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Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) of Federal Oil and Gas Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf Payment Method for New and Certain Existing Cost Recovery Fees NOTE:
NTL
2006-N02
The final cost recovery rule published on August 25, 2005 (70 FR 49871), stated that a payment method for the new and adjusted fees was still being developed, and that lessees would be notified via a Notice to Lessees (NTL) before the effective date of the rule. The effective date of the rule was delayed to January 1, 2006, and existing fees waived until January 3, 2006 (70 FR 56119, and 70 FR 61891). MMS issued an NTL on Tuesday January 3, 2006 (NTL 2005–N03) (70 FR 56119, and 70 FR 61891) stating that lessees must continue submitting only checks and credit card payments until further notice. This NTL is to notify lessees in the Gulf of Mexico Region (GOMR) that a third payment method is now available for the new production and development fees implemented on January 1, 2006. Those fees include:
Lessees in the GOMR can now submit payment via credit card, check or Automated Clearing House (ACH) debit information to pay for the above services.
Lessees in the Pacific and Alaska Regions and lessees in all Regions submitting applications for services other than the production and development services listed in this NTL cannot use the ACH debit method and must continue to use existing payment methods. MMS is working to enable lessees to access the “Pay.Gov” website and pay fees online. When the online payment system is available for all payments for all lessees a new NTL will be issued and this NTL will be rescinded. If you have any questions regarding this NTL, you may contact Gabe Durand at gabe.durand@mms.gov, or (703) 787-1682. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Statement The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3504 et seq.) requires us to inform you that the
MMS collects the information and the associated fees to carry out its
responsibilities under the OCS Lands Act, as amended. MMS is collecting
fees to offset MMS’s costs of performing certain services relating to its
minerals programs. 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The
OMB has approved the collection of information for the affected regulations
and assigned OMB control numbers 1010-0114, 1010-0050, 1010-0041, 1010-0068,
and 1010-0006. Direct any comments regarding the burden estimate or any
other aspect of this collection of information to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 4230, Minerals Management Service, Department
of the Interior,
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