Notice Terminating the Exclusion of Indian Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation From Valuation Under 30 CFR 206.172, 30430 [2010-13018]
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On August
10, 1999, MMS published a final rule
titled ‘‘Amendments to Gas Valuation
Regulations for Indian Leases’’ at 64 FR
43506, with an effective date of January
1, 2000. Per 30 CFR 206.172, MMS
excluded Indian leases on the
Reservation from index-based valuation
because of the results of a cost benefit
analysis MMS performed in 1999.
Effective January 2000, MMS has valued
gas production from the Reservation
under the non-index valuation
methodology at 30 CFR 206.174. In the
1999 analysis, MMS estimated that the
Ute Indian Tribe would receive more
revenue under the non-index-based
valuation methodology than under the
index-based valuation methodology.
Thus, MMS excluded the Ute Indian
tribal leases from index-based valuation,
effective January 1, 2000. Since the
implementation of the final rule (64 FR
43506), MMS has analyzed whether the
Ute Indian Tribe would continue to
receive more revenue under the nonindex-based valuation method than the
index-based valuation method.
The MMS recently performed a cost
benefit analysis and estimated that
revenues using the index-based formula
at 30 CFR 206.172 exceed the estimated
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008–MRM–0036]
Notice Terminating the Exclusion of
Indian Tribal Leases in the Uintah and
Ouray Reservation From Valuation
Under 30 CFR 206.172
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: For gas produced from Indian
tribal leases on the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation (Reservation) in Utah, the
Minerals Management Service (MMS) is
terminating the exclusion from
valuation under the regulations at 30
CFR 206.172, based on a request by the
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and
Ouray Reservation.
DATES: Effective Date: First day of the
second month following publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Barder, Manager, Team B, Western
Audit and Compliance, Minerals
Revenue Management, Minerals
Management Service, P.O. Box 25165,
MS 62220B, Denver, Colorado 80225–
0165, telephone number (303) 231–
3702, fax number (303) 231–3755, email john.barder@mms.gov.
revenues using the non-index valuation
method at 30 CFR 206.174.
As required under 30 CFR
206.172(f)(2), MMS received a tribal
resolution from the Business Committee
of the Ute Indian Tribe to terminate the
exclusion from index-based valuation of
gas production from Indian tribal leases
on the Reservation. As a result of the
tribal resolution and publishing of this
notice, gas production from Ute Indian
tribal leases on the Reservation must be
valued under the index-based valuation
method at 30 CFR 206.172 beginning
with production on the first day of the
second month following the date MMS
publishes this notice in the Federal
Register.
Lessees must value gas production
from Ute Indian tribal leases on the
Reservation with the index-based
valuation formula in 30 CFR 206.172(d)
using the MMS-approved publications
and indexes for the Central Rocky
Mountain Index Zone to determine the
index zone price; or lessees may obtain
the index-based values from the MMS
Web site at http://www.mrm.mms.gov/
TribServ/allzones.htm.
The approved publications and index
pricing points for the Central Rocky
Mountain Index Zone are listed in the
following table:
MMS-approved publications
Index zone
Platt’s inside
FERC gas
market report
Central .............................................
Rocky ...............................................
Mountain ..........................................
X
X
X
X
Kern River Gas Transmission Co. for Wyoming.
Northwest Pipeline Corp. for Rocky Mountains.
Questar Pipeline Co. for Rocky Mountains.
Colorado Interstate Gas Co. for Rocky Mountains.
Rocky Mountains.
CIG.
Questar.
Kern River.
Northwest Domestic.
X
Dated: April 5, 2010.
Gregory J. Gould,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue
Management.
Index-pricing points
NGI’s bidweek
survey
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0036]
Notice Terminating the Exclusion of Indian Tribal Leases in the
Uintah and Ouray Reservation From Valuation Under 30 CFR 206.172
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: For gas produced from Indian tribal leases on the Uintah and
Ouray Reservation (Reservation) in Utah, the Minerals Management
Service (MMS) is terminating the exclusion from valuation under the
regulations at 30 CFR 206.172, based on a request by the Ute Indian
Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
DATES: Effective Date: First day of the second month following
publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Barder, Manager, Team B, Western
Audit and Compliance, Minerals Revenue Management, Minerals Management
Service, P.O. Box 25165, MS 62220B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165,
telephone number (303) 231-3702, fax number (303) 231-3755, e-mail
john.barder@mms.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 1999, MMS published a final
rule titled ``Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian
Leases'' at 64 FR 43506, with an effective date of January 1, 2000. Per
30 CFR 206.172, MMS excluded Indian leases on the Reservation from
index-based valuation because of the results of a cost benefit analysis
MMS performed in 1999. Effective January 2000, MMS has valued gas
production from the Reservation under the non-index valuation
methodology at 30 CFR 206.174. In the 1999 analysis, MMS estimated that
the Ute Indian Tribe would receive more revenue under the non-index-
based valuation methodology than under the index-based valuation
methodology. Thus, MMS excluded the Ute Indian tribal leases from
index-based valuation, effective January 1, 2000. Since the
implementation of the final rule (64 FR 43506), MMS has analyzed
whether the Ute Indian Tribe would continue to receive more revenue
under the non-index-based valuation method than the index-based
valuation method.
The MMS recently performed a cost benefit analysis and estimated
that revenues using the index-based formula at 30 CFR 206.172 exceed
the estimated revenues using the non-index valuation method at 30 CFR
206.174.
As required under 30 CFR 206.172(f)(2), MMS received a tribal
resolution from the Business Committee of the Ute Indian Tribe to
terminate the exclusion from index-based valuation of gas production
from Indian tribal leases on the Reservation. As a result of the tribal
resolution and publishing of this notice, gas production from Ute
Indian tribal leases on the Reservation must be valued under the index-
based valuation method at 30 CFR 206.172 beginning with production on
the first day of the second month following the date MMS publishes this
notice in the Federal Register.
Lessees must value gas production from Ute Indian tribal leases on
the Reservation with the index-based valuation formula in 30 CFR
206.172(d) using the MMS-approved publications and indexes for the
Central Rocky Mountain Index Zone to determine the index zone price; or
lessees may obtain the index-based values from the MMS Web site at
http://www.mrm.mms.gov/TribServ/allzones.htm.
The approved publications and index pricing points for the Central
Rocky Mountain Index Zone are listed in the following table:
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MMS-approved publications
----------------------------------
Index zone Platt's inside Index-pricing points
FERC gas market NGI's bidweek
report survey
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Central................................... X ............... Kern River Gas Transmission Co.
for Wyoming.
Rocky..................................... X ............... Northwest Pipeline Corp. for Rocky
Mountains.
Mountain.................................. X ............... Questar Pipeline Co. for Rocky
Mountains.
X ............... Colorado Interstate Gas Co. for
Rocky Mountains.
............... X Rocky Mountains.
............... ............... CIG.
............... ............... Questar.
............... ............... Kern River.
............... ............... Northwest Domestic.
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Dated: April 5, 2010.
Gregory J. Gould,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management.
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