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)
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)
| Page Range | 51595-51597 | |
| FR Document | 2015-20927 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 51595-51597] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20927] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 51596]] 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 [[Page 51597]] currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. Dated: August 13, 2015. Gregory J. Gould, Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue. 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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
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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
utility, and clarity of the information to BILLING CODE 4337–15–P Department of the Interior is responsible
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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
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P
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
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
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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| Action | Notice of extension. | |
| Dates | Submit written comments on or before October 26, 2015. | |
| Contact | For 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. | |
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