80_FR_51759 80 FR 51595 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Accounts Receivable Confirmations-OMB Control Number 1012-0001; Comment Request

80 FR 51595 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Accounts Receivable Confirmations-OMB Control Number 1012-0001; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)

Page Range51595-51597
FR Document2015-20927

To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a collection of information requests that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This Information Collection Request (ICR) covers the paperwork requirements under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (CFO).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-20927]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0019; DS63610000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Accounts Receivable 
Confirmations--OMB Control Number 1012-0001; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension.

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), ONRR 
is inviting comments on a collection of information requests that we 
will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. This Information Collection Request (ICR) covers the 
paperwork requirements under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
(CFO).

DATES: Submit written comments on or before October 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to ONRR by using one of 
the following three methods (please reference ``ICR 1012-0001'' in your 
comments):
    1. Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry 
titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter ``ONRR-2011-0019'' and then click 
``Search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments. ONRR 
will post all comments.
    2. Mail comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.
    3. Hand-carry or mail comments, using an overnight courier service, 
to ONRR. Our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal 
Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, 
contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Management, MRM, ONRR, telephone 
(303) 231-3382 or email at hans.meingast@onrr.gov. For other questions, 
contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231-3418, or email at 
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain 
copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated form, and (3) 
the regulations that require us to collect the information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior is 
responsible

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for collecting royalties from lessees who produce minerals from leased 
Federal and Indian lands and the Outer-Continental Shelf (OCS). The 
Secretary's responsibility, under various laws, is 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 under those laws. ONRR performs the royalty management 
functions for the Secretary.
    We have posted those laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal 
and Indian lands and the OCS at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm.
    Minerals produced from Federal and Indian leases vary greatly in 
the nature of occurrence, production, and processing methods. 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 in an amount or 
value of production from the leased lands. The regulations require the 
lessee to report various kinds of information to the lessor relative to 
the disposition of the leased minerals. Such information is generally 
available within the records of the lessee or others involved in 
developing, transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling such 
minerals. The information we collect includes data necessary to ensure 
that lessees accurately value production and appropriately pay 
royalties.
    Companies submit financial information monthly to ONRR on Forms 
ONRR-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance (OMB Control Number 
1012-0004), and ONRR-4430, Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report 
(OMB Control Number 1012-0010).
    Every year, under the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the 
Department's Office of Inspector General, or its agent (agent), audits 
the Department's financial statements. The Department's goal is 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 of the validity 
of ONRR's financial records is necessary.
    As part of the CFO audit, the agent selects a sample of accounts 
receivable items and provides the sample items to ONRR. ONRR then 
identifies the company names and addresses for the sample items 
selected, and creates accounts receivable confirmation letters. In 
order to meet the CFO requirements, the letters must be on ONRR 
letterhead; and the Deputy Director for ONRR, or his or her designee, 
must sign the letters. The letter requests third-party confirmation 
responses by a specified date on whether or not ONRR's accounts 
receivable records agree with royalty payor records for the following 
items: Customer identification; royalty/invoice number; payor-assigned 
document number; date of ONRR receipt; original amount the payor 
reported; and remaining balance due ONRR. The agent mails the letters 
to the payors, instructing them to respond directly to the agent to 
confirm the accuracy and validity of selected royalty receivable items 
and amounts. Verifying the amounts reported and the balances due 
requires research and analysis by payors.
    We are requesting OMB's approval to continue to collect this 
information. Not collecting this information would limit the 
Secretary's ability to discharge the duties of the office. ONRR 
protects proprietary information that payors submit, and there are no 
questions of a sensitive nature included in this information 
collection.

II. Data

    Title: Accounts Receivable Confirmations.
    OMB Control Number: 1012-0001.
    Bureau Form Number: None.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 24 randomly 
selected Federal and Indian oil and gas and solid mineral royalty 
payors.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 6 
hours. We estimate that each response will take 15 minutes for payors 
to complete.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour'' Cost 
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burden associated with 
this 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.

III. Request for Comments

    Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ``* * * 
provide 60-day notice in the Federal Register * * * 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. We also will post the ICR on our 
Web site at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/ICR0162.htm.
    Public Comment Policy: ONRR will post all comments, including names 
and addresses of respondents at http://www.regulations.gov. Before 
including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as your 
address, phone number, email address, or other personal information in 
your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire comment 
(including PII) may be made available to the public at any time. While 
you may ask us, in your comment, to withhold PII from public view, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a

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currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.

    Dated: August 13, 2015.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2015-20927 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Southwestern Indian Polytechnic                         be collected; and (d) Ways we could                   DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                    Institute (SIPI). This information                      minimize the burden of the collection of
                                                    collection is currently authorized by                   the information on the respondents.                   Office of Natural Resources Revenue
                                                    OMB Control Number 1076–0114,                             Please note that an agency may not                  [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0019; DS63610000
                                                    which expires August 31, 2015.                          conduct or sponsor, and an individual                 DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2]
                                                    DATES: Interested persons are invited to                need not respond to, a collection of
                                                    submit comments on or before                            information unless it displays a valid                Agency Information Collection
                                                    September 24, 2015.                                     OMB Control Number.                                   Activities: Accounts Receivable
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                                                                            Confirmations—OMB Control Number
                                                                                                              It is our policy to make all comments               1012–0001; Comment Request
                                                    on the information collection to the                    available to the public for review at the
                                                    Desk Officer for the Department of the                  location listed in the ADDRESSES section.             AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources
                                                    Interior at the Office of Management and                Before including your address, phone                  Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
                                                    Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806                  number, email address or other personal               ACTION: Notice of extension.
                                                    or you may send an email to: OIRA_                      identifying information in your
                                                    Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a                   comment, you should be aware that                     SUMMARY:   To comply with the
                                                    copy of your comments to: Ms.                           your entire comment—including your                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                    Jacquelyn Cheek, Special Assistant to                   personal identifying information—may                  (PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a
                                                    the Director, Bureau of Indian                          be made publicly available at any time.               collection of information requests that
                                                    Education, 1849 C Street NW., Mailstop                  While you can ask us in your comment                  we will submit to the Office of
                                                    4657–MIB, Washington, DC 20240;                         to withhold your personal identifying                 Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                    facsimile: (202) 208–3312; or email to:                 information from public review, we                    review and approval. This Information
                                                    Jacquelyn.Cheek@bie.edu.                                cannot guarantee that we will be able to              Collection Request (ICR) covers the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                    do so.                                                paperwork requirements under the
                                                    Jacquelyn Cheek, phone: (202) 208–                                                                            Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
                                                    6983. You may review the information                    III. Data                                             (CFO).
                                                    collection request online at http://                      OMB Control Number: 1076–0114.                      DATES:   Submit written comments on or
                                                    www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
                                                                                                              Title: Application for Admission to                 before October 26, 2015.
                                                    instructions to review Department of the
                                                    Interior collections under review by                    Haskell Indian Nations University and                 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                    OMB.                                                    to Southwestern Indian Polytechnic                    on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the
                                                                                                            Institute.                                            following three methods (please
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0001’’ in your
                                                                                                              Brief Description of Collection:
                                                    I. Abstract                                             Submission of these eligibility                       comments):
                                                                                                            application forms is mandatory in                        1. Electronically go to http://
                                                       The BIE is requesting renewal of OMB
                                                                                                            determining a student’s eligibility for               www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
                                                    approval for the admission forms for
                                                                                                            educational services. The information is              ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ‘‘ONRR–
                                                    Haskell and SIPI. These admission
                                                                                                            collected on two forms: Application for               2011–0019’’ and then click ‘‘Search.’’
                                                    forms are used in determining program
                                                                                                            Admission to Haskell form and SIPI                    Follow the instructions to submit public
                                                    eligibility of American Indian and
                                                                                                            form.                                                 comments. ONRR will post all
                                                    Alaska Native students for educational
                                                                                                                                                                  comments.
                                                    services. These forms are utilized                        Type of Review: Extension without                      2. Mail comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar,
                                                    pursuant to the Blood Quantum Act,                      change of currently approved collection.              Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, P.O. Box
                                                    Public Law 99–228; the Synder Act,
                                                                                                              Respondents: Students.                              25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado
                                                    chapter 115, Public Law 67–85; and, the
                                                                                                              Number of Respondents: 4,000 per                    80225–0165.
                                                    Indian Appropriations of the 48th
                                                                                                            year, on average.                                        3. Hand-carry or mail comments,
                                                    Congress, chapter 180, page 91, For
                                                                                                                                                                  using an overnight courier service, to
                                                    Support of Schools, July 4, 1884.                         Frequency of Response: Once per year                ONRR. Our courier address is Building
                                                    II. Request for Comments                                for Haskell; each trimester for SIPI.                 85, Room A–614, Denver Federal
                                                       On April 23, 2015, the BIA published                   Estimated Time per Response: 30                     Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St.,
                                                    a notice announcing the renewal of this                 minutes per Haskell application; 30                   Denver, Colorado 80225.
                                                    information collection and provided a                   minutes per SIPI application.                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    60-day comment period in the Federal                      Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:                 questions on technical issues, contact
                                                    Register (80 FR 22739). There were no                   2,000 hours.                                          Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial
                                                    comments received in response to this                     Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour                     Management, MRM, ONRR, telephone
                                                    notice.                                                 Dollar Cost: $12,360 is the estimated                 (303) 231–3382 or email at
                                                       The BIE requests your comments on                    total annual cost burden. We estimate                 hans.meingast@onrr.gov. For other
                                                    this collection concerning: (a) The                     1,000 Haskell applications at $10 filing              questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar,
                                                    necessity of this information collection                fee per application. There is no fee to               telephone (303) 231–3418, or email at
                                                    for the proper performance of the                       apply to SIPI. In addition, we included               luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also
                                                    functions of the agency, including                                                                            contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies, at
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                                                                                                            the mailing costs associated with
                                                    whether the information will have                       submitting applications to Haskell and                no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated
                                                    practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the              SIPI.                                                 form, and (3) the regulations that require
                                                    agency’s estimate of the burden (hours                                                                        us to collect the information.
                                                    and cost) of the collection of                          Elizabeth K. Appel,                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    information, including the validity of                  Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
                                                    the methodology and assumptions used;                   Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.                  I. Abstract
                                                    (c) Ways we could enhance the quality,                  [FR Doc. 2015–20928 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am]             The Secretary of the United States
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                                                    for collecting royalties from lessees who               his or her designee, must sign the                    information is useful; (b) evaluate the
                                                    produce minerals from leased Federal                    letters. The letter requests third-party              accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
                                                    and Indian lands and the Outer-                         confirmation responses by a specified                 burden of the proposed collection of
                                                    Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary’s                date on whether or not ONRR’s accounts                information; (c) enhance the quality,
                                                    responsibility, under various laws, is to               receivable records agree with royalty                 usefulness, and clarity of the
                                                    manage mineral resource production                      payor records for the following items:                information to be collected; and (d)
                                                    from Federal and Indian lands and the                   Customer identification; royalty/invoice              minimize the burden on the
                                                    OCS, collect the royalties and other                    number; payor-assigned document                       respondents, including the use of
                                                    mineral revenues due, and distribute the                number; date of ONRR receipt; original                automated collection techniques or
                                                    funds collected under those laws. ONRR                  amount the payor reported; and                        other forms of information technology.
                                                    performs the royalty management                         remaining balance due ONRR. The agent                    The PRA also requires agencies to
                                                    functions for the Secretary.                            mails the letters to the payors,                      estimate the total annual reporting
                                                       We have posted those laws pertaining                 instructing them to respond directly to               ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents
                                                    to mineral leases on Federal and Indian                 the agent to confirm the accuracy and                 or recordkeepers resulting from the
                                                    lands and the OCS at http://                            validity of selected royalty receivable               collection of information. If you have
                                                    www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/                          items and amounts. Verifying the                      costs to generate, maintain, and disclose
                                                    default.htm.                                            amounts reported and the balances due                 this information, you should comment
                                                       Minerals produced from Federal and                   requires research and analysis by                     and provide your total capital and
                                                    Indian leases vary greatly in the nature                payors.                                               startup cost components or annual
                                                    of occurrence, production, and                             We are requesting OMB’s approval to                operation, maintenance, and purchase
                                                    processing methods. When a company                      continue to collect this information. Not             of service components. You should
                                                    or an individual enters into a lease to                 collecting this information would limit               describe the methods you use to
                                                    explore, develop, produce, and dispose                  the Secretary’s ability to discharge the              estimate major cost factors, including
                                                    of minerals from Federal or Indian                      duties of the office. ONRR protects                   system and technology acquisition,
                                                    lands, that company or individual                       proprietary information that payors                   expected useful life of capital
                                                    agrees to pay the lessor a share in an                  submit, and there are no questions of a               equipment, discount rate(s), and the
                                                    amount or value of production from the                  sensitive nature included in this                     period over which you incur costs.
                                                    leased lands. The regulations require the               information collection.                               Capital and startup costs include,
                                                    lessee to report various kinds of                                                                             among other items, computers and
                                                    information to the lessor relative to the               II. Data                                              software you purchase to prepare for
                                                    disposition of the leased minerals. Such                   Title: Accounts Receivable                         collecting information; monitoring,
                                                    information is generally available                      Confirmations.                                        sampling, and testing equipment; and
                                                    within the records of the lessee or others                 OMB Control Number: 1012–0001.                     record storage facilities. Generally, your
                                                    involved in developing, transporting,                      Bureau Form Number: None.                          estimates should not include equipment
                                                    processing, purchasing, or selling such                    Frequency: Annually.                               or services purchased: (i) Before October
                                                    minerals. The information we collect                       Estimated Number and Description of                1, 1995; (ii) to comply with
                                                    includes data necessary to ensure that                  Respondents: 24 randomly selected                     requirements not associated with the
                                                    lessees accurately value production and                 Federal and Indian oil and gas and solid              information collection; (iii) for reasons
                                                    appropriately pay royalties.                            mineral royalty payors.                               other than to provide information or
                                                       Companies submit financial                              Estimated Annual Reporting and                     keep records for the Government; or (iv)
                                                    information monthly to ONRR on Forms                    Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 6 hours.               as part of customary and usual business
                                                    ONRR–2014, Report of Sales and                          We estimate that each response will take              or private practices.
                                                    Royalty Remittance (OMB Control                         15 minutes for payors to complete.                       We will summarize written responses
                                                    Number 1012–0004), and ONRR–4430,                          Estimated Annual Reporting and                     to this notice and address them in our
                                                    Solid Minerals Production and Royalty                   Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost                       ICR submission for OMB approval,
                                                    Report (OMB Control Number 1012–                        Burden: We have identified no ‘‘non-                  including appropriate adjustments to
                                                    0010).                                                  hour cost’’ burden associated with this               the estimated burden. We will provide
                                                       Every year, under the Chief Financial                collection of information.                            a copy of the ICR to you without charge
                                                    Officer (CFO), the Department’s Office                     Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA               upon request. We also will post the ICR
                                                    of Inspector General, or its agent (agent),             (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an             on our Web site at http://www.onrr.gov/
                                                    audits the Department’s financial                       agency may not conduct or sponsor, and                Laws_R_D/FRNotices/ICR0162.htm.
                                                    statements. The Department’s goal is to                 a person is not required to respond to,                  Public Comment Policy: ONRR will
                                                    receive an unqualified opinion.                         a collection of information unless it                 post all comments, including names and
                                                    Accounts receivable confirmations are a                 displays a currently valid OMB control                addresses of respondents at http://
                                                    common practice in the audit business.                  number.                                               www.regulations.gov. Before including
                                                    Due to continuously increasing scrutiny                                                                       Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
                                                    on financial audits, third-party                        III. Request for Comments                             such as your address, phone number,
                                                    confirmation of the validity of ONRR’s                     Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA                   email address, or other personal
                                                    financial records is necessary.                         requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide               information in your comment(s), you
                                                       As part of the CFO audit, the agent                  60-day notice in the Federal Register                 should be aware that your entire
                                                    selects a sample of accounts receivable                 * * * and otherwise consult with                      comment (including PII) may be made
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                                                    items and provides the sample items to                  members of the public and affected                    available to the public at any time.
                                                    ONRR. ONRR then identifies the                          agencies concerning each proposed                     While you may ask us, in your
                                                    company names and addresses for the                     collection of information * * *.’’                    comment, to withhold PII from public
                                                    sample items selected, and creates                      Agencies must specifically solicit                    view, we cannot guarantee that we will
                                                    accounts receivable confirmation letters.               comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the                 be able to do so. An agency may not
                                                    In order to meet the CFO requirements,                  proposed collection of information is                 conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
                                                    the letters must be on ONRR letterhead;                 necessary for the agency to perform its               required to respond to, a collection of
                                                    and the Deputy Director for ONRR, or                    duties, including whether the                         information unless it displays a


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                                                    currently valid Office of Management                    questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, at               agreements with States (30 U.S.C. 1735,
                                                    and Budget control number.                              (303) 231–3418, or via email to                       sect. 205) and Indian Tribes (30 U.S.C.
                                                      Dated: August 13, 2015.                               luis.aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also                   1732, sect. 202) to conduct certain
                                                    Gregory J. Gould,                                       contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies                  inspections, audits, investigations, or
                                                                                                            (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any              limited enforcement activities for oil
                                                    Director, Office of Natural Resources
                                                    Revenue.                                                associated forms, and (3) the regulations             and gas leases within their respective
                                                                                                            that require the subject collection of                boundaries. The States and Indian
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–20927 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            information. You may also review the                  Tribes are working partners and are an
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                                                                                                            information collection request online at              integral part of the overall onshore and
                                                                                                            http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/                     offshore compliance effort. The
                                                                                                            PRAMain.                                              Appropriations Act of 1992 also
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                                                                                  authorizes the States and Tribes to
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Office of Natural Resources Revenue                                                                           perform the same functions for coal and
                                                                                                            1. Abstract                                           other solid mineral leases.
                                                    [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0025; DS63610000                                                                          This collection of information is
                                                    DR2PS0000.CH7000 156D0102R2]                               The Secretary of the U.S. Department
                                                                                                                                                                  necessary in order to verify that States
                                                                                                            of the Interior is responsible for mineral
                                                                                                                                                                  and Tribes are able to effectively
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           resource development on Federal and
                                                                                                                                                                  conduct audits and related
                                                    Activities: Delegated and Cooperative                   Indian lands and the Outer Continental
                                                                                                                                                                  investigations of Federal and Indian oil,
                                                    Activities With States and Indian                       Shelf (OCS). Under the Mineral Leasing
                                                                                                                                                                  gas, coal, any other solid minerals, and
                                                    Tribes—OMB Control Number 1012–                         Act of 1920, Outer Continental Shelf
                                                                                                                                                                  geothermal royalty revenues from
                                                    0003; Comment Request                                   Lands Act of 1953 (OCS Lands Act),
                                                                                                                                                                  Federal and Tribal leased lands.
                                                                                                            Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources                                                                           Relevant parts of the regulations include
                                                                                                            Indian Mineral Development Act of
                                                    Revenue, Interior.                                                                                            30 CFR parts 1227, 1228, and 1229, as
                                                                                                            1982, the Secretary is required to                    described below:
                                                    ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing                manage mineral resource production on
                                                    Information Collection.                                                                                         Title 30 CFR part 1227—Delegation to
                                                                                                            Federal and Indian lands and the OCS,                 States provides procedures to delegate
                                                    SUMMARY:    To comply with the                          collect the royalties and other mineral               certain Federal minerals revenue
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                         revenues due, and distribute the funds                management functions to States for
                                                    (PRA), the Office of Natural Resources                  collected in accordance with applicable               Federal oil and gas leases. This
                                                    Revenue (ONRR) is notifying the public                  laws. The Secretary also has a trust                  regulation also provides only audit and
                                                    that we have submitted to the Office of                 responsibility to manage Indian lands                 investigation functions to States for
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) an                          and to seek advice and information from               Federal geothermal and solid mineral
                                                    information collection request (ICR) to                 Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the               leases, and leases subject to section 8(g)
                                                    renew approval of the paperwork                         minerals revenue management functions                 of the OCS Lands Act, within their State
                                                    requirements in the regulations under                   for the Secretary and assists the                     boundaries. In order for ONRR to
                                                    30 CFR parts 1227, 1228, and 1229. This                 Secretary in carrying out the                         consider a State for such delegation, the
                                                    notice also provides the public with a                  Department’s trust responsibility for                 State must submit a written proposal to,
                                                    second opportunity to comment on the                    Indian lands. Public laws pertaining to               and receive approval from, the ONRR
                                                    paperwork burden of these regulatory                    mineral leases on Federal and Indian                  Director. States also must provide
                                                    requirements.                                           lands and the OCS are available at                    periodic accounting documentation to
                                                                                                            http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/                         ONRR, including an annual work plan
                                                    DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to                         PublicLawsAMR.htm.                                    and quarterly reimbursement vouchers.
                                                    approve or disapprove this information                     When a company or an individual                      Title 30 CFR part 1228—Cooperative
                                                    collection request but may respond after                enters into a lease to explore, develop,              Activities with States and Indian Tribes,
                                                    30 days; therefore, you should submit                   produce, and dispose of minerals from                 provides procedures for Indian Tribes to
                                                    your public comments to OMB by                          Federal or Indian lands, that company                 carry out audits and related
                                                    September 24, 2015 for the assurance of                 or individual agrees to pay the lessor a              investigations of their respective leased
                                                    consideration.                                          share (royalty) of the value received                 lands. The Tribe must submit a written
                                                    ADDRESSES: You may submit your                          from production on leased lands. The                  proposal to ONRR in order to enter into
                                                    written comments directly to the Desk                   lessee, or the designee, must report                  a cooperative agreement. The proposal
                                                    Officer for the Department of the                       various kinds of information to the                   must outline the activities that the Tribe
                                                    Interior (OMB Control Number 1012–                      lessor relative to the disposition of the             will undertake and must present
                                                    0003), Office of Information and                        leased minerals. Such information is                  evidence that the Tribe can meet the
                                                    Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by email to                    generally available within the records of             Secretary’s standards in order for the
                                                    OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or                          the lessee or others involved in                      Tribe to conduct the activities. The
                                                    telefax at (202) 395–5806. Please also                  developing, transporting, processing,                 Tribe also must submit an annual work
                                                    mail a copy of your comments to Mr.                     purchasing, or selling such minerals.                 plan and budget, as well as quarterly
                                                    Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist,                    The information that ONRR collects                    reimbursement vouchers.
                                                    ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A,                        includes data necessary to ensure that                  Title 30 CFR part 1229—Delegation to
                                                    Denver, Colorado 80225–0165, or email                   the lessee accurately values and                      States provides procedures for States to
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                                                    Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference                 appropriately pays all royalties and                  carry out audits and related
                                                    OMB Control Number 1012–0003 in                         other mineral revenues due.                           investigations of leased Indian lands
                                                    your comments.                                             The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty                    within their respective State boundaries
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA),                      by permission of the respective Indian
                                                    questions on technical issues, contact                  which the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty                 Tribal councils or individual Indian
                                                    Peter Hanley, State and Tribal Support,                 Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996               mineral owners. The State must receive
                                                    ONRR, at (303) 231–3721, or via email                   amended, authorizes the Secretary to                  the Secretary’s delegation of authority
                                                    to peter.hanley@onrr.gov. For other                     develop delegated and cooperative                     and submit annual audit work plans


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of extension.
DatesSubmit written comments on or before October 26, 2015.
ContactFor questions on technical issues, contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Management, MRM, ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3382 or email at [email protected] For other questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar, telephone (303) 231-3418, or email at [email protected] You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies, at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated form, and (3) the regulations that require us to collect the information.
FR Citation80 FR 51595 

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