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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2009–MRM–0017]
States’ Decisions on Participating in
Accounting and Auditing Relief for
Federal Oil and Gas Marginal
Properties
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of States’ decisions to
participate or not participate in
accounting and auditing relief for
Federal oil and gas marginal properties
located within the States’ boundaries for
calendar year 2010.
SUMMARY: The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) published final
regulations on September 13, 2004 (69
FR 55076), codified at sections 204.200
through 204.215 of title 30 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), to provide
two types of accounting and auditing
relief for Federal onshore or Outer
Continental Shelf lease production from
marginal properties. These regulations
require MMS to publish in the Federal
Register the decisions of the States
concerned to allow or not allow one or
both forms of relief allowed by the
regulations. As required by the
regulations, MMS provided States
receiving a portion of the Federal
royalties with a list of qualifying
marginal Federal oil and gas properties
located in the States so that each
affected State could decide whether to
participate in one or both relief options.
For calendar year 2010, this notice
provides the decisions by the States
concerned to allow one or both types of
relief.
DATE: Effective January 1, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Williams, Manager, Western Audit
& Compliance Management, telephone
(303) 231–3403, FAX (303) 231–3744,
e-mail to mary.williams@mms.gov, or
mail to P.O. Box 25165, MS 62200B,
Denver Federal Center, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The regulations implement certain
provisions of section 7 of the Federal
Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and
Fairness Act of 1996 (30 U.S.C. 1726)
and provide two options for relief: (1)
Notification-based relief for annual
reporting, and (2) other requested relief,
as proposed by industry and approved
by MMS and the State concerned. The
regulations require that MMS publish a
list of the States and their decisions
regarding marginal property relief by
December 1 of each year.
To qualify for the first relief option
(notification-based relief) for calendar
year 2010, properties must have
produced less than 1,000 barrels-of-oilequivalent (BOE) per year for the base
period (July 1, 2008, through June 30,
2009). Annual reporting relief will begin
January 1, 2010, with the annual report
and payment due February 28, 2011; or
March 31, 2011, if you have an
estimated payment on file. To qualify
for the second relief option (other
requested relief), the combined
equivalent production of the marginal
properties during the base period must
equal an average daily well production
of less than 15 BOE per well per day
calculated under 30 CFR 204.4(c).
The following table shows the States
that have marginal properties, where a
portion of the royalties are shared
between the State and MMS, and the
States’ decisions to allow one or both
forms of relief.
No .......................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
Yes .....................................................................................
Yes .....................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
Yes .....................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
Yes .....................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
Yes .....................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
No .......................................................................................
Yes .....................................................................................
Request-based relief
(less than 15 BOE per
well per day)
Notification-based relief (less than 1,000 BOE per year)
Alabama ..............................................................................
California .............................................................................
Colorado .............................................................................
Kansas ................................................................................
Louisiana ............................................................................
Michigan .............................................................................
Mississippi ..........................................................................
Montana ..............................................................................
Nebraska ............................................................................
Nevada ...............................................................................
New Mexico ........................................................................
North Dakota ......................................................................
Oklahoma ...........................................................................
South Dakota ......................................................................
Texas ..................................................................................
Utah ....................................................................................
Wyoming .............................................................................
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Federal oil and gas properties located
in all other States, where a portion of
the royalties is not shared with the
State, are eligible for relief if they
qualify as marginal under this rule. The
MMS believes this covers any
exceptions under section 117(c) of
RSFA. For information on how to obtain
relief, please refer to the rule, which you
can view on our MMS Web site at
https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/AC30.htm.
Unless the information received is
proprietary data, all correspondence,
records, or information that we receive
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in response to this notice may be subject
to disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.)
(FOIA). If applicable, please highlight
the proprietary portions, including any
supporting documentation, or mark the
page(s) that contain proprietary data.
Proprietary information is protected by
the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905);
FOIA, Exemption 4; and Department
regulations (43 CFR, part 2).
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Dated: December 17, 2009.
Gregory J. Gould,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS-2009-MRM-0017]
States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing
Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of States' decisions to participate or not participate
in accounting and auditing relief for Federal oil and gas marginal
properties located within the States' boundaries for calendar year
2010.
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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) published final
regulations on September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076), codified at sections
204.200 through 204.215 of title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), to provide two types of accounting and auditing relief for
Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from
marginal properties. These regulations require MMS to publish in the
Federal Register the decisions of the States concerned to allow or not
allow one or both forms of relief allowed by the regulations. As
required by the regulations, MMS provided States receiving a portion of
the Federal royalties with a list of qualifying marginal Federal oil
and gas properties located in the States so that each affected State
could decide whether to participate in one or both relief options. For
calendar year 2010, this notice provides the decisions by the States
concerned to allow one or both types of relief.
DATE: Effective January 1, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Williams, Manager, Western Audit
& Compliance Management, telephone (303) 231-3403, FAX (303) 231-3744,
e-mail to mary.williams@mms.gov, or mail to P.O. Box 25165, MS 62200B,
Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The regulations implement certain provisions of section 7 of the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 (30
U.S.C. 1726) and provide two options for relief: (1) Notification-based
relief for annual reporting, and (2) other requested relief, as
proposed by industry and approved by MMS and the State concerned. The
regulations require that MMS publish a list of the States and their
decisions regarding marginal property relief by December 1 of each
year.
To qualify for the first relief option (notification-based relief)
for calendar year 2010, properties must have produced less than 1,000
barrels-of-oil-equivalent (BOE) per year for the base period (July 1,
2008, through June 30, 2009). Annual reporting relief will begin
January 1, 2010, with the annual report and payment due February 28,
2011; or March 31, 2011, if you have an estimated payment on file. To
qualify for the second relief option (other requested relief), the
combined equivalent production of the marginal properties during the
base period must equal an average daily well production of less than 15
BOE per well per day calculated under 30 CFR 204.4(c).
The following table shows the States that have marginal properties,
where a portion of the royalties are shared between the State and MMS,
and the States' decisions to allow one or both forms of relief.
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Notification-based relief
State (less than 1,000 BOE per Request-based relief (less than 15 BOE
year) per well per day)
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Alabama................................. No......................... No.
California.............................. No......................... No.
Colorado................................ No......................... No.
Kansas.................................. No......................... No.
Louisiana............................... Yes........................ Yes.
Michigan................................ Yes........................ Yes.
Mississippi............................. No......................... No.
Montana................................. No......................... No.
Nebraska................................ No......................... No.
Nevada.................................. Yes........................ Yes.
New Mexico.............................. No......................... Yes.
North Dakota............................ Yes........................ Yes.
Oklahoma................................ No......................... No.
South Dakota............................ Yes........................ No.
Texas................................... No......................... No.
Utah.................................... No......................... No.
Wyoming................................. Yes........................ No.
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Federal oil and gas properties located in all other States, where a
portion of the royalties is not shared with the State, are eligible for
relief if they qualify as marginal under this rule. The MMS believes
this covers any exceptions under section 117(c) of RSFA. For
information on how to obtain relief, please refer to the rule, which
you can view on our MMS Web site at https://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/AC30.htm.
Unless the information received is proprietary data, all
correspondence, records, or information that we receive in response to
this notice may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.) (FOIA). If applicable, please
highlight the proprietary portions, including any supporting
documentation, or mark the page(s) that contain proprietary data.
Proprietary information is protected by the Trade Secrets Act (18
U.S.C. 1905); FOIA, Exemption 4; and Department regulations (43 CFR,
part 2).
Dated: December 17, 2009.
Gregory J. Gould,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-321 Filed 1-11-10; 8:45 am]
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