Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 48 / Friday, March 11, 2011 / Notices 13431 

California Desert District Advisory 

Council, c/o Bureau of Land 

Management, External Affairs, 22835 

Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno 

Valley, CA 92553. Written comments 

also are accepted at the time of the 

meeting and, if copies are provided to 

the recorder, will be incorporated into 

the minutes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Briery, BLM California Desert 

District External Affairs (951) 697–5220. 

Dated: March 2, 2011. 

Jack L. Hamby, 

Associate District Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5456 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW160470] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 

WYW160470, Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as 

amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) received a petition 

for reinstatement from O’Brien Energy 

Resources Corporation for competitive 

oil and gas lease WYW160470 for land 

in Niobrara County, Wyoming. The 

petition was filed on time and was 

accompanied by all the rentals due 

since the date the lease terminated 

under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Julie L. 

Weaver, Chief, Fluid Minerals 

Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 

has agreed to the amended lease terms 

for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 

per acre or fraction thereof, per year and 

16 2⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee 

has paid the required $500 

administrative fee and $163 to 

reimburse the Department for the cost of 

this Federal Register notice. The lessee 

has met all the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease as set out in 

Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral 

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

188), and the BLM is proposing to 

reinstate lease WYW160470 effective 

November 1, 2010, under the original 

terms and conditions of the lease and 

the increased rental and royalty rates 

cited above. The BLM has not issued a 

valid lease to any other interest affecting 

the lands. 

Julie L. Weaver, 

Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5491 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0012] 

Major Portion Prices and Due Date for 

Additional Royalty Payments on Indian 

Gas Production in Designated Areas 

Not Associated With an Index Zone 

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of major portion prices 

for calendar year 2009. 

SUMMARY: Final regulations for valuing 

gas produced from Indian leases, 

published August 10, 1999, require the 

Office of Natural Resources Revenue 

(ONRR) to determine major portion 

prices and notify industry by publishing 

the prices in the Federal Register. The 

regulations also require ONRR to 

publish a due date for industry to pay 

additional royalties based on the major 

portion prices. This notice provides 

major portion prices for the 12 months 

of calendar year 2009. 

DATES: The due date to pay additional 

royalties based on the major portion 

prices is May 10, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Barder, Manager, Team B, Western 

Audit and Compliance, ONRR; 

telephone (303) 231–3702; fax number 

(303) 231–3744; e-mail 

John.Barder@onrr.gov; or Mike Curry, 

Team B, Western Audit and 

Compliance, ONRR, telephone (303) 

231–3741; fax (303) 231–3744; e-mail 

Michael.Curry@onrr.gov. Mailing 

address: Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue, Western Audit and 

Compliance Management, Team B, P.O. 

Box 25165, MS 62220B, Denver, 

Colorado 80225–0165. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

10, 1999, Minerals Management Service 

(now Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue) published a final rule titled 

‘‘Amendments to Gas Valuation 

Regulations for Indian Leases’’ (64 FR 

43506). The gas valuation regulations 

apply to all gas production from Indian 

(tribal or allotted) oil and gas leases, 

except leases on the Osage Indian 

Reservation. 

The regulations require ONRR to 

publish major portion prices for each 

designated area not associated with an 

index zone for each production month, 

beginning January 2000, and a due date 

for additional royalty payments. See 30 

CFR 1206.174(a)(4)(ii) (2010). (Note that 

ONRR regulations were moved from 30 

CFR, chapter II, to 30 CFR, chapter XII 

(75 FR 61051), effective October 1, 

2010.) 

If additional royalties are due based 

on a published major portion price, the 

lessee must submit an amended Form 

MMS–2014, Report of Sales and Royalty 

Remittance, to ONRR by the due date. 

If you do not pay the additional 

royalties by the due date, ONRR will bill 

you late payment interest under 30 CFR 

1218.54. The interest will accrue from 

the due date until ONRR receives your 

payment and an amended Form MMS– 

2014. The table below lists the major 

portion prices for all designated areas 

not associated with an index zone. The 

due date is 60 days after the publication 

date of this notice. 

GAS MAJOR PORTION PRICES ($/MMBTU) FOR DESIGNATED AREAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDEX ZONE

ONRR–designated areas Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009 

Blackfeet Reservation .............................................................................................................. 3.57 3.53 2.70 2.41 

Fort Belknap ............................................................................................................................ 5.93 5.58 5.41 5.45 

Fort Berthold ............................................................................................................................ 4.94 3.88 2.94 2.77 

Fort Peck Reservation ............................................................................................................. 5.96 4.83 4.23 3.93 

Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation ................................................................. 4.93 3.32 2.78 2.77 

Rocky Boys Reservation ......................................................................................................... 4.25 2.81 2.32 2.02 

Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ........................................................ 3.96 2.69 2.21 2.11 

May 2009 Jun 2009 Jul 2009 Aug 2009 

Blackfeet Reservation .............................................................................................................. 2.88 2.49 2.39 2.24 


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