59878 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 5, 1997 / Notices

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Rm 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: October 30, 1997.

MaryEllen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–29201 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notice of Tribal-State Gaming Compact

Taking Effect

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA) Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose

of engaging in Class III (casino)

gambling on Indian reservations. The

Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, through her

delegated authority, is publishing the

Tribal-State Compacts between the

Pueblo of Picuris, the Pueblo of Santa

Ana, the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and the

State of New Mexico executed on

August 20, 1997, and the Pueblo of

Nambe and the State of New Mexico

executed on September 5, 1997. By the

terms of IGRA these Compacts are

considered approved, but only to the

extent the Compacts are consistent with

the provision of IGRA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department believes that the decision to

let the 45-day statutory deadline for

approval or disapproval of the Compacts

expire without taking action is the most

appropriate course of action given the

unique history of state and federal court

cases and legislative actions that have

shaped the course of Indian gaming in

New Mexico. A letter further explaining

the Department’s decision is available

from the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Indian Gaming Management Staff at the

address below.

DATES: This action is effective

November 5, 1997.

FUR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Indian

Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS

2070–MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240,

(202) 219–4068.

Dated: October 23, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

James H. McDivitt,

Certifying Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29300 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submitted for Office of

Management and Budget Review;

Comment Request

TITLE: Gas Processing and

Transportation Allowances.

COMMENTS: This collection of

information has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval. In compliance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Section 3506(c)(2)(A), we are notifying

you, members of the public and affected

agencies, of this collection of

information, and are inviting your

comments. Is this information collection

necessary for us to properly do our job?

Have we accurately estimated the

public’s burden for responding to this

collection? Can we enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information we

collect? Can we lessen the burden of

this information collection on the

respondents by using automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

Comments should be made directly to

the Attention: Desk Officer for the

Interior Department, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503; telephone (202)

395–7340. Copies of these comments

should also be sent to us. The U.S.

Postal Service address is Minerals

Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, Rules and

Publications Staff, P.O. Box 25165, MS

3021, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165; the

courier address is Building 85, Room A–

613, Denver Federal Center, Denver,

Colorado 80225; and the e-Mail address

is DavidlGuzy@mms.gov. OMB has up

to 60 days to approve or disapprove the

information collection but may respond

after 30 days; therefore, public

comments should be submitted to OMB

within 30 days in order to assure their

maximum consideration.

Copies of the proposed information

collection and related explanatory

material may be obtained by contacting

Dennis C. Jones, Rules and Publications

Staff, telephone (303) 231–3046, FAX

(303) 231–3385, e-Mail

DennislJones@mms.gov.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before December 5, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior

is responsible for the collection of

royalties from lessees who produce

minerals from leased Indian lands. The

Secretary is required by various laws to

manage the production of mineral

resources on Indian lands, to collect the

royalties due, and to distribute royalty

funds in accordance with those laws.

The product valuation and allowance

determination process is essential to

assure that the Indians receive payment

on the proper value of the minerals

being removed. In order to determine

whether the amount of royalty tendered

represents the proper royalty due, it is

first necessary to establish the proper

value of the gas and gas plant products

being sold, or otherwise disposed of, as

well as the proper costs associated with

the allowable deductions from the value

of gas and gas plant products.

Under certain circumstances lessees

are authorized to deduct from royalty

payments, the reasonable actual costs of

transporting the royalty portion of

produced minerals from the lease to a

processing or sales point not in the

immediate lease area. Transportation

allowances are a part of the product

valuation process which the Minerals

Management Service (MMS) uses to

determine if the lessee is reporting and

paying the proper royalty amount.

When gas is processed for the

recovery of gas plant products, lessees

may claim a processing allowance.

MMS normally will accept the cost as

stated in the lessee’s arm’s-length

processing contract as being

representative of the cost of the

processing allowance. In those instances

where gas is being processed through a

lessee owned plant, the processing costs

shall be based upon the actual plant

operating and maintenance expenses,

depreciation, and a reasonable return on

investment. The allowance is expressed

as a cost per unit of individual plant

products. Processing allowances may be

taken as a deduction from royalty

payments.

Failure to collect the data described

could result in the undervaluation of

leased minerals. Regulations at 30 CFR

206 establish uniform product valuation

and allowance policies for all Indian

leases. These regulations require

information in support of the product

valuation or allowances being claimed.

Without such information, MMS cannot

evaluate the correctness of values or

allowances reported and claimed.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 5, 1997 / Notices 59879

Description of Respondents: Lessees

of Indian leases.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Reporting and

Recordkeeping Burden: 15 minutes.

Annual Responses: 3,000 responses.

Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.

Bureau Clearance Officer: Jo Ann

Lauterbach, (202) 208–7744.

Dated: October 21, 1997.

R. Dale Fazio,

Acting Associate Director for Royalty

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–29271 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Environmental Documents Prepared

for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations

on the Gulf of Mexico Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS)

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of the availability of

Environmental Documents prepared for

OCS mineral proposals on the Gulf of

Mexico OCS.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management

Service (MMS), in accordance with

Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.4 and

1506.6) that implement the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),

announces the availability of NEPArelated Site-Specific Environmental

Assessments (SEA’s) and Findings of No

Significant Impact (FONSI’s), prepared

by the MMS for the following oil and

gas activities proposed on the Gulf of

Mexico OCS. This listing includes all

proposals for which the FONSI’s were

prepared by the Gulf of Mexico OCS

Region in the period subsequent to

publication of the preceding notice. The

acronym ‘‘NORM’’ means Naturally

Occurring Radioactive Materials.

Activity/Operator Location Date

Chevron U.S.A., NORM Disposal Operations, NORM No. 160 ... West Delta Area, Block 24, Lease OCS 0691, 4 miles south of

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

05/26/97

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners, Pipeline Activity, SEA No.

G–17720.

Main Pass Area, Blocks 225, 217, 194, and 192; Viosca Knoll

Area, Blocks 428, 384, 340, 296, 252, 253, 208, 209, 165,

121, 77, 33, and 32; Mobile Area, Blocks 1000, 999, 955,

954, 910, 866, 822, and 821; Lease G–17720; 6.5 miles offshore of Dauphin Island, Alabama.

07/10/97

Shell Oil Company, Pipeline Activity, SEA No. G–17730 ............ Main Pass Area, Blocks 146, 147, 73, 72, 71, and 70; Main

Pass Area South and East Addition, Blocks 289, 290, 291,

307, 306, 308, 309, 310, 303, 302, 301, and 300; Viosca

Knoll Area, Blocks 815 and 814; Lease G–17730; 34 miles

east of the Louisiana coastline.

08/21/97

Dauphin Island Gathering Partners, Pipeline Activity, SEA No.

G–18822.

Main Pass Area, South and East Addition, Blocks 223, 224,

and 225, Lease OCS–G 18822, 54 miles from the Louisiana

coastline.

09/19/97

ATP Oil and Gas Corporation, Development Activity, SEA No.

N–5676A.

Garden Banks Area, Block 134, Lease OCS–G 13366, 135

miles southeast of Galveston Island, Texas.

08/25/97

Amerada Hess Corporation, Exploration Activity, SEA No. N–

5708A.

High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension, Blocks 135,

136, and 180, Leases OCS–G 14203, 14217, 14218, and

14222, 130 miles south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

07/16/97

ORYX Energy Company, Development Activity, SEA No. S–

4333UA.

High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension, Lease OCS–

G 13808, 115 miles from the Texas coastline.

06/12/97

Chevron U.S.A., Development Activity, SEA No. S–4354U ........ Mobile Area, Block 864, Lease OCS–G 5064, 6.5 miles offshore of Dauphin Island, Alabama.07/11/97

Oryx Energy Company, Exploration Activity, SEA No. S–4406A High Island Area, East Addition, South Extension, Block A–397,

Lease OCS–G 13809, 116 miles southeast of the nearest

coastline on Galveston Island, Texas.

08/15/97

Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/

SR 97–035A.

South Timbalier Area, Block 35, Lease OCS–G 3336, 10 miles

from the Louisiana coastline.

05/19/97

Amoco Exploration and Production, Structure Removal Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 97–064A and 97–071.West Delta Area, Block 140, Lease OCS–G 5682, 27 miles

southeast of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

04/18/97

Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/

SR 97–096.

South Timbalier Area, Block 35, Lease OCS–G 3336, 10 miles

from the Louisiana coastline.

07/08/97

Amerada Hess Corporation, Structure Removal Operations,

SEA No. ES/SR 97–099.

Main Pass Area, Block 273, Lease OCS–G 4918, 32 miles from

the Louisiana coastline.

07/08/97

Enron Oil & Gas Company, Structure Removal Operations, SEA

No. ES/SR 97–103.

Mustang Island Area, Block 783, Lease OCS–G 14104, 26

miles from the Texas coastline.

07/10/97

Enron Oil & Gas Company, Structure Removal Operations, SEA

No. ES/SR 97–106.

Mobile Area, Block 914, Lease OCS–G 7846, 10 miles from the

Alabama coastline.

07/11/97

CNG Producing Company, Structure Removal Operations, SEA

No. ES/SR 97–113.

South Marsh Island Area, Block 81, Lease OCS–G 6692, 68

miles from the Louisiana coastline.

07/18/97

Chevron U.S.A., Structure Removal Operations, SEA No. ES/

SR 97–114.

West Cameron Area, Block 48, Lease OCS–G 1351, 4 miles

south of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

07/24/97

UNOCAL Corporation, Structure Removal Operations, SEA

Nos. ES/SR 97–137 through 97–140.

Eugene Island Area, Block 44, Lease OCS–G 3990, 13 miles

southwest of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.

08/11/97

UNOCAL Corporation, Structure Removal Operations, SEA No.

ES/SR 97–141 & 97–142.

Vermilion Area, Block 26, Lease OCS 0297, 6 miles from the

Louisiana coastline.

08/26/97

Mobil Exploration and Producing U.S. Inc., Structure Removal

Operations, SEA Nos. ES/SR 97–144 & 97–145.

Main Pass Area, Block 91, Lease OCS–G 1499, 3 miles east of

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.

09/10/97

Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal Operations, SEA No.

ES/SR 97–146.

Vermilion Area, Block 275, Lease OCS–G 10678, 73 miles from

the Louisiana coastline.

08/11/97

Forest Oil Corporation, Structure Removal Operations, SEA

Nos. ES/SR 97–147 through 97–149.

West Cameron Area, Block 44, Lease OCS–G 6566, 7 miles

from the Louisiana coastline.

08/15/97