Federal Register Notices

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Past FR Notices

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2013

February 11, 2013—78 FR 9732 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted of OMB Review; Comment Request/ Information Collection Request on Forms MMS-4430—Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report, MMS-4292—Coal Washing Allowance Report, and MMS-4293—Coal Transportation Allowance Report. Comment period ends April 12, 2013.

2012

December 4, 2012—77 FR 71751 – Notice of Meeting for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee ONRR announces meetings for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Dates are January 15 and 16, 2013; March 5 and 6, 2013; and April 17 and 18, 2013. All meetings will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. mountain time for all dates.

November 30 2012--77 FR 71448 - States’ Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties This notice provides the decisions by the States for calendar year 2013 to allow accounting and auditing relief for Federal Onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from marginal properties.

October 16, 2012--77 FR 63329 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted of OMB Review; Comment Request Information Collection Request on Forms MMS-2014—Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, MMS-4054—Oil and Gas Operations Report, and MMS-4058—Production Allocation Schedule Report to ensure that lessees appropriately pay royalties, based on accurate production accounting on oil, gas, and geothermal produced from Federal Indian leases. Comment period ends November 15, 2012.

July 24, 2012—77 FR 43355 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted for OMB Review; Comment Request Information Collection Request (ICR) on 1) Oil Transportation, Gas Transportation, and Gas Processing Allowance and Request to Exceed Regulatory Allowance Limitation forms that lessees must complete to obtain a benefit; and 2) Accounting for Comparison [Dual Accounting] form and Safety Net Report that lessees complete as a requirement. This ICR relates to production from Indian oil and gas leases. Comment period ends August 23, 2012.

July 18, 2012—77 FR 42230 – Notice of Meeting for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking CommitteeONRR announces meetings for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Dates are August 1 and 2, 2012; September 5 and 6, 2012; October 24 and 25, 2012; and December 11 and 12, 2012. All meetings will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

July 11, 2012--77 FR 40904 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted of OMB Review; Comment RequestInformation Collection Request on State and/or Indian Tribes' proposals to enter into delegations or cooperative activities with ONRR to conduct audits and related investigations of Federal and Indian oil, gas, coal, any other solid minerals, and geothermal royalty revenues from Federal and tribal leases lands. Comment period ends August 10, 2012.

May 2, 2012—77 FR 25881 – Debt Collection Final RuleThe Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is promulgating regulations to establish procedures governing collection of delinquent royalties, rentals, bonuses, and other amounts due under leases and other agreements for the production of oil, natural gas, coal, geothermal energy, other minerals, and renewable energy from Federal lands onshore, Indian tribal and allotted lands, and the Outer Continental Shelf. The regulations include provisions for administrative offset and clarify and implement the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (DCA) and the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA).

May 2, 2012—77 FR 25877 – Amendments to ONRR’s Web Site and Mailing Addresses and Payment DefinitionsONRR amends its Web site and mailing addresses and payment definitions listed in parts of title 30 CFR chapter XII [RIN 1012-AA10].

April 5, 2012—77 FR 20574 – Notice of Meeting for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking CommitteeONRR announces meetings for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee. Dates are Tuesday and Wednesday, May 1 and 2, 2012 and Monday and Tuesday, June 18 and 19, 2012. Both meetings will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mountain standard time on both days.

April 2, 2012—77 FR 19704 – Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted of OMB Review; Comment RequestInformation Collection Request on Forms MMS-2014—Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, MMS-4054—Oil and Gas Operations Report, and MMS-4058—Production Allocation Schedule Report to ensure that lessees appropriately pay royalties, based on accurate production accounting on oil, gas, and geothermal produced from Federal and Indian leases.

March 8, 2012--77 FR 14042 - Notice of Proposed Audit Delegation Renewal for the State of New MexicoPublic comment period ends April 9, 2012. New Mexico requests 100% funding of the delegated functions for a 3-year period beginning July 1, 2012.

March 8, 2012--77 FR 14041 - Major Portion Prices and Due Date for Additional Royalty Payments on Indian Gas Production in Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index ZoneThis notice provides major portion prices for the 12 months of calendar year 2010. The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major portion prices is May 7, 2012.

March 1, 2012--77 FR 12612 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted of OMB Review; Comment RequestInformation Collection Request on Accounts-Receivable Confirmation letters that ONRR submits to payors. The payors' responses confirm the validity of ONRR's financial records, based on the Chief Financial Officers Act audit that DOI Inspector General Office performs. Comment period ends April 2, 2012.

February 2, 2012--77 FR 5268 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submitted of OMB Review; Comment RequestInformation Collection Request on State and/or Indian Tribes' proposals to enter into delegations or cooperative activities with ONRR to conduct audits and related investigations of Federal and Indian oil, gas, coal, any other solid minerals, and geothermal royalty revenues from Federal and tribal leases lands. Comment period ends April 2, 2012.