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 Department of the Interior Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR-2011-0012]
 AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice.
 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 2010.
 DATES: The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major portion prices is May 7, 2012.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Barder, Manager, Team B, Western Audit and Compliance, ONRR; telephone (303) 231-3702; fax number (303) 231-3473; email 
                        *John.Barder@onrr.gov;*
                         or Mike Curry, Team B, Western Audit and Compliance, ONRR; telephone (303) 231-3741; fax (303) 231-3473; email 
                        *Michael.Curry@onrr.gov.*
                         Mailing address: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Western Audit and Compliance Management, Team B, P.O. Box 25165, MS 62520B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 1999, ONRR published a final rule titled “Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases” effective January 1, 2000 (64 FR 43506). The Indian gas valuation regulations apply to all gas production from Indian (tribal and 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) (2011). If you owe additional royalties based on a published major portion price, you must submit to ONRR by the due date an amended Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance. 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.
                    ( print page 14042) Gas Major Portion Prices ($/MMBtu) For Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index Zone
ONRR-Designated areas
Jan
                             2010
Feb
                             2010
Mar
                             2010
Apr
                             2010Blackfeet Reservation
5.00
4.62
3.68
3.39Fort Belknap Reservation
5.86
5.72
5.35
4.98Fort Berthold Reservation
5.34
5.07
4.39
3.96Fort Peck Reservation
8.21
7.64
6.76
6.22Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation
5.95
5.48
4.65
3.82Rocky Boys Reservation
3.90
3.67
2.81
2.50Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
5.30
4.95
4.16
3.37
 ONRR-Designated areas
May
                             2010
Jun
                             2010
Jul
                             2010
Aug
                             2010Blackfeet Reservation
3.39
3.69
3.21
2.97Fort Belknap Reservation
4.99
5.09
5.20
5.10Fort Berthold Reservation
3.81
3.64
3.75
4.51Fort Peck Reservation
6.22
5.56
6.30
6.72Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation
3.81
3.83
4.21
4.01Rocky Boys Reservation
2.47
2.67
2.27
2.13Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
3.44
3.47
3.68
 ONRR-Designated areas
Sep
                             2010
Oct
                             2010
Nov
                             2010
Dec
                             2010Blackfeet Reservation
3.16
2.94
3.33
3.57Fort Belknap Reservation
5.10
4.73
4.75
5.32Fort Berthold Reservation
3.86
4.00
3.90
4.49Fort Peck Reservation
3.90
4.76
5.56
6.16Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation
3.34
3.47
3.39
4.13Rocky Boys Reservation
2.24
2.16
2.46
2.60Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation**Note:**
                         By tribal resolution, the Ute Indian Tribe requested ONRR to change the Ute tribal leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation from valuation under the major portion pricing provisions to index zone pricing. We approved the Ute Indian Tribe's request; therefore, you must value production from Ute tribal leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation under index zone pricing, effective August 1, 2010. See 
                        **Federal Register**
                         notice (75 FR 30430) published June 1, 2010.
 For information on how to report additional royalties associated with major portion prices, please refer to our Dear Payor letter dated December 1, 1999, on our Web site at 
                    *http://www.onrr.gov/​FM/​PDFDocs/​991201.pdf.* Dated: March 2, 2012. Gregory J. Gould, Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.


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