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This plan will guide the management of
the Riverways for the next 15 to 20
years. The GMP/WS/EIS considers and
describes four draft conceptual
alternatives—a no-action and three
action alternatives, including the NPS
preferred alternative. The anticipated
environmental impacts of these
alternatives are also analyzed.
The no-action alternative would
extend existing conditions and
management trends into the future. This
no-action alternative serves as a basis of
comparison for evaluating the action
alternatives. The NPS would maintain
the Big Spring Wilderness Study Area’s
primitive, natural character to maintain
its wilderness eligibility.
Alternative A would focus on creating
visitor experiences and providing
resource conditions that help visitors
better understand the riverways of the
past, including traditional river
recreation activities reminiscent of those
that occurred when the Riverways was
established. Management would
emphasize greater opportunities for
traditional, non-mechanized forms of
recreation and visitor experiences that
are quieter, less crowded, and slower
paced. Management would also focus on
protecting natural resources and
systems. Under this alternative, most of
the Big Spring Wilderness Study Area
would be recommended for wilderness
designation.
Alternative B, the NPS preferred
alternative, would enhance
opportunities for visitors to discover
and learn about the natural wonders and
Ozark heritage of the Riverways, while
maintaining a mix of traditional
recreational and commercial activities.
Emphasis would be placed on
increasing opportunities for visitor
education and connections to natural
resources and cultural landscapes. Most
of the Big Spring Wilderness Study Area
would be recommended for wilderness
designation.
Alternative C would seek to provide
a diversity of outdoor recreational
opportunities and experiences while
maintaining the highly scenic natural
setting and cultural resources. The
Riverways would be managed to
support higher levels and diverse types
of recreational opportunities, with a
focus on more intensive management to
ensure that excessive impacts on
resources or public safety would not
occur. In addition, land-based
recreational opportunities would be
increased under this alternative.
Approximately half of the Big Spring
Wilderness Study Area would be
recommended for wilderness
designation.
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The Draft GMP/WS/EIS focuses on
key natural and cultural resources,
visitor uses and experiences,
soundscapes, park operations, and
socioeconomic characteristics that have
the potential to be affected if any of the
alternatives were implemented.
If you wish to comment, you may
submit your comment by any one of
several methods. You are encouraged to
submit comments via the PEPC Web site
at the address above. You may mail
comments to the National Park Service,
Chris Church, Project Manager, Denver
Service Center Planning Division, P.O.
Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225. Finally,
you may mail comments to the
Superintendent at the address above.
Before including your address,
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other personal identifying information
in your comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment (including
your personal identifying information)
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comments to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. We will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or
officials, of organizations or businesses,
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Dated: May 16, 2013.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2013–26872 Filed 11–7–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0001; DS63610300
DR2PS0000.CH7000 134D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget Review;
Comment Request
Office of the Secretary, Office
of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a
currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1012–
0010).
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR) is notifying the public
that we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
SUMMARY:
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requirements in the regulations under
title 30, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212,
1217, and 1218. This ICR pertains to
royalty and production reporting on
solid minerals and geothermal leases on
Federal and Indian lands. There are
three forms associated with this
information collection: ONRR–4430,
ONRR–4292, and ONRR–4293. This
notice also provides the public with a
second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection request but may respond after
30 days; therefore, you should submit
your public comments to OMB by
December 9, 2013 for the assurance of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of Interior (1012–0010), by
telefax at (202) 395–5806 or via email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to
Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist,
Office of Natural Resources Revenue,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver,
Colorado 80225. Please reference ‘‘ICR
1012–0010’’ in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist,
email Armand.Southall@onrr.gov. You
may also contact Mr. Southall to obtain
copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) the regulations
that require us to collect the
information. To see a copy of the entire
ICR submitted to OMB, go to https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/PRAMain and
select ‘‘Information Collection Review,’’
then select ‘‘Department of the Interior’’
in the drop-down box under ‘‘Currently
Under Review.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Solid Minerals and Geothermal
Collections–30 CFR Parts 1202, 1206,
1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0010.
Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR–
4430, ONRR–4292, and ONRR–4293.
Abstract: The Secretary of the United
States Department of the Interior is
responsible for mineral resource
development on Federal and Indian
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). The Secretary’s responsibility,
according to various laws, is to (1)
manage mineral resource production
from Federal and Indian lands and the
OCS, (2) collect the royalties and other
mineral revenues due, and (3) distribute
the funds collected under those laws.
We have posted the laws pertaining to
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mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS at https://
www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and to seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
minerals revenue management functions
for the Secretary and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the
Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
I. 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 a value of production from the
leased lands. The lessee, or designee,
must 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 such
minerals.
II. Information Collections
ONRR, acting for the Secretary, uses
the information that we collect to ensure
that lessees accurately value and
appropriately pay all royalties based on
the correct product valuation. ONRR
and other Federal Government entities,
including the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, the Bureau
of Land Management, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and State and Tribal
governmental entities, use the
information for audit purposes and for
evaluating the reasonableness of
product valuation or allowance claims
that lessees submit. Please refer to the
burden hour chart for all reporting
requirements and associated burden
hours.
A. Solid Minerals
Producers of coal and other solid
minerals from any Federal or Indian
lease must submit current Form ONRR–
4430, Solid Minerals Production and
Royalty Report, and other associated
data formats. These companies also
report certain data on Form ONRR–
2014, Report of Sales and Royalty
Remittance (OMB Control Number
1012–0004). Producers of coal from any
Indian lease must also submit Form
ONRR–4292, Coal Washing Allowance
Report, and Form ONRR–4293, Coal
Transportation Allowance Report, if
they wish to claim allowances on Form
ONRR–4430. The information that
ONRR requests is the minimum
necessary to carry out our mission and
places the least possible burden on
respondents.
B. Geothermal Resources
This ICR also covers some of the
information collections for geothermal
resources, which ONRR groups by usage
(electrical generation, direct use, and
byproduct recover), and by disposition
of the resources (arm’s-length
(unaffiliated) contract sales, non-arm’slength contract sales, and no contract
sales) within each use group. ONRR
relies primarily on data that payors
report on Form ONRR–2014 for the
majority of our business processes,
including geothermal information. In
addition to using the data to account for
royalties that payors report, ONRR uses
the data for monthly distribution of
mineral revenues and for audit and
compliance reviews.
III. OMB Approval
We will request OMB approval to
continue to collect this information. Not
collecting this information would limit
the Secretary’s ability to discharge
fiduciary duties and may also result in
the loss of royalty payments. We protect
the proprietary information that ONRR
receives and do not collect items of a
sensitive nature. Reporters must submit
Form ONRR–4430. Also, ONRR requires
that reporters submit Forms ONRR–
4292 and ONRR–4293 to claim
allowances on Form ONRR–4430.
Frequency: Monthly, annually, and on
occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100 reporters.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 3,434
hours.
We have not included in our
estimates certain requirements that
companies perform in the normal course
of business, and that ONRR considers
usual and customary. We display the
estimated annual burden hours by CFR
section and paragraph in the following
chart.
RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Citation 30 CFR
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
Average
number annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
Part 1202—Royalties
Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1202.351(b)(3) ..............................
1202.353(a), (b), (c), and (d) ........
1202.353(e) ...................................
Pay royalties on used, sold, or otherwise finally disposed of byproducts.
Report on Form ONRR–2014, royalties or direct use fee
due for geothermal resources, byproduct quantity,
and commercially demineralized water quantity.
Maintain quality measurements for audits .......................
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004. See § 1210.52.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
Part 1206—Product Valuation
Subpart F—Federal Coal
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1206.253(c);
1206.254;
1206.257(d)(1).
and
Maintain accurate records for Federal lease coal and all
data relevant to the royalty value determination; report the coal quantity information on appropriate
forms under 30 CFR part 1210.
1206.257(b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4), and
(d)(2).
Demonstrate and certify your arm’s-length contract provisions including all consideration paid by buyer, directly or indirectly, for coal production; provide written
information of reported arm’s-length coal sales value
and quantity data.
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
1206.257(d)(3) ..............................
1206.257(f) ....................................
1206.257(i) ....................................
1206.259(a)(1) and (a)(3) .............
1206.259(b)(2)(iv) .........................
1206.259(b)(2)(iv)(A) .....................
6
2
10
2
Report actual washing allowance on Form ONRR–4430
for arm’s-length sales.
Report actual washing allowance on Form ONRR–4430
for non-arm’s-length or no contract sales.
Report washing allowance on Form ONRR–4430 after
lessee elects either method for a wash plant.
Report washing allowance on Form ONRR–4430 for depreciation—use either straight-line, or a unit of production method.
1206.259(b)(1) ..............................
3
5
Demonstrate that your contract is arm’s-length; provide
written information justifying the lessee’s washing
costs.
1206.259(a)(1) ..............................
Annual burden
hours
2
Submit a one-time notification when first reporting royalties on Form ONRR–4430 and for a change in method.
Submit all available data relevant to the value determination proposal.
Write and sign contract revisions or amendments by all
parties to an arm’s-length contract, and retroactively
apply revisions or amendments to royalty value for a
period not to exceed two years.
Average
number annual
responses
3
6
Hour burden
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
0.34
12
4
0.75
48
36
1
3
3
1
3
3
1206.259(c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(iii) .....
Submit arm’s-length and non-arm’s-length washing contracts and related documents to ONRR.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
1206.262(a)(1) ..............................
Report transportation allowance on Form ONRR–4430 ..
0.333
1206.262(a)(1) and (a)(3) .............
Demonstrate that your contract is arm’s-length; provide
written information justifying your transportation costs
when ONRR determines the costs are unreasonable.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
1206.262(b)(1) ..............................
Report actual transportation allowance on Form ONRR–
4430 for non-arm’s-length or no contract sales.
Report transportation allowance on Form ONRR–4430
after lessee elects either method for a transportation
system.
Report transportation allowance on Form ONRR–4430
for depreciation—use either straight-line, or a unit of
production method.
Apply to ONRR for exception from the requirement of
computing actual costs.
1206.262(b)(2)(iv) .........................
1206.262(b)(2)(iv)(A) .....................
1206.262(b)(3) ..............................
1206.262(c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(iii) .....
24
18
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
Propose the value of coal for royalty purposes to ONRR
for an ad valorem Federal coal lease.
Notify ONRR if, prior to use, sale, or other disposition,
you enhanced the value of coal.
1206.265 .......................................
80
0.75
Submit all arm’s-length transportation contracts, production agreements, operating agreements, and related
documents to ONRR.
1206.264 .......................................
240
3
3
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
1
1
1
1
1
1
Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
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1206.352(b)(1)(ii) ..........................
Determine the royalty on produced geothermal resources, used in your power plant for generation and
sale of electricity, for Class I leases, as approved by
ONRR.
1206.353(c)(2)(i)(A),
(e)(4).
and
Include a return on capital you invested when the purchase of real estate for transmission facilities is necessary; allowable operating and maintenance expenses include other directly allocable and attributable operating and maintenance expenses that you
can document.
1206.353(g) ...................................
Request change to other depreciation alternative method with ONRR approval.
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
1206.353(h)(1) and (m)(2) ............
Use a straight-line depreciation method, but not below
salvage value, for equipment.
Amend your prior estimated Form ONRR–2014 reports
to reflect actual transmission cost deductions, and
pay any additional royalties due plus interest.
1206.353(n) ...................................
Submit all arm’s-length transmission contracts, production and operating agreements and related documents, and other data for calculating the deduction.
1206.354(b)(1)(ii) ..........................
Redetermine your generating cost rate annually and request ONRR approval to use a different deduction period.
1206.354(c)(2)(i)(A),
(e)(4).
and
Include a return on capital you invested when the purchase of real estate for a power plant site is necessary; allowable operating and maintenance expenses include other directly allocable and attributable operating and maintenance expenses that you
can document.
1206.354(g) ...................................
Request change to other depreciation alternative method with ONRR approval.
1206.354(h) and (m)(2) .................
1206.356(a)(1) and (a)(2) .............
Use a straight-line depreciation method, but not below
the salvage value, for equipment.
Amend your prior estimated Form ONRR–2014 reports
to reflect actual generating cost deductions and pay
any additional royalties due plus interest.
Submit all arm’s-length power plant contracts, production and operating agreements and related documents, and other data for calculating the deduction.
Determine the royalty on produced significant geothermal resource quantities, for Class I leases, with
the weighted average of the arm’s-length gross proceeds used to operate the same direct-use facility.
For Class I leases, the efficiency factor of the alternative energy source will be 0.7 for coal and 0.8 for
oil, natural gas, and other fuels derived from oil and
natural gas, or an efficiency factor proposed by the
lessee and approved by ONRR.
1206.356(a)(3) ..............................
For Class I leases, a royalty determined by any other
reasonable method approved by ONRR.
1206.356(b)(3) ..............................
Provide ONRR data showing the geothermal production
amount, in pounds or gallons of geothermal fluid, to
input into the fee schedule for Class III leases.
1206.356(c) ...................................
ONRR will determine fees on a case-by-case basis for
geothermal resources other than hot water.
1206.357(b)(3); and 1206.358(d) ..
Determine the royalty due on byproducts by any other
reasonable valuation method approved by ONRR.
Use a discrete field on Form ONRR–2014 to notify
ONRR of a transportation allowance.
1206.358(d)(2)
and
(e);
1206.359(a)(1),
(a)(2),
(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), and (e)(4).
Submit arm’s-length transportation contracts for reviews
and audits, if ONRR requires.
Pay any additional royalties due plus interest, if you
have improperly determined a byproduct transportation allowance.
Provide written information justifying your transportation
costs if ONRR requires you to determine the byproduct transportation allowance; include a return on capital if the purchase was necessary; allowable operating and maintenance expenses include any other
directly allocable and attributable operating and maintenance expenses that you can document.
(d)(9),
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number annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
1206.359(g) ...................................
The lessee may not later elect to change to the other
alternative without ONRR approval to compute costs
associated with capital investment.
1206.359(h)(1) and (l)(2) ..............
You must use a straight-line depreciation method based
on the life of either equipment, or geothermal project.
You must amend your prior Form ONRR–2014 reports
to reflect actual byproduct transportation cost deductions and pay any additional royalties due plus interest.
1206.360(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b);
1206.361(a)(1).
Retain all data relevant to the royalty value, or fee you
paid. Show how you calculated then submit all data to
ONRR upon request.
ONRR may review and audit your data and will direct
you to use a different measure, if royalty value, gross
proceeds, or fee is inconsistent with subpart.
1206.361(a)(2) ..............................
Pay either royalties or fees due plus interest if ONRR
directs you to use a different royalty value, measure
of gross proceeds, or fee.
ONRR may require you to: increase the gross proceeds
to reflect any additional consideration; use another
valuation method; provide written information justifying your gross proceeds; demonstrate that your
contract is arm’s length; and certify that the provisions
in your sales contract include all of the consideration
the buyer paid you.
Write and sign contract revisions or amendments by all
parties to the contract.
1206.361(b), (c), and (d) ...............
1206.361(f)(2) ...............................
1206.364(a)(1) ..............................
Make any adjustments in royalty payments, if you owe
additional royalties, and pay the royalties owed plus
interest after the Assistant Secretary issues a determination.
You may appeal an order requiring you to pay royalty
under the determination.
State, tribal, or local government lessee must pay a
nominal fee, if uses a geothermal resource.
1206.364(d)(2) ..............................
1206.366 .......................................
Annual burden
hours
1
1
1
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
Request a value determination from ONRR in writing ....
1206.364(c)(2) ...............................
Average
number annual
responses
Hour burden
12
1
12
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0006.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
Subpart J—Indian Coal
Demonstrate that your contract is arm’s-length; provide
written information justifying the reported coal value;
and certify that your arm’s-length contract provisions
include all direct or indirect consideration paid by
buyer for the coal production.
1206.456(d)(1);
1206.453.
1206.452(c);
Retain all data relevant to the determination of royalty
value to which individual Indian lease coal should be
allocated; report coal quantity information on Form
ONRR–4430, Solid Minerals Production and Royalty
Report, as required under 30 CFR part 1210.
1206.456(d)(2) ..............................
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1206.456(b)(1), (b)(3), and (b)(4)
An Indian lessee will make available arm’s-length sales
and sales quantity data for like-quality coal sold, purchased, or otherwise obtained from the area when requested by an authorized ONRR or Indian representative, or the Inspector General of the Department of
the Interior or other persons authorized to receive
such information.
1206.456(d)(3) ..............................
Notify ONRR by letter identifying the valuation method
used and procedure followed; this is a one-time notification due no later than the month the lessee first report royalties on the Form ONRR–4430.
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Citation 30 CFR
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
1206.456(f) ....................................
Propose a value determination method to ONRR; submit all available data relevant to method; and use that
method until ONRR decides.
Write and sign contract revisions or amendments by all
parties to an arm’s-length contract.
Deduct the reasonable actual coal washing allowance
costs incurred under an arm’s-length contract, and allowance based upon their reasonable actual costs
under a non-arm’s-length or no contract, after submitting a completed page one of Form ONRR–4292,
Coal Washing Allowance Report, containing the actual costs for the previous reporting period, within
three months after the end of the calendar year after
the initial and for succeeding reporting periods, and
report deduction on Form ONRR–4430 for an arm’slength, or a non-arm’s-length, or no contract.
1206.456(i) ....................................
1206.458(a)(1), .............................
(b)(1), (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i),
and (c)(2)(iii).
1206.458(a)(3) ..............................
Provide written information justifying your washing costs
when ONRR determines your washing value unreasonable.
1206.458(b)(2)(iv) .........................
1206.458(b)(2)(iv)(A) .....................
The lessee may not later elect to change to the other
alternative without ONRR approval.
Elect either a straight-line depreciation method based
on the life of equipment or reserves, or a unit of production method.
1206.458(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(2)(vi) ....
Submit arm’s-length washing contracts and all related
data used on Form ONRR–4292.
1206.461(a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i),
(c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i), and (c)(2)(iii).
Submit a completed page one of Form ONRR–4293,
Coal Transportation Allowance Report, of reasonable,
actual transportation allowance costs incurred by the
lessee for transporting the coal under an arm’s-length
contract, in which you may claim a transportation allowance retroactively for a period of not more than
three months prior to the first day of the month that
you filed the form with ONRR, unless ONRR approves a longer period upon a showing of good cause
by the lessee; also submit a completed Form ONRR–
4293 based upon the lessee’s reasonable actual
costs under a non-arm’s-length or no contract (Emphasis added).
1206.461(a)(3) ..............................
Provide written information justifying your transportation
costs when ONRR determines your transportation
value unreasonable.
1206.461(b)(2)(iv) .........................
Submit completed Form ONRR–4293 after a lessee has
elected to use either method for a transportation system.
Submit completed Form ONRR–4293 to compute depreciation for election to use either a straight-line depreciation, or unit-of-production method.
Submit completed Form ONRR–4293 for exception from
the requirement of computing actual costs.
1206.461(b)(2)(iv)(A) .....................
1206.461(b)(3) ..............................
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Submit arm’s-length transportation contracts, production
and operating agreements, and related documents
used on Form ONRR–4293.
1206.463 .......................................
Propose the value of coal for royalty purposes to ONRR
for an ad valorem Federal coal lease.
Notify ONRR if, prior to use, sale, or other disposition,
you enhance the value of coal.
1206.464 .......................................
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Part 1210—Forms and Reports
Subpart E—Solid Minerals, General
1210.201(a)(1); 1206.259(c)(1)(i),
(c)(2), (e)(2); 1206.262(c)(1),
(c)(2)(i), (e)(2); 1206.458(c)(4),
(e)(2); 1206.461(c)(4), (e)(2).
1210.202(a)(1) and (c)(1) .............
1210.203(a) ...................................
1210.204(a)(1) ..............................
1210.205(a) and (b) ......................
Submit a completed Form ONRR–4430; report washing
and transportation allowances as a separate line on
Form ONRR–4430 for arm’s-length, non-arm’s-length,
or no contract sales, unless ONRR approves a different reporting procedure; submit also a corrected
Form ONRR–4430 to reflect actual costs, together
with any payment, in accordance with instructions
provided by ONRR.
Submit sales summaries via electronic mail where possible for all coal and other solid minerals produced
from Federal and Indian leases and for any remote
storage site.
Submit sales contracts, agreements, and contract
amendments for sale of all coal and other solid minerals produced from Federal and Indian leases with
ad valorem royalty terms.
Submit facility data if you operate a wash plant, refining,
ore concentration, or other processing facility for any
coal, sodium, potassium, metals, or other solid minerals produced from Federal or Indian leases with ad
valorem royalty terms.
Submit detailed statements, documents, or other evidence necessary to verify compliance, as requested.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1210.351 .......................................
Maintain geothermal records on microfilm, microfiche, or
other recorded media.
1210.352 .......................................
Submit additional geothermal information on special
forms or reports.
1210.353 .......................................
Submit completed Form ONRR–2014 monthly once
sales or utilization of geothermal production occur.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
1
1
1
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
Part 1212—Records and Forms Maintenance
Subpart E—Solid Minerals—General
1212.200(a) ...................................
Maintain all records pertaining to Federal and Indian
solid minerals leases for six years after records are
generated unless the record holder is notified, in writing.
0.25
4,064
1,016
Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1212.351(a) and (b) ......................
Retain accurate and complete records necessary to
demonstrate that payments of royalties, rentals, and
other amounts due under Federal geothermal leases
are in compliance with laws, lease terms, regulations,
and orders Maintain all records pertaining to Federal
geothermal leases for six years after the records are
generated unless the recordholder is notified in writing.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Numbers 1012–0004 (for Forms ONRR–2014
and ONRR–4054).
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1217.250 .......................................
Furnish, free of charge, duplicate copies of annual or
other audits of your books.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
Subpart G—Geothermal Resources
1217.300 .......................................
The Secretary, or his/her authorized representative, will
initiate and conduct audits or reviews that relate to
compliance with applicable regulations.
AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
PART 1218—COLLECTION OF MONIES AND PROVISION FOR GEOTHERMAL CREDITS AND INCENTIVES
Subpart E—Solid Minerals—General
1218.201(b);
1206.460(d).
1206.457(b);
1218.203(a) and (b) ......................
You must tender all payments under § 1218.51 except
for Form ONRR–4430 payments, include both your
customer identification and your customer document
identification numbers on your payment document,
and you shall be liable for any additional royalties,
plus interest, if improperly determined a washing or
transportation allowance.
Recoup an overpayment on Indian mineral leases
through a recoupment on Form ONRR–4430 against
the current month’s royalties and submit the tribe’s
written permission to ONRR.
0.0055
1,368
8
1
1
1
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1218.300; 1218.301;
1218.305(a).
1218.304;
Submit all rental and deferred bonus payments when
due and pay in value all royalties due determined by
ONRR. The payor shall tender all payments. Pay the
direct use fees in addition to the annual rental due
Pay advanced royalties, under 43 CFR 3212.15(a)(1)
to retain your lease, that equal to the average monthly royalty you paid under 30 CFR part 1206, subpart
H.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
1218.306(a)(2) ..............................
You may receive a credit against royalties if ONRR approves in advance your contract.
1218.306(b) ...................................
Pay in money any royalty amount that is not offset by
the credit allowed under this section.
Hour burden covered under OMB Control
Number 1012–0004.
TOTAL BURDEN ...................
...........................................................................................
........................
4
1
9,434
4
3,434
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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 ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burdens associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor—
and a person does not have to respond
to—a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA requires each agency to ‘‘* * *
provide 60-day notice in the Federal
Register * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
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comments to (a) evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information that ONRR collects; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on
February 11, 2013 (78 FR 9732),
announcing that we would submit this
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provided the required 60-day comment
period. We received no unsolicited
comments in response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB
has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection,
but they may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, in order to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by December 9, 2013.
Public Comment Policy: We will post
all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, at https://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
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should be aware that we may make your
entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold from public view your
personal identifying information from
public view, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Information Collection Clearance
Officer: Dave Alspach (202) 219–8526
Dated: September 27, 2013.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Annual
Refiling Survey
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Annual Refiling Survey,’’ to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
December 9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201307-1220-002
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not
a toll-free number) or sending an email
to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk
Officer for DOL–BLS, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503, Fax: 202–395–6881 (this is not a
toll-free number), email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
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Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
BILLING CODE 4310–T2–P
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This ICR
is to obtain OMB approval for changes
to the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS),
which is used in conjunction with the
Unemployment Insurance tax reporting
system in each State. The primary
purpose of the ARS is to verify or to
correct the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) code
assigned to establishments, as well as to
obtain accurate mailing and physical
location addresses of establishments. As
a result, changes in the industrial and
geographical compositions of the
economy are captured in a timely
manner and reflected in BLS statistical
programs. Federal, State, and Local
Governmental officials, as well as
private researchers, depend on accurate
geographical and industrial coding
based on the 2012 North American
Industry Classification System Manual.
This ICR has been classified as a
revision, because of minor changes to
the notification letters and collection
instruments.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1220–0032. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2013; however, the DOL
notes that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
New requirements would only take
effect upon OMB approval. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 2013–26638 Filed 11–7–13; 8:45 am]
ACTION:
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments to the U.S. Department of
Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, Attn: Information
Policy and Assessment Program, Room
N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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published in the Federal Register on
July 23, 2013 (78 FR 44160).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within 30 days of publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. In
order to help ensure appropriate
consideration, comments should
mention OMB Control Number 1220–
0032. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Annual Refiling
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1220–0032.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
business or other for-profits, farms, and
not-for-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,605,915.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,605,915.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 153,642.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: November 4, 2013.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–26746 Filed 11–7–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510–24–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Worker
Classification Survey
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0001; DS63610300 DR2PS0000.CH7000 134D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Natural Resources Revenue
(ONRR).
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1012-0010).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is notifying the public that
we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an
information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under title 30, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218. This
ICR pertains to royalty and production reporting on solid minerals and
geothermal leases on Federal and Indian lands. There are three forms
associated with this information collection: ONRR-4430, ONRR-4292, and
ONRR-4293. This notice also provides the public with a second
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection request but may respond after 30 days; therefore, you should
submit your public comments to OMB by December 9, 2013 for the
assurance of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
the Department of Interior (1012-0010), by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or
via email to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. Also, please send a copy of
your comments to Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist, Office of
Natural Resources Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado
80225. Please reference ``ICR 1012-0010'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Armand Southall, Regulatory
Specialist, email Armand.Southall@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr.
Southall to obtain copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) the regulations that require us to collect
the information. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go
to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/PRAMain and select ``Information
Collection Review,'' then select ``Department of the Interior'' in the
drop-down box under ``Currently Under Review.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections-30 CFR Parts 1202,
1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0010.
Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR-4430, ONRR-4292, and ONRR-4293.
Abstract: The Secretary of the United States Department of the
Interior is responsible for mineral resource development on Federal and
Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary's
responsibility, according to various laws, is to (1) manage mineral
resource production from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, (2)
collect the royalties and other mineral revenues due, and (3)
distribute the funds collected under those laws. We have posted the
laws pertaining to
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The Secretary also has a trust responsibility to manage Indian
lands and to seek advice and information from Indian beneficiaries.
ONRR performs the minerals revenue management functions for the
Secretary and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department's
trust responsibility for Indian lands.
I. 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 a value
of production from the leased lands. The lessee, or designee, must
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 such
minerals.
II. Information Collections
ONRR, acting for the Secretary, uses the information that we
collect to ensure that lessees accurately value and appropriately pay
all royalties based on the correct product valuation. ONRR and other
Federal Government entities, including the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs, and State and Tribal governmental entities, use the
information for audit purposes and for evaluating the reasonableness of
product valuation or allowance claims that lessees submit. Please refer
to the burden hour chart for all reporting requirements and associated
burden hours.
A. Solid Minerals
Producers of coal and other solid minerals from any Federal or
Indian lease must submit current Form ONRR-4430, Solid Minerals
Production and Royalty Report, and other associated data formats. These
companies also report certain data on Form ONRR-2014, Report of Sales
and Royalty Remittance (OMB Control Number 1012-0004). Producers of
coal from any Indian lease must also submit Form ONRR-4292, Coal
Washing Allowance Report, and Form ONRR-4293, Coal Transportation
Allowance Report, if they wish to claim allowances on Form ONRR-4430.
The information that ONRR requests is the minimum necessary to carry
out our mission and places the least possible burden on respondents.
B. Geothermal Resources
This ICR also covers some of the information collections for
geothermal resources, which ONRR groups by usage (electrical
generation, direct use, and byproduct recover), and by disposition of
the resources (arm's-length (unaffiliated) contract sales, non-arm's-
length contract sales, and no contract sales) within each use group.
ONRR relies primarily on data that payors report on Form ONRR-2014 for
the majority of our business processes, including geothermal
information. In addition to using the data to account for royalties
that payors report, ONRR uses the data for monthly distribution of
mineral revenues and for audit and compliance reviews.
III. OMB Approval
We will request OMB approval to continue to collect this
information. Not collecting this information would limit the
Secretary's ability to discharge fiduciary duties and may also result
in the loss of royalty payments. We protect the proprietary information
that ONRR receives and do not collect items of a sensitive nature.
Reporters must submit Form ONRR-4430. Also, ONRR requires that
reporters submit Forms ONRR-4292 and ONRR-4293 to claim allowances on
Form ONRR-4430.
Frequency: Monthly, annually, and on occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 reporters.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 3,434
hours.
We have not included in our estimates certain requirements that
companies perform in the normal course of business, and that ONRR
considers usual and customary. We display the estimated annual burden
hours by CFR section and paragraph in the following chart.
Respondents' Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Citation 30 CFR Reporting and recordkeeping Hour burden number annual Annual burden
requirement responses hours
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Part 1202--Royalties
Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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1202.351(b)(3)..................... Pay royalties on used, Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
sold, or otherwise finally 1012-0004.
disposed of byproducts.
1202.353(a), (b), (c), and (d)..... Report on Form ONRR-2014, Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
royalties or direct use 1012-0004. See Sec. 1210.52.
fee due for geothermal
resources, byproduct
quantity, and commercially
demineralized water
quantity.
1202.353(e)........................ Maintain quality AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
measurements for audits.
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Part 1206--Product Valuation
Subpart F--Federal Coal
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1206.253(c); 1206.254; and Maintain accurate records 0.4166 816 340
1206.257(d)(1). for Federal lease coal and
all data relevant to the
royalty value
determination; report the
coal quantity information
on appropriate forms under
30 CFR part 1210.
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1206.257(b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4), and Demonstrate and certify AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
(d)(2). your arm's-length contract
provisions including all
consideration paid by
buyer, directly or
indirectly, for coal
production; provide
written information of
reported arm's-length coal
sales value and quantity
data.
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1206.257(d)(3)..................... Submit a one-time 2 3 6
notification when first
reporting royalties on
Form ONRR-4430 and for a
change in method.
1206.257(f)........................ Submit all available data 5 2 10
relevant to the value
determination proposal.
1206.257(i)........................ Write and sign contract 2 3 6
revisions or amendments by
all parties to an arm's-
length contract, and
retroactively apply
revisions or amendments to
royalty value for a period
not to exceed two years.
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1206.259(a)(1) and (a)(3).......... Demonstrate that your AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
contract is arm's-length;
provide written
information justifying the
lessee's washing costs.
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1206.259(a)(1)..................... Report actual washing 0.34 12 4
allowance on Form ONRR-
4430 for arm's-length
sales.
1206.259(b)(1)..................... Report actual washing 0.75 48 36
allowance on Form ONRR-
4430 for non-arm's-length
or no contract sales.
1206.259(b)(2)(iv)................. Report washing allowance on 1 3 3
Form ONRR-4430 after
lessee elects either
method for a wash plant.
1206.259(b)(2)(iv)(A).............. Report washing allowance on 1 3 3
Form ONRR-4430 for
depreciation--use either
straight-line, or a unit
of production method.
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1206.259(c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(iii). Submit arm's-length and non- AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
arm's-length washing
contracts and related
documents to ONRR.
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1206.262(a)(1)..................... Report transportation 0.333 240 80
allowance on Form ONRR-
4430.
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1206.262(a)(1) and (a)(3).......... Demonstrate that your AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
contract is arm's-length;
provide written
information justifying
your transportation costs
when ONRR determines the
costs are unreasonable.
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1206.262(b)(1)..................... Report actual 0.75 24 18
transportation allowance
on Form ONRR-4430 for non-
arm's-length or no
contract sales.
1206.262(b)(2)(iv)................. Report transportation 1 3 3
allowance on Form ONRR-
4430 after lessee elects
either method for a
transportation system.
1206.262(b)(2)(iv)(A).............. Report transportation 1 3 3
allowance on Form ONRR-
4430 for depreciation--use
either straight-line, or a
unit of production method.
1206.262(b)(3)..................... Apply to ONRR for exception 1 3 3
from the requirement of
computing actual costs.
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1206.262(c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(iii). Submit all arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
transportation contracts,
production agreements,
operating agreements, and
related documents to ONRR.
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1206.264........................... Propose the value of coal 1 1 1
for royalty purposes to
ONRR for an ad valorem
Federal coal lease.
1206.265........................... Notify ONRR if, prior to 1 1 1
use, sale, or other
disposition, you enhanced
the value of coal.
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Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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1206.352(b)(1)(ii)................. Determine the royalty on Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
produced geothermal 1012-0004.
resources, used in your
power plant for generation
and sale of electricity,
for Class I leases, as
approved by ONRR.
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1206.353(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), and Include a return on capital AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
(e)(4). you invested when the
purchase of real estate
for transmission
facilities is necessary;
allowable operating and
maintenance expenses
include other directly
allocable and attributable
operating and maintenance
expenses that you can
document.
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1206.353(g)........................ Request change to other 1 1 1
depreciation alternative
method with ONRR approval.
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1206.353(h)(1) and (m)(2).......... Use a straight-line Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
depreciation method, but 1012-0004.
not below salvage value,
for equipment.
Amend your prior estimated
Form ONRR-2014 reports to
reflect actual
transmission cost
deductions, and pay any
additional royalties due
plus interest.
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1206.353(n)........................ Submit all arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
transmission contracts,
production and operating
agreements and related
documents, and other data
for calculating the
deduction.
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1206.354(b)(1)(ii)................. Redetermine your generating 1 1 1
cost rate annually and
request ONRR approval to
use a different deduction
period.
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1206.354(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), and Include a return on capital AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
(e)(4). you invested when the
purchase of real estate
for a power plant site is
necessary; allowable
operating and maintenance
expenses include other
directly allocable and
attributable operating and
maintenance expenses that
you can document.
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1206.354(g)........................ Request change to other 1 1 1
depreciation alternative
method with ONRR approval.
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1206.354(h) and (m)(2)............. Use a straight-line Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
depreciation method, but 1012-0004.
not below the salvage
value, for equipment.
Amend your prior estimated
Form ONRR-2014 reports to
reflect actual generating
cost deductions and pay
any additional royalties
due plus interest.
1206.354(n)........................ Submit all arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
power plant contracts,
production and operating
agreements and related
documents, and other data
for calculating the
deduction.
1206.356(a)(1) and (a)(2).......... Determine the royalty on Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
produced significant 1012-0004.
geothermal resource
quantities, for Class I
leases, with the weighted
average of the arm's-
length gross proceeds used
to operate the same direct-
use facility.
For Class I leases, the
efficiency factor of the
alternative energy source
will be 0.7 for coal and
0.8 for oil, natural gas,
and other fuels derived
from oil and natural gas,
or an efficiency factor
proposed by the lessee and
approved by ONRR.
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1206.356(a)(3)..................... For Class I leases, a 1 40 40
royalty determined by any
other reasonable method
approved by ONRR.
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1206.356(b)(3)..................... Provide ONRR data showing Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
the geothermal production 1012-0004.
amount, in pounds or
gallons of geothermal
fluid, to input into the
fee schedule for Class III
leases.
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1206.356(c)........................ ONRR will determine fees on 1 1 1
a case-by-case basis for
geothermal resources other
than hot water.
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1206.357(b)(3); and 1206.358(d).... Determine the royalty due Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
on byproducts by any other 1012-0004.
reasonable valuation
method approved by ONRR.
Use a discrete field on
Form ONRR-2014 to notify
ONRR of a transportation
allowance.
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1206.358(d)(2) and (e); Submit arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
1206.359(a)(1), (a)(2), transportation contracts
(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), and (e)(4). for reviews and audits, if
ONRR requires.
Pay any additional
royalties due plus
interest, if you have
improperly determined a
byproduct transportation
allowance.
Provide written information
justifying your
transportation costs if
ONRR requires you to
determine the byproduct
transportation allowance;
include a return on
capital if the purchase
was necessary; allowable
operating and maintenance
expenses include any other
directly allocable and
attributable operating and
maintenance expenses that
you can document.
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1206.359(g)........................ The lessee may not later 1 1 1
elect to change to the
other alternative without
ONRR approval to compute
costs associated with
capital investment.
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1206.359(h)(1) and (l)(2).......... You must use a straight- Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
line depreciation method 1012-0004.
based on the life of
either equipment, or
geothermal project.
You must amend your prior
Form ONRR-2014 reports to
reflect actual byproduct
transportation cost
deductions and pay any
additional royalties due
plus interest.
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1206.360(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b); Retain all data relevant to AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
1206.361(a)(1). the royalty value, or fee
you paid. Show how you
calculated then submit all
data to ONRR upon request.
ONRR may review and audit
your data and will direct
you to use a different
measure, if royalty value,
gross proceeds, or fee is
inconsistent with subpart.
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1206.361(a)(2)..................... Pay either royalties or Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
fees due plus interest if 1012-0004.
ONRR directs you to use a
different royalty value,
measure of gross proceeds,
or fee.
1206.361(b), (c), and (d).......... ONRR may require you to: AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
increase the gross
proceeds to reflect any
additional consideration;
use another valuation
method; provide written
information justifying
your gross proceeds;
demonstrate that your
contract is arm's length;
and certify that the
provisions in your sales
contract include all of
the consideration the
buyer paid you.
1206.361(f)(2)..................... Write and sign contract AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
revisions or amendments by
all parties to the
contract.
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1206.364(a)(1)..................... Request a value 12 1 12
determination from ONRR in
writing.
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1206.364(c)(2)..................... Make any adjustments in Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
royalty payments, if you 1012-0004.
owe additional royalties,
and pay the royalties owed
plus interest after the
Assistant Secretary issues
a determination.
1206.364(d)(2)..................... You may appeal an order Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
requiring you to pay 1012-0006.
royalty under the
determination.
1206.366........................... State, tribal, or local Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
government lessee must pay 1012-0004.
a nominal fee, if uses a
geothermal resource.
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Subpart J--Indian Coal
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1206.456(b)(1), (b)(3), and (b)(4). Demonstrate that your AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
contract is arm's-length;
provide written
information justifying the
reported coal value; and
certify that your arm's-
length contract provisions
include all direct or
indirect consideration
paid by buyer for the coal
production.
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1206.456(d)(1); 1206.452(c); Retain all data relevant to 0.42 48 20
1206.453. the determination of
royalty value to which
individual Indian lease
coal should be allocated;
report coal quantity
information on Form ONRR-
4430, Solid Minerals
Production and Royalty
Report, as required under
30 CFR part 1210.
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1206.456(d)(2)..................... An Indian lessee will make AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
available arm's-length
sales and sales quantity
data for like-quality coal
sold, purchased, or
otherwise obtained from
the area when requested by
an authorized ONRR or
Indian representative, or
the Inspector General of
the Department of the
Interior or other persons
authorized to receive such
information.
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1206.456(d)(3)..................... Notify ONRR by letter 1 1 1
identifying the valuation
method used and procedure
followed; this is a one-
time notification due no
later than the month the
lessee first report
royalties on the Form ONRR-
4430.
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1206.456(f)........................ Propose a value 1 1 1
determination method to
ONRR; submit all available
data relevant to method;
and use that method until
ONRR decides.
1206.456(i)........................ Write and sign contract 1 1 1
revisions or amendments by
all parties to an arm's-
length contract.
1206.458(a)(1),.................... Deduct the reasonable 2 1 2
(b)(1), (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(iii), actual coal washing
(c)(2)(i), and (c)(2)(iii). allowance costs incurred
under an arm's-length
contract, and allowance
based upon their
reasonable actual costs
under a non-arm's-length
or no contract, after
submitting a completed
page one of Form ONRR-
4292, Coal Washing
Allowance Report,
containing the actual
costs for the previous
reporting period, within
three months after the end
of the calendar year after
the initial and for
succeeding reporting
periods, and report
deduction on Form ONRR-
4430 for an arm's-length,
or a non-arm's-length, or
no contract.
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1206.458(a)(3)..................... Provide written information AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
justifying your washing
costs when ONRR determines
your washing value
unreasonable.
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1206.458(b)(2)(iv)................. The lessee may not later 1 1 1
elect to change to the
other alternative without
ONRR approval.
1206.458(b)(2)(iv)(A).............. Elect either a straight- 1 1 1
line depreciation method
based on the life of
equipment or reserves, or
a unit of production
method.
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1206.458(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(2)(vi).. Submit arm's-length washing AUDIT PROCESS (See Note)
contracts and all related
data used on Form ONRR-
4292.
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1206.461(a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i), Submit a completed page one 2 1 2
(c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i), and of Form ONRR-4293, Coal
(c)(2)(iii). Transportation Allowance
Report, of reasonable,
actual transportation
allowance costs incurred
by the lessee for
transporting the coal
under an arm's-length
contract, in which you may
claim a transportation
allowance retroactively
for a period of not more
than three months prior to
the first day of the month
that you filed the form
with ONRR, unless ONRR
approves a longer period
upon a showing of good
cause by the lessee; also
submit a completed Form
ONRR-4293 based upon the
lessee's reasonable actual
costs under a non-arm's-
length or no contract
(Emphasis added).
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1206.461(a)(3)..................... Provide written information AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
justifying your
transportation costs when
ONRR determines your
transportation value
unreasonable.
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1206.461(b)(2)(iv)................. Submit completed Form ONRR- 1 1 1
4293 after a lessee has
elected to use either
method for a
transportation system.
1206.461(b)(2)(iv)(A).............. Submit completed Form ONRR- 1 1 1
4293 to compute
depreciation for election
to use either a straight-
line depreciation, or unit-
of-production method.
1206.461(b)(3)..................... Submit completed Form ONRR- 1 1 1
4293 for exception from
the requirement of
computing actual costs.
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1206.461(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(2)(vi).. Submit arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
transportation contracts,
production and operating
agreements, and related
documents used on Form
ONRR-4293.
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1206.463........................... Propose the value of coal 1 1 1
for royalty purposes to
ONRR for an ad valorem
Federal coal lease.
1206.464........................... Notify ONRR if, prior to 1 1 1
use, sale, or other
disposition, you enhance
the value of coal.
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Part 1210--Forms and Reports
Subpart E--Solid Minerals, General
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1210.201(a)(1); 1206.259(c)(1)(i), Submit a completed Form 0.75 1,668 1,251
(c)(2), (e)(2); 1206.262(c)(1), ONRR-4430; report washing
(c)(2)(i), (e)(2); 1206.458(c)(4), and transportation
(e)(2); 1206.461(c)(4), (e)(2). allowances as a separate
line on Form ONRR-4430 for
arm's-length, non-arm's-
length, or no contract
sales, unless ONRR
approves a different
reporting procedure;
submit also a corrected
Form ONRR-4430 to reflect
actual costs, together
with any payment, in
accordance with
instructions provided by
ONRR.
1210.202(a)(1) and (c)(1).......... Submit sales summaries via 0.50 900 450
electronic mail where
possible for all coal and
other solid minerals
produced from Federal and
Indian leases and for any
remote storage site.
1210.203(a)........................ Submit sales contracts, 1 30 30
agreements, and contract
amendments for sale of all
coal and other solid
minerals produced from
Federal and Indian leases
with ad valorem royalty
terms.
1210.204(a)(1)..................... Submit facility data if you 0.5 130 65
operate a wash plant,
refining, ore
concentration, or other
processing facility for
any coal, sodium,
potassium, metals, or
other solid minerals
produced from Federal or
Indian leases with ad
valorem royalty terms.
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1210.205(a) and (b)................ Submit detailed statements, AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
documents, or other
evidence necessary to
verify compliance, as
requested.
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Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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1210.351........................... Maintain geothermal records Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
on microfilm, microfiche, 1012-0004.
or other recorded media.
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1210.352........................... Submit additional 1 1 1
geothermal information on
special forms or reports.
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1210.353........................... Submit completed Form ONRR- Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
2014 monthly once sales or 1012-0004.
utilization of geothermal
production occur.
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Part 1212--Records and Forms Maintenance
Subpart E--Solid Minerals--General
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1212.200(a)........................ Maintain all records 0.25 4,064 1,016
pertaining to Federal and
Indian solid minerals
leases for six years after
records are generated
unless the record holder
is notified, in writing.
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Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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1212.351(a) and (b)................ Retain accurate and Hour burden covered under OMB Control Numbers
complete records necessary 1012-0004 (for Forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4054).
to demonstrate that
payments of royalties,
rentals, and other amounts
due under Federal
geothermal leases are in
compliance with laws,
lease terms, regulations,
and orders Maintain all
records pertaining to
Federal geothermal leases
for six years after the
records are generated
unless the recordholder is
notified in writing.
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Part 1217--Audits and Inspections
Subpart E--Coal
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1217.200........................... Furnish, free of charge, AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
duplicate copies of audit
reports that express
opinions on such
compliance with Federal
lease terms relating to
Federal royalties as
directed by the Director
for the Office of Natural
Resources Revenue.
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Subpart F--Other Solid Minerals
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1217.250........................... Furnish, free of charge, AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
duplicate copies of annual
or other audits of your
books.
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Subpart G--Geothermal Resources
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1217.300........................... The Secretary, or his/her AUDIT PROCESS (See Note).
authorized representative,
will initiate and conduct
audits or reviews that
relate to compliance with
applicable regulations.
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PART 1218--COLLECTION OF MONIES AND PROVISION FOR GEOTHERMAL CREDITS AND INCENTIVES
Subpart E--Solid Minerals--General
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1218.201(b); 1206.457(b); You must tender all 0.0055 1,368 8
1206.460(d). payments under Sec.
1218.51 except for Form
ONRR-4430 payments,
include both your customer
identification and your
customer document
identification numbers on
your payment document, and
you shall be liable for
any additional royalties,
plus interest, if
improperly determined a
washing or transportation
allowance.
1218.203(a) and (b)................ Recoup an overpayment on 1 1 1
Indian mineral leases
through a recoupment on
Form ONRR-4430 against the
current month's royalties
and submit the tribe's
written permission to ONRR.
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Subpart F--Geothermal Resources
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1218.300; 1218.301; 1218.304; Submit all rental and Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
1218.305(a). deferred bonus payments 1012-0004.
when due and pay in value
all royalties due
determined by ONRR. The
payor shall tender all
payments. Pay the direct
use fees in addition to
the annual rental due Pay
advanced royalties, under
43 CFR 3212.15(a)(1) to
retain your lease, that
equal to the average
monthly royalty you paid
under 30 CFR part 1206,
subpart H.
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1218.306(a)(2)..................... You may receive a credit 4 1 4
against royalties if ONRR
approves in advance your
contract.
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1218.306(b)........................ Pay in money any royalty Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
amount that is not offset 1012-0004.
by the credit allowed
under this section.
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TOTAL BURDEN................... ........................... .............. 9,434 3,434
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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 ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour'' cost burdens associated with
the collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor--and a person does
not have to respond to--a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to
``* * * provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *.'' Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to (a) evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information that ONRR collects; and (d) minimize the
burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, we published a
notice in the Federal Register on February 11, 2013 (78 FR 9732),
announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The
notice provided the required 60-day comment period. We received no
unsolicited comments in response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send
your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information
collection, but they may respond after 30 days. Therefore, in order to
ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments by
December 9, 2013.
Public Comment Policy: We will post all comments, including names
and addresses of respondents, at https://www.regulations.gov. Before
including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying
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information in your comment, you should be aware that we may make your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to
withhold from public view your personal identifying information from
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Information Collection Clearance Officer: Dave Alspach (202) 219-
8526
Dated: September 27, 2013.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2013-26638 Filed 11-7-13; 8:45 am]
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