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A Notice by the Minerals Management Service on 08/31/2009
Submit written comments on or before September 30, 2009.
Docket No. MMS-2008-MRM-0039
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-20905 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-20905
We changed the title of this ICR to reflect regulatory actions, including publication of the final rule, RIN 1010-AD20, Reporting Amendments, on March 26, 2008 (73 FR 15885). The final rule removed 30 CFR part 216 and replaced part 210 in its entirety. In this revision, we also consolidated the following ICRs to allow programwide review of royalty and production reporting for oil, gas, and geothermal leases on Federal and Indian lands:
1010-0139, 30 CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports and Part 216—Production Accounting; and
1010-0140, 30 CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports.
Submit written comments by either FAX (202) 395-5806 or e-mail (OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov) directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB Control Number 1010-0139).
Mail comments to Hyla Hurst, Regulatory Specialist, Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 300B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. Please reference ICR 1010-0139 in your comments.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is responsible for mineral resource development on Federal and Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary is required by various laws to manage mineral resource production from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collect the royalties and other mineral revenues due, and distribute the funds collected in accordance with applicable laws. Public laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands are posted on our Web site at http://www.mrm.mms.gov/​Laws_​R_​D/​PublicLawsAMR.htm.
When a company or an individual enters into a lease to explore, develop, produce, and dispose of minerals from Start Printed Page 44869Federal or Indian lands, that company or individual agrees to pay the lessor a share in an amount or value of production from the leased lands. The lessee is required to report various kinds of information to the lessor relative to the disposition of the leased minerals.
Form MMS-4058, Production Allocation Schedule Report (PASR), is submitted monthly by operators of the facilities and measurement points where production from an offshore Federal lease or metering point is commingled with production from other sources before it is measured for royalty determination. The MMS uses the data to determine whether sales reported by the lessee are reasonable.
We will request OMB approval to continue to collect this information. Not collecting this information would limit the Secretary's ability to discharge his/her duties and may also result in loss of royalty payments. Proprietary information submitted to MMS under this collection is protected, and no items of a sensitive nature are included in this information collection. Responses are mandatory.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping “Hour” Burden: 253,509 hours.
210.52(a) and (b) 210.52 What royalty reports must I submit? Form MMS-2014
210.53(a) and (b) You must submit a completed Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, to MMS with: 3 min 3,510,849 175,542
210.54(a) and (b) (a) All royalty payments: And 7 min 35,463 4,137
(b) Rents on nonproducing leases, where specified in the lease
(a) Completed Forms MMS-2014 for royalty payments and the associated payments are due by the end of the month following the production month (see also § 218.50)
(b) Completed Forms MMS-2014 for rental payments, where applicable, and the associated payments are due as specified by the lease terms (see also § 218.50)
Subtotal for Royalty Reporting 3,546,312 179,679
210.102(a)(1)(i) and (ii), (a)(2)(i) and (ii) 210.102 What production reports must I submit? Burden hours covered under 210.104(a) and (b)
210.102(b)(1), (b)(2)(i)-(vi) (b) Form MMS-4058, Production Allocation Schedule Report. If you operate an offshore facility measurement point (FMP) handling production from a Federal oil and gas lease or federally approved unit agreement that is commingled (with approval) with production from any other source prior to measurement for royalty determination, you must file Form MMS-4058. Burden hours covered under 210.104(a) and (b)
(1) You must submit Form MMS-4058 for each calendar month beginning with the month in which you first handle production covered by this section.
(vi) The production is not subsequently commingled and measured for royalty determination at an FMP for which Form MMS-4058 is required under this part.
210.103(a) and (b) 210.103 When are my production reports due? Burden hours covered under 210.104(a) and (b)
(a) The MMS must receive your completed Forms MMS-4054 and MMS-4058 by the 15th day of the second month following the month for which you are reporting.
(b) A report is considered received when it is delivered to MMS by 4 p.m. mountain time at the addresses specified in § 210.105. Reports received after 4 p.m. mountain time are considered received the following business day.
210.104(a) and (b) 210.104 Must I submit these production reports electronically? Form MMS-4054 (OGOR)
(a) You must submit Forms MMS-4054 and MMS-4058 electronically unless you qualify for an exception under § 210.105 1 min 4,137,803 68,963
3 min 84,445 4,222
(b) You must use one of the following electronic media types, unless MMS instructs you differently: Total OGOR 4,222,248 73,185
* * * * * Form MMS-4058 (PASR)
1 min 36,456 608
3 min 744 37
Total PASR 37,200 645
Subpart D—Special-Purpose Forms and Reports—Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources
210.155 210.155 What reports must I submit for Federal onshore stripper oil properties? Burden covered under OMB Control Number 1010-0090 (expires December 31, 2010)
(a) General. Operators who have been granted a reduced royalty rate by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under 43 CFR 3103.4-2 must submit Form MMS-4377, Stripper Royalty Rate Reduction Notification, under 43 CFR 3103.4-2(b)(3).
Subtotal for Production Reporting 4,259,448 73,830
212.50 212.50 Required recordkeeping and reports Burden hours covered under 210.54(a) and (b); and 210.104(a) and (b)
Total for Royalty and Production Reporting 7,805,760 253,509
* Note: Each line of data is considered one response/report.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-hour” Cost Burden: We have identified no “non-hour” cost burden associated with the collection of information.Start Printed Page 44872
To comply with the public consultation process, we published a notice in the Federal Register on November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67197), announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the required 60-day comment period. We received no comments in response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments by September 30, 2009.