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Sec. 28, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, S1/2NW1/
4, and SW1/4;
Sec. 33, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, NW1/4NW1/
4, E1/2SW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4, and SE1/4.
T. 14 S., R. 6 E.,
Sec. 4;
Sec. 5.
Containing approximately 2,692.16 acres.
The tract is adjacent to the Skyline
mine which contains other federal coal
leases. The coal beds contained in this
tract are under an average of 1,700 feet
cover from the surface. The coal in the
Flat Canyon tract has two economical
coal beds; the Lower O’Conner B and
the Flat Canyon beds. The minable
portions of these coal beds are
approximately 6 to 14 feet in thickness.
The tract contains approximately 42
million tons of recoverable high-volatile
B bituminous coal. The coal quality is
based on an ‘‘as received basis’’ as
follows: 12,400 Btu/lb., 5.80 percent
moisture, 7.1 percent ash, 42.8 percent
volatile matter, 43.8 percent fixed
carbon and 0.50 percent sulfur.
The tract will be leased to the
qualified bidder of the highest cash
amount provided that the high bid meet
or exceeds the BLM’s estimate of the fair
market value (FMV) of the tract. The
minimum bid for the tract is $100 per
acre or fraction thereof. No bid that is
less than $100 per acre, or fraction
thereof, will be considered. The
minimum bid is not intended to
represent FMV. The FMV of the tract
will be determined by the Authorized
Officer after the sale.
The BLM held a public hearing and
requested comments on the
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and the FMV of the Dry Canyon Tract
on June 21, 2001. The BLM/U.S. Forest
Service (USFS) prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Statement and a
Record of Decision on January 3, 2002.
No appeals of the BLM decision to lease
were filed during the appeal period. The
USFS issued consent to lease on
February 4, 2013. On December 24,
2014, the Governor of the State of Utah
recommended proceeding with this
lease sale.
The lease that may be issued as a
result of this offering will provide for
payment of an annual rental of $3 per
acre or fraction thereof, and a royalty of
8 percent of the value of the coal
produced by underground mining
methods. The value of the coal will be
determined in accordance with 30 CFR
1206.250.
The detailed statement for the offered
tract, including bidding instructions and
sales procedures under 43 CFR 3422.3–
2, and the terms and conditions of the
proposed coal lease, is available from
the BLM-Public Room, Utah State
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Office, Suite 500, 440 West 200 South,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. Case file
documents, UTU–77114, are available
for inspection during normal business
hours in the BLM-Public Room, Suite
500.
Approved:
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015–11845 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0020; DS63610000
DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Royalty and Production
Reporting––OMB Control Number
1012–0004; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a
collection of information request that
we will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
title 30, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), parts 1210 and 1212. There are
three forms associated with this
information collection.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before July 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the
following three methods (please
reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0004’’ in your
comments):
1. Electronically go to https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ‘‘ONRR–
2011–0020’’ 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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions on technical issues, contact
Lee-Ann Martin, Reporting and Solid
Minerals Services, ONRR, telephone
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(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, at
no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated
form, and (3) the regulations that require
us to collect the information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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 OuterContinental Shelf (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.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
minerals revenue management functions
and assists the Secretary in carrying out
the Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands. 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, or his designee, is
required to report various kinds of
information to the lessor relative to the
disposition of the leased minerals.
The ONRR financial accounting
system is an integrated computer system
that includes royalty, rental, bonus, and
other payments; sales volumes and
values; and royalty values as submitted
by reporters. In the system, ONRR
compares production volumes with
royalty volumes to verify that reporters
reported and paid proper royalties for
the minerals produced. Additionally,
we share the data electronically with the
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and Tribal and State governments so
they can perform their lease
management responsibilities.
We use the information collected in
this ICR to ensure that royalty is
appropriately paid, based on accurate
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production accounting on oil, gas, and
geothermal resources produced from
Federal and Indian leases. The
requirement to report accurately and
timely is mandatory. Please refer to the
chart for all reporting requirements and
associated burden hours.
Royalty Reporting
The regulations require payors
(reporters) to report and to remit
royalties on oil, gas, and geothermal
resources produced from leases on
Federal and Indian lands. The following
form is used for royalty reporting:
Form ONRR–2014, Report of Sales
and Royalty Remittance. Reporters
submit this form monthly to report
royalties on oil, gas, and geothermal
leases, certain rents, and other leaserelated transactions, such as
transportation and processing
allowances, lease adjustments, and
quality and location differentials.
Production Reporting
The regulations require operators
(reporters) to submit production reports
if they operate a Federal or Indian
onshore or offshore oil and gas lease, or
Federally approved unit or
communitization agreement. The ONRR
financial accounting system tracks
minerals produced from Federal and
Indian lands, from the point of
production to the point of disposition,
or royalty determination, and/or point
of sale. The reporters use the following
forms for production accounting and
reporting:
Form ONRR–4054, Oil and Gas
Operations Report (OGOR). Reporters
submit this form monthly for all
production reporting for Outer
Continental Shelf, Federal, and Indian
leases. ONRR compares the production
information with sales and royalty data
that reporters submit on Form ONRR–
2014 to ensure that the latter reported
and paid the proper royalties on the oil
and gas production to ONRR. ONRR
uses the information from OGOR parts
A, B, and C to track all oil and gas from
the point of production to the point of
first sale, or other disposition.
Form ONRR–4058, Production
Allocation Schedule Report (PASR).
Reporters submit this form monthly.
The facility operators manage the
facilities and measurement points where
they commingle the production from an
offshore Federal lease or metering point
with production from other sources
before they measure it for royalty
determination. ONRR uses the data to
determine if the operators reported the
correct royalty-bearing volumes on the
OGOR.
OMB Approval
We 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 loss of royalty payments.
We protect the proprietary information
that we receive and do not collect items
of a sensitive nature. It is mandatory
that the reporters submit Forms ONRR–
2014, ONRR–4054, and ONRR–4058.
II. Data
Title: 30 CFR parts 1210 and 1212,
Royalty and Production Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0004.
Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR–
2014, ONRR–4054, and ONRR–4058.
Frequency: Monthly.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 3,870 oil, gas, and
geothermal reporters.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 337,933
hours.
We have changed our estimates of the
number of respondents due to updated
data.
We have not included in our
estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of
business, considered as usual and
customary. We display the estimated
annual burden hours by CFR section
and paragraph in the following chart.
RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
30 CFR Part 1210
Average
number of annual responses
Hour
burden
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Annual
burden hours
30 CFR 1210—FORMS AND REPORTS
Subpart B—Royalty Reports—Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
1210.52(a) and (b) ...............
1210.52
What royalty reports must I submit?
Form ONRR–2014
You must submit a completed Form ONRR–2014, Report
of Sales and Royalty Remittance, to ONRR with:
(a) All royalty payments; and
3 min .............
(b) Rents on nonproducing leases, where specified in the
lease.
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1210.53(a), (b), and (c) .......
1210.54(a), (b), and (c) .......
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1210.53 When are my royalty reports and payments due?
(a) Completed Forms ONRR–2014 for royalty payments
and the associated payments are due by the end of the
month following the production month (see also
§ 1218.50).
(b) Completed Forms ONRR–2014 for rental payments,
where applicable, and the associated payments are due
as specified by the lease terms (see also § 1218.50).
(c) You may submit reports and payments early.
1210.54 Must I submit this royalty report electronically?
(a) You must submit Form ONRR–2014 electronically unless you qualify for an exception under § 1210.55(a).
(b) You must use one of the following electronic media
types, unless ONRR instructs you differently * * *
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234,411
Manual * (approximately 1 percent)
7 min .............
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
30 CFR Part 1210
Average
number of annual responses
Hour
burden
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Annual
burden hours
(c) Refer to our electronic reporting guidelines in the ONRR
Minerals Revenue Reporter Handbook, for the most current reporting options, instructions, and security measures. The handbook may be found on our Internet Web
site or you may call your ONRR customer service representative * * *
*
*
*
*
*
Subtotal for Royalty Reporting .....................................................................................................................
4,735,572
239,936
Subpart C—Production Reports—Oil and Gas
1210.102(a)(1)(i) and (ii) ......
1210.102 What production reports must I submit?
(a) Form ONRR–4054, Oil and Gas Operations Report. If
you operate a Federal or Indian onshore or OCS oil and
gas lease or federally approved unit or communitization
agreement that contains one or more wells that are not
permanently plugged or abandoned, you must submit
Form ONRR–4054 to ONRR:
(1) You must submit Form ONRR–4054 for each well for
each calendar month, beginning with the month in which
you complete drilling, unless:
(i) You have only test production from a drilling well; or
(ii) The ONRR tells you in writing to report differently.
(2) You must continue reporting until:
(i) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or [Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement] approves all
wells as permanently plugged or abandoned or the lease
or unit or communitization agreement is terminated; and
(ii) You dispose of all inventory.
Burden hours covered under 1210.104(a) and (b).
(b) Form ONRR–4058, Production Allocation Schedule Report. If you operate an offshore facility measurement
point (FMP) handling production from a Federal oil and
gas lease or federally approved unit agreement that is
commingled (with approval) with production from any
other source prior to measurement for royalty determination, you must file Form ONRR–4058.
(1) You must submit Form ONRR–4058 for each calendar
month beginning with the month in which you first handle
production covered by this section.
(2) Form ONRR–4058 is not required whenever all of the
following conditions are met:
(i) All leases involved are Federal leases;
(ii) All leases have the same fixed royalty rate;
(iii) All leases are operated by the same operator;
(iv) The facility measurement device is operated by the
same person as the leases/agreements;
(v) Production has not been previously measured for royalty determination; and
(vi) The production is not subsequently commingled and
measured for royalty determination at an FMP for which
Form ONRR–4058 is required under this part.
Burden hours covered under 1210.104(a) and (b).
1210.103(a) and (b) .............
1210.103 When are my production reports due?
(a) The ONRR must receive your completed Forms ONRR–
4054 and ONRR–4058 by the 15th day of the second
month following the month for which you are reporting.
(b) A report is considered received when it is delivered to
ONRR by 4 p.m. mountain time at the addresses specified in § 1210.105. Reports received after 4 p.m. mountain time are considered received the following business
day.
Burden hours covered under 1210.104(a) and (b).
1210.104(a), (b), and (c) .....
1210.104 Must I submit these production reports electronically?
1210.102(a)(2)(i) and (ii) ......
1210.102(b)(1) .....................
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1210.102(b)(2)(i)–(vi) ...........
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
30 CFR Part 1210
Average
number of annual responses
Hour
burden
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
(a) You must submit Forms ONRR–4054 and ONRR–4058
electronically unless you qualify for an exception under
§ 1210.105
(b) You must use one of the following electronic media
types, unless ONRR instructs you differently * * *
Annual
burden hours
Electronic * (approximately 99 percent)
1 min .............
(c) Refer to our electronic reporting guidelines in the ONRR
Minerals Production Reporter Handbook, for the most
current reporting options, instructions, and security measures. The handbook may be found on our Internet Web
site or you may call your ONRR customer service representative * * *
*
*
*
*
*
5,688,962
94,816
Manual * (approximately 1 percent)
3 min .............
2,873
5,746,426
Total OGOR
57,464
97,689
Form ONRR–4058 (PASR)
Electronic * (approximately 99 percent)
1 min .............
17,820
298
Manual * (approximately 1 percent)
3 min .............
180
9
Total PASR ...
18,000
306
Subpart D—Special-Purpose Forms and Reports—
Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
1210.155 ..............................
1210.155 What reports must I submit for Federal onshore
stripper oil properties?
(a) General. Operators who have been granted a reduced
royalty rate by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
under 43 CFR 3103.4–2 must submit Form ONRR–4377,
Stripper Royalty Rate Reduction Notification, under 43
CFR 3103.4–2(b)(3).
*
*
*
*
*
Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–
0005.
Subtotal for Production Reporting ................................................................................................................
5,764,426
97,996
PART 1212—RECORDS AND FILES MAINTENANCE
Subpart B—Oil, Gas and OCS Sulphur—General
1212.50 ................................
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1212.51(a) and (b) ...............
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1212.50 Required recordkeeping and reports ....................
All records pertaining to offshore and onshore Federal and
Indian oil and gas leases shall be maintained by a lessee, operator, revenue payor, or other person for 6 years
after the records are generated unless the record holder
is notified, in writing, that records must be maintained for
a longer period * * *
[In accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1724(f), Federal oil and gas
records must be maintained for 7 years from the date the
obligation became due.]
(a) Records. Each lessee, operator, revenue payor, or
other person shall make and retain accurate and complete records necessary to demonstrate that payments of
rentals, royalties, net profit shares, and other payments
related to offshore and onshore Federal and Indian oil
and gas leases are in compliance with lease terms, regulations, and orders * * *
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Burden hours covered under 1210.54(a), (b), and
(c); and 1210.104(a) and (b).
Burden hours covered under 1210.54(a), (b), and
(c); and 1210.104(a) and (b).
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
30 CFR Part 1210
Average
number of annual responses
Hour
burden
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Annual
burden hours
(b) Period for keeping records. Lessees, operators, revenue
payors, or other persons required to keep records under
this section shall maintain and preserve them for 6 years
from the day on which the relevant transaction recorded
occurred unless the Secretary notifies the record holder
of an audit or investigation involving the records and that
they must be maintained for a longer period * * *
[In accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1724(f), Federal oil and gas
records must be maintained for 7 years from the date the
obligation became due.]
Total for Royalty and Production Reporting .................................................................................................
10,499,998
337,933
* Note: ONRR consider each line of data as one response/report.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have not identified a ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with the
collection of information.
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III. Request for Comments
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 current and valid OMB
control number.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA Section 3506(c)(2)(A)
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 collected; and (d) 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
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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.
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: May 11, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2014–0002; DS63602000
DR2PS0000.PX8000 156D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: United States Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
(USEITI) Revenue Information
Collection—OMB Control Number
1012—0NEW; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice for OMB approval.
AGENCY:
To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted this Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This ICR covers
the paperwork requirements for
participation in the United States
implementation of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative
(USEITI). 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 June
15, 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—
NEW), 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,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0020; DS63610000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Royalty and Production
Reporting--OMB Control Number 1012-0004; 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), ONRR
is inviting comments on a collection of information request that we
will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under title
30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1210 and 1212. There are
three forms associated with this information collection.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before July 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to ONRR by using one of
the following three methods (please reference ``ICR 1012-0004'' in your
comments):
1. Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the entry
titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter ``ONRR-2011-0020'' 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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues,
contact 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, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated form, and (3)
the regulations that require us to collect the information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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 Outer-Continental Shelf
(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.
The Secretary also has a trust responsibility to manage Indian
lands and seek advice and information from Indian beneficiaries. ONRR
performs the minerals revenue management functions and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the Department's trust responsibility for
Indian lands. 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, or his designee, is required to report various kinds of
information to the lessor relative to the disposition of the leased
minerals.
The ONRR financial accounting system is an integrated computer
system that includes royalty, rental, bonus, and other payments; sales
volumes and values; and royalty values as submitted by reporters. In
the system, ONRR compares production volumes with royalty volumes to
verify that reporters reported and paid proper royalties for the
minerals produced. Additionally, we share the data electronically with
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tribal and State governments
so they can perform their lease management responsibilities.
We use the information collected in this ICR to ensure that royalty
is appropriately paid, based on accurate
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production accounting on oil, gas, and geothermal resources produced
from Federal and Indian leases. The requirement to report accurately
and timely is mandatory. Please refer to the chart for all reporting
requirements and associated burden hours.
Royalty Reporting
The regulations require payors (reporters) to report and to remit
royalties on oil, gas, and geothermal resources produced from leases on
Federal and Indian lands. The following form is used for royalty
reporting:
Form ONRR-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance. Reporters
submit this form monthly to report royalties on oil, gas, and
geothermal leases, certain rents, and other lease-related transactions,
such as transportation and processing allowances, lease adjustments,
and quality and location differentials.
Production Reporting
The regulations require operators (reporters) to submit production
reports if they operate a Federal or Indian onshore or offshore oil and
gas lease, or Federally approved unit or communitization agreement. The
ONRR financial accounting system tracks minerals produced from Federal
and Indian lands, from the point of production to the point of
disposition, or royalty determination, and/or point of sale. The
reporters use the following forms for production accounting and
reporting:
Form ONRR-4054, Oil and Gas Operations Report (OGOR). Reporters
submit this form monthly for all production reporting for Outer
Continental Shelf, Federal, and Indian leases. ONRR compares the
production information with sales and royalty data that reporters
submit on Form ONRR-2014 to ensure that the latter reported and paid
the proper royalties on the oil and gas production to ONRR. ONRR uses
the information from OGOR parts A, B, and C to track all oil and gas
from the point of production to the point of first sale, or other
disposition.
Form ONRR-4058, Production Allocation Schedule Report (PASR).
Reporters submit this form monthly. The facility operators manage the
facilities and measurement points where they commingle the production
from an offshore Federal lease or metering point with production from
other sources before they measure it for royalty determination. ONRR
uses the data to determine if the operators reported the correct
royalty-bearing volumes on the OGOR.
OMB Approval
We 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 loss of royalty payments. We protect the proprietary
information that we receive and do not collect items of a sensitive
nature. It is mandatory that the reporters submit Forms ONRR-2014,
ONRR-4054, and ONRR-4058.
II. Data
Title: 30 CFR parts 1210 and 1212, Royalty and Production
Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0004.
Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR-2014, ONRR-4054, and ONRR-4058.
Frequency: Monthly.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 3,870 oil, gas,
and geothermal reporters.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden:
337,933 hours.
We have changed our estimates of the number of respondents due to
updated data.
We have not included in our estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of business, considered as 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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Average number
30 CFR Part 1210 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden of annual Annual burden
responses hours
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30 CFR 1210--FORMS AND REPORTS
Subpart B--Royalty Reports--Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
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1210.52(a) and (b)...................... 1210.52 What royalty reports must I submit? Form ONRR-2014
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You must submit a completed Form ONRR-2014, Electronic * (approximately 99 percent)
Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, to
ONRR with:
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(a) All royalty payments; and 3 min....................... 4,688,216 234,411
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(b) Rents on nonproducing leases, where Manual * (approximately 1 percent)
specified in the lease.
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1210.53(a), (b), and (c)................ 1210.53 When are my royalty reports and 7 min....................... 47,356 5,525
payments due?
(a) Completed Forms ONRR-2014 for royalty
payments and the associated payments are due
by the end of the month following the
production month (see also Sec. 1218.50).
(b) Completed Forms ONRR-2014 for rental
payments, where applicable, and the
associated payments are due as specified by
the lease terms (see also Sec. 1218.50).
(c) You may submit reports and payments early.
1210.54(a), (b), and (c)................ 1210.54 Must I submit this royalty report
electronically?
(a) You must submit Form ONRR-2014
electronically unless you qualify for an
exception under Sec. 1210.55(a).
(b) You must use one of the following
electronic media types, unless ONRR instructs
you differently * * *
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(c) Refer to our electronic reporting
guidelines in the ONRR Minerals Revenue
Reporter Handbook, for the most current
reporting options, instructions, and security
measures. The handbook may be found on our
Internet Web site or you may call your ONRR
customer service representative * * *
* * * * *
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Subtotal for Royalty Reporting.................................................................................... 4,735,572 239,936
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Subpart C--Production Reports--Oil and Gas
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1210.102(a)(1)(i) and (ii).............. 1210.102 What production reports must I Burden hours covered under 1210.104(a) and (b).
submit?
(a) Form ONRR-4054, Oil and Gas Operations
Report. If you operate a Federal or Indian
onshore or OCS oil and gas lease or federally
approved unit or communitization agreement
that contains one or more wells that are not
permanently plugged or abandoned, you must
submit Form ONRR-4054 to ONRR:
(1) You must submit Form ONRR-4054 for each
well for each calendar month, beginning with
the month in which you complete drilling,
unless:.
(i) You have only test production from a
drilling well; or.
(ii) The ONRR tells you in writing to report
differently..
1210.102(a)(2)(i) and (ii).............. (2) You must continue reporting until:
(i) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or
[Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement] approves all wells as
permanently plugged or abandoned or the lease
or unit or communitization agreement is
terminated; and.
(ii) You dispose of all inventory.............
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1210.102(b)(1).......................... (b) Form ONRR-4058, Production Allocation Burden hours covered under 1210.104(a) and (b).
Schedule Report. If you operate an offshore
facility measurement point (FMP) handling
production from a Federal oil and gas lease
or federally approved unit agreement that is
commingled (with approval) with production
from any other source prior to measurement
for royalty determination, you must file Form
ONRR-4058.
(1) You must submit Form ONRR-4058 for each
calendar month beginning with the month in
which you first handle production covered by
this section.
1210.102(b)(2)(i)-(vi).................. (2) Form ONRR-4058 is not required whenever
all of the following conditions are met:
(i) All leases involved are Federal leases;...
(ii) All leases have the same fixed royalty
rate;.
(iii) All leases are operated by the same
operator;.
(iv) The facility measurement device is
operated by the same person as the leases/
agreements;.
(v) Production has not been previously
measured for royalty determination; and.
(vi) The production is not subsequently
commingled and measured for royalty
determination at an FMP for which Form ONRR-
4058 is required under this part..
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1210.103(a) and (b)..................... 1210.103 When are my production reports due? Burden hours covered under 1210.104(a) and (b).
(a) The ONRR must receive your completed Forms
ONRR-4054 and ONRR-4058 by the 15th day of
the second month following the month for
which you are reporting..
(b) A report is considered received when it is
delivered to ONRR by 4 p.m. mountain time at
the addresses specified in Sec. 1210.105.
Reports received after 4 p.m. mountain time
are considered received the following
business day..
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1210.104(a), (b), and (c)............... 1210.104 Must I submit these production Form ONRR-4054 (OGOR)
reports electronically?
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(a) You must submit Forms ONRR-4054 and ONRR- Electronic * (approximately 99 percent)
4058 electronically unless you qualify for an
exception under Sec. 1210.105
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(b) You must use one of the following 1 min....................... 5,688,962 94,816
electronic media types, unless ONRR instructs
you differently * * *
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(c) Refer to our electronic reporting Manual * (approximately 1 percent)
guidelines in the ONRR Minerals Production
Reporter Handbook, for the most current
reporting options, instructions, and security
measures. The handbook may be found on our
Internet Web site or you may call your ONRR
customer service representative * * *
* * * * *.....................................
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3 min....................... 57,464 2,873
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Total OGOR 5,746,426 97,689
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Form ONRR-4058 (PASR)
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Electronic * (approximately 99 percent)
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1 min....................... 17,820 298
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Manual * (approximately 1 percent)
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3 min....................... 180 9
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Total PASR.................. 18,000 306
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Subpart D--Special-Purpose Forms and Reports--
Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
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1210.155................................ 1210.155 What reports must I submit for Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012-0005.
Federal onshore stripper oil properties?
(a) General. Operators who have been granted a
reduced royalty rate by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) under 43 CFR 3103.4-2 must
submit Form ONRR-4377, Stripper Royalty Rate
Reduction Notification, under 43 CFR 3103.4-
2(b)(3).
* * * * *
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Subtotal for Production Reporting................................................................................. 5,764,426 97,996
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PART 1212--RECORDS AND FILES MAINTENANCE
Subpart B--Oil, Gas and OCS Sulphur--General
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1212.50................................. 1212.50 Required recordkeeping and reports.... Burden hours covered under 1210.54(a), (b), and (c); and
All records pertaining to offshore and onshore 1210.104(a) and (b).
Federal and Indian oil and gas leases shall
be maintained by a lessee, operator, revenue
payor, or other person for 6 years after the
records are generated unless the record
holder is notified, in writing, that records
must be maintained for a longer period * * *.
[In accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1724(f), Federal
oil and gas records must be maintained for 7
years from the date the obligation became
due.]
1212.51(a) and (b)...................... (a) Records. Each lessee, operator, revenue Burden hours covered under 1210.54(a), (b), and (c); and
payor, or other person shall make and retain 1210.104(a) and (b).
accurate and complete records necessary to
demonstrate that payments of rentals,
royalties, net profit shares, and other
payments related to offshore and onshore
Federal and Indian oil and gas leases are in
compliance with lease terms, regulations, and
orders * * *
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(b) Period for keeping records. Lessees,
operators, revenue payors, or other persons
required to keep records under this section
shall maintain and preserve them for 6 years
from the day on which the relevant
transaction recorded occurred unless the
Secretary notifies the record holder of an
audit or investigation involving the records
and that they must be maintained for a longer
period * * *
[In accordance with 30 U.S.C. 1724(f), Federal
oil and gas records must be maintained for 7
years from the date the obligation became
due.]
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Total for Royalty and Production Reporting........................................................................ 10,499,998 337,933
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* Note: ONRR consider each line of data as one response/report.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost
Burden: We have not identified a ``non-hour'' cost burden associated
with the collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
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 current and valid OMB control number.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA Section
3506(c)(2)(A) 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
collected; and (d) 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.
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: May 11, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015-11792 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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