252 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 2 / Monday, January 5, 1998 / Notices

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Helen Hankins,

District Manager, Elko.

[FR Doc. 98–48 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–922–08–1310–00–P; MTM 81595]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Pub. L. 97–

451, a petition for reinstatement of oil

and gas lease MTM 81595, Beaverhead

County, Montana, was timely filed and

accompanied by the required rental

accruing from the date of termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $5 per acre and

16–2⁄3% respectively. Payment of a $500

administration fee has been made.

Having met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

Sec. 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands

Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), the

Bureau of Land Management is

proposing to reinstate the lease,

effective as of the date of termination,

subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease, the increased

rental and royalty rates cited above, and

reimbursement for cost of publication of

this Notice.

Dated: December 24, 1997.

Karen L. Johnson,

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.

[FR Doc. 98–104 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–942–5700–00]

Filing of Plats of Survey; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public and interested state

and local government officials of the

latest filing of Plats of Survey in

California.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Unless otherwise noted,

filing was effective at 10:00 a.m. on the

next federal work day following the plat

acceptance date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lance J. Bishop, Chief, Branch of

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), California State

Office, 2135 Butano Drive, Sacramento,

CA 95825–0451, (916) 978–4310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plats

of Survey of lands described below have

been officially filed at the California

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management in Sacramento, CA.

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 3 N., R. 26 E.,—Dependent resurvey and

subdivision of section 33, (Group 1238)

accepted November 5, 1997, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

Bakersfield District, Bishop Resource

Area.

T. 37 N., R. 5 W.,—Supplemental plat of the

SE1⁄4 of section 13 and the W1⁄2 of

section 24, accepted November 13, 1997,

to meet certain administrative needs of

the BLM, Redding Resource Area.

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 1 N., R. 20 W.,—Dependent resurvey and

metes-and-bounds survey, (Group 1111)

accepted November 17, 1997, to meet

certain administrative needs of the

National Park Service, Santa Monica

Mountains National Recreation Area.

All of the above listed survey plats are

now the basic record for describing the

lands for all authorized purposes. The

survey plats have been placed in the

open file in the BLM, California State

Office, and are available to the public as

a matter of information. Copies of the

survey plats and related field notes will

be furnished to the public upon

payment of the appropriate fee.

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Lance J. Bishop,

Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey.

[FR Doc. 98–038 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service, Interior

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Solicitation.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Minerals

Management Service (MMS) is soliciting

comments on an information collection,

Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance

(OMB Control Number 1010–0022,

Form MMS–2014), which expires on

May 31, 1998.

FORM: MMS–2014, Report of Sales and

Royalty Remittance.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments sent via the U.S.

Postal Service should be sent to

Minerals Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, Rules and

Publications Staff, P.O. Box 25165, MS

3021, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165;

courier address is Building 85, Room

A613, Denver Federal Center, Denver,

Colorado 80225; e:mail address is

DavidlGuzy@mms.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis C. Jones, Rules and Publications

Staff, phone (303) 231–3046, FAX (303)

231–3385, e-mail

DennislClJones@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, including

Form MMS–2014, which expires May

31, 1998. We are requesting OMB

approval for a three year extension of

this existing collection authority. Is this

information collection necessary for us

to properly do our job? Have we

accurately estimated the industry

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?

The Secretary of the Interior is

responsible for the collection of

royalties from lessees producing

minerals from leased Federal and Indian

lands. The Secretary is required by

various laws to manage the production

of mineral resources on Indian lands

and Federal onshore and offshore leases,

to collect the royalties due, and to

distribute the funds in accordance with

those laws.

MMS performs the royalty

management functions for the Secretary.

When a company or individual enters

into a contract to develop, produce, and

dispose of minerals from Federal or

Indian lands, that company or

individual agrees to pay the United

States or Indian tribe or allottee a share

(royalty) of the full value received for

the minerals taken from leased lands.

We use an automated fiscal accounting

system, the Auditing and Financial

System (AFS), to account for revenues

collected from Federal and Indian

leases. The Report of Sales and Royalty

Remittance, Form MMS–2014, is the

only document used for reporting

royalties and other lease-related

transactions to MMS. AFS relies on data