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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0019; DS63644000
DRT000000.CH7000 212D1113RT, OMB
Control Number 1012–0001]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Accounts Receivable
Confirmations Reporting
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’), ONRR is proposing to renew
an information collection. Currently, the
information collection is authorized by
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) under OMB Control Number
1012–0001, which expires on February
28, 2022. Through this Information
Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’), ONRR seeks
renewed authority to collect information
related to the paperwork requirements
under the Chief Financial Officers Act
of 1990 (‘‘CFO Act’’) covering the
collection of royalties and other mineral
revenues due, which obligations are
accounted for as accounts receivables.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 21,
2021.
ADDRESSES: All comment submissions
must (1) reference ‘‘OMB Control
Number 1012–0001’’ in the subject line;
(2) be sent to ONRR before the close of
the comment period listed under DATES;
and (3) be sent through one of the
following two methods:
• Electronically via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Please visit https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search Box,
enter the Docket ID Number for this ICR
renewal (‘‘ONRR–2011–0019’’) to locate
the document and click the ‘‘Comment
Now!’’ button. Follow the prompts to
submit your comment prior to the close
of the comment period.
• Email Submissions: For comments
sent via email, please address them to
Ms. Christine Thomas, Regulatory
Specialist, ONRR, at Christine.Thomas@
onrr.gov with the OMB Control Number
(‘‘OMB Control Number 1012–0001’’)
listed in the subject line of your email.
Email submissions must be postmarked
on or before the close of the comment
period.
Docket: To access the docket to view
the ICR Federal Register publications,
go to https://www.regulations.gov and
search ‘‘ONRR–2011–0019’’ to view
renewal notices recently published in
the Federal Register, publications
associated with prior renewals, and
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applicable public comments received
for this ICR. ONRR will make the
comments submitted in response to this
notice available for public viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov.
OMB ICR Data: You may also view
information collection review data for
this ICR, including past OMB approvals,
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRASearch. Under the ‘‘OMB Control
Number’’ heading enter ‘‘1012–0001’’
and click the ‘‘Search’’ button located at
the bottom of the page. To view the ICR
renewal or OMB approval status, click
on the latest entry (based on the most
recent date). On the ‘‘View ICR—OIRA
Conclusion’’ page, check the box next to
‘‘All’’ to display all available ICR
information provided by OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, please contact Ms. Jennifer
Dougherty, Financial Management,
RRCM, ONRR by email at
Jennifer.Dougherty@onrr.gov or by
telephone at (303) 231–3563.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
Pursuant
to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq., and
5 CFR 1320.5, all information
collections as defined in 5 CFR 1320.3,
require approval by OMB. 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 ONRR’s 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 in
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1). This helps ONRR assess
the impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand ONRR’s 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 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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(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 ONRR 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
(‘‘Secretary’’) is responsible for mineral
resource development on Federal and
Indian lands and the Outer Continental
Shelf. Laws pertaining to Federal and
Indian mineral leases are posted at
https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
PubLaws/default.htm. Pursuant to the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (‘‘FOGRMA’’)
and other laws, the Secretary’s
responsibilities include maintaining a
comprehensive inspection, collection,
and fiscal and production accounting
and auditing system that: (1) Accurately
determines mineral royalties, interest,
and other payments owed, (2) collects
and accounts for such amounts in a
timely manner, and (3) disburses the
funds collected. See 30 U.S.C. 1701 and
1711. ONRR performs these mineral
revenue management responsibilities for
the Secretary. See Secretarial Order No.
3306.
(a) General Information: ONRR
collects, audits, and disburses royalties,
interest, and other payments owed by
lessees on minerals produced from
Federal and Indian lands. Such
information is generally available
within the records of the lessee of others
involved in the development, transport,
processing, purchase, or sale of such
minerals. Specifically, companies
submit financial information to ONRR
on a monthly basis by submitting form
ONRR–2014 (Report of Sales and
Royalty Remittance for oil and gas
reported in OMB Control Number 1012–
0004), and form ONRR–4430 (Solid
Minerals Production and Royalty Report
reported in OMB Control Number 1012–
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0010). These royalty reports result in
accounts receivables and capture most
of the mineral revenues that ONRR
collects.
The basis for the data that a company
submits on forms ONRR–2014 and
ONRR–4430 is generally available
within the records of the lessee or others
involved in developing, transporting,
processing, purchasing, or selling such
minerals. The information that ONRR
collects under this ICR includes data
necessary to ensure that ONRR’s
accounts receivables are accurately
based on the value of the mineral
production, as reported to ONRR on
forms ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4430.
(b) Information Collections: Every
year, under the Chief Financial Officers
Act of 1990 (‘‘CFO Act’’), the Office of
Inspector General (‘‘OIG’’) or its agent
audits the accounts receivable portions
of the Department of the Interior’s
financial statements, which includes
accounts receivables based on ONRR
forms ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4430.
Accounts receivable confirmations are a
common practice in the audit business.
Due to a continuous increase in scrutiny
of financial audits, a third-party
confirmation of the validity of ONRR’s
financial records is necessary.
As part of CFO Act audits, the OIG or
its agent selects a sample of accounts
receivable items based on forms ONRR–
2014 and ONRR–4430 and provides the
sample items to ONRR. ONRR then
identifies the company names and
addresses for the sample items selected
and creates accounts receivable
confirmation letters. In order to meet the
CFO Act’s requirements, the letters must
be on ONRR letterhead and the Deputy
Director for ONRR, or his or her
designee, must sign the letters. The
letter requests third-party confirmation
responses by a specified date on
whether ONRR’s accounts receivable
records agree with royalty payor records
for the following items: (1) Customer
identification; (2) royalty invoice
number; (3) payor assigned document
number; (4) date of ONRR receipt; (5)
original amount the payor reported; and
(6) remaining balance due to ONRR. The
OIG or its agent mails the letters to the
payors, instructing them to respond
directly to confirm the accuracy and
validity of selected royalty receivable
items and amounts. In turn, it is the
responsibility of the payors to verify,
research, and analyze the amounts and
balances reported on their respective
forms ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4430.
Title of Collection: Accounts
Receivable Confirmations.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0001.
Form Number: None.
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 24 randomly-selected
mineral payors from Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 24.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: ONRR estimates that each
response will take 15 minutes for payors
to complete.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annual.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: ONRR did not identify any
‘‘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
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2021–08170 Filed 4–20–21; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1505–1507,
1510–1511, 1513, and 1515 (Final)]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand from Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia,
South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and
Ukraine; Scheduling of the Final Phase
of Antidumping Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DATES:
April 9, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Jones ((202) 205–3358), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
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accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
September 23, 2020, the Commission
established a general schedule for the
conduct of the final phase of its
investigations on prestressed concrete
steel wire strand (‘‘PC strand’’) from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia,
Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan,
Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the
United Arab Emirates,1 following
preliminary determinations by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
that imports of subject PC strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt,
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan,
Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates
were being sold at less than fair value
(‘‘LTFV’’) and subsidized by the
government of Turkey.2 Notice of the
scheduling of the
final phase of the Commission’s
investigations and of a public hearing
held in connection therewith was given
by posting copies of the notice in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register on
October 8, 2020 (85 FR 63576). In light
of the restrictions on access to the
Commission building due to the
COVID–19 pandemic, the Commission
conducted its hearing through written
testimony and video conference on
December 10, 2020. All persons who
requested the opportunity were
permitted to participate.
1 Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy,
Malaysia, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,
Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the
United Arab Emirates; Scheduling of the Final
Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping
Duty Investigations, 85 FR 63576, October 8, 2020.
2 Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire from the
Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination,
in Part, 85 FR 59287, September 21, 2020;
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, the Netherlands, Saudi
Arabia, the Republic of Turkey, and the United
Arab Emirates: Preliminary Affirmative
Determinations of Sales at LTFV and Preliminary
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determinations,
in Part, 85 FR 61722, September 30, 2020. See also
Commerce’s additional preliminary determination:
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 85 FR 61726,
September 30, 2020; and Commerce’s
postponement of the remaining preliminary
determinations: Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand from Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, South
Africa, Spain, Tunisia, and Ukraine: Postponement
of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 55413, September
8, 2020.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0019; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 212D1113RT, OMB
Control Number 1012-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Accounts Receivable
Confirmations Reporting
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(``PRA''), ONRR is proposing to renew an information collection.
Currently, the information collection is authorized by the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') under OMB Control Number 1012-0001,
which expires on February 28, 2022. Through this Information Collection
Request (``ICR''), ONRR seeks renewed authority to collect information
related to the paperwork requirements under the Chief Financial
Officers Act of 1990 (``CFO Act'') covering the collection of royalties
and other mineral revenues due, which obligations are accounted for as
accounts receivables.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: All comment submissions must (1) reference ``OMB Control
Number 1012-0001'' in the subject line; (2) be sent to ONRR before the
close of the comment period listed under DATES; and (3) be sent through
one of the following two methods:
Electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Please
visit https://www.regulations.gov. In the Search Box, enter the Docket
ID Number for this ICR renewal (``ONRR-2011-0019'') to locate the
document and click the ``Comment Now!'' button. Follow the prompts to
submit your comment prior to the close of the comment period.
Email Submissions: For comments sent via email, please
address them to Ms. Christine Thomas, Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, at
[email protected] with the OMB Control Number (``OMB Control
Number 1012-0001'') listed in the subject line of your email. Email
submissions must be postmarked on or before the close of the comment
period.
Docket: To access the docket to view the ICR Federal Register
publications, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search ``ONRR-2011-
0019'' to view renewal notices recently published in the Federal
Register, publications associated with prior renewals, and applicable
public comments received for this ICR. ONRR will make the comments
submitted in response to this notice available for public viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov.
OMB ICR Data: You may also view information collection review data
for this ICR, including past OMB approvals, at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch. Under the ``OMB Control Number'' heading enter
``1012-0001'' and click the ``Search'' button located at the bottom of
the page. To view the ICR renewal or OMB approval status, click on the
latest entry (based on the most recent date). On the ``View ICR--OIRA
Conclusion'' page, check the box next to ``All'' to display all
available ICR information provided by OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, please contact Ms. Jennifer Dougherty, Financial
Management, RRCM, ONRR by email at [email protected] or by
telephone at (303) 231-3563. Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et
seq., and 5 CFR 1320.5, all information collections as defined in 5 CFR
1320.3, require approval by OMB. 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 ONRR's 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 in accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1). This helps ONRR assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It
also helps the public understand ONRR's 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 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, 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 ONRR 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 (``Secretary'') is responsible for mineral resource
development on Federal and Indian lands and the Outer Continental
Shelf. Laws pertaining to Federal and Indian mineral leases are posted
at https://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm. Pursuant to the
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (``FOGRMA'') and
other laws, the Secretary's responsibilities include maintaining a
comprehensive inspection, collection, and fiscal and production
accounting and auditing system that: (1) Accurately determines mineral
royalties, interest, and other payments owed, (2) collects and accounts
for such amounts in a timely manner, and (3) disburses the funds
collected. See 30 U.S.C. 1701 and 1711. ONRR performs these mineral
revenue management responsibilities for the Secretary. See Secretarial
Order No. 3306.
(a) General Information: ONRR collects, audits, and disburses
royalties, interest, and other payments owed by lessees on minerals
produced from Federal and Indian lands. Such information is generally
available within the records of the lessee of others involved in the
development, transport, processing, purchase, or sale of such minerals.
Specifically, companies submit financial information to ONRR on a
monthly basis by submitting form ONRR-2014 (Report of Sales and Royalty
Remittance for oil and gas reported in OMB Control Number 1012-0004),
and form ONRR-4430 (Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report
reported in OMB Control Number 1012-
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0010). These royalty reports result in accounts receivables and capture
most of the mineral revenues that ONRR collects.
The basis for the data that a company submits on forms ONRR-2014
and ONRR-4430 is generally available within the records of the lessee
or others involved in developing, transporting, processing, purchasing,
or selling such minerals. The information that ONRR collects under this
ICR includes data necessary to ensure that ONRR's accounts receivables
are accurately based on the value of the mineral production, as
reported to ONRR on forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430.
(b) Information Collections: Every year, under the Chief Financial
Officers Act of 1990 (``CFO Act''), the Office of Inspector General
(``OIG'') or its agent audits the accounts receivable portions of the
Department of the Interior's financial statements, which includes
accounts receivables based on ONRR forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430.
Accounts receivable confirmations are a common practice in the audit
business. Due to a continuous increase in scrutiny of financial audits,
a third-party confirmation of the validity of ONRR's financial records
is necessary.
As part of CFO Act audits, the OIG or its agent selects a sample of
accounts receivable items based on forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430 and
provides the sample items to ONRR. ONRR then identifies the company
names and addresses for the sample items selected and creates accounts
receivable confirmation letters. In order to meet the CFO Act's
requirements, the letters must be on ONRR letterhead and the Deputy
Director for ONRR, or his or her designee, must sign the letters. The
letter requests third-party confirmation responses by a specified date
on whether ONRR's accounts receivable records agree with royalty payor
records for the following items: (1) Customer identification; (2)
royalty invoice number; (3) payor assigned document number; (4) date of
ONRR receipt; (5) original amount the payor reported; and (6) remaining
balance due to ONRR. The OIG or its agent mails the letters to the
payors, instructing them to respond directly to confirm the accuracy
and validity of selected royalty receivable items and amounts. In turn,
it is the responsibility of the payors to verify, research, and analyze
the amounts and balances reported on their respective forms ONRR-2014
and ONRR-4430.
Title of Collection: Accounts Receivable Confirmations.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0001.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 24 randomly-selected
mineral payors from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 24.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: ONRR estimates that each
response will take 15 minutes for payors to complete.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annual.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: ONRR did not identify
any ``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 Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2021-08170 Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]
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