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IOWA
St. Bernard Parish
Ducros, Dr. Louis A., House, 1345 Bayou
Ave., St. Bernard, 14000315
Bremer County
Harmon and LeValley Northwest Historic
District, Roughly Cedar R., 1st, 7th & 6th
Aves., NW., Waverly, 14000284
NEW YORK
Ulster County
Brown—Ellis House, 382 Crescent Ave.,
Highland, 14000316
Clayton County
Motor Mill Historic District (Boundary
Increase), (Flour Milling in Iowa MPS)
Address Restricted, Elkader, 14000285
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Pottawattamie County
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Hotel Chieftain, 38 Pearl St., Council Bluffs,
14000286
National Park Service
MASSACHUSETTS
[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–15705;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]
Plymouth County
Duxbury Pier Light, (Light Stations of the
United States MPS) Mouth of Duxbury Bay
at Plymouth Bay, 5.1 mi. NNE. of Plymouth
Rock, Plymouth, 14000287
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before April 26, 2014.
Pursuant to § 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60,
written comments are being accepted
concerning the significance of the
nominated properties under the
National Register criteria for evaluation.
Comments may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., MS 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St. NW., 8th Floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
by June 4, 2014. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, 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 comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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Dated: April 30, 2014.
J. Paul Loether,
Chief, National Register of Historic
Places/, National Historic Landmarks
Program.
NEBRASKA
Lancaster County
Lincoln Haymarket Historic District,
Generally 7th to 9th & N to R Sts., Lincoln,
14000288
NEW YORK
New York County
Ansche Chesed Synagogue, 1883 Adam
Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., New York,
14000289
VIRGINIA
Giles County
Narrows Commercial Historic District, 100–
300 blk. Main, 100 blk. Mary, 100 blk.
Monroe & 100 blk. Center Sts., 100 blk.
MacArthur Ln., Narrows, 14000301
Richmond Independent city
Hermitage Road Warehouse Historic District,
Bounded by Hermitage & Overbrook Rds.,
Sherwood Ave., I–95, Richmond
(Independent City), 14000302
In the interest of preservation a three day
comment period has been requested for the
following resource:
OHIO
Butler County
High Street Commercial Block (Boundary
Increase), 216–226 High St., Hamilton,
14000292
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Office of Natural Resources Revenue
NORTH CAROLINA
Alamance County
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0006; DS63610000
DR2PS0000.CH7000 145D0102R2]
Oneida Cotton Mills and Scott—Mebane
Manufacturing Company Complex, 219 &
220 W. Harden St., Graham, 14000291
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
OHIO
AGENCY:
Hamilton County
Alameda Flats, The, (Apartment Buildings in
Ohio Urban Centers, 1870–1970 MPS)
3580–3586 Reading Rd., Cincinnati,
14000293
Poinciana Flats, (Apartment Buildings in
Ohio Urban Centers, 1870–1970 MPS) 3522
Reading Rd., Cincinnati, 14000294
Mahoning County
Gallagher Building, 23 N. Hazel & 131
Commerce Sts., Youngstown, 14000295
Adair County
Breadtown, (Cherokee Trail of Tears MPS)
Address Restricted, Westville, 14000296
Pinellas County
Dunedin Isles Golf Club Golf Course, 1050
Palm Blvd., Dunedin, 14000283
Payne County
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Greenville County
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 300 E.
Washington St., Greenville, 14000300
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Grady County
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SOUTH CAROLINA
Martin—Fitch House & Asa Fitch, Jr.
Laboratory, 4183 NY 29, Salem, 14000290
Columbia County
O’Leno State Park, 410 SE. O’Leno Park Rd.,
High Springs, 14000282
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Tulsa County
McGregor House, (Bruce Goff Designed
Resources in Oklahoma MPS) 1401 S.
Quaker Ave., Tulsa, 14000299
Washington County
OKLAHOMA
FLORIDA
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Griffin House, 1402 W. Kansas Ave.,
Chickasha, 14000297
Cross, Hamilton, House, 1509 W. 9th,
Stillwater, 14000298
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Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension, OMB
Control Number 1012–0009.
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a
collection of information requests that
we will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This Information
Collection Request (ICR) covers the
paperwork requirements in the
regulations under title 30, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), part 1220.
Also, this ICR pertains to royalties or net
profit share payments from oil and gas
leases on submerged Federal lands on
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before July 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the
following three methods:
SUMMARY:
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1. Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ONRR–
2011–0006 and then click ‘‘Search.’’
Follow the instructions to submit public
comments. ONRR will post all
comments.
2. Mail comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar,
Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, P.O. Box
25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado
80225–0165. Please reference ‘‘ICR
1012–0009’’ in your comments.
3. Hand-carry or mail comments,
using an overnight courier service, to
ONRR. Our courier address is Building
85, Room A–614, Denver Federal
Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St.,
Denver, Colorado 80225. Please
reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0009’’ in your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on technical issues, contact
Ms. Suzanne Wolter, Audit and
Compliance Management (ACM),
ONRR, telephone (303) 231–3405 or
email at Suzanne.Wolter@onrr.gov. For
other questions, contact Mr. Luis
Aguilar, telephone (303) 231–3418, or
email at Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. You
may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain
copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated form, and (3) the regulations
that require us to collect the
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: OCS Net Profit Share Payment
Reporting—30 CFR Part 1220.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0009.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Secretary of the United
States Department of the Interior is
responsible for collecting royalties from
lessees who produce minerals from
leased Federal and Indian lands and the
OCS. The Secretary’s responsibility,
under various laws, is to manage
mineral resource production from
Federal and Indian lands and the OCS,
collect the royalties and other mineral
revenues due, and distribute the funds
collected under those laws. ONRR
performs the royalty management
functions for the Secretary.
We have posted those laws pertaining
to mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS at https://
www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/
default.htm.
I. General Information
ONRR collects and uses this
information to determine (1) all
allowable direct and allocable joint
costs and credits under § 1220.011
incurred during the lease term; (2)
appropriate overhead allowance
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permitted on these costs under
§ 1220.012; and (3) allowances for
capital recovery calculated under
§ 1220.020. ONRR also collects this
information to ensure that royalties or
net profit share payments are accurately
valued and appropriately paid. This ICR
affects only oil and gas leases on
submerged Federal lands on the OCS.
II. Information Collections
Title 30 CFR part 1220 covers the net
profit share lease (NPSL) program and
establishes reporting requirements for
determining the net profit share base
under § 1220.021. It also covers the
calculating of net profit share payments
due to the Federal Government for the
production of oil and gas from leases
under § 1220.022.
A. NPSL Bidding System
To encourage exploration and
development of oil and gas leases on
submerged Federal lands on the OCS,
the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) promulgated
regulations at 30 CFR part 506—Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing.
Also, BOEM promulgated specific
implementing regulations for the NPSL
bidding system at § 506.110(d). BOEM
established the NPSL bidding system to
balance a fair market return to the
Federal Government for the lease of its
public lands and providing a fair profit
to companies risking their investment
capital. The system provides an
incentive for early expeditious
exploration and development providing
for sharing of the risks by the lessee and
the Federal Government. The NPSL
bidding system incorporates a fixed
capital recovery system as a means
through which the lessee recovers costs
of exploration and development from
production revenues, along with a
reasonable return on investment.
B. NPSL Capital Account
The Federal Government does not
receive a profit share payment from an
NPSL until the lessee shows a credit
balance in its capital account; that is,
cumulative revenues and other credits
exceed cumulative costs. Lessees
multiply the credit balance by the net
profit share rate (30 to 50 percent),
resulting in the amount of net profit
share payment due to the Federal
Government.
ONRR requires lessees to maintain an
NPSL capital account for each lease
under § 1220.010, which transfers to a
new owner when sold. Following the
cessation of production, lessees are also
required to provide either an annual or
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a monthly report to the Federal
Government by using data from the
capital account until the lease is
terminated, expired, or relinquished.
C. NPSL Inventories
The NPSL lessees must notify BOEM
of their intent to take inventory so that
BOEM’s Director may be represented at
the taking of inventory under
§ 1220.032. Each lessee must file a
report after each inventory is taken,
reporting the controllable material
under § 1220.031.
D. NPSL Audits
Non-operators of an NPSL must notify
ONRR when they call for an audit.
When ONRR calls for an audit, the
lessee must notify all non-operators on
the lease. These requirements are
located at § 1220.033.
III. OMB Approval
ONRR will request OMB approval to
continue to collect this information. If
ONRR does not collect this information,
this would limit the Secretary’s ability
to discharge fiduciary duties and may
also result in the inability to confirm the
accurate royalty value. ONRR protects
the proprietary information that we
receive, and we do not collect items of
a sensitive nature.
ONRR requires lessees to respond to
this ICR because the information
collected is essential in order to
determine when net profit share
payments are due and to ensure that
lessees properly value and pay royalties
or net profit share payments.
Frequency: Annually, monthly, and
on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 6 lessees.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 1,926
hours.
All six lessees report monthly because
all current NPSLs are in producing
status. Because the requirements for
establishment of capital accounts at
§ 1220.010(a) and capital account
annual reporting at § 1220.031(a) are
necessary only during the nonproducing status of a lease, ONRR
included only one annual response for
these requirements in case a new NPSL
is established. ONRR did not include in
the estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of
business, which are considered usual
and customary. The following table
shows the estimated annual burden
hours by CFR section and paragraph.
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Citation
30 CFR 1220
Reporting & recordkeeping
requirement
Number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual
burden
hours
Part 1220—Accounting Procedures for Determining Net Profit Share Payment for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leases
§ 1220.010 NPSL Capital Account
1220.010(a) ................
(a) For each NPSL tract, an NPSL capital account shall be established and maintained by the lessee for NPSL operations . . .
1
1
1
1
11
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§ 1220.030 Maintenance of records
1220.030(a) and (b) ...
(a) Each lessee . . . shall establish and maintain such records as
are necessary . . .
§ 1220.031 Reporting and payment requirements
1220.031(a) ................
(a) Each lessee subject to this part shall file an annual report during
the period from issuance of the NPSL until the first month in
which production revenues are credited to the NPSL capital account . . .
1
11
11
1220.031(b) ................
(b) Beginning with the first month in which production revenues are
credited to the NPSL capital account, each lessee . . . shall file a
report for each NPSL, not later than 60 days following the end of
each month . . .
13
1 132
1716
1220.031(c) ................
(c) Each lessee subject to this Part 220 shall submit, together with
the report required . . . any net profit share payment due . . .
1220.031(d) ................
(d) Each lessee . . . shall file a report not later than 90 days after
each inventory is taken
8
11
88
1220.031(e) ................
(e) Each lessee . . . shall file a final report, not later than 60 days
following the cessation of production . . .
4
11
44
1
11
11
Burden hours covered under § 1220.031(b).
§ 1220.032 Inventories
1220.032(b) ................
(b) At reasonable intervals, but at least once every three years, inventories of controllable materiel shall be taken by the lessee.
Written notice of intention to take inventory shall be given by the
lessee at least 30 days before any inventory is to be taken so
that the BOEM Director may be represented at the taking of inventory . . .
§ 1220.033 Audits
1220.033(b)(1) ...........
(b)(1) When nonoperators of an NPSL lease call an audit in accordance with the terms of their operating agreement, the ONRR Director shall be notified of the audit call . . .
2
11
22
1220.033(b)(2) ...........
(b)(2) If DOI determines to call for an audit, DOI shall notify the lessee of its audit call and set a time and place for the audit . . .
The lessee shall send copies of the notice to the nonoperators on
the lease . . .
(e) Records required to be kept under § 1220.030(a) shall be made
available for inspection by any authorized agent of DOI . . .
2
11
22
1220.033(e) ................
Total Burden .......
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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.
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210
1,926
NPSL reports × 12 months = 132 reports
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have not identified a ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
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agency may not conduct or sponsor—
and a person is not required to respond
to—a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA requires each agency to ‘‘. . .
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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:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
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collection of information is necessary
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is
useful; (2) evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information that ONRR
collects; and (4) minimize the burden on
the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The PRA also requires agencies to
estimate the total annual reporting
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents
or recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. If you have
costs to generate, maintain, and disclose
this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and
startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. You should
describe the methods that you use to
estimate (1) major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition, (2)
expected useful life of capital
equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4)
the period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software that you purchase to prepare
for collecting information and
monitoring, sampling, and testing
equipment, and record-storage facilities.
Generally, your estimates should not
include equipment or services
purchased (i) before October 1, 1995; (ii)
to comply with requirements not
associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Federal Government; or (iv) as part
of customary and usual business or
private practices.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
ICR submission for OMB approval,
including appropriate adjustments to
the estimated burden. We will provide
a copy of the ICR to you, free of charge,
upon request. We also will post the ICR
at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will
post all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents at https://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you
should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made
available to the public at any time.
While you may ask us, in your
comment, to withhold PII from public
view, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
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ONRR Information Collection
Clearance Officer: David Alspach (202)
219–8526.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–352]
Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact
on the U.S. Economy and on Andean
Drug Crop Eradication
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit
comments in connection with the 16th
report on the Andean Trade Preference
Act (ATPA).
AGENCY:
Section 206 of the ATPA (19
U.S.C. 3204) requires the Commission to
report biennially to the Congress by
September 30 of each reporting year on
the economic impact of the Act on U.S.
industries and U.S. consumers, as well
as on the effectiveness of the Act in
promoting drug related crop eradication
and crop substitution efforts by
beneficiary countries. The Commission
prepares these reports under
investigation No. 332–352, Andean
Trade Preference Act: Impact on the
U.S. Economy and on Andean Drug
Crop Eradication.
DATES: June 24, 2014: Deadline for filing
written submissions.
September 30, 2014: Transmittal of
Commission report to Congress.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the United States
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,
DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, United
States International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
20436. The public record for this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/
edis.htm.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justino De La Cruz (202–205–3252, or
justino.delacruz@usitc.gov), Country
and Regional Analysis Division, Office
of Economics, U.S. International Trade
Commission, Washington, DC 20436.
For information on the legal aspects of
this investigation, contact William
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Gearhart of the Commission’s Office of
the General Counsel (202–205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media
should contact Peg O’Laughlin, Public
Affairs Officer (202–205–1819 or
margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). General
information concerning the Commission
may be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
Background: Section 206 of the
Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
(19 U.S.C. 3204) requires that the
Commission submit biennial reports to
the Congress regarding the economic
impact of the Act on U.S. industries and
consumers and, in conjunction with
other agencies, the effectiveness of the
Act in promoting drug-related crop
eradication and crop substitution efforts
of the beneficiary countries. Section
206(b) of the Act requires that each
report include:
(1) The actual effect of ATPA on the
U.S. economy generally as well as on
specific domestic industries which
produce articles that are like, or directly
competitive with, articles being
imported under the Act from beneficiary
countries;
(2) the probable future effect that
ATPA will have on the U.S. economy
generally and on such domestic
industries; and
(3) the estimated effect that ATPA has
had on drug-related crop eradication
and crop substitution efforts of
beneficiary countries.
Notice of institution of this
investigation for preparing these reports
was published in the Federal Register of
March 10, 1994 (59 FR 11308). This
16th report, covering 2012–2013, the
period since the previous report, is to be
submitted by September 30, 2014.
During the period covered by this 16th
report, only Colombia and Ecuador were
beneficiary countries eligible for
preferential treatment, and only for part
of the period covered by the report.
Colombia’s designation as a beneficiary
country was terminated on May 15,
2012, when the United States–Colombia
Trade Promotion Agreement entered
into force; imports from Ecuador ceased
to be eligible for preferential treatment
after July 31, 2013, when the authority
for such treatment expired.
Written Submissions: Interested
parties are invited to file written
submissions containing information and
views relating to the subject matter of
the investigation. All written
submissions should be addressed to the
Secretary, and should be received not
later than 5:15 p.m., June 24, 2014. All
written submissions must conform to
the provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 C.P.R. 201.8). Section
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0006; DS63610000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 145D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension, OMB Control Number 1012-0009.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR
is inviting comments on a collection of information requests that we
will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This Information Collection Request (ICR) covers the
paperwork requirements in the regulations under title 30, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), part 1220. Also, this ICR pertains to
royalties or net profit share payments from oil and gas leases on
submerged Federal lands on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
DATES: Submit written comments on or before July 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to ONRR by using one of
the following three methods:
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1. Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the entry
titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter ONRR-2011-0006 and then click
``Search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments. ONRR
will post all comments.
2. Mail comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, ONRR,
P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165. Please
reference ``ICR 1012-0009'' in your comments.
3. Hand-carry or mail comments, using an overnight courier service,
to ONRR. Our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal
Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225. Please
reference ``ICR 1012-0009'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues,
contact Ms. Suzanne Wolter, Audit and Compliance Management (ACM),
ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3405 or email at Suzanne.Wolter@onrr.gov. For
other questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231-3418, or
email at Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to
obtain copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated form, and
(3) the regulations that require us to collect the information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting--30 CFR Part 1220.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0009.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Secretary of the United States Department of the
Interior is responsible for collecting royalties from lessees who
produce minerals from leased Federal and Indian lands and the OCS. The
Secretary's responsibility, under various laws, is to manage mineral
resource production from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collect
the royalties and other mineral revenues due, and distribute the funds
collected under those laws. ONRR performs the royalty management
functions for the Secretary.
We have posted those laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal
and Indian lands and the OCS at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
I. General Information
ONRR collects and uses this information to determine (1) all
allowable direct and allocable joint costs and credits under Sec.
1220.011 incurred during the lease term; (2) appropriate overhead
allowance permitted on these costs under Sec. 1220.012; and (3)
allowances for capital recovery calculated under Sec. 1220.020. ONRR
also collects this information to ensure that royalties or net profit
share payments are accurately valued and appropriately paid. This ICR
affects only oil and gas leases on submerged Federal lands on the OCS.
II. Information Collections
Title 30 CFR part 1220 covers the net profit share lease (NPSL)
program and establishes reporting requirements for determining the net
profit share base under Sec. 1220.021. It also covers the calculating
of net profit share payments due to the Federal Government for the
production of oil and gas from leases under Sec. 1220.022.
A. NPSL Bidding System
To encourage exploration and development of oil and gas leases on
submerged Federal lands on the OCS, the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) promulgated regulations at 30 CFR part 506--Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing. Also, BOEM promulgated specific
implementing regulations for the NPSL bidding system at Sec.
506.110(d). BOEM established the NPSL bidding system to balance a fair
market return to the Federal Government for the lease of its public
lands and providing a fair profit to companies risking their investment
capital. The system provides an incentive for early expeditious
exploration and development providing for sharing of the risks by the
lessee and the Federal Government. The NPSL bidding system incorporates
a fixed capital recovery system as a means through which the lessee
recovers costs of exploration and development from production revenues,
along with a reasonable return on investment.
B. NPSL Capital Account
The Federal Government does not receive a profit share payment from
an NPSL until the lessee shows a credit balance in its capital account;
that is, cumulative revenues and other credits exceed cumulative costs.
Lessees multiply the credit balance by the net profit share rate (30 to
50 percent), resulting in the amount of net profit share payment due to
the Federal Government.
ONRR requires lessees to maintain an NPSL capital account for each
lease under Sec. 1220.010, which transfers to a new owner when sold.
Following the cessation of production, lessees are also required to
provide either an annual or a monthly report to the Federal Government
by using data from the capital account until the lease is terminated,
expired, or relinquished.
C. NPSL Inventories
The NPSL lessees must notify BOEM of their intent to take inventory
so that BOEM's Director may be represented at the taking of inventory
under Sec. 1220.032. Each lessee must file a report after each
inventory is taken, reporting the controllable material under Sec.
1220.031.
D. NPSL Audits
Non-operators of an NPSL must notify ONRR when they call for an
audit. When ONRR calls for an audit, the lessee must notify all non-
operators on the lease. These requirements are located at Sec.
1220.033.
III. OMB Approval
ONRR will request OMB approval to continue to collect this
information. If ONRR does not collect this information, this would
limit the Secretary's ability to discharge fiduciary duties and may
also result in the inability to confirm the accurate royalty value.
ONRR protects the proprietary information that we receive, and we do
not collect items of a sensitive nature.
ONRR requires lessees to respond to this ICR because the
information collected is essential in order to determine when net
profit share payments are due and to ensure that lessees properly value
and pay royalties or net profit share payments.
Frequency: Annually, monthly, and on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 6 lessees.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 1,926
hours.
All six lessees report monthly because all current NPSLs are in
producing status. Because the requirements for establishment of capital
accounts at Sec. 1220.010(a) and capital account annual reporting at
Sec. 1220.031(a) are necessary only during the non-producing status of
a lease, ONRR included only one annual response for these requirements
in case a new NPSL is established. ONRR did not include in the
estimates certain requirements performed in the normal course of
business, which are considered usual and customary. The following table
shows the estimated annual burden hours by CFR section and paragraph.
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Respondents' Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Number of
Citation 30 CFR 1220 Reporting & recordkeeping Hour burden annual Annual burden
requirement responses hours
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Part 1220--Accounting Procedures for Determining Net Profit Share Payment for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and
Gas Leases
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Sec. 1220.010 NPSL Capital Account
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1220.010(a)......................... (a) For each NPSL tract, 1 1 1
an NPSL capital account
shall be established and
maintained by the lessee
for NPSL operations . . .
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Sec. 1220.030 Maintenance of records
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1220.030(a) and (b)................. (a) Each lessee . . . 1 11 11
shall establish and
maintain such records as
are necessary . . .
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Sec. 1220.031 Reporting and payment requirements
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1220.031(a)......................... (a) Each lessee subject to 1 11 11
this part shall file an
annual report during the
period from issuance of
the NPSL until the first
month in which production
revenues are credited to
the NPSL capital account
. . .
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1220.031(b)......................... (b) Beginning with the 13 \1\ 132 1716
first month in which
production revenues are
credited to the NPSL
capital account, each
lessee . . . shall file a
report for each NPSL, not
later than 60 days
following the end of each
month . . .
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1220.031(c)......................... (c) Each lessee subject to Burden hours covered under Sec. 1220.031(b).
this Part 220 shall
submit, together with the
report required . . . any
net profit share payment
due . . .
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1220.031(d)......................... (d) Each lessee . . . 8 11 88
shall file a report not
later than 90 days after
each inventory is taken
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1220.031(e)......................... (e) Each lessee . . . 4 11 44
shall file a final
report, not later than 60
days following the
cessation of production .
. .
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Sec. 1220.032 Inventories
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1220.032(b)......................... (b) At reasonable 1 11 11
intervals, but at least
once every three years,
inventories of
controllable materiel
shall be taken by the
lessee. Written notice of
intention to take
inventory shall be given
by the lessee at least 30
days before any inventory
is to be taken so that
the BOEM Director may be
represented at the taking
of inventory . . .
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Sec. 1220.033 Audits
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1220.033(b)(1)...................... (b)(1) When nonoperators 2 11 22
of an NPSL lease call an
audit in accordance with
the terms of their
operating agreement, the
ONRR Director shall be
notified of the audit
call . . .
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1220.033(b)(2)...................... (b)(2) If DOI determines 2 11 22
to call for an audit, DOI
shall notify the lessee
of its audit call and set
a time and place for the
audit . . . The lessee
shall send copies of the
notice to the
nonoperators on the lease
. . .
1220.033(e)......................... (e) Records required to be The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined
kept under Sec. that the audit process is exempt from the
1220.030(a) shall be made Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 because ONRR
available for inspection staff asks non-standard questions to resolve
by any authorized agent exceptions.
of DOI . . .
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Total Burden.................... .......................... .............. 210 1,926
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\1\ 11 NPSL reports x 12 months = 132 reports
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost
Burden: We have not identified a ``non-hour'' cost burden 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 is not
required 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: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed
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collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the information is useful; (2) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (3) enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information that ONRR collects; and (4) minimize the
burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
The PRA also requires agencies to estimate the total annual
reporting ``non-hour cost'' burden to respondents or recordkeepers
resulting from the collection of information. If you have costs to
generate, maintain, and disclose this information, you should comment
and provide your total capital and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service components. You should
describe the methods that you use to estimate (1) major cost factors,
including system and technology acquisition, (2) expected useful life
of capital equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4) the period over
which you incur costs. Capital and startup costs include, among other
items, computers and software that you purchase to prepare for
collecting information and monitoring, sampling, and testing equipment,
and record-storage facilities. Generally, your estimates should not
include equipment or services purchased (i) before October 1, 1995;
(ii) to comply with requirements not associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to provide information or keep
records for the Federal Government; or (iv) as part of customary and
usual business or private practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our ICR submission for OMB approval, including appropriate
adjustments to the estimated burden. We will provide a copy of the ICR
to you, free of charge, upon request. We also will post the ICR at
https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will post all comments, including names
and addresses of respondents at https://www.regulations.gov. Before
including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as your
address, phone number, email address, or other personal information in
your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire comment
(including PII) may be made available to the public at any time. While
you may ask us, in your comment, to withhold PII from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
ONRR Information Collection Clearance Officer: David Alspach (202)
219-8526.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2014-11559 Filed 5-19-14; 8:45 am]
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