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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,069.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘non-hour
cost’’ burdens associated with this ICR.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, nor is a person required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authorities for this action are the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
National Materials and Minerals Policy,
Research and Development Act of 1980
(30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the National
Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970
(30 U.S.C. 21(a)), and the Strategic and
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50
U.S.C. 98 et seq.).
Steven Fortier,
Director, National Minerals Information
Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2012–0006; DS63644000
DRT000000.CH7000 223D1113RT]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Federal Oil and Gas
Valuation; OMB Control Number 1012–
0005
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. Through this
Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’),
ONRR seeks renewed authority to
collect information necessary to (1)
verify proper reporting and payment of
royalties and other amounts due
pursuant to Federal oil and gas leases;
(2) determine requests for prepayment
or accounting and auditing relief for
certain marginal properties; and (3)
determine requests to exceed
transportation and processing allowance
limits. ONRR uses form ONRR–4393
(Request to Exceed Regulatory
Allowance Limitation) as part of these
information collection requirements.
DATES: You must submit your written
comments on or before February 8,
2023.
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SUMMARY:
All comment submissions
must (1) reference ‘‘OMB Control
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Number 1012–0005’’ in the subject line;
(2) be sent to ONRR before the close of
the comment period listed under DATES;
and (3) be sent using the following
method:
• 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–2012–0006’’) and click
‘‘search’’ to view the publications
associated with the docket folder.
Locate the document with an open
comment period and click the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ button. Follow the
prompts to submit your comment prior
to the close of the comment period.
Docket: To access the docket folder to
view the ICR Federal Register
publications, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search
‘‘ONRR–2012–0006’’ 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: OMB also maintains
information on ICR renewals and
approvals. You may access this
information at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRASearch. Please use the
following instructions: Under the ‘‘OMB
Control Number’’ heading enter ‘‘1012–
0005’’ 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 Peter
Christnacht, Royalty Valuation
Guidance, ONRR, by email at
Peter.Christnacht@onrr.gov or by
telephone at (303) 231–3651.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
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
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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 to 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 the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether 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.
(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.
As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d),
ONRR published a 60-day notice, for
review and comment, in the Federal
Register on May 26th, 2022 (87 FR
32050). ONRR received two comments
from www.regulations.gov.
1. Comment From United Tribal
Nations Organization
Comment: All Ongwhehonwhe,
Native American people are to receive
Royalties from all assets, also the rights
to their inherited lands, No nation shall
have restricted lands/federal trust!! No
non-natives are to have any claim to any
resources as these all belong to the
Ongwhehonwhe, The Original People of
these lands.
ONRR Response: ONRR appreciates
the comment and feedback, however
this Information Collection Request is
related to Federal lands, not Tribal
lands.
Comment From Anonymous
Comment: I agree with the content of
this Information Collection Request.
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ONRR Response: ONRR appreciates
the comment and feedback.
ONRR acknowledged and provided
responses to all commenters
accordingly.
Comments that you submit in
response to this 30-day 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.
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(a) Abstract—General Information
ONRR reviews and audits the
reporting and payment of royalties and
other amounts due to the United States
pursuant to Federal oil and gas leases.
See U.S. Department of the Interior
Departmental Manual, 112 DM 34.1
(Sept. 9, 2020). ONRR’s responsibilities
include valuing oil and gas for royalty
purposes, evaluating claimed
transportation and processing
allowances, and granting royalty
prepayment, accounting, and other
relief for marginal properties in
appropriate circumstances. ONRR
collects the information covered by this
ICR for these purposes. ONRR shares
information with the Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, and State governments for
their land and lease management
responsibilities.
(b) Federal Oil and Gas Royalties and
Valuation
Title 30 CFR part 1202—Royalties,
subparts B and C, and 30 CFR part
1206—Product Valuation, subparts C
and D, require a lessee to provide
certain information necessary to
calculate royalties due to the United
States. Information collected under
these subparts is used for oil and gas
valuation, calculating and allocating
transportation and processing
allowances, determining location and
quality differentials, and allocating
residue gas and gas plant products to
leases. See §§ 1206.102, 1206.108,
1206.110, 1206.113, 1206.141, 1206.142,
1206.148, 1206.150, 1206.152 to
1206.154, 1206.160, and 1206.161.
Some information collected under
parts 1202 and 1206 is submitted on
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form ONRR–2014 (Report of Sales and
Royalty Remittance). This ICR does not
include burden hours for submitting
information on form ONRR–2014
because those burden hours are
addressed in ONRR’s ICR 1012–0004
(Royalty and Production Reporting). See
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Royalty and Production
Reporting, 87 FR 3300 (January 21,
2022).
(c) Accounting and Auditing Relief for
Marginal Properties
Title 30 U.S.C 1726 and 30 CFR part
1204 allow ONRR or a State that
receives a statutorily prescribed portion
of the royalties from a Federal lease to
grant certain relief for marginal
properties. This relief includes allowing
a lessee to make a lump-sum advance
payment of royalties instead of monthly
royalty payments and various
accounting and auditing relief options.
See 30 CFR 1204.3. Lessees must submit
information to ONRR for this relief. See
§§ 1204.202, 1204.203, 1204.205,
1204.206, and 1204.209 to 1204.211.
(d) Requests To Exceed Allowance
Limits
Title 30 CFR part 1206—Product
Valuation, subparts C and D, prior to
their amendment effective January 1,
2017, permitted a Federal oil and gas
lessee to request to exceed certain caps
that ONRR’s regulations place on
transportation and processing
allowances by filing form ONRR–4393
(Request to Exceed Regulatory
Allowance Limitation), with supporting
documentation. See §§ 1206.109(c)(2)
(2016), 1206.153(c)(3) (2016), and
1206.158(c)(3) (2016). Subject to the
statute of limitations, a lessee may file
this form to request to exceed the caps
for oil and gas produced prior to January
1, 2017.
This ICR does not include burden
hours for submitting information on
form ONRR–4393 for Indian leases
because those burden hours are
addressed in ONRR’s ICR 1012–0002
(Indian Oil and Gas Valuation).
(e) Information Collections: This ICR
covers the paperwork requirements
under 30 CFR parts 1202, 1204, and
1206.
Title of Collection: Federal Oil and
Gas Valuation—30 CFR parts 1202, 1204
and 1206.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0005.
Form Number: ONRR–4393.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 120 Federal lessees/
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designees and 7 States for Federal oil
and gas.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 139.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: The average completion time
is 71.32 hours per response. The average
completion time is calculated by
dividing the total estimated burden
hours (9,913) by the estimated annual
responses (139).
Estimated Number of Annual Burden
Hours: 9,913 hours.
For this renewal cycle, the burden
hours have decreased 105 hours in part
1206 due to the Consolidated Federal
and Indian Oil & Gas and Federal &
Indian Coal Valuation Reform Final
Reform Rule published on July 1, 2016
(81 FR 43337), and effective January 1,
2017.
Respondent’s Obligation: The
information that a lessee must submit
pursuant to 30 CFR parts 1202 and 1206
for calculating royalties and other
payment obligations for Federal oil and
gas leases is mandatory. The
information that a lessee must submit to
obtain prepayment, accounting, or
auditing relief for qualifying Federal
marginal properties or to exceed the
transportation and processing regulatory
caps for oil and gas produced prior to
2017 is required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually
and on occasion.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: ONRR has identified no
‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden associated with
the 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.
Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Howard Cantor,
Acting Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2012-0006; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 223D1113RT]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Federal Oil and Gas
Valuation; OMB Control Number 1012-0005
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.
Through this Information Collection Request (``ICR''), ONRR seeks
renewed authority to collect information necessary to (1) verify proper
reporting and payment of royalties and other amounts due pursuant to
Federal oil and gas leases; (2) determine requests for prepayment or
accounting and auditing relief for certain marginal properties; and (3)
determine requests to exceed transportation and processing allowance
limits. ONRR uses form ONRR-4393 (Request to Exceed Regulatory
Allowance Limitation) as part of these information collection
requirements.
DATES: You must submit your written comments on or before February 8,
2023.
ADDRESSES: All comment submissions must (1) reference ``OMB Control
Number 1012-0005'' in the subject line; (2) be sent to ONRR before the
close of the comment period listed under DATES; and (3) be sent using
the following method:
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-2012-0006'') and click
``search'' to view the publications associated with the docket folder.
Locate the document with an open comment period and click the ``Comment
Now!'' button. Follow the prompts to submit your comment prior to the
close of the comment period.
Docket: To access the docket folder to view the ICR Federal
Register publications, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search
``ONRR-2012-0006'' 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: OMB also maintains information on ICR renewals and
approvals. You may access this information at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch. Please use the following instructions: Under the
``OMB Control Number'' heading enter ``1012-0005'' 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 Peter Christnacht, Royalty Valuation
Guidance, ONRR, by email at [email protected] or by telephone
at (303) 231-3651. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
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 to 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 the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
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.
(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.
As required in 5 CFR 1320.8(d), ONRR published a 60-day notice, for
review and comment, in the Federal Register on May 26th, 2022 (87 FR
32050). ONRR received two comments from www.regulations.gov.
1. Comment From United Tribal Nations Organization
Comment: All Ongwhehonwhe, Native American people are to receive
Royalties from all assets, also the rights to their inherited lands, No
nation shall have restricted lands/federal trust!! No non-natives are
to have any claim to any resources as these all belong to the
Ongwhehonwhe, The Original People of these lands.
ONRR Response: ONRR appreciates the comment and feedback, however
this Information Collection Request is related to Federal lands, not
Tribal lands.
Comment From Anonymous
Comment: I agree with the content of this Information Collection
Request.
[[Page 1291]]
ONRR Response: ONRR appreciates the comment and feedback.
ONRR acknowledged and provided responses to all commenters
accordingly.
Comments that you submit in response to this 30-day 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.
(a) Abstract--General Information
ONRR reviews and audits the reporting and payment of royalties and
other amounts due to the United States pursuant to Federal oil and gas
leases. See U.S. Department of the Interior Departmental Manual, 112 DM
34.1 (Sept. 9, 2020). ONRR's responsibilities include valuing oil and
gas for royalty purposes, evaluating claimed transportation and
processing allowances, and granting royalty prepayment, accounting, and
other relief for marginal properties in appropriate circumstances. ONRR
collects the information covered by this ICR for these purposes. ONRR
shares information with the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, and State governments for their land and lease
management responsibilities.
(b) Federal Oil and Gas Royalties and Valuation
Title 30 CFR part 1202--Royalties, subparts B and C, and 30 CFR
part 1206--Product Valuation, subparts C and D, require a lessee to
provide certain information necessary to calculate royalties due to the
United States. Information collected under these subparts is used for
oil and gas valuation, calculating and allocating transportation and
processing allowances, determining location and quality differentials,
and allocating residue gas and gas plant products to leases. See
Sec. Sec. 1206.102, 1206.108, 1206.110, 1206.113, 1206.141, 1206.142,
1206.148, 1206.150, 1206.152 to 1206.154, 1206.160, and 1206.161.
Some information collected under parts 1202 and 1206 is submitted
on form ONRR-2014 (Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance). This ICR
does not include burden hours for submitting information on form ONRR-
2014 because those burden hours are addressed in ONRR's ICR 1012-0004
(Royalty and Production Reporting). See Agency Information Collection
Activities; Royalty and Production Reporting, 87 FR 3300 (January 21,
2022).
(c) Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties
Title 30 U.S.C 1726 and 30 CFR part 1204 allow ONRR or a State that
receives a statutorily prescribed portion of the royalties from a
Federal lease to grant certain relief for marginal properties. This
relief includes allowing a lessee to make a lump-sum advance payment of
royalties instead of monthly royalty payments and various accounting
and auditing relief options. See 30 CFR 1204.3. Lessees must submit
information to ONRR for this relief. See Sec. Sec. 1204.202, 1204.203,
1204.205, 1204.206, and 1204.209 to 1204.211.
(d) Requests To Exceed Allowance Limits
Title 30 CFR part 1206--Product Valuation, subparts C and D, prior
to their amendment effective January 1, 2017, permitted a Federal oil
and gas lessee to request to exceed certain caps that ONRR's
regulations place on transportation and processing allowances by filing
form ONRR-4393 (Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation),
with supporting documentation. See Sec. Sec. 1206.109(c)(2) (2016),
1206.153(c)(3) (2016), and 1206.158(c)(3) (2016). Subject to the
statute of limitations, a lessee may file this form to request to
exceed the caps for oil and gas produced prior to January 1, 2017.
This ICR does not include burden hours for submitting information
on form ONRR-4393 for Indian leases because those burden hours are
addressed in ONRR's ICR 1012-0002 (Indian Oil and Gas Valuation).
(e) Information Collections: This ICR covers the paperwork
requirements under 30 CFR parts 1202, 1204, and 1206.
Title of Collection: Federal Oil and Gas Valuation--30 CFR parts
1202, 1204 and 1206.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0005.
Form Number: ONRR-4393.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 120 Federal lessees/
designees and 7 States for Federal oil and gas.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 139.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: The average completion time
is 71.32 hours per response. The average completion time is calculated
by dividing the total estimated burden hours (9,913) by the estimated
annual responses (139).
Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,913 hours.
For this renewal cycle, the burden hours have decreased 105 hours
in part 1206 due to the Consolidated Federal and Indian Oil & Gas and
Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform Final Reform Rule published on
July 1, 2016 (81 FR 43337), and effective January 1, 2017.
Respondent's Obligation: The information that a lessee must submit
pursuant to 30 CFR parts 1202 and 1206 for calculating royalties and
other payment obligations for Federal oil and gas leases is mandatory.
The information that a lessee must submit to obtain prepayment,
accounting, or auditing relief for qualifying Federal marginal
properties or to exceed the transportation and processing regulatory
caps for oil and gas produced prior to 2017 is required to obtain or
retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually and on occasion.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: ONRR has identified no
``nonhour'' cost burden associated with the 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.
Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Howard Cantor,
Acting Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
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