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following address below.2 Your written
comments must reference the Project
docket number (CP17–490–000).
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of comments (options 1
and 2 above) and has eFiling staff
available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Persons who comment on the
environmental review of this project
will be placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, and will
receive notification when the
environmental documents (EA or EIS)
are issued for this project and will be
notified of meetings associated with the
Commission’s environmental review
process.
The Commission considers all
comments received about the project in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken. However, the filing of a comment
alone will not serve to make the filer a
party to the proceeding. To become a
party, you must intervene in the
proceeding. For instructions on how to
intervene, see below.
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Interventions
Any person, which includes
individuals, organizations, businesses,
municipalities, and other entities,3 has
the option to file a motion to intervene
in this proceeding. Only intervenors
have the right to request rehearing of
Commission orders issued in this
proceeding and to subsequently
challenge the Commission’s orders in
the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal.
To intervene, you must submit a
motion to intervene to the Commission
in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure 4 and the regulations under
the NGA 5 by the intervention deadline
for the project, which is October 29,
2020. As described further in Rule 214,
your motion to intervene must state, to
the extent known, your position
regarding the proceeding, as well as the
your interest in the proceeding. [For an
individual, this could include your
status as a landowner, ratepayer,
resident of an impacted community, or
recreationist. You do not need to have
property directly impacted by the
project in order to intervene.] For more
information about motions to intervene,
refer to the FERC website at https://
2 Hand
delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
3 18 CFR 385.102(d).
4 18 CFR 385.214.
5 18 CFR 157.10.
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www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/
intervene.asp.
There are two ways to submit your
motion to intervene. In both instances,
please reference the Project docket
number CP20–527–000 in your
submission.
(1) You may file your motion to
intervene by using the Commission’s
eFiling feature, which is located on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and
Filings. New eFiling users must first
create an account by clicking on
eRegister. You will be asked to select
the type of filing you are making; first
select General and then select
Intervention. The eFiling feature
includes a document-less intervention
option; for more information, visit
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/
document-less-intervention.pdf.; or
(2) You can file a paper copy of your
motion to intervene, along with three
copies, by mailing the documents to the
address below.6 Your motion to
intervene must reference the Project
docket number CP20–527–000.
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The Commission encourages
electronic filing of motions to intervene
(option 1 above) and has eFiling staff
available to assist you at (202) 502–8258
or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov.
Motions to intervene must be served
on the applicant either by mail or email
at: 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700,
Houston, Texas or at alexander_kass@
tcenergy.com. Any subsequent
submissions by an intervenor must be
served on the applicant and all other
parties to the proceeding. Contact
information for parties can be
downloaded from the service list at the
eService link on FERC Online. Service
can be via email with a link to the
document.
All timely, unopposed 7 motions to
intervene are automatically granted by
operation of Rule 214(c)(1).8 Motions to
intervene that are filed after the
intervention deadline are untimely, and
may be denied. Any late-filed motion to
intervene must show good cause for
being late and must explain why the
time limitation should be waived and
provide justification by reference to
factors set forth in Rule 214(d) of the
6 Hand delivered submissions in docketed
proceedings should be delivered to Health and
Human Services, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
7 The applicant has 15 days from the submittal of
a motion to intervene to file a written objection to
the intervention.
8 18 CFR 385.214(c)(1).
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A person obtaining party status will be
placed on the service list maintained by
the Secretary of the Commission and
will receive copies (paper or electronic)
of all documents filed by the applicant
and by all other parties.
Tracking the Proceeding
Throughout the proceeding,
additional information about the project
will be available from the Commission’s
Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208–
FERC, or on the FERC website at
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link as
described above. The eLibrary link also
provides access to the texts of all formal
documents issued by the Commission,
such as orders, notices, and
rulemakings.
In addition, the Commission offers a
free service called eSubscription which
allows you to keep track of all formal
issuances and submittals in specific
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document
summaries, and direct links to the
documents. For more information and to
register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp.
Intervention Deadline: 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on October 29, 2020.
Dated: October 8, 2020.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0009; DS63644000
DRT000000.CH7000 212D1113RT; OMB
Control Number 1012–0008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Collection of Monies Due
the Federal Government; and
Processing Refund Requests Related
to Overpayments Made to ONRR
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
(ONRR) is proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
Through this Information Collection
Request (ICR), ONRR seeks authority to
collect information related to the
SUMMARY:
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paperwork requirements covering crosslease netting in the calculation of latepayment interest; a lessee’s designation
of designee for payment obligations;
tribal permission for recoupment on
Indian oil and gas leases; and refund
requests for overpayments made to
ONRR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this ICR by mail 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
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1012–0008 in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mr. Hans Meingast,
Financial Management, ONRR by email
at Hans.Meingast@onrr.gov or by
telephone at (303) 231–3221. To inquire
about form ONRR–4425, please contact
Ms. April Lockler, Reference &
Reporting Management, ONRR by email
at April.Lockler@onrr.gov or by
telephone at (303) 231–3105. To inquire
about refund requests, please contact
Jennifer Dougherty, Revenue, Reporting,
and Compliance Management, ONRR by
email at Jennifer.Dougherty@onrr.gov or
by telephone at (303) 231–3563.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. ONRR may not conduct
or sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, ONRR is inviting the public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information.
This helps ONRR to assess the impact
of our 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.
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;
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(2) The accuracy of our 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. ONRR will include or
summarize each comment in its request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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 responsibilities include
maintaining a comprehensive
inspection, collection, and fiscal and
production accounting and auditing
system 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. ONRR
performs these mineral revenue
management functions for the Secretary.
Laws pertaining to mineral leases on
Federal and Indian lands and the OCS
are posted at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_
R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
(a) General Information: ONRR
collects, audits, and disburses royalties,
interest, and other payments owed by
lessees on minerals produced from
Federal and Indian lands. If a lessee
overpays the amount due on minerals
produced from Federal lands, it may
request a refund from ONRR. If a lessee
overpays the amount due on minerals
produced from tribal lands, it may, with
the tribe’s permission, recoup the
overpayment against other royalties or
other revenues owed in that month
under other leases for which that tribe
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is the lessor. If a lessee fails to pay or
underpays an amount it owes on
Federal or Indian mineral production, it
generally must pay interest on the
underpayment from the date the
payment was due. For royalties and
other amounts owed on oil and gas
produced from Federal lands, the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act (FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) permits a lessee to
designate a designee for its payment
obligations.
(b) Information Collections: This ICR
covers certain information required
pursuant to FOGRMA and 30 CFR part
1218 for (1) cross-lease netting in the
calculation of late-payment interest; (2)
a lessee’s designation of designee for
payment obligations; (3) tribal
permission for recoupment on Indian oil
and gas leases; and (4) refund requests
for overpayments made to ONRR.
(1) Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation
of Late-Payment Interest: Pursuant to 30
CFR 1218.42(b), if certain conditions are
met, ‘‘[r]oyalties attributed to
production from a lease or leases which
should have been attributed to
production from a different lease or
leases may be offset to determine
whether and to what extent an
underpayment exists on which interest
is due . . . .’’ ONRR calls this process
cross-lease netting. To determine
whether a lessee is entitled to crosslease netting, ONRR must collect lease,
production, payor, recipient, and other
information specified in 30 CFR
1218.42(b). This information is
necessary for ONRR to calculate the
correct interest amount.
(2) Designation of Designee for
Payment Obligations: FOGRMA allows a
lessee to notify the Secretary in writing
of its designation of ‘‘a person to make
all or part of the payments due under a
lease on the lessee’s behalf . . . in
which event said designated person
may, in its own name, pay, offset or
credit monies, make adjustments,
request and receive refunds and submit
reports with respect to payments
required by the lessee.’’ See 30 U.S.C.
1712(a). ONRR created form ONRR–
4425, Designation Form for Royalty
Payment Responsibility, for lessees to
notify it of such designation. ONRR
requires the information required in this
form to ensure proper mineral revenue
collection.
(3) Tribal Permission for Recoupment
on Indian Oil and Gas Leases: Pursuant
to 30 CFR 1218.53(b), a payor may, with
written permission authorized by tribal
statute or resolution, recoup an
overpayment against royalties or other
revenues owed in that month under
other leases for which that tribe is the
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lessor. See 30 CFR 1218.53(b). The
payor must provide ONRR with a copy
of the tribe’s written permission. Id.
(4) Processing Refund Requests:
FORGMA authorizes a Federal oil and
gas lessee to request a refund for an
overpayment in certain situations. See
30 U.S.C. 1721a(b). FOGRMA requires
the lessee to supply certain information
to support its refund request. Id. ONRR
collects certain banking information
from the refund recipient in order to
disburse the overpaid amount to the
correct account.
Title: Collection of Monies Due the
Federal Government; and Processing
Refund Requests Related to
Overpayments Made to ONRR.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0008.
Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR–
4425.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal
and Indian lessees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 93.75 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: We have identified no
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden associated with
this collection of information.
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
PRA.
Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC21–6–000.
Applicants: Wilmot Energy Center,
LLC, NEP US SellCo, LLC, NextEra
Energy Partners Acquisitions, LLC.
Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act, et al. of Wilmot
Energy Center, LLC, et al.
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Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5182.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG21–3–000.
Applicants: Wapello Solar LLC.
Description: Self-Certification of
Exempt Wholesale Generator of Wapello
Solar LLC.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5091.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: EG21–4–000.
Applicants: Dartmouth Power
Associates Limited Partnership.
Description: Notice of SelfRecertification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of Dartmouth Power
Associates Limited Partnership.
Filed Date: 10/8/20.
Accession Number: 20201008–5042.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/20.
Docket Numbers: EG21–5–000.
Applicants: Vistra Corp., Upton
County 2 Solar LLC.
Description: Upton County 2 Solar
EWG Self-Certification.
Filed Date: 10/8/20.
Accession Number: 20201008–5048.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/20.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:
Docket Numbers: ER10–2822–018;
ER10–1776–002; ER10–2824–002;
ER10–2825–003; ER10–2831–003;
ER10–2957–003; ER10–2995–003;
ER10–2996–002; ER10–2998–002;
ER10–2999–002; ER10–3000–002;
ER10–3009–004; ER10–3013–003;
ER10–3014–002; ER10–3029–002;
ER11–2196–010; ER16–1250–010;
ER17–1243–002; ER17–1769–003;
ER19–2360–001.
Applicants: Atlantic Renewables
Projects II LLC, Avangrid Renewables,
LLC, Big Horn Wind Project LLC, Big
Horn II Wind Project LLC, Colorado
Green Holdings LLC, Hay Canyon Wind
LLC, Juniper Canyon Wind Power LLC,
Klamath Energy LLC, Klamath
Generation LLC, Klondike Wind Power
LLC, Klondike Wind Power II LLC,
Klondike Wind Power III LLC, Leaning
Juniper Wind Power II LLC, Montague
Wind Power Facility, LLC, Pebble
Springs Wind LLC, San Luis Solar LLC,
Solar Star Oregon II, LLC, Star Point
Wind Project LLC, Twin Buttes Wind
LLC, Twin Buttes Wind II LLC.
Description: Supplement to December
31, 2019 Updated Market Power
Analysis for the Northwest Region of
Avangrid Northwest MBR Sellers.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
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Accession Number: 20201007–5179.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER20–2654–000.
Applicants: Clear Power LLC.
Description: Amendment to August
12, 2020 Clear Power LLC tariff filing.
Filed Date: 10/5/20.
Accession Number: 20201005–5168.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/15/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–47–000.
Applicants: Tucson Electric Power
Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Report Regarding Wholesale Sales in
WECC to be effective 2/25/2016.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5131.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–48–000.
Applicants: UNS Electric, Inc.
Description: Compliance filing:
Report Regarding Wholesale Sales in
WECC to be effective 2/25/2016.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5133.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–49–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of New Mexico.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Limited Modifications to Formula Rate
Template to be effective 6/1/2020.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5137.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–50–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Original WMPA SA No. 5816; Queue
No. AF2–271 to be effective 9/8/2020.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5139.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–51–000.
Applicants: BP Energy Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Report of bp Energy, LLC Regarding
Certain WECC Spot Market Sales to be
effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/7/20.
Accession Number: 20201007–5141.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/28/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–51–001.
Applicants: BP Energy Company.
Description: Compliance filing:
Corrected Report of bp Energy Company
Regarding Certain WECC Spot Market
Sales to be effective N/A.
Filed Date: 10/8/20.
Accession Number: 20201008–5037.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 10/29/20.
Docket Numbers: ER21–52–000.
Applicants: Public Service Company
of New Mexico.
Description: Compliance filing: WECC
Price cap to be effective 6/7/2014.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0009; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 212D1113RT; OMB
Control Number 1012-0008]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Collection of Monies
Due the Federal Government; and Processing Refund Requests Related to
Overpayments Made to ONRR
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, the
Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions. Through this Information
Collection Request (ICR), ONRR seeks authority to collect information
related to the
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paperwork requirements covering cross-lease netting in the calculation
of late-payment interest; a lessee's designation of designee for
payment obligations; tribal permission for recoupment on Indian oil and
gas leases; and refund requests for overpayments made to ONRR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 14, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this ICR by mail 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 Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1012-0008 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Management, ONRR
by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (303) 231-3221.
To inquire about form ONRR-4425, please contact Ms. April Lockler,
Reference & Reporting Management, ONRR by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at (303) 231-3105. To inquire
about refund requests, please contact Jennifer Dougherty, Revenue,
Reporting, and Compliance Management, ONRR by email at
[email protected] or by telephone at (303) 231-3563.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval under the PRA. ONRR may not
conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, ONRR is inviting the public and other Federal agencies to
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps ONRR to assess the impact of our 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.
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 our 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, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. ONRR will include or summarize each comment in its
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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 responsibilities include maintaining a comprehensive
inspection, collection, and fiscal and production accounting and
auditing system 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. ONRR performs these mineral revenue
management functions for the Secretary.
Laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands and
the OCS are posted at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
(a) General Information: ONRR collects, audits, and disburses
royalties, interest, and other payments owed by lessees on minerals
produced from Federal and Indian lands. If a lessee overpays the amount
due on minerals produced from Federal lands, it may request a refund
from ONRR. If a lessee overpays the amount due on minerals produced
from tribal lands, it may, with the tribe's permission, recoup the
overpayment against other royalties or other revenues owed in that
month under other leases for which that tribe is the lessor. If a
lessee fails to pay or underpays an amount it owes on Federal or Indian
mineral production, it generally must pay interest on the underpayment
from the date the payment was due. For royalties and other amounts owed
on oil and gas produced from Federal lands, the Federal Oil and Gas
Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA, 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) permits a
lessee to designate a designee for its payment obligations.
(b) Information Collections: This ICR covers certain information
required pursuant to FOGRMA and 30 CFR part 1218 for (1) cross-lease
netting in the calculation of late-payment interest; (2) a lessee's
designation of designee for payment obligations; (3) tribal permission
for recoupment on Indian oil and gas leases; and (4) refund requests
for overpayments made to ONRR.
(1) Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation of Late-Payment Interest:
Pursuant to 30 CFR 1218.42(b), if certain conditions are met,
``[r]oyalties attributed to production from a lease or leases which
should have been attributed to production from a different lease or
leases may be offset to determine whether and to what extent an
underpayment exists on which interest is due . . . .'' ONRR calls this
process cross-lease netting. To determine whether a lessee is entitled
to cross-lease netting, ONRR must collect lease, production, payor,
recipient, and other information specified in 30 CFR 1218.42(b). This
information is necessary for ONRR to calculate the correct interest
amount.
(2) Designation of Designee for Payment Obligations: FOGRMA allows
a lessee to notify the Secretary in writing of its designation of ``a
person to make all or part of the payments due under a lease on the
lessee's behalf . . . in which event said designated person may, in its
own name, pay, offset or credit monies, make adjustments, request and
receive refunds and submit reports with respect to payments required by
the lessee.'' See 30 U.S.C. 1712(a). ONRR created form ONRR-4425,
Designation Form for Royalty Payment Responsibility, for lessees to
notify it of such designation. ONRR requires the information required
in this form to ensure proper mineral revenue collection.
(3) Tribal Permission for Recoupment on Indian Oil and Gas Leases:
Pursuant to 30 CFR 1218.53(b), a payor may, with written permission
authorized by tribal statute or resolution, recoup an overpayment
against royalties or other revenues owed in that month under other
leases for which that tribe is the
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lessor. See 30 CFR 1218.53(b). The payor must provide ONRR with a copy
of the tribe's written permission. Id.
(4) Processing Refund Requests: FORGMA authorizes a Federal oil and
gas lessee to request a refund for an overpayment in certain
situations. See 30 U.S.C. 1721a(b). FOGRMA requires the lessee to
supply certain information to support its refund request. Id. ONRR
collects certain banking information from the refund recipient in order
to disburse the overpaid amount to the correct account.
Title: Collection of Monies Due the Federal Government; and
Processing Refund Requests Related to Overpayments Made to ONRR.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0008.
Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR-4425.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal and Indian lessees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 93.75 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: We have identified no
``non-hour cost'' burden associated with this collection of
information.
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 PRA.
Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2020-22773 Filed 10-14-20; 8:45 am]
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