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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Collection of Monies Due
the Federal Government; Comment
Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
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AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are 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
30 CFR part 1218. This notice also
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OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove this information
collection request but may respond after
30 days; therefore, you should submit
your public comments to OMB by
March 2, 2015 for the assurance of
consideration.
DATES:
You may submit your
written comments directly to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior (OMB Control Number 1012–
0008), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or
telefax at (202) 395–5806. Please also
mail a copy of your comments to Mr.
Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist,
ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A,
Denver, Colorado 80225–0165, or email
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1012–0008 in
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on technical issues, contact
Ms. Lee-Ann Martin, Reporting and
Solid Minerals Services, ONRR,
telephone (303) 231–3313, or email
LeeAnn.Martin@onrr.gov. For other
questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar,
telephone (303) 231–3418, or email
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also
contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies
(free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any
associated forms, and (3) the regulations
that require the subject collection of
information. You may also review the
information collection request online at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUMMARY:
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
Title: Collection of Monies Due the
Federal Government—30 CFR part 1218.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0008.
Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR–
4425.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for collecting royalties from lessees who
produce minerals from leased Federal
and Indian lands and the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS). Under various
laws, the Secretary’s responsibility is to
manage mineral resources production
on Federal and Indian lands and the
OCS, collect royalties due, and
distribute the funds collected under
those laws. ONRR performs the royalty
management functions for the Secretary.
Public laws pertaining to mineral
leases on Federal and Indian lands and
the OCS are posted at https://
www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/
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Minerals produced from Federal and
Indian leases vary greatly in the nature
of occurrence, production, and
processing methods. 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 an
amount or value of production from the
leased lands. The lessee is required to
report various kinds of information to
the lessor relative to the disposition of
the minerals. Such information is
generally available within the records of
the lessee or others involved in
developing, transporting, processing,
purchasing, or selling such minerals.
The information collected includes data
necessary to ensure that production is
accurately valued and that royalties are
appropriately paid.
This ICR covers unique reporting
circumstances, including (1) cross-lease
netting in calculation of late-payment
interest; (2) designation of a designee;
and (3) Tribal permission for
recoupment on Indian oil and gas
leases.
Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation of
Late-Payment Interest
Regulations at § 1218.54 require
ONRR to assess interest on unpaid or
underpaid amounts. ONRR distributes
these interest revenues to States, Indian
Tribes, and the U.S. Treasury based on
financial lease distribution information.
Current regulations at § 1218.42 provide
that an overpayment on a lease or leases
may be offset against an underpayment
on a different lease or leases to
determine the net payment subject to
interest when certain conditions are
met. This process is called cross-lease
netting. Sections 6(a), (b), and (c) of the
Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act
(RSFA) require ONRR to pay interest on
lessees’ Federal oil and gas
overpayments made on or after February
13, 1997 (six months after the August
13, 1996, enactment of RSFA). ONRR
implemented this RSFA provision in
1997 and began calculating interest on
both underpayments and overpayments
for Federal oil and gas leases, making
the cross-lease netting provisions at
§ 1218.42 no longer applicable for these
leases. However, lessees must still
comply with the provisions at 30 CFR
1218.42(b) and (c) for Indian Tribal
leases or Federal leases other than oil
and gas. They must demonstrate that
cross-lease netting is correct by
submitting production reports, pipeline
allocation reports, or other similar
documentary evidence. This
information is necessary in order for
ONRR to determine the correct amount
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of interest that the lessee owes and to
ensure that we collect in full all monies
owed to the Federal Government.
Designation of Designee
Requirements of RSFA established
that owners of, primarily, operating
rights or, secondarily, lease record title
(both referred to as ‘‘lessees’’) are
responsible for making royalty and
related payments on Federal oil and gas
leases (see 30 CFR 1218.52). It is
common however, for a payor—rather
than a lessee—to make these payments.
When a payor makes payments on
behalf of a lessee, RSFA section 6(g)
requires that the lessee designate the
payor as its designee and notify ONRR
of this arrangement in writing. We
designed Form ONRR–4425,
Designation Form for Royalty Payment
Responsibility, to request all the
Citation 30 CFR Part 1218
information necessary for lessees to
comply with these RSFA requirements
when choosing to designate an agent to
pay for them. We require this
information to ensure proper mineral
revenue collection.
Tribal Permission for Recoupment on
Indian Oil and Gas Leases
In order to report cross-lease netting
on Indian oil and gas leases, lessees
must also comply with regulations at 30
CFR 12l8.53(b), allowing only lessees
with written permission from the Tribe
to recoup overpayments on one lease
against a different lease for which the
Tribe is the lessor. The payor must
provide ONRR with a copy of the
Tribe’s written permission.
OMB Approval
We are requesting OMB’s approval to
continue to collect this information. Not
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
collecting this information would limit
the Secretary’s ability to discharge the
duties of the office and may also result
in the loss of royalty payments.
Proprietary information submitted is
protected, and there are no questions of
a sensitive nature included in this
information collection.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 35 Federal and Indian
lessees.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 59
hours.
We have not included in our
estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of
business that are considered usual and
customary. The following chart shows
the estimated burden hours by CFR and
paragraph:
Average number of annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
Subpart A—General Provisions—Cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest.
1218.42(b) and (c) ..................
Cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest.
(b) Royalties attributed to production from a lease or
leases which should have been attributed to production
from a different lease or leases may be offset . . . if . . .
the payor submits production reports, pipeline allocation
reports, or other similar documentary evidence pertaining
to the specific production involved which verifies the correct production information. . . . (c) If ONRR assesses
late-payment interest and the payor asserts that some or
all of the interest is not owed . . . the burden is on the
payor to demonstrate that the exception applies. . . .
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Subpart B—Oil and Gas, General—How does a lessee designate a Designee?
1218.52(a), (c), and (d) ..........
How does a lessee designate a Designee? (a) If you are a
lessee under 30 U.S.C. 1701(7), and you want to designate a person to make all or part of the payments due
under a lease on your behalf . . . you must notify ONRR
. . . in writing of such designation. . . . (c) If you want to
terminate a designation . . . you must provide [the following] to ONRR in writing. . . . (d) ONRR may require
you to provide notice when there is a change in the percentage of your record title or operating rights ownership.
ONRR currently uses Form ONRR–4425, Designation Form
for Royalty Payment Responsibility, to collect this information.
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1218.53(b) ...............................
Recoupment of overpayments on Indian mineral leases. (b)
With written permission authorized by tribal statute or resolution, a payor may recoup an overpayment against royalties or other revenues owed . . . under other leases.
. . . A copy of the tribe’s written permission must be furnished to ONRR. . . .
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TOTAL BURDEN .............
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59
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘non-
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hour cost’’ burden associated with this
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
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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 to be collected; 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 May
28, 2014 (79 FR 30651), announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. We
received no 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 may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comment by March 2, 2015.
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.
Dated: January 28, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1092 (Review)]
Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof
From China; Determination To
Conduct a Full Five-Year Review and
Scheduling of the Review
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice that it will proceed with a full
review pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c))
(the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the antidumping duty
order on diamond sawblades and parts
thereof from China would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury within a reasonably
foreseeable time. The Commission also
gives notice of the scheduling of the full
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)). For further information
concerning the conduct of this review
and rules of general application, consult
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
DATES: Effective Date: January 22, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Szustakowski (202) 205–3169,
Office of Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
this review may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On December 2, 2013,
the Commission instituted a five-year
review on the antidumping duty order
on imports of diamond sawblades and
parts thereof from China (78 FR 72116,
December 2, 2013). The U.S.
Department of Commerce initiated its
five-year review of the order on the
same day (78 FR 72061, December 2,
2013). The Diamond Sawblades
Manufacturers’ Coalition (DSMC), an
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association of domestic producers of
diamond sawblades, filed an action in
the U.S. Court of International Trade
(CIT) to declare that the five-year
reviews that Commerce initiated and the
Commission instituted were ultra vires
because they began prematurely. On
September 23, 2014, the CIT directed
the Commission to cease further work
on the five-year review it previously
instituted, and to instead institute a
review on November 4, 2014. Prior to
terminating proceedings, the
Commission had voted to conduct a full
review.
Effective November 4, 2014, the
Commission rescinded the previously
instituted five-year review and
instituted the current review (79 FR
65420, November 4, 2014). The
institution notice for the current review
gave notification that the Commission
reserved the right to waive its
regulations concerning filing of
comments on whether to conduct an
expedited review. The Commission
stated in the notice that both domestic
and respondent interested parties
responded to the notice of institution it
published on December 2, 2013, and
that in light of these responses the
Commission determined that
conducting a full review was
appropriate.
In its November 4, 2014 notice, the
Commission did not require those
interested parties that submitted
adequate responses to the December 2,
2013 institution notice to submit full
responses. Instead, the Commission
stated that each such party could submit
a response no later than December 4,
2014 indicating that: (1) It incorporated
the contents of its response to the
December 2, 2013 institution notice and
(2) that it was willing to participate in
this review by providing information
requested to the Commission. Any such
party was also allowed to provide
additional information of the nature
specified in the notice. Parties that did
not submit an adequate response to the
December 2, 2013 institution notice
were also allowed to provide additional
information of the nature specified in
the notice no later than December 4,
2014.
The notice also stated that should
those parties that submitted adequate
responses to the December 2, 2013
institution notice indicate their desire to
participate in this review, the
Commission intended to issue a notice
stating that it will conduct a full review.
In light of this, the Commission reserved
the right to waive the process specified
in 19 CFR 207.62(b) for submitting
comments to the Commission on
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0009; DS63610300 DR2PS0000.CH7000 134D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Collection of Monies
Due the Federal Government; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are 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
30 CFR part 1218. This notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove this information
collection request but may respond after 30 days; therefore, you should
submit your public comments to OMB by March 2, 2015 for the assurance
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your written comments directly to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB Control Number 1012-
0008), Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or telefax at (202) 395-5806. Please also
mail a copy of your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory
Specialist, ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225-
0165, or email Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1012-0008 in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues,
contact Ms. Lee-Ann Martin, Reporting and Solid Minerals Services,
ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3313, or email LeeAnn.Martin@onrr.gov. For
other questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231-3418, or
email Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain
copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and
(3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information.
You may also review the information collection request online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Collection of Monies Due the Federal Government--30 CFR part
1218.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0008.
Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR-4425.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is
responsible for collecting royalties from lessees who produce minerals
from leased Federal and Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). Under various laws, the Secretary's responsibility is to manage
mineral resources production on Federal and Indian lands and the OCS,
collect royalties due, and distribute the funds collected under those
laws. ONRR performs the royalty management functions for the Secretary.
Public laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS are posted at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
Minerals produced from Federal and Indian leases vary greatly in
the nature of occurrence, production, and processing methods. 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 an amount or
value of production from the leased lands. The lessee is required to
report various kinds of information to the lessor relative to the
disposition of the minerals. Such information is generally available
within the records of the lessee or others involved in developing,
transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling such minerals. The
information collected includes data necessary to ensure that production
is accurately valued and that royalties are appropriately paid.
This ICR covers unique reporting circumstances, including (1)
cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest; (2)
designation of a designee; and (3) Tribal permission for recoupment on
Indian oil and gas leases.
Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation of Late-Payment Interest
Regulations at Sec. 1218.54 require ONRR to assess interest on
unpaid or underpaid amounts. ONRR distributes these interest revenues
to States, Indian Tribes, and the U.S. Treasury based on financial
lease distribution information. Current regulations at Sec. 1218.42
provide that an overpayment on a lease or leases may be offset against
an underpayment on a different lease or leases to determine the net
payment subject to interest when certain conditions are met. This
process is called cross-lease netting. Sections 6(a), (b), and (c) of
the Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act (RSFA) require ONRR to pay
interest on lessees' Federal oil and gas overpayments made on or after
February 13, 1997 (six months after the August 13, 1996, enactment of
RSFA). ONRR implemented this RSFA provision in 1997 and began
calculating interest on both underpayments and overpayments for Federal
oil and gas leases, making the cross-lease netting provisions at Sec.
1218.42 no longer applicable for these leases. However, lessees must
still comply with the provisions at 30 CFR 1218.42(b) and (c) for
Indian Tribal leases or Federal leases other than oil and gas. They
must demonstrate that cross-lease netting is correct by submitting
production reports, pipeline allocation reports, or other similar
documentary evidence. This information is necessary in order for ONRR
to determine the correct amount
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of interest that the lessee owes and to ensure that we collect in full
all monies owed to the Federal Government.
Designation of Designee
Requirements of RSFA established that owners of, primarily,
operating rights or, secondarily, lease record title (both referred to
as ``lessees'') are responsible for making royalty and related payments
on Federal oil and gas leases (see 30 CFR 1218.52). It is common
however, for a payor--rather than a lessee--to make these payments.
When a payor makes payments on behalf of a lessee, RSFA section 6(g)
requires that the lessee designate the payor as its designee and notify
ONRR of this arrangement in writing. We designed Form ONRR-4425,
Designation Form for Royalty Payment Responsibility, to request all the
information necessary for lessees to comply with these RSFA
requirements when choosing to designate an agent to pay for them. We
require this information to ensure proper mineral revenue collection.
Tribal Permission for Recoupment on Indian Oil and Gas Leases
In order to report cross-lease netting on Indian oil and gas
leases, lessees must also comply with regulations at 30 CFR 12l8.53(b),
allowing only lessees with written permission from the Tribe to recoup
overpayments on one lease against a different lease for which the Tribe
is the lessor. The payor must provide ONRR with a copy of the Tribe's
written permission.
OMB Approval
We are requesting OMB's approval to continue to collect this
information. Not collecting this information would limit the
Secretary's ability to discharge the duties of the office and may also
result in the loss of royalty payments. Proprietary information
submitted is protected, and there are no questions of a sensitive
nature included in this information collection.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 35 Federal and
Indian lessees.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 59
hours.
We have not included in our estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of business that are considered usual
and customary. The following chart shows the estimated burden hours by
CFR and paragraph:
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Average number
Citation 30 CFR Part 1218 Reporting and recordkeeping Hour burden of annual Annual burden
requirement responses hours
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Subpart A--General Provisions--Cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest.
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1218.42(b) and (c)................. Cross-lease netting in 2 25 50
calculation of late-
payment interest. (b)
Royalties attributed to
production from a lease or
leases which should have
been attributed to
production from a
different lease or leases
may be offset . . . if . .
. the payor submits
production reports,
pipeline allocation
reports, or other similar
documentary evidence
pertaining to the specific
production involved which
verifies the correct
production information. .
. . (c) If ONRR assesses
late-payment interest and
the payor asserts that
some or all of the
interest is not owed . . .
the burden is on the payor
to demonstrate that the
exception applies. . . .
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Subpart B--Oil and Gas, General--How does a lessee designate a Designee?
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1218.52(a), (c), and (d)........... How does a lessee designate 0.75 5 4
a Designee? (a) If you are
a lessee under 30 U.S.C.
1701(7), and you want to
designate a person to make
all or part of the
payments due under a lease
on your behalf . . . you
must notify ONRR . . . in
writing of such
designation. . . . (c) If
you want to terminate a
designation . . . you must
provide [the following] to
ONRR in writing. . . . (d)
ONRR may require you to
provide notice when there
is a change in the
percentage of your record
title or operating rights
ownership.
ONRR currently uses Form
ONRR-4425, Designation
Form for Royalty Payment
Responsibility, to collect
this information.
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Subpart B--Oil and Gas, General--Recoupment of overpayments on Indian mineral leases.
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1218.53(b)......................... Recoupment of overpayments 1 5 5
on Indian mineral leases.
(b) With written
permission authorized by
tribal statute or
resolution, a payor may
recoup an overpayment
against royalties or other
revenues owed . . . under
other leases. . . . A copy
of the tribe's written
permission must be
furnished to ONRR. . . .
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TOTAL BURDEN................... ........................... .............. 35 59
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Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burden associated with
this 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
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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 to be collected; 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 May 28, 2014 (79 FR 30651),
announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The
notice provided the required 60-day comment period. We received no
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 may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive public comment by March 2, 2015.
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.
Dated: January 28, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015-01886 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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