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3306. The information collections that 

ONRR covers in this ICR are found at 30 

CFR part 1202, subparts C and J, which 

pertain to Indian oil and gas royalties; 

part 1206, subparts B and E, which 

govern the valuation of oil and gas 

produced from leases on Indian lands; 

and part 1207, which pertains to 

recordkeeping. Indian Tribes and 

allottees receive all royalties generated 

from their lands. Determining product 

valuation is essential to ensure that 

Indian Tribes and allottees receive 

payment on the full value of the 

minerals removed from their lands. 

(b) Information Collections: This ICR 

covers the paperwork requirements 

under 30 CFR parts 1202, 1206, and 

1207 as follows: 

(1) Indian Oil—Regulations at 30 CFR 

part 1206, subpart B, govern the 

valuation for royalty purposes of oil 

produced from Indian oil and gas leases 

(Tribal and allotted). These regulations 

require a lessee to file form ONRR–4110, 

Oil Transportation Allowance Report, 

when its oil transportation allowance 

includes costs incurred under nonarm’s-length or no-contract 

transportation situations. ONRR and 

Tribal audit personnel use the 

information collected on this form to 

help verify that the lessee correctly 

reported its transportation allowance 

within regulatory allowance limitations 

and reported and paid the correct 

amount of royalties. 

(2) Indian Gas—Regulations at 30 CFR 

part 1206, subpart E, govern the 

valuation for royalty purposes of natural 

gas produced from Indian oil and gas 

leases (Tribal and allotted). These 

regulations require reporting on ONRR 

forms 4109, 4295, 4410, and 4411 as 

follows: 

(a) A lessee must file form ONRR– 

4109, Gas Processing Allowance Report, 

when its processing allowance includes 

costs incurred under non-arm’s-length 

or no-contract processing situations. 

ONRR and Tribal audit personnel use 

the information collected on this form to 

verify that the lessee correctly reported 

its processing allowance within 

regulatory allowance limitations and 

reported and paid the correct amount of 

royalties. 

(b) A lessee must file form ONRR– 

4295, Gas Transportation Allowance 

Report, when its gas transportation 

allowance includes costs incurred under 

non-arm’s-length or no-contract 

transportation situations. ONRR and 

Tribal audit personnel use the 

information collected on this form to 

verify that a lessee correctly reported its 

transportation allowance within 

regulatory allowance limitations and 

reported and paid the correct amount of 

royalties. 

(c) A lessee must file form ONRR– 

4410, Accounting for Comparison [Dual 

Accounting], to certify for an Indian 

oil and gas lease when dual accounting 

is not required (part A) or to make an 

election for actual dual accounting as 

defined in 30 CFR 1206.176 or 

alternative dual accounting as defined 

in 30 CFR 1206.173 when dual 

accounting is required (part B). 

(d) A lessee uses form ONRR–4411, 

Safety Net Report, when it sells gas 

production from an Indian oil or gas 

lease in an ONRR-designated index zone 

beyond the first index pricing point. 

The safety net calculation establishes 

the minimum value, for royalty 

purposes, of natural gas production 

from Indian oil and gas leases. This 

reporting requirement helps ensure that 

Indian lessors receive all royalties due 

and aids ONRR compliance efforts. 

(3) Indian Oil and Gas—Regulations 

at 30 CFR 1206.56(b)(2) and 

1206.177(c)(2) and (c)(3) provide that a 

lessee must submit form ONRR–4393, 

Request to Exceed Regulatory 

Allowance Limitation, as part of a valid 

request to exceed the regulatory 

allowance limit of 50 percent of royalty 

value for transportation allowances. 

OMB approved the form ONRR–4393 

under OMB Control Number 1012–0005, 

which otherwise pertains to Federal oil 

and gas leases. This form provides 

ONRR with the necessary data to make 

a decision on whether to approve or 

deny the request. 

The requirement to report is 

mandatory for form ONRR–4410 and, 

under certain circumstances, form 

ONRR–4411. To obtain certain benefits, 

a lessee must file forms ONRR–4109, 

ONRR–4110, ONRR–4295, and ONRR– 

4393. 

Title of Collection: Indian Oil and Gas 

Valuation. 

OMB Control Number: 1012–0002. 

Bureau Form Number: Forms ONRR– 

4109, ONRR–4110, ONRR–4295, ONRR– 

4393, ONRR–4410, and ONRR–4411. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Businesses. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 146 Indian lessees. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 146. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 8.85 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,299 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Annual and 

on occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour 

Burden Cost: ONRR identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden associated with 

this collection of information. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). 

Howard M. Cantor, 

Director, Office of Natural Resources 

Revenue. 

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BILLING CODE 4335–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[EEEE500000–256E1700D2– 

ET1SF0000.EAQ000] 

Notice of Proposed Transfer of 

Pipelines 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to transfer 

pipeline ownership and request for 

submissions of competing interest. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is 

considering whether to authorize the 

transfer of ownership of certain 

pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). 

DATES: Submissions of competing 

interest are due by December 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: GOM Regional Supervisor, 

Regional Field Operations, Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 

1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., New 

Orleans, LA 70123–2394. You may also 

file submissions of competing interest 

electronically using a subject reference 

‘‘Submission of Competing Interest— 

Pipelines’’ at pipelines@bsee.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Otho Barnes, Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement, Regional 

Supervisor, at (504) 736–5776, or by 

email to: otho.barnes@bsee.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: BSEE received a written 

request to acquire certain pipeline 

segments in the GOM located on rightsof-way (ROW) that have been 

relinquished pursuant to 30 CFR 

250.1019. The associated pipeline 

segments were relinquished by the ROW 

holder on August 18, 2019. The party 

requesting to acquire the pipelines is 

not a prior ROW holder for these 

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BSEE has determined that, pursuant 

to 30 CFR 250.1010(h), these Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) pipelines and 

any related infrastructure are the 

property of the United States and may 

be transferred to private parties. BSEE 

received the request from a private party 

seeking to acquire these pipeline 

segments from the United States, as set 

forth in the table below: 

Pipeline Segments with Pending 

Applications for Acquisition 

Previous ROW holder Previous PSN Previous ROW 

ROW 

relinquishment 

date 

Cox Operating, L.L.C ......................................................................................................... 17582 ROW OCS–G 28498 08/18/2019 

Cox Operating, L.L.C ......................................................................................................... 20235 ROW OCS–G 28498 08/18/2019 

Purpose: The Department of the 

Interior has determined that these 

pipeline segments are subject to 

disposition pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 701 

and the General Services 

Administration Federal Management 

Regulations at 41 CFR part 102–36. 

BSEE is providing notice that, until 

December 18, 2024, it will accept 

submissions of competing interest for 

acquisition of these pipeline segments. 

Depending on the level of interest, BSEE 

will complete a transfer of ownership of 

the pipelines to a private party through 

an appropriate transfer process. 

In addition to transferring the 

pipeline interest, a new ROW will still 

be required pursuant to 30 CFR part 

250, subpart J prior to any use of the 

pipelines. The transfer of pipeline 

ownership from the United States to 

another party will make that party 

responsible for the pipeline, including 

future operations, maintenance, and all 

decommissioning obligations. 

Purpose of a Notice of Intent (NOI) 

This NOI serves to inform interested 

parties of BSEE’s intent to transfer 

ownership of pipelines that are located 

in the previously described relinquished 

ROWs on the OCS, and to describe 

BSEE’s process for accepting 

submissions of competing interest. 

BSEE will evaluate and respond to all 

submissions received pursuant to this 

NOI. If BSEE receives future requests to 

reuse other pipelines, it will issue 

similar NOIs to notify the public and to 

solicit statements of competing interest. 

Instructions for the NOI 

Parties interested in acquiring the 

aforementioned pipelines should submit 

the information outlined in the 

‘‘Purpose’’ section above to the GOM 

Regional Supervisor for Regional Field 

Operations as provided in the 

ADDRESSES section no later than 

December 18, 2024. 

Kathryn Kovacs, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and 

Minerals Management Exercising the 

Delegated Authorities of the Director, Bureau 

of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26773 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

256S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 25XS501520; OMB Control 

Number 1029–0119] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Contractor Eligibility and 

the Abandoned Mine Land Contractor 

Information Form 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), 

are proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Please provide a copy 

of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, 

Room 1544–MIB, Washington, DC 

20240, or by email to mgehlhar@

osmre.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1029–0119 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email 

at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone 

at (202) 208–2716. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 

TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on August 

28, 2024 (89 FR 68928). No comments 

were received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. We are 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 


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