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relative to the value of the credit and
agrees that the minimum level at which
fees are charged should be raised
further. Under the current fee schedule,
a review fee of $500 is charged for
projects less than $100,000, equivalent
to 12.5% of the value of the incentive
(20% of the cost of the rehabilitation)
for a $20,000 project; and under the
initially proposed schedule, the review
fee would be equal to 8% of the value
of the incentive for a $50,000 project.
After considering the costs to the
Government of administering the
program, the value of the service to the
recipient, and the public policy of
promoting investment in our Nation’s
historic buildings, the NPS considers
that raising the minimum project level
at which fees are assessed to $80,000
(with a review fee equivalent to 5.3% of
the value of the incentive) effectively
balances these goals. It would preserve
the long-standing NPS practice of not
charging for the smallest projects, and
promote the rehabilitation of historic
buildings without substantially
increasing the cost of administering the
program or resulting in significant loss
of fee revenues. Raising the level
further, however, would mean more
substantial loss of such revenues or
require that fees be increased.
In consideration of this change, the
fee schedule has been revised as set
forth below so that no fee is charged for
projects with rehabilitation costs less
than $80,000. There is no change as the
result of this revision to the fees charged
to projects with rehabilitation costs of
$80,000 and above to that previously
proposed.
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Fee Schedule Information and
Instructions
Fees will be charged for reviewing
Historic Preservation Certification
Applications in accordance with the
schedule appearing below. The fee
schedule and instructions concerning
the same may also be obtained through
the NPS’s Web site at https://
www.nps.gov/tps/tax-incentives.htm.
The new fee schedule applies only to
new applications received by State
Historic Preservation Offices after the
effective date of this fee schedule. Part
3 applications describing completed
work in previously reviewed Part 2
applications will be charged according
to the schedule in effect at the time the
Part 2 was reviewed.
Fee Schedule
Applicants should make no payment
until requested to do so by the NPS. A
certification decision will not be issued
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on an application until the appropriate
remittance is received. Fees are
nonrefundable.
Application review fees (rounded to
the nearest dollar) are based on the
applicant’s estimated rehabilitation
costs (defined as ‘‘Qualified
Rehabilitation Expenditures,’’ or
‘‘QREs,’’ pursuant to section 47 of the
Internal Revenue Code).
Dated: November 5, 2012.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Director, National Park Service.
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Cost of rehabilitation
Fee
$0–$79,999 ...............
$80,000–$3,849,999
$–0–.
$845 + 0.15%
(0.0015) of rehabilitation costs over
$80,000.
$6,500.
$3,850,000 or more ..
1. The application review fee will,
upon request by the NPS, be payable
one-half upon NPS receipt of a Part 2—
Description of Rehabilitation, and onehalf upon NPS receipt of a Part 3—
Request for Certification of Completed
Work.
2. If the estimated rehabilitation costs
reported on the Part 3 application are
lower than those reported on the Part 2
application previously submitted, then
the Part 3 portion of the application
review fee will be based on the costs
reported on the Part 3. No refund of the
Part 2 fee difference—if any—will be
made.
3. If the estimated rehabilitation costs
reported on the Part 3 application are
higher than those reported on the Part
2 application previously submitted,
then the Part 3 portion of the fee will
be 100% of the review fee less the Part
2 portion of the fee previously paid.
4. If Part 2 and Part 3 applications are
received at the same time, the
application review fee will be assessed
on the estimated rehabilitation costs
reported on the Part 3.
5. For a project involving multiple
buildings that were functionally related
historically pursuant to 36 CFR part 67,
the application review fee will be based
on the estimated rehabilitation costs of
the entire project.
6. For a phased project pursuant to 36
CFR part 67, the application review fee
will be based on the total estimated
rehabilitation costs for all phases.
7. Projects requiring submittal of a
new Part 2 application will be assessed
an application review fee equal to the
fee for a new Part 2 application. No
refunds or credits toward the new
application will be issued for the fees
paid for the prior Part 2 application.
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States’ Decisions on Participating in
Accounting and Auditing Relief for
Federal Oil and Gas Marginal
Properties
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Final regulations that the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
(ONRR) published September 13, 2004
(69 FR 55076), provide two types of
accounting and auditing relief for
Federal onshore or Outer Continental
Shelf lease production from marginal
properties. As the regulations require,
ONRR provided a list of qualifying
marginal Federal oil and gas properties
to States that received a portion of
Federal royalties. Each State then
decided whether to participate in one or
both relief options. For calendar year
2013, we provide in this notice the
affected States’ decisions to allow one or
both types of relief.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Adamski, Program Manager,
Asset Valuation, at (303) 231–3410; or
(303) 231–3744 via fax; or via email to
richard.adamski@onrr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations, codified at 30 CFR part
1204, subpart C, implement certain
provisions of section 7 of the Federal
Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and
Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) (30 U.S.C.
1726), which allows States to relieve the
lessees of marginal properties from
certain reporting, accounting, and
auditing requirements. States make an
annual determination of whether or not
to allow relief. Two options for relief are
provided: (1) Notification-based relief
for annual reporting and (2) other
requested relief, as industry proposed
and ONRR and the affected State
approved. The regulations require
ONRR to publish by December 1 of each
year a list of the States and their
decisions regarding marginal property
relief.
To qualify for the first relief option
(notification-based relief) for calendar
year 2013, properties must have
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produced less than 1,000 barrels-of-oilequivalent (BOE) per year for the base
period (July 1, 2011, through June 30,
2012). Annual reporting relief will begin
January 1, 2013, with the annual report
and payment due February 28, 2014, or
March 31, 2014, 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 1204.4(c).
The following table shows the States
that have qualifying marginal properties
and the States’ decisions to allow one or
both forms of relief.
Alabama ...........
California ..........
Colorado ..........
Kansas .............
Louisiana .........
Michigan ..........
Mississippi .......
Montana ...........
Nebraska .........
Nevada ............
New Mexico .....
North Dakota ...
Oklahoma ........
South Dakota ...
Utah .................
Wyoming ..........
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State
Notificationbased relief
(less than
1,000 BOE
per year)
Requestbased relief
(less than
15 BOE per
well per
day)
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
Yes .............
Yes .............
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
Yes .............
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
No ..............
No.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
Yes.
No.
No.
No.
No.
Yes.
Yes.
No.
No.
No.
No.
Federal oil and gas properties located
in all other States where ONRR does not
share a portion of Federal royalties with
the State are eligible for relief if they
qualify as marginal under the
regulations (See section 117(c) of RSFA
(30 U.S.C. 1726(c))). For information on
how to obtain relief, please refer to 30
CFR 1204.205 or to the published rule,
which you may view at www.onrr.gov/
Laws_R_D/FRNotices/AC30.htm.
Unless the information that ONRR
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
(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.). If
applicable, please highlight the
proprietary portions, including any
supporting documentation, or mark the
page(s) that contain proprietary data.
We protect the proprietary information
under the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C.
1905); FOIA, Exemption 4 (5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4)); and Department regulations
(43 CFR part 2).
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Dated: November 16, 2012.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0002]
States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing
Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Final regulations that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue
(ONRR) published September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076), provide two types of
accounting and auditing relief for Federal onshore or Outer Continental
Shelf lease production from marginal properties. As the regulations
require, ONRR provided a list of qualifying marginal Federal oil and
gas properties to States that received a portion of Federal royalties.
Each State then decided whether to participate in one or both relief
options. For calendar year 2013, we provide in this notice the affected
States' decisions to allow one or both types of relief.
DATES: Effective January 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Adamski, Program Manager,
Asset Valuation, at (303) 231-3410; or (303) 231-3744 via fax; or via
email to richard.adamski@onrr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations, codified at 30 CFR part
1204, subpart C, implement certain provisions of section 7 of the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
(RSFA) (30 U.S.C. 1726), which allows States to relieve the lessees of
marginal properties from certain reporting, accounting, and auditing
requirements. States make an annual determination of whether or not to
allow relief. Two options for relief are provided: (1) Notification-
based relief for annual reporting and (2) other requested relief, as
industry proposed and ONRR and the affected State approved. The
regulations require ONRR to publish by December 1 of each year a list
of the States and their decisions regarding marginal property relief.
To qualify for the first relief option (notification-based relief)
for calendar year 2013, properties must have
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produced less than 1,000 barrels-of-oil-equivalent (BOE) per year for
the base period (July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012). Annual reporting
relief will begin January 1, 2013, with the annual report and payment
due February 28, 2014, or March 31, 2014, 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 1204.4(c).
The following table shows the States that have qualifying marginal
properties and the States' decisions to allow one or both forms of
relief.
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Notification-based Request-based
relief (less than relief (less than
State 1,000 BOE per 15 BOE per well
year) 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.......................... No................ No.
New Mexico...................... No................ Yes.
North Dakota.................... Yes............... Yes.
Oklahoma........................ No................ No.
South Dakota.................... No................ No.
Utah............................ No................ No.
Wyoming......................... No................ No.
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Federal oil and gas properties located in all other States where
ONRR does not share a portion of Federal royalties with the State are
eligible for relief if they qualify as marginal under the regulations
(See section 117(c) of RSFA (30 U.S.C. 1726(c))). For information on
how to obtain relief, please refer to 30 CFR 1204.205 or to the
published rule, which you may view at www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/AC30.htm.
Unless the information that ONRR 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 (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.). If applicable, please
highlight the proprietary portions, including any supporting
documentation, or mark the page(s) that contain proprietary data. We
protect the proprietary information under the Trade Secrets Act (18
U.S.C. 1905); FOIA, Exemption 4 (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)); and Department
regulations (43 CFR part 2).
Dated: November 16, 2012.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
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