) You have 60 days from your
receipt of MMS's notice to
either accept or reject any
modification(s) in writing. * *
*
(b) If your request for relief is
not complete, MMS will notify
you in writing. * * *
(1) You must submit the missing
information within 60 days of
your receipt of MMS's notice. *
* *
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Sec. 204.208 May a State decide that it will or will not allow one or both of the relief options under this
subpart?
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204.208(c)(1) and (d)(1)..... 204.208(c) If a State decides * * 40 4 160
* that it will or will not allow
one or both of the relief
options * * * within 30 days * *
* the State must:
(1) Notify the Associate Director
for Minerals Revenue Management,
MMS, in writing, of its intent
to allow or not allow one or
both of the relief options. * *
*
(d) If a State decides in advance
* * * that it will not allow one
or both of the relief options *
* * the State must:
(1) Notify the Associate Director
for Minerals Revenue Management,
MMS, in writing, of its intent
to allow one or both of the
relief options. * * *
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Sec. 204.209 What if a property ceases to qualify for relief obtained under this subpart?
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204.209(b)................... 204.209(b) If a property is no 6 1 6
longer eligible for relief * * *
the relief for the property
terminates as of December 31 of
that calendar year. You must
notify MMS in writing by
December 31 that the relief for
the property has terminated. * *
*
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Sec. 204.210 What if a property is approved as part of a nonqualifying agreement?
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204.210(c) and (d)........... 204.210(c) * * * the volumes on Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
which you report and pay royalty 0140.
* * * must be amended to reflect
all volumes produced on or
allocated to your lease under
the nonqualifying agreement as
modified by BLM. * * * Report
and pay royalties for your
production using the procedures
in Sec. 204.202(b).
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(d) If you owe additional
royalties based on the
retroactive agreement approval
and do not pay your royalty by
the date due in Sec.
204.202(b), you will owe late
payment interest determined
under 30 CFR 218.54 from the
date your payment was due under
Sec. 204.202(b)(2) until the
date MMS receives it.
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Sec. 204.214(b) Is minimum royalty due on a property for which I took relief?
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204.214(b)(1) and (b)(2)..... 204.214(b) If you pay minimum Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
royalty on production from a 0140.
marginal property during a
calendar year for which you are
taking cumulative royalty
reports and payment relief, and:
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(1) The annual payment you owe
under this subpart is greater
than the minimum royalty you
paid, you must pay the
difference between the minimum
royalty you paid and your annual
payment due under this subpart;
or
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(2) The annual payment you owe
under this subpart is less than
the minimum royalty you paid,
you are not entitled to a credit
because you must pay at least
the minimum royalty amount on
your lease each year.
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PART 206--PRODUCT VALUATION
Subpart C--Federal Oil
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Sec. 206.102 How do I calculate royalty value for oil that I or my affiliate sell(s) under an arm's-length
contract?
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206.102(e)(1)................ 206.102(e) If you value oil under AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
paragraph (a) of this section:
(1) MMS may require you to
certify that your or your
affiliate's arm's-length
contract provisions include all
of the consideration the buyer
must pay, either directly or
indirectly, for the oil.
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Sec. 206.103 How do I value oil that is not sold under an arm's-length contract?
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206.103(a)................... 206.103 This section explains how 45 5 225
to value oil that you may not
value under Sec. 206.102 or
that elect under Sec.
206.102(d) to value under this
section. First determine whether
paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of
this section applies to
production from your lease, or
whether you may apply paragraph
(d) or (e) with MMS approval.
(a) Production from leases in
California or Alaska. Value is
the average of the daily mean
ANS spot prices published in any
MMS-approved publication during
the trading month most
concurrent with the production
month. * * *
(1) To calculate the daily mean
spot price. * * *
(2) Use only the days. * * *
(3) You must adjust the value. *
* *
206.103(a)(4)................ 206.103(a)(4) After you select an 8 2 16
MMS-approved publication, you
may not select a different
publication more often than once
every 2 years, * * *.
206.103(b)(1)................ 206.103(b) Production from leases 400 2 800
in the Rocky Mountain Region. *
* * (1) If you have an MMS-
approved tendering program, you
must value oil. * * *
206.103(b)(1)(ii)............ 206.103(b)(1)(ii) If you do not 400 2 800
have an MMS-approved tendering
program, you may elect to value
your oil under either paragraph
(b)(2) or (b)(3) of this
section. * * *
206.103(b)(4)................ 206.103(b)(4) If you demonstrate 400 2 800
to MMS's satisfaction that
paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3)
of this section result in an
unreasonable value for your
production as a result of
circumstances regarding that
production, the MMS Director may
establish an alternative
valuation method.
206.103(c)(1)................ 206.103(c) Production from leases 50 10 500
not located in California,
Alaska or the Rocky Mountain
Region. (1) Value is the NYMEX
price, plus the roll, adjusted
for applicable location and
quality differentials and
transportation costs under Sec.
206.112.
206.103(e)(1) and (2)........ 206.103(e) Production delivered 330 2 660
to your refinery and the NYMEX
price or ANS spot price is an
unreasonable value.
(1) * * * you may apply to the
MMS Director to establish a
value representing the market at
the refinery if: * * *.
(2) You must provide adequate
documentation and evidence
demonstrating the market value
at the refinery. * * *
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Sec. 206.105 What records must I keep to support my calculations of value under this subpart?
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206.105...................... 206.105 If you determine the Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
value of your oil under this 0140.
subpart, you must retain all
data relevant to the
determination of royalty value.
* * *
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Sec. 206.107 How do I request a value determination?
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206.107(a)................... 206.107(a) You may request a 330 8 2,640
value determination from MMS. *
* *
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Sec. 206.109 When may I take a transportation allowance in determining value?
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206.109(c)(2)................ 206.109(c) Limits on 8 1 8
transportation allowances. (2)
You may ask MMS to approve a
transportation allowance in
excess of the limitation in
paragraph (c)(1) of this
section. * * * Your application
for exception (using Form MMS-
4393, Request to Exceed
Regulatory Allowance Limitation)
must contain all relevant and
supporting documentation
necessary for MMS to make a
determination. * * *
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Sec. 206.110 How do I determine a transportation allowance under an arm's-length transportation contract?
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206.110(a)................... 206.110(a) * * * You must be able AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
to demonstrate that you or your
affiliate's contract is at arm's
length. * * *
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206.110(d)(3)................ 206.110(d) If your arm's-length 330 2 660
transportation contract includes
more than one liquid product,
and the transportation costs
attributable to each product
cannot be determined. * * *
(3) You may propose to MMS a cost
allocation method. * * *
206.110(e)................... 206.110(e) If your arm's-length 330 1 330
transportation contract includes
both gaseous and liquid
products, and the transportation
costs attributable to each
product cannot be determined
from the contract, then you must
propose an allocation procedure
to MMS.
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206.110(e)(1) and (2)........ 206.110(e)(1) * * * If MMS Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
rejects your cost allocation, 0140.
you must amend your Form MMS-
2014 * * *
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(2) You must submit your initial
proposal, including all
available data, within 3 months
after first claiming the
allocated deductions on Form MMS-
2014.
206.110(g)(2)................ 206.110(g) If your arm's-length 330 1 330
sales includes a provision
reducing the contract price by a
transportation factor, * * *
(2) You must obtain MMS approval
before claiming a transportation
factor in excess of 50 percent
of the base price of the
product.
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Sec. 206.111 How do I determine a transportation allowance if I do not have an arm's-length transportation
contract or arm's-length tariff?
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206.111(g)................... 206.111(g) To compute 330 1 330
depreciation, you may elect to
use either * * * After you make
an election, you may not change
methods without MMS approval. *
* *
206.111(k)(2)................ 206.111(k)(2) You may propose to 330 1 330
MMS a cost allocation method on
the basis of the values * * *
206.111(l)(1)................ 206.111(l)(1) Where you transport 330 1 330
both gaseous and liquid products
through the same transportation
system, you must propose a cost
allocation procedure to MMS.
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206.111(l)(2)................ 206.111(l)(2) * * * If MMS Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
rejects your cost allocation, 0140.
you must amend your Form MMS-
2104 for the months that you
used the rejected method and pay
any additional royalty and
interest due.
206.111(l)(3)................ 206.111(l)(3) You must submit Burden covered under Sec. 206.111(l)(1).
your initial proposal, including
all available data, within 3
months after first claiming the
allocated deductions on Form MMS-
2014.
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Sec. 206.112 What adjustments and transportation allowances apply when I value oil production from my lease
using NYMEX prices or ANS spot prices?
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206.112(a)(1)(ii)............ 206.112(a)(1)(ii) * * * under an 330 1 330
exchange agreement that is not
at arm's length, you must obtain
approval from MMS for a location
and quality differential. * * *
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206.112(a)(1)(ii)............ 206.112(a)(1)(ii) * * * If MMS 330 2 660
prescribes a different
differential, you must apply. *
* * You must pay any additional
royalties owed * * * plus the
late payment interest from the
original royalty due date, or
you may report a credit. * * *
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206.112(a)(3) and (4)........ 206.112(a)(3) If you transport or 330 4 1,320
exchange at arm's length (or
both transport and exchange) at
least 20 percent, but not all,
of your oil produced from the
lease to a market center,
determine the adjustment between
the lease and the market center
for the oil that is not
transported or exchanged (or
both transported and exchanged)
to or through a market center as
follows: * * *.
(4) If you transport or exchange
(or both transport and exchange)
less than 20 percent of your
crude oil produced from the
lease between the lease and a
market center, you must propose
to MMS an adjustment between the
lease and the market center for
the portion of the oil that you
do not transport or exchange (or
both transport and exchange) to
a market center. * * * If MMS
prescribes a different
adjustment. * * * You must pay
any additional royalties owed *
* * plus the late payment
interest from the original
royalty due date, or you may
report a credit. * * *
206.112(b)(3)................ 206.112(b)(3) * * * you may 330 4 1,320
propose an alternative
differential to MMS. * * * If
MMS prescribes a different
differential * * *. You must pay
any additional royalties owed *
* * plus the late payment
interest from the original
royalty due date, or you may
report a credit. * * *
206.112(c)(2)................ 206.112(c)(2) * * * If quality 330 2 660
bank adjustments do not
incorporate or provide for
adjustments for sulfur content,
you may make sulfur adjustments,
based on the quality of the
representative crude oil at the
market center, of 5.0 cents per
one-tenth percent difference in
sulfur content, unless MMS
approves a higher adjustment.
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Sec. 206.114 What are my reporting requirements under an arm's-length transportation contract?
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206.114...................... 206.114 You or your affiliate Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
must use a separate entry on 0140.
Form MMS-2014 to notify MMS of
an allowance based on
transportation costs you or your
affiliate incur.
206.114...................... 206.114 MMS may require you or AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
your affiliate to submit arm's-
length transportation contracts,
production agreements, operating
agreements, and related
documents.
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Sec. 206.115 What are my reporting requirements under a non-arm's-length transportation arrangement?
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206.115(a)................... 206.115(a) You or your affiliate Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
must use a separate entry on 0140.
Form MMS-2014 to notify MMS of
an allowance based on
transportation costs you or your
affiliate incur.
206.115(c)................... 206.115(c) MMS may require you or AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
your affiliate to submit all
data used to calculate the
allowance deduction. * * *
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Subpart D--Federal Gas
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Sec. 206.152 Valuation standards-unprocessed gas.
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206.152(b)(1)(i) and (iii)... 206.152(b)(1)(i) * * * The lessee AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
shall have the burden of
demonstrating that its contract
is arm's-length. * * *
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(iii) * * * When MMS determines
that the value may be
unreasonable, MMS will notify
the lessee and give the lessee
an opportunity to provide
written information justifying
the lessee's value.
206.152(b)(2)................ 206.152(b)(2) * * * The lessee 330 1 330
must request a value
determination in accordance with
paragraph (g) of this section
for gas sold pursuant to a
warranty contract; * * *.
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206.152(b)(3)................ 206.152(b)(3) MMS may require a AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
lessee to certify that its arm's-
length contract provisions
include all of the consideration
to be paid by the buyer, either
directly or indirectly, for the
gas.
206.152(e)(1)................ 206.152(e)(1) Where the value is Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
determined pursuant to paragraph 0140.
(c) of this section, the lessee
shall retain all data relevant
to the determination of royalty
value. * * *
206.152(e)(2)................ 206.152(e)(2) Any Federal lessee AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
will make available upon request
to the authorized MMS or State
representatives, to the Office
of the Inspector General of the
Department of the Interior, or
other person authorized to
receive such information, arm's-
length sales and volume data for
like-quality production sold,
purchased or otherwise obtained
by the lessee from the field or
area or from nearby fields or
areas.
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206.152(e)(3)................ 206.152(e)(3) A lessee shall 330 2 660
notify MMS if it has determined
value pursuant to paragraph
(c)(2) or (c)(3) of this
section. * * *
206.152(g)................... 206.152(g) The lessee may request 330 6 1,980
a value determination from MMS.
* * * The lessee shall submit
all available data relevant to
its proposal. * * *
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Sec. 206.153 Valuation standards--processed gas.
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206.153(b)(1)(i) and (iii)... 206.153(b)(1)(i) * * * The lessee
shall have the burden of
demonstrating that its contract
is arm's-length. * * *
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(iii) * * * When MMS determines AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
that the value may be
unreasonable, MMS will notify
the lessee and give the lessee
an opportunity to provide
written information justifying
the lessee's value.
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206.153(b)(2)................ 206.153(b)(2) * * * The lessee 330 1 330
must request a value
determination in accordance with
paragraph (g) of this section
for gas sold pursuant to a
warranty contract; * * *.
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206.153(b)(3)................ 206.153(b)(3) MMS may require a AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
lessee to certify that its arm's-
length contract provisions
include all of the consideration
to be paid by the buyer, either
directly or indirectly, for the
residue gas or gas plant
product.
206.153(e)(1)................ 206.153(e)(1) Where the value is Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
determined pursuant to paragraph 0140.
(c) of this section, the lessee
shall retain all data relevant
to the determination of royalty
value. * * *
206.153(e)(2)................ 206.153(e)(2) Any Federal lessee AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
will make available upon request
to the authorized MMS or State
representatives, to the Office
of the Inspector General of the
Department of the Interior, or
other persons authorized to
receive such information, arm's-
length sales and volume data for
like-quality residue gas and gas
plant products sold, purchased
or otherwise obtained by the
lessee from the same processing
plant or from nearby processing
plants.
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206.153(e)(3)................ 206.153(e)(2) A lessee shall 330 2 660
notify MMS if it has determined
any value pursuant to paragraph
(c)(2) or (c)(3) of this
section. * * *
206.153(g)................... 206.153(g) The lessee may request 330 4 1,320
a value determination from MMS.
* * * The lessee shall submit
all available data relevant to
its proposal. * * *
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Sec. 206.154 Determination of quantities and qualities for computing royalties.
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206.154(c)(4)................ 206.154(c)(4) * * * A lessee may 330 1 330
request MMS approval of other
methods for determining the
quantity of residue gas and gas
plant products allocable to each
lease. * * *
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Sec. 206.156 Transportation allowances-general.
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206.156(c)(3)................ 206.156(c)(3) Upon request of a 8 3 24
lessee, MMS may approve a
transportation allowance
deduction in excess of the
limitation prescribed by
paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of
this section. * * * An
application for exception (using
Form MMS-4393, Request to Exceed
Regulatory Allowance Limitation)
shall contain all relevant and
supporting documentation
necessary for MMS to make a
determination. * * *
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Sec. 206.157 Determination of transportation allowances.
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206.157(a)(1)(i)............. 206.157(a) Arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
transportation contracts. (1)(i)
* * * The lessee shall have the
burden of demonstrating that its
contract is arm's-length. * * *
206.157(a)(1)(i)............. 206.157(a)(1)(i) * * * The lessee Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
must claim a transportation 0140.
allowance by reporting it on a
separate line entry on the Form
MMS-2014.
206.157(a)(1)(iii)........... 206.157(a)(1)(iii) * * * When MMS AUDIT PROCESS. See note.
determines that the value of the
transportation may be
unreasonable, MMS will notify
the lessee and give the lessee
an opportunity to provide
written information justifying
the lessee's transportation
costs.
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206.157(a)(2)(ii)............ 206.157(a)(2)(ii) * * * the 330 1 330
lessee may propose to MMS a cost
allocation method on the basis
of the values of the products
transported. * * *
206.157(a)(3)................ 206.157(a)(3) If an arm's-length 330 1 330
transportation contract includes
both gaseous and liquid products
and the transportation costs
attributable to each cannot be
determined from the contract,
the lessee shall propose an
allocation procedure to MMS. * *
* The lessee shall submit all
relevant data to support its
proposal. * * *
206.157(a)(5)................ 206.157(a)(5) * * * The 100 1 100
transportation factor may not
exceed 50 percent of the base
price of the product without MMS
approval.
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206.157(b)(1)................ 206.157(b) Non-arm's-length or no Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-
contract. (1) The lessee must 0140.
claim a transportation allowance
by reporting it on a separate
line entry on the Form MMS-2014.
* * *
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206.157(b)(2)(iv) and 206.157(b)(2)(iv) After a lessee 100 1 100
(b)(2)(iv)(A). has elected to use either method
for a transportation system, the
lessee may not later elect to
change to the other alternative
without approval of the MMS.
(A) After an election is made,
the lessee may not change
methods without MMS approval. *
* *
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206.157(b)(3)(i)............. 206.157(b)(3)(i) * * * Except as 100 1 100
provided in this paragraph, the
lessee may not take an allowance
for transporting a product which
is not royalty bearing without
MMS approval.
206.157(b)(3)(ii)............ 206.157(b)(3)(ii) * * * the 100 1 100
lessee may propose to the MMS a
cost allocation method on the
basis of the values of the
products transported. * * *
206.157(b)(4)................ 206.157(b)(4) Where both gaseous 100 1 100
and liquid products are
transported through the same
transportation syste
