70092 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 223 / Monday, November 21, 2005 / Notices 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax (703) 358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone (703) 358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the 

Fish and Wildlife Service issued the 

requested permits subject to certain 

conditions set forth therein. 

MARINE MAMMALS

Permit number Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice Permit issuance 

date 

099846 .................................................................. Donald L. Coffman .. 70 FR 19778; April 14, 2005 ............................... October 11, 2005. 

103429 .................................................................. Robert G. Moyer ..... 70 FR 46183; August 9, 2005 ............................. October 11, 2005. 

104360 .................................................................. John L. Amistoso .... 70 FR 38190; July 1, 2005 .................................. October 11, 2005. 

106076 .................................................................. Waitman R. Kesling 70 FR 46183; August 9, 2005 ............................. October 11, 2005. 

106098 .................................................................. John R. Thodos ...... 70 FR 41782; July, 20, 2005 ............................... October 11, 2005. 

106369 .................................................................. Scott A. Jesseman .. 70 FR 46184; August 9, 2005 ............................. October 3, 2005. 

106641 .................................................................. Eric G. Turnquist ..... 70 FR 46183; August 9, 2005 ............................. October 11, 2005. 

Dated: October 21, 2005. 

Michael S. Moore, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 05–23011 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–922–06–1310–FI; COC67712] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 

Gas Lease. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) received a 

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 

lease COC67712 from Cutler 

Exploration, JDW Inc, Nortex 

Corporation and Rocky Mountain 

Resources Inc for lands in Moffat 

County, Colorado. The petition was 

filed on time and was accompanied by 

all the rentals due since the date the 

lease terminated under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Beverly A. 

Derringer, Chief, Fluid Minerals 

Adjudication, at 303. 239.3765. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

lessees have agreed to the amended 

lease terms for rentals and royalties at 

rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction 

thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent, 

respectively. The lessees have paid the 

required $500 administrative fee and 

$155 to reimburse the Department for 

the cost of this Federal Register notice. 

The lessees have met all the 

requirements for reinstatement of the 

lease as set out in section 31 (d) and (e) 

of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 

1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of 

Land Management is proposing to 

reinstate lease COC67712 effective June 

1, 2004, under the original terms and 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 

above. 

Dated: November 8, 2005. 

Beverly A. Derringer, 

Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication. 

[FR Doc. 05–22979 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease NMNM 

13277 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 

section 371(a) of the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005, the lessee(s), Culbertson 

Management Trust, Dan W. Irwin, and 

Kathleen Irwin Schuster, timely filed a 

petition for reinstatement of oil and gas 

lease NMNM 13277 in Lea County, NM. 

The lessees paid the required rental 

accruing from the date of termination, 

June 1, 2002. 

No leases were issued that affect these 

lands. The lessee agrees to the new lease 

terms for rentals and royalties of ($25 

per acre) and 242⁄3 percent rate. The 

lessees paid the $500 administration fee 

for the reinstatement of the lease and 

$158 cost for publishing this Notice. 

The lessees met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease per Sec. 31(e) 

of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 

U.S.C. 188(e)). We are proposing to 

reinstate the lease, effective the date of 

termination subject to: 

• The original terms and conditions 

of the lease; 

• The increased rental of ($25) per 

acre; 

• The increased royalty of 242⁄3

percent or 4 percentages above the 

existing competitive royalty rate; and 

• The $158 cost of publishing this 

Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gloria Baca, BLM, New Mexico State 

Office, (505) 438–7566. 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

Gloria Baca, 

Land Law Examiner. 

[FR Doc. 05–22978 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB Control Number 1010– 

0140). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, we are inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to OMB for review and approval. 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 223 / Monday, November 21, 2005 / Notices 70093 

This information collection request 

(ICR) concerns the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports, 

regarding Form MMS–2014, Report of 

Sales and Royalty Remittance. 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before January 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory 

Specialist, Minerals Management 

Service, Minerals Revenue Management, 

P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, 

Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight 

courier service or wish to hand-carry 

your comments, our courier address is 

Building 85, Room A–614, Denver 

Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and 

Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225. 

You may also e-mail your comments to 

us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include 

the title of the information collection 

and the OMB control number in the 

‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also 

include your name and return address. 

Submit electronic comments as an 

ASCII file, avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

If you do not receive a confirmation that 

we have received your e-mail, contact 

Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303) 

231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, or email sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 30 

CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports 

(Form MMS–2014, Report of Sales and 

Royalty Remittance). 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0140. 

Bureau Form Number: Form MMS–

2014. 

Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior is responsible 

for collecting royalties from lessees who 

produce minerals from leased Federal 

and Indian lands. The Secretary is 

required by various laws to manage 

mineral resources production on 

Federal and Indian lands, collect the 

royalties due, and distribute the funds 

in accordance with those laws. The 

Secretary also has a trust responsibility 

to manage Indian lands and seek advice 

and information from Indian 

beneficiaries. The MMS performs the 

royalty management functions and 

assists the Secretary in carrying out the 

Department’s trust responsibility for 

Indian lands. 

The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 

Management Act (FOGRMA) of 1982, 30 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq., states in Section 

101(a) that the Secretary ‘‘* * * shall 

establish a comprehensive inspection, 

collection, and fiscal and production 

accounting and auditing system to 

provide the capability to accurately 

determine oil and gas royalties, interest, 

fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other 

payments owed, and collect and 

account for such amounts in a timely 

manner.’’ The MMS collects the 

information on Form MMS–2014, 

Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, 

which is the only document used for 

reporting oil and gas royalties, certain 

rents, and other lease-related 

transactions (e.g., transportation and 

processing allowances, lease 

adjustments, and quality). The 

information collected includes data 

necessary to ensure that the royalties are 

paid appropriately. 

The persons or entities described 

under FOGRMA at 30 U.S.C. 1713 are 

required to make reports and submit 

reasonable information as defined by 

the Secretary. When a company or an 

individual enters into a lease to explore, 

develop, produce, and dispose of 

minerals from Federal or Indian lands, 

that company or individual agrees to 

pay the lessor a share (royalty) of the 

value received from production from the 

leased lands. The lease creates a 

business relationship between the lessor 

and the lessee. The lessee is required to 

report various kinds of information to 

the lessor relative to the disposition of 

the leased minerals. Such information is 

similar to data reported to private and 

public mineral interest owners and is 

generally available within the records of 

the lessee or others involved in 

developing, transporting, processing, 

purchasing, or selling of such minerals. 

Applicable public laws pertaining to 

mineral leases on Federal and Indian 

lands are located on our Web site at 

http://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/ 

PublicLawsAMR.htm. 

The MMS is requesting OMB’s 

approval to continue to collect 

information using Form MMS–2014. 

Proprietary information submitted to 

MMS under this collection is protected, 

and no items of a sensitive nature are 

collected. The requirement to respond is 

mandatory. 

Frequency of Response: Monthly and 

as required. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: 2,070. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 158,021 

hours. 

We included 30 CFR 210.351, which 

was overlooked in the previous renewal, 

and added 12 burden hours to our 

estimates in the chart below. We also 

included 30 CFR 210.53(c)(1) and (2) 

from the final Federal Oil Valuation rule 

(effective August 1, 2004) and added 

288 burden hours to our estimates in the 

chart below. We have not included in 

our estimates certain requirements 

performed in the normal course of 

business and considered usual and 

customary. The following chart shows 

the estimated burden hours by CFR 

section and paragraph: 

RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

30 CFR part 210 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Average number of annual 

responses 1

Annual burden 

hours 

210.20(a); 210.21(c)(1); 

210.50; 210.52(a)(1), (2)(b), 

(c) and (d); and 210.354.

210.20 When is electronic reporting required? Electronic (99 percent) 

(a) You must submit a completed Form MMS–2014 * * * TO 

mms electronically.* * *.

0.05 (3 minutes).3,103,265 155,163 

210.21 How do you report electronically? ............................... 2¥22,000 2¥1,100 

(c)(1) You must submit an electronic sample of your report 

for MMS approval.* * * 

210.50 Required recordkeeping. ............................................. Manual (1 percent) 

* * * Records may be maintained in microfilm, microfiche, or 

other recorded media.* * *.

0.1167 (7 

minutes).

31,346 3,658 

70094 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 223 / Monday, November 21, 2005 / Notices 

RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

30 CFR part 210 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Average number of annual 

responses 1

Annual burden 

hours 

210.52 Report of sales and royalty remittance. ......................

(a) You must submit a completed Form MMS–2014 (Report 

of Sales and Royalty Remittance) to MMS with: 

(1) All royalty payments; and, 

(2) Rents on nonproducing leases, 

(b) When you submit Form MMS–2014 data electronically, 

you must not submit the form itself. 

(c) Completed Forms MMS–2014 for royalty payments are 

due by the end of the month following the production 

month. 

(d) completed Forms MMS–2014 for rental payments are 

due no later than the anniversary date of the lease. 

210.354 Monthly report of sales and royalty. ..........................

A completed* * *Form MMS–2014 must be submitted each 

month once sales or utilization of production occur 

* * *This report is due on or before the last day of the 

month following the month in which production was sold or 

utilized 

210.53 (c)(1) and (2) ............... 210.53 Reporting instructions. ................................................. 8 .................. 36 288 

(c) On the Form MMS–2014, the operator must report* * * 

(1) The share of the production the operator purchased 

from each working interest owner and the associated royalty payment; and (2) The operator’s own share of production and the associated royalty payment..

210.351 .................................... 210.351 Required recordkeeping. ........................................... 1 .................. 12 12 

Records may be maintained on microfilm, microfiche, or 

other recorded media that are easily reproducible and 

readable* * *.

Burden Hour Total ................... .................................................................................................. 3,112,659 .... 158,021 

1Each line is considered one response/report. 

2Implementation of the final rule, Accounting and Auditing Relief for Marginal Properties, effective September 13, 2004, resulted in an annual 

decrease of 1,100 burden hours, calculated as follows: 22,000 lines × 3 minutes/60 minutes = 1,100 burden hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour Cost’’

Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden associated with the 

collection of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: 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. 

Comments: 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. 

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. 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, and 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. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

ICR submission for OMB approval, 

including appropriate adjustments to 

the estimated burden. We will provide 

a copy of the ICR to you without charge 

upon request. The ICR also will be 

posted on our Web site at http:// 

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/ 

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. 

Public Comment Policy: We will post 

all comments in response to this notice 

on our Web site at http:// 

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/ 

FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. We also will 

make copies of the comments available 

for public review, including names and 

addresses of respondents, during regular 

business hours at our offices in 

Lakewood, Colorado. Upon request, we 

will withhold an individual 

respondent’s home address from the 

public record, as allowable by law. 

There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold a 

respondent’s identity, as allowable by 

law. If you request that we withhold 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 223 / Monday, November 21, 2005 / Notices 70095 

your name and/or address, state your 

request prominently at the beginning of 

your comment. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. We 

will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz, (202) 

208–7744. 

Cathy J. Hamilton, 

Acting Associate Director for Minerals 

Revenue Management. 

[FR Doc. 05–22953 Filed 11–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection, 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0162). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, we are inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

This information collection request 

(ICR) is based on the Chief Financial 

Officers Act of 1990 (CFO Act) and is 

titled ‘‘Accounts Receivable 

Confirmations.’’

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before January 20, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory 

Specialist, Minerals Management 

Service, Minerals Revenue Management, 

P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, 

Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight 

courier service or wish to hand-carry 

your comments, our courier address is 

Building 85, Room A–614, Denver 

Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and 

Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225. 

You may also e-mail your comments to 

us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include 

the title of the information collection 

and the OMB control number in the 

‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also 

include your name and return address. 

Submit electronic comments as an 

ASCII file, avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

If you do not receive a confirmation that 

we have received your e-mail, contact 

Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303) 

231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, or email sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Accounts Receivable Confirmations. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0162. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior is responsible 

for collecting royalties from lessees who 

produce minerals from leased Federal 

and Indian lands. The Secretary is 

required by various laws to manage 

mineral resources production on 

Federal and Indian lands, collect the 

royalties due, and distribute the funds 

in accordance with those laws. The 

MMS performs the royalty management 

functions and assists the Secretary in 

carrying out the Department’s trust 

responsibility for Indian lands. 

When a company or an individual 

enters into a lease to explore, develop, 

produce, and dispose of minerals from 

Federal or Indian lands, that company 

or individual agrees to pay the lessor a 

share (royalty) of the value received 

from production from the leased lands. 

The lease creates a business relationship 

between the lessor and the lessee. The 

lessee is required to report various kinds 

of information to the lessor relative to 

the disposition of the leased minerals. 

Such information is similar to data 

reported to private and public mineral 

interest owners and is generally 

available within the records of the 

lessee or others involved in developing, 

transporting, processing, purchasing, or 

selling of such minerals. The 

information collected includes data 

necessary to ensure that the royalties are 

paid appropriately. 

The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 

Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), 30 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq., states in Section 

101(a) that the Secretary ‘‘ * * * shall 

establish a comprehensive inspection, 

collection, and fiscal and production 

accounting and auditing system to 

provide the capability to accurately 

determine oil and gas royalties, interest, 

fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other 

payments owed, and collect and 

account for such amounts in a timely 

manner.’’ The persons or entities 

described at 30 U.S.C. 1713 are required 

to make reports and provide reasonable 

information as defined by the Secretary. 

Every year, under the CFO Act, the 

Department’s Office of Inspector 

General, or its agent (agent), audits all 

Department bureaus’ financial 

statements. The Department’s goal is for 

every bureau to receive an unqualified 

opinion. Accounts receivable 

confirmations are a common practice in 

the audit business. Due to continuously 

increasing scrutiny on financial audits, 

third-party confirmation on the validity 

of MMS financial records is necessary. 

Companies submit financial information 

on Form MMS–2014, Report of Sales 

and Royalty Remittance (OMB Control 

Number 1010–0140, expires October 31, 

2006) and on Form MMS–4430, Solid 

Minerals Production and Royalty Report 

(OMB Control Number 1010–0120, 

expires October 31, 2007). 

As part of the CFO Act audits, the 

agent requests third-party confirmation 

responses, by a specified date, that 

MMS accounts receivable records agree 

with royalty payor records, for the 

following items: customer 

identification; royalty/invoice number; 

payor-assigned document number; date 

received; original amount reported; and 

remaining balance due MMS as of a 

specified date. In order to meet this 

requirement, MMS must mail letters on 

MMS letterhead, signed by the Deputy 

Associate Director for Minerals Revenue 

Management, to royalty payors selected 

at random, asking them to confirm back 

to the agent the accuracy and/or validity 

of selected royalty receivable items and 

amounts. Verifying the amounts 

reported and the balances due will 

require time for research and analysis by 

payors. The MMS will send 

confirmation letters to all payors 

selected by the agent. The payors will be 

asked to submit confirmation 

information directly to the agent. 

Applicable Citations 

Applicable citations include: Public 

Law 101–576—Nov. 15, 1990, CFO Act; 

30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., FOGRMA; 30 

U.S.C. 189 pertaining to Public Lands; 

30 U.S.C. 359 pertaining to Acquired 

Lands; 25 U.S.C. 396d pertaining to 

Indian Lands; 43 U.S.C. 1334 pertaining 

to Outer Continental Shelf Lands; 30 

U.S.C. 1713 pertaining to solid minerals, 

and revised geothermal regulations at 30 

CFR 210.354. Relevant Minerals 

Revenue Management (MRM) 

regulations are codified at 30 CFR 

subchapter A, part 201 et seq., and 

§§ 210.52 and 210.53; and part 206, 

subparts F and J; part 210, subparts B, 

E, and H; and part 218, subparts B and 

E. Applicable public laws pertaining to 

mineral leases on Federal and Indian 

lands are located on our Web site at 

http://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/ 

PublicLawsAMR.htm. 

This collection does not require 

proprietary, trade secret, or other 

confidential information not protected 

by agency procedures, and no items of