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September 26, 1940. Douglas Osborne
did not intend to do large scale
excavations at 40BN77, and therefore
did not excavate test trenches before
opening excavation squares. Two strata
were defined below the plow zone.
Osborne indicates that ‘‘Stratum I was a
dark red brown to black humic band
varying around one foot, but rather more
than less, in thickness.’’ Stratum II was
not as thick. Osborne describe it as
‘‘. . . a thinned mixture of Stratum I.’’
In his 2014 dissertation, Thaddeus
Bissett presented two radiocarbon dates
from this site, 4474 ± 66 BP and 4243
± 90 BP. According to Bissett, the
available evidence indicates that the
primary occupation was from the Late
Archaic to the Early Woodland.
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Determinations Made by the Tennessee
Valley Authority
Officials of the Tennessee Valley
Authority have determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
are Native American based on their
presence in a prehistoric archeological
site and osteological analysis.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of 21
individuals of Native American
ancestry.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the 116 objects described in this notice
are reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), a
relationship of shared group identity
cannot be reasonably traced between the
Native American human remains and
associated funerary objects and any
present-day Indian Tribe.
• The Treaty of October 19, 1818,
indicates that the land from which the
cultural items were removed is the
aboriginal land of The Chickasaw
Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(1)(ii),
the disposition of the human remains
may be to The Chickasaw Nation.
• Pursuant to 43 CFR 10.11(c)(4), the
Tennessee Valley Authority has agreed
to transfer control of the associated
funerary objects to The Chickasaw
Nation.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Representatives of any Indian Tribe
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Dr. Thomas O. Maher,
Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West
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Summit Hill Drive, WT11C, Knoxville,
TN 37902–1401, telephone (865) 632–
7458, email tomaher@tva.gov, by
October 8, 2020. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to The Chickasaw Nation may
proceed.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is
responsible for notifying The Consulted
Tribes that this notice has been
published.
Dated: August 3, 2020.
Melanie O’Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0006; DS63644000
DRT000000.CH7000 201D1113RT; OMB
Control Number 1012–0009]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Net Profit Share Payment
Reporting
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR) is proposing to renew
an information collection. Through this
Information Collection Request renewal
(ICR), ONRR seeks renewed authority to
collect information related to the
paperwork requirements necessary to
determine the net profit share base and
calculate the net profit share payments
due to the Federal Government.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. You may find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar,
Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, Building
85, MS 64400B, Denver Federal Center,
West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver,
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Colorado 80225, or by email to
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1012–0009 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mr. Jonathan Swedin,
Reference and Reporting Management,
ONRR, at (303) 231–3028, or email to
Jonathan.Swedin@onrr.gov. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with PRA (44 U.S.C 3501 et
seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1) and
1320.10(a), ONRR is providing the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on the continued collection of
information as described in this notice.
This helps ONRR assess the impact of
the information collection requirements
and minimize the public’s reporting
burden. It also helps the public
understand our information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. A Federal
Register notice with a 60-day public
comment period soliciting comments on
this collection of information was
published on March 27, 2020 (85 FR
17362). ONRR did not receive any
comments.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, ONRR is again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. ONRR is
especially interested in public
comments addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of ONRR’s estimate
of the burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology (for example,
permitting electronic submission of
response).
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
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information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, ONRR
cannot guarantee that it will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The Secretary of the United
States Department of the Interior is
responsible for mineral resource
development on Federal and Indian
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). Under various laws, the
Secretary’s responsibility is to carry out
a comprehensive inspection, collection,
and fiscal and production accounting
and auditing program that provides the
capability to: (1) Accurately determine
mineral royalties, interest, and other
payments owed, (2) collect and account
for such amounts in a timely manner,
and (3) disburse the funds collected.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to seek advice and
information from Indian beneficiaries.
ONRR performs the minerals revenue
management functions for the Secretary
and assists the Secretary in carrying out
the Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
The laws pertaining to mineral leases
on Federal and Indian lands are posted
at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
PubLaws/default.htm.
(a) General Information: This ICR
pertains to the net profit share lease
(NPSL) program. ONRR collects and
uses this information to determine (i)
the allowable direct and allocable joint
costs and credits under 30 CFR1220.011
that are incurred during the lease term,
(ii) the appropriate overhead allowance
related to these costs permitted under
§ 1220.012, and (iii) the 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
only effects oil and gas leases located on
submerged Federal lands on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS).
(b) Information Collections:
Regulations under 30 CFR part 1220
govern the NPSL program and
establishes reporting requirements to
determine the net profit share base
under § 1220.021 and calculate the net
profit share payments due to the Federal
government under § 1220.022.
(1) 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 under 30 CFR
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part 260—Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Leasing. BOEM also
promulgated specific implementing
regulations for the NPSL bidding system
under § 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 risk
sharing between the lessee and the
Federal Government. The NPSL bidding
system incorporates a fixed capital
recovery system that allows a lessee to
recover exploration and development
costs from production revenues,
including a reasonable return on
investment.
(2) 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, when
cumulative revenues and other credits
exceed cumulative costs. Lessees
multiply the credit balance by the net
profit share rate (30 to 50 percent),
which determines the amount of net
profit share payment due to the Federal
Government.
ONRR requires lessees to maintain an
NPSL capital account for each lease
under § 1220.010, which transfers to a
new owner if sold. Following the
cessation of production, ONRR also
requires a lessee to provide either an
annual or monthly report to the Federal
Government using data from the capital
account until such time that the lease is
terminated, expired, or relinquished.
(3) NPSL Inventories: A NPSL lessee
must notify BOEM of its intent to take
inventory so that BOEM’s Director may
be represented at the inventory taking
under § 1220.032. The lessee must file a
report after taking inventory, and report
controllable material under § 1220.031.
(4) NPSL Audits: When a non-operator
of an NPSL calls for an audit, it must
notify ONRR. When ONRR calls for an
audit, the lessee must notify all nonoperators on the lease. These
requirements are located under
§ 1220.033.
Title of Collection: OCS Net Profit
Share Payment Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0009.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 9 lessees.
All nine lessees report monthly
because all current NPSLs are in
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producing status. The requirements to
establish a capital account under
§ 1220.010(a) and the capital account
annual reporting under § 1220.031(a) are
necessary only during the nonproducing status of a lease. ONRR
included only one response annually for
those requirements, in case a new NPSL
is established. ONRR did not include
estimates of certain requirements
performed in the normal course of
business that are considered usual and
customary.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 180.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 9 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,584 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Annual,
monthly, and on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2020–19763 Filed 9–4–20; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1217]
Certain Blowers and Components
Thereof; Institution of Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on July
31, 2020, under section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of
Regal Beloit America, Inc. of Beloit,
Wisconsin. The complaint alleges
violations of section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain blowers and components thereof
by reason of infringement of certain
claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,079,834. The
complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal
Statute.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0006; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 201D1113RT; OMB
Control Number 1012-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Net Profit Share Payment Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is proposing to renew an
information collection. Through this Information Collection Request
renewal (ICR), ONRR seeks renewed authority to collect information
related to the paperwork requirements necessary to determine the net
profit share base and calculate the net profit share payments due to
the Federal Government.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. You may find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Please provide a copy of your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory
Specialist, ONRR, Building 85, MS 64400B, Denver Federal Center, West
6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225, or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1012-0009 in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Mr. Jonathan Swedin, Reference and Reporting
Management, ONRR, at (303) 231-3028, or email to
[email protected]. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with PRA (44 U.S.C 3501 et
seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1) and 1320.10(a), ONRR is providing the
general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on the continued collection of information as described in this
notice. This helps ONRR assess the impact of the information collection
requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps
the public understand our information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the desired format. A Federal Register
notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this
collection of information was published on March 27, 2020 (85 FR
17362). ONRR did not receive any comments.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, ONRR is again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. ONRR is
especially interested in public comments addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of ONRR's estimate of the burden for this
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology (for
example, permitting electronic submission of response).
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying
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information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, ONRR
cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Abstract: The Secretary of the United States Department of the
Interior is responsible for mineral resource development on Federal and
Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under various laws,
the Secretary's responsibility is to carry out a comprehensive
inspection, collection, and fiscal and production accounting and
auditing program that provides the capability to: (1) Accurately
determine mineral royalties, interest, and other payments owed, (2)
collect and account for such amounts in a timely manner, and (3)
disburse the funds collected.
The Secretary also has a trust responsibility to seek advice and
information from Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the minerals
revenue management functions for the Secretary and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the Department's trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
The laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands
are posted at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
(a) General Information: This ICR pertains to the net profit share
lease (NPSL) program. ONRR collects and uses this information to
determine (i) the allowable direct and allocable joint costs and
credits under 30 CFR1220.011 that are incurred during the lease term,
(ii) the appropriate overhead allowance related to these costs
permitted under Sec. 1220.012, and (iii) the 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 only effects oil and
gas leases located on submerged Federal lands on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS).
(b) Information Collections: Regulations under 30 CFR part 1220
govern the NPSL program and establishes reporting requirements to
determine the net profit share base under Sec. 1220.021 and calculate
the net profit share payments due to the Federal government under Sec.
1220.022.
(1) 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 under 30 CFR
part 260--Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing. BOEM also
promulgated specific implementing regulations for the NPSL bidding
system under 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 risk sharing
between the lessee and the Federal Government. The NPSL bidding system
incorporates a fixed capital recovery system that allows a lessee to
recover exploration and development costs from production revenues,
including a reasonable return on investment.
(2) 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, when cumulative revenues and
other credits exceed cumulative costs. Lessees multiply the credit
balance by the net profit share rate (30 to 50 percent), which
determines the amount of net profit share payment due to the Federal
Government.
ONRR requires lessees to maintain an NPSL capital account for each
lease under Sec. 1220.010, which transfers to a new owner if sold.
Following the cessation of production, ONRR also requires a lessee to
provide either an annual or monthly report to the Federal Government
using data from the capital account until such time that the lease is
terminated, expired, or relinquished.
(3) NPSL Inventories: A NPSL lessee must notify BOEM of its intent
to take inventory so that BOEM's Director may be represented at the
inventory taking under Sec. 1220.032. The lessee must file a report
after taking inventory, and report controllable material under Sec.
1220.031.
(4) NPSL Audits: When a non-operator of an NPSL calls for an audit,
it must notify ONRR. When ONRR calls for an audit, the lessee must
notify all non-operators on the lease. These requirements are located
under Sec. 1220.033.
Title of Collection: OCS Net Profit Share Payment Reporting.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0009.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 9 lessees.
All nine lessees report monthly because all current NPSLs are in
producing status. The requirements to establish a capital account under
Sec. 1220.010(a) and the capital account annual reporting under Sec.
1220.031(a) are necessary only during the non-producing status of a
lease. ONRR included only one response annually for those requirements,
in case a new NPSL is established. ONRR did not include estimates of
certain requirements performed in the normal course of business that
are considered usual and customary.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 180.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 9 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,584 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: Annual, monthly, and on occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2020-19763 Filed 9-4-20; 8:45 am]
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