Agency Information Collection Activities: OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting-OMB Control Number 1012-0009; Comment Request, 21261-21264 [2017-09047]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 2017 / Notices 702 N. Industrial Way, Ely, NV 89301, 775–289–1800, email mherder@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 877–8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 4301) states that significant caves on Federal lands are an invaluable and irreplaceable part of the Nation’s natural heritage. In some instances, these significant caves are threatened due to improper use, increased recreational demands, urban spread, and lack of specific statutory protection. As provided by the Act, it is also the policy of the United States that Federal lands be managed in a manner that protects and maintains, to the extent practical, significant caves. The Ely District encompasses 11.4 million acres of public land in eastcentral Nevada, on which there are about 40 known undeveloped caves. In addition to the known caves, it is possible that there are many caves left to be discovered. With increasing visitation and increased vandalism, additional measures are needed to effectively protect caves in the District. The Ely District Office has completed the Ely District Cave and Karst Management Plan (Plan) and Environmental Assessment. The Plan provides guidance for cave management and protection in accordance with the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, while providing for recreation within caves across the District. The Plan also establishes direction for longterm management, planning, and oversight of the District’s cave resources, while identifying site-specific management actions for recreational use, scientific research, and management of cave resources. The Ely District Office determined which caves to select for closure based on visitor use monitoring and identification of significant resource values. Monitoring of caves in the District has resulted in resource damage concerns resulting from recreational pressures. The new ISRP (referred to as a cave use permit system in the Ely District Plan) is being established to better manage recreational use while providing an opportunity to educate the public on the importance of protecting critical cave resources. SRADOVICH on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 May 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 Application procedures for ‘‘private noncommercial individual use of special areas’’ are established here in accordance with 43 CFR 2932.22(b) and OMB control number 1004–0119. Visitors may obtain an office-issued permit in person at the Ely District Office. A permit may also be obtained by phone, or by downloading the application from the Ely District Office Web site and returning it by email, fax or U.S. mail. Self-issued permit stations will be established at Pescio Cave and Leviathan Cave. Each party is required to display the cave use permit on their vehicle’s dashboard during their visit to the cave. A limit on the frequency of visitation is set for Cave Valley Cave, Goshute Cave, and Whipple Cave as determined in the site-specific management actions for those caves in the Plan. Based on our understanding of the carrying capacity of caves on the District, the Ely District Office will limit the number of visits and size of groups in the following caves: Cave Valley Cave, Goshute Cave, Leviathan Cave, Pescio Cave, and Whipple Cave. Notice is also given that the Rose Guano Bat Cave will be closed each year during the bat maternity and migratory season (April 1–November 1); the Cave Valley Cave’s side-passage will be closed to protect maternity colonies; and two significant caves on the District (NV–040–003 and NV–040–010) will be closed to protect cave integrity, cultural resources and Native American tribal concerns. These restrictions do not apply to: (1) Any Federal, State or local government officer or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official duty. (2) Any Bureau of Land Management employee, agent, contractor, or cooperator while in the performance of an official duty. (3) Any Federal, State, local, or contract law enforcement officer, while in the performance of their official duties, or while enforcing this closure notice. Violation of the requirement to obtain a permit is punishable by a fine and/or imprisonment for a Class A misdemeanor in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571 and 3581 et seq. Any person who violates this closure may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local officials may also impose penalties for violations of Nevada law. PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21261 Authority: 43 CFR 2932.13, 2932.22, and 8364.1(a). Michael J. Herder, Ely District Manager. [FR Doc. 2017–09152 Filed 5–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0006; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 178D0102R2] Agency Information Collection Activities: OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting—OMB Control Number 1012–0009; 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 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). 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: You must submit your written comments on or before July 5, 2017. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the following three methods. Please reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0009’’ in your comments. 1. Electronically go to https:// www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ‘‘ONRR– 2011–0006,’’ then click ‘‘Search.’’ Follow the instructions to submit public comments. ONRR will post all comments. 2. Email comments to Mr. Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist, at Armand.Southall@onrr.gov. 3. Hand-carry or mail comments, using an overnight courier service, to ONRR. Our courier address is Building 53, entrance E–20, Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225. Visitor parking is available near entrance E–20, with a phone to request entry. Call Mr. Armando Salazar at (303) 231–3585 or Ms. Janet Giron at (303) 231–3088 to gain entrance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, contact SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1 21262 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 2017 / Notices Roman Geissel, Deputy Program Manager, Audit Program Management, ONRR, at (303) 231–3473 or email to Roman.Geissel@onrr.gov. For other questions, contact Mr. Armand Southall, telephone (303) 231–3221, or email to armand.southall@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr. Southall to obtain copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR and (2) the regulations that require us to collect the information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Under various laws, the Secretary’s responsibility is to manage mineral resource production on Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collect the royalties and other mineral revenues due, and distribute the funds collected. ONRR performs the royalty management functions and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department’s responsibility. 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 all allowable direct and allocable joint costs and credits under § 1220.011 incurred during the lease term, appropriate overhead allowance permitted on these costs under § 1220.012, and 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 SRADOVICH on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 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 and calculating of net profit share payments due to the Federal government for the production of oil and gas from leases under § 1220.022. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 May 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 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 260—Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing. Also, BOEM promulgated specific implementing regulations for the NPSL bidding system at § 260.110(d). BOEM established the NPSL bidding system to balance a fair market return to the Federal government for the lease of its public lands with a fair profit to companies risking their investment capital. The system provides an incentive for early expeditious exploration and development and provides for sharing 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. reporting the controllable material under § 1220.031. D. NPSL Audits When non-operators of an NPSL call for an audit, they must notify ONRR. 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 The information we collect under this ICR 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. We will request OMB approval to continue to collect this information. Not collecting this information would limit the Secretary’s ability to discharge fiduciary duties and may also result in the inability to confirm the accurate royalty value. ONRR protects the proprietary information received and does not collect items of a sensitive nature. B. NPSL Capital Account IV. Data 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 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 a monthly report to the Federal government, using data from the capital account until the lease is terminated, expired, or relinquished. Title: 30 CFR part 1220, OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting. OMB Control Number: 1012–0009. Bureau Form Number: None. Frequency: Annually, monthly, and on occasion. Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 14 lessees. Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 2,451 hours. All fourteen 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 non-producing status of a lease, ONRR included only one response annually for these requirements, in case a new NPSL is established. We have not included in our 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. C. NPSL Inventories The NPSL lessees must notify BOEM of their intent to take inventory so that the BOEM Director may be represented at the taking of inventory under § 1220.032. Each lessee must file a report after each inventory is taken, PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1 21263 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 2017 / Notices RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS Citation 30 CFR 1220 Reporting and 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 14 14 § 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 14 14 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 1 168 2,184 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 . . . (e) Each lessee . . . shall file a final report, not later than 60 days following the cessation of production . . . 1220.031(e) ............................ Burden hours covered under § 1220.031(b). 8 14 112 4 14 56 1 14 14 2 14 28 2 14 28 § 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) ........................ 1220.033(b)(2) ........................ 1220.033(e) ............................ SRADOVICH on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Total Burden .................... 1 (14 (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 . . . (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 The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that made available for inspection by any authorized agent of the audit process is exempt from the PaperDOI . . . work Reduction Act of 1995 because ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions. .................................................................................................. 267 2,451 NPSL reports × 12 months = 168 reports) Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with this collection of information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 May 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 displays a currently valid OMB control number. V. Request for Comments Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1 SRADOVICH on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 21264 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 86 / Friday, May 5, 2017 / Notices 60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * and otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of information * * *.’’ Agencies must specifically solicit comments to (a) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information that ONRR collects; and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The PRA also requires agencies to estimate the total annual reporting ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents or record-keepers 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, without 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:43 May 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 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: Jeffrey Parrillo (202) 208–7072. Authority The authorities for this action are the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1337) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Dated: March 15, 2017. Gregory J. Gould, Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2017–09047 Filed 5–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335–30–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–17–020] Government in The Sunshine Act Meeting Notice United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: May 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205–2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Vote in Inv. No. 731–TA–1359 (Preliminary) (Carton Closing Staples from China). The Commission is currently scheduled to complete and file its determination on May 15, 2017; views of the Commission are currently scheduled to be completed and filed on May 22, 2017. 5. Outstanding action jackets: None. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–17–019] Government in The Sunshine Act Meeting Notice United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: May 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205–2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–573–574 and 731–TA–1349–1358 (Preliminary)(Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Belarus, Italy, Korea, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom). The Commission is currently scheduled to complete and file its determinations on May 12, 2017; views of the Commission are currently scheduled to be completed and filed on May 19, 2017. 5. Outstanding action jackets: None. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. By order of the Commission. Issued: May 3, 2017. William R. Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–09279 Filed 5–3–17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Of The United States, Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice of a new system of records. In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. AGENCY: By order of the Commission. Issued: May 3, 2017. William R. Bishop, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2017–09278 Filed 5–3–17; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States (Commission), Department of Justice, proposes to establish a new system of records to enable the Commission to carry out its statutory responsibility to E:\FR\FM\05MYN1.SGM 05MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0006; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 178D0102R2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: OCS Net Profit Share 
Payment Reporting--OMB Control Number 1012-0009; 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 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). 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: You must submit your written comments on or before July 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to ONRR by using one of 
the following three methods. Please reference ``ICR 1012-0009'' in your 
comments.
    1. Electronically go to https://www.regulations.gov. In the entry 
titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter ``ONRR-2011-0006,'' then click 
``Search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments. ONRR 
will post all comments.
    2. Email comments to Mr. Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist, at 
Armand.Southall@onrr.gov.
    3. Hand-carry or mail comments, using an overnight courier service, 
to ONRR. Our courier address is Building 53, entrance E-20, Denver 
Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225. 
Visitor parking is available near entrance E-20, with a phone to 
request entry. Call Mr. Armando Salazar at (303) 231-3585 or Ms. Janet 
Giron at (303) 231-3088 to gain entrance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, 
contact

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Roman Geissel, Deputy Program Manager, Audit Program Management, ONRR, 
at (303) 231-3473 or email to Roman.Geissel@onrr.gov. For other 
questions, contact Mr. Armand Southall, telephone (303) 231-3221, or 
email to armand.southall@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr. Southall to 
obtain copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR and (2) the regulations that 
require us to collect the information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    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. 
Under various laws, the Secretary's responsibility is to manage mineral 
resource production on Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collect 
the royalties and other mineral revenues due, and distribute the funds 
collected. ONRR performs the royalty management functions and assists 
the Secretary in carrying out the Department's responsibility. 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 all allowable 
direct and allocable joint costs and credits under Sec.  1220.011 
incurred during the lease term, appropriate overhead allowance 
permitted on these costs under Sec.  1220.012, and 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 and 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 260--Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing. Also, BOEM promulgated specific 
implementing regulations for the NPSL bidding system at Sec.  
260.110(d). BOEM established the NPSL bidding system to balance a fair 
market return to the Federal government for the lease of its public 
lands with a fair profit to companies risking their investment capital. 
The system provides an incentive for early expeditious exploration and 
development and provides for sharing 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 
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, 
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 the BOEM 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

    When non-operators of an NPSL call for an audit, they must notify 
ONRR. 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

    The information we collect under this ICR 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.
    We will request OMB approval to continue to collect this 
information. Not collecting this information would limit the 
Secretary's ability to discharge fiduciary duties and may also result 
in the inability to confirm the accurate royalty value. ONRR protects 
the proprietary information received and does not collect items of a 
sensitive nature.

IV. Data

    Title: 30 CFR part 1220, OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1012-0009.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Annually, monthly, and on occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 14 lessees.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 2,451 
hours.
    All fourteen 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 response annually 
for these requirements, in case a new NPSL is established. We have not 
included in our 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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        Citation 30 CFR 1220         Reporting and 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, an               1               1               1
                                      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 . . . shall               1              14              14
                                      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              14              14
                                      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\ 168           2,184
                                      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 . . .
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
1220.031(d)........................  (d) Each lessee . . . shall               8              14             112
                                      file a report not later
                                      than 90 days after each
                                      inventory is taken . . .
1220.031(e)........................  (e) Each lessee . . . shall               4              14              56
                                      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              14              14
                                      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 of               2              14              28
                                      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
                                      . . .
1220.033(b)(2).....................  (b)(2) If DOI determines to               2              14              28
                                      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 of                    exceptions.
                                      DOI . . .
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total Burden...................  ...........................                             267           2,451
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\1\ (14 NPSL reports x 12 months = 168 reports)

    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 displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

V. Request for Comments

    Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ``* * * 
provide

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60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * and otherwise consult with 
members of the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed 
collection of information * * *.'' Agencies must specifically solicit 
comments to (a) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether 
the information is useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 
enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information that 
ONRR collects; and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    The PRA also requires agencies to estimate the total annual 
reporting ``non-hour cost'' burden to respondents or record-keepers 
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, without 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: Jeffrey Parrillo 
(202) 208-7072.

Authority

    The authorities for this action are the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 U.S.C. 1337) and the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: March 15, 2017.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2017-09047 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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