[Federal Register: September 26, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 186)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3900
[WO-3201310-PP-OSHL]
RIN 1004-AD90
Commercial Oil Shale Leasing Program
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening and extending
by 30 days, the public comment period for the Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) published in the Federal Register on August
25, 2006 (71 FR 50378). The ANPR requested comments and suggestions to
assist in the writing of a proposed rule to establish a commercial
leasing program for oil shale. In order to provide the public with
additional time to prepare and submit comments, the BLM is extending
the comment period 30 days from the original comment period closing
date of September 25, 2006. The comment period is extended to October
25, 2006.
DATES: We will accept comments and suggestions on the ANPR until
October 25, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Commenters may mail written comments to the Bureau of Land
Management, Administrative Record, Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20240; or hand-deliver written comments to the Bureau of
Land Management, Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
E-mail: Comments--washington@blm.gov. (Include
``Attn: 1004-AD90'')
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the substance of
the Advance Notice, please contact Ted Murphy at (202) 452-0350. For
information on procedural matters, please contact Kelly Odom at (202)
452-5028. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339, to contact the above individuals during business hours. FIRS
is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM published the ANPR on August 25,
2006 (71 FR 50378), and provided a 30-day comment period that will end
on September 25, 2006. We are extending the comment period on the ANPR
until October 25, 2006. The comment period is being extended in order
to provide additional time for the public to prepare and submit
comments on the commercial oil shale leasing program that the BLM is
developing.
As stated in the August 25, 2006, ANPR, the BLM is particularly
interested in receiving comments on the following questions relating to
regulations it is developing for an oil shale commercial leasing
program:
1. What should be the royalty rate and point of royalty
determination?
2. Should the regulations establish a process for bid adequacy
evaluation, i.e., Fair Market Value determination, or should the
regulations establish a minimum acceptable lease bonus bid?
3. How should diligent development be determined?
4. What should be the minimum production requirement?
5. Should there be provisions for small tract leasing?
The BLM is also interested in receiving any other comments
regarding content and structure of the oil shale leasing program.
Dated: September 19, 2006.
Chad Calvert,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 06-8198 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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