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remains in effect until there is a change

in leases status or ownership.

On August 10, 1999, we published a

final rule titled ‘‘Amendments Gas

Valuation Regulations for Indian

Leases’’ (64 FR 43506) with an effective

date of January 1, 2000. The gas

regulations apply to all gas production

from Indian (tribal or allotted) oil and

gas leases (except leases on the Osage

Indian Reservation). The new rule

requires lessees to elect to perform

either actual dual accounting, under 30

CFR § 206.176 (64 FR 43506), or the

alternative methodology for dual

accounting under 30 CFR § 206.173 (64

FR 43506).

By Dear Payor letter dated December

1, 1999, we notified lessees to report the

dual accounting election on a monthly

basis using new calculation method

codes 04, Dual Accounting (actual dual

accounting), or 05, Percent of Increase

(alternative dual accounting), on the

Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance,

Form MMS–2014 (OMB Control

Number 1010–0022). We are currently

reengineering our business processes,

and as part of this effort, we have

redesigned and streamlined Form

MMS–2014, effective October 1, 2001

(OMB Control Number 1010–0140). The

revised Form MMS–2014 does not

contain the dual accounting election

information. Therefore, we are revising

Form MMS–4410, so that this dual

accounting election information

continues to be reported to us. The

revised Form MMS–4410 will reduce

the payors burden of submitting the

dual accounting election on a monthly

basis on Form MMS–2014 to submitting

the information every 2 years or

whenever the payor elects alternative

dual accounting.

Responses to this dual accounting

requirement are mandatory for all

Indian gas leases (except leases on the

Osage Indian Reservation), whether the

respondent’s gas produced from an

Indian lease is processed or not.

Proprietary information is requested and

protected, and there are no questions of

a sensitive nature involved in this

collection of information.

Frequency: On occasion.

Estimated Number and Description of

Respondents: 370 payors on

approximately 2,340 Indian gas leases.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 1,717

hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens.

Comments: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501,

et seq.) provides that 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.

Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) requires each

agency ‘‘* * * to provide notice * * *

and otherwise consult with members of

the public and affected agencies

concerning each proposed collection of

information * * *’’ Agencies must

specifically solicit comments to: (a)

evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the agency to perform its duties,

including whether the information is

useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

enhance the quality, usefulness, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) minimize the burden

on the respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

We will summarize written responses to

this notice and address them in our

submission for OMB approval,

including any appropriate adjustments

to the estimated burden.

The PRA also requires agencies to

estimate the total annual reporting

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents

or recordkeepers resulting from the

collection of information. We have not

identified any non-hour cost burdens for

the information collection aspects of

Form MMS–4410. Therefore, if you have

costs to generate, maintain, and disclose

this information, you should comment

and provide your total capital and

startup cost components or annual

operation, maintenance, and purchase

of service components. You should

describe the methods you use to

estimate major cost factors, including

system and technology acquisition,

expected useful life of capital

equipment, discount rate(s), and the

period over which you incur costs.

Capital and startup costs include,

among other items, computers and

software you purchase to prepare for

collecting information; monitoring,

sampling, testing equipment; and record

storage facilities.

Generally, your estimates should not

include equipment or services

purchased: (i) before October 1, 1995;

(ii) to comply with requirements not

associated with the information

collection; (iii) for reasons other than to

provide information or keep records for

the Government; or (iv) as part of

customary and usual business or private

practices.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach

(202) 208–7744.

May 23, 2001.

Barbara Desiderio,

Acting Associate Director for Minerals

Revenue Management.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–W

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

RIN 1010–AB57

Major Portion Prices and Due Dates for

Additional Royalty Payments on Indian

Gas Production in Designated Areas

Not Associated With an Index Zone

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of major portion prices

and corrections.

SUMMARY: Final regulations for valuing

gas produced from Indian leases,

published on August 10, 1999, require

MMS to determine major portion values

and notify industry by publishing the

values in the Federal Register. The

regulations also require MMS to publish

a due date for industry to pay additional

royalty based on the major portion

value. This notice provides the major

portion values and due dates for

November and December 2000

production months. In addition, this

notice provides a major portion price

and due date for the Alabama-Coushatta

designated area for April 2000, as well

as corrections to Alabama-Coushatta

major portion prices for September and

October 2000, and a new due date for

those months.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: See FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Barder, Indian Oil and Gas Compliance

Asset Management, MMS; telephone,

(303) 275–7234; FAX, (303) 275–7470;

E-mail, John.Barder@mms.gov; mailing

address, Minerals Management Service,

Minerals Revenue Management, Indian

Oil and Gas Compliance Asset

Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS

396G3, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

10, 1999, MMS published a final rule

titled ‘‘Amendments to Gas Valuation

Regulations for Indian Leases,’’ (64 FR

43506) with an effective date of January

1, 2000. The gas regulations apply to all

gas production from Indian (tribal or

allotted) oil and gas leases (except leases

on the Osage Indian Reservation).

The rule requires that MMS publish

major portion prices for each designated

area not associated with an index zone

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for each production month beginning

January 2000 along with a due date for

additional royalty payments. See 30

CFR 206.174(a)(4)(ii). 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 MMS by the due date. If additional

royalties are not paid by the due date,

late payment interest under 30 CFR

218.54 will accrue from the due date

until payment is made and an amended

Form MMS–2014 is received. The table

below lists the major portion prices for

all designated areas not associated with

an Index Zone and the due date for

payment of additional royalties.

GAS MAJOR PORTION PRICES AND DUE DATES FOR DESIGNATED AREAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDEX ZONE

MMS-designated areas November 2000

(MMBtu)

December 2000

(MMBtu) Due date

Alabama-Coushatta ............................................................................................................... $4.71 $6.83 07/02/2001

Blackfeet Reservation ............................................................................................................ 4.13 4.79 07/02/2001

Fort Belknap .......................................................................................................................... 4.52 5.33 07/02/2001

Fort Berthold .......................................................................................................................... 2.18 3.09 07/02/2001

Fort Peck Reservation ........................................................................................................... 3.12 4.29 07/02/2001

Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation ............................................................... 4.51 6.34 07/02/2001

Rocky Boys Reservation ....................................................................................................... 3.86 5.58 07/02/2001

Turtle Mountain Reservation ................................................................................................. 1.27 1.44 07/02/2001

Ute Allotted Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ................................................... 4.43 5.80 07/02/2001

Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation ...................................................... 4.42 5.09 07/02/2001

GAS MAJOR PORTION PRICES AND DUE DATES FOR DESIGNATED AREAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDEX ZONE

[Corrections/Additions]

MMS-designated area April 2000

(MMBtu)

September

2000

(MMBtu)

October 2000

(MMBtu) Due date

Alabama-Coushatta ................................................................................. $2.95 $4.81 $5.48 07/02/2001

For information on how to report

additional royalties due to major portion

prices, please refer to our Dear Payor

letter dated December 1, 1999.

Dated: May 23, 2001.

Barbara Desiderio,

Acting Associate Director for Minerals

Revenue Management.

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–416 and 731–

TA–948 (Preliminary)]

Individually Quick Frozen Red

Raspberries from Chile

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of countervailing

duty and antidumping investigations

and scheduling of preliminary phase

investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of investigations

and commencement of preliminary

phase countervailing duty investigation

No. 701–TA–416 (Preliminary) and

antidumping investigation No. 731–TA–

948 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a)

and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (the Act)

to determine whether there is a

reasonable indication that an industry

in the United States is materially

injured or threatened with material

injury, or the establishment of an

industry in the United States is

materially retarded, by reason of

imports from Chile of individually

quick frozen red raspberries, provided

for in subheading 0811.20.20 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States, that are alleged to be

subsidized by the Government of Chile

and sold in the United States at less

than fair value. Unless the Department

of Commerce extends the time for

initiation pursuant to sections

702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act

(19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must

reach preliminary determinations in

countervailing duty and antidumping

investigations in 45 days, or in this case

by July 16, 2001. The Commission’s

views are due at the Department of

Commerce within five business days

thereafter, or by July 23, 2001.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

McClure (202–205–3191), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for

these investigations may be viewed on

the Commission’s electronic docket

(EDIS–ON–LINE) at http://

dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

These investigations are being

instituted in response to a petition filed

on May 31, 2001, by the IQF Red

Raspberry Fair Trade Committee,

Washington, DC.

Participation in the Investigations and

Public Service List

Persons (other than petitioners)

wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in