81 FR 23514 - Notice of Proposed Audit Delegation Renewal for the States of Alaska, California, Colorado, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 77 (April 21, 2016)
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 77 (April 21, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 77 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 23514-23515] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-09217] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR-2011-0018; DS63610000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2] Notice of Proposed Audit Delegation Renewal for the States of Alaska, California, Colorado, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The States of Alaska, California, Colorado, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming are requesting that ONRR renew current delegations of audit and investigation authority. This notice gives members of the public an opportunity to review and comment on the States' proposals. DATES: Submit written comments on or before May 23, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this notice by any of the following methods:Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter ONRR-2011-0018, and then click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments. ONRR will post all comments. Email comments to Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, at [email protected]. Please reference the Docket No. ONRR-2011-0018 in your comments. Hand-carry comments or use an overnight courier service. Our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225. Please reference the Docket No. ONRR-2011-0018 in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Heidi Badaracco, State and Tribal Support, State and Indian Coordination, ONRR; telephone (303) 231-3434; or by email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following officials are the State contacts for their respective proposals: [[Page 23515]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Department Contact information ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaska....................... Division of Oil Monica French, 550 and Gas. West 7th Avenue, Suite 800, Anchorage, AK 99501-5313. California................... State Elizabeth Gonzalez, Controller's 300 Capitol Mall, Office. Suite 518, Sacramento, CO 94250- 5874. Colorado..................... Colorado Brenda Petersen, 720 Department of S. Colorado Blvd., Revenue, Mineral Suite 400N, Denver, Audit Section. CO 80246-1968. North Dakota................. State Auditor's Dennis Roller, 425 Office, Royalty North 5th Street, 3rd Audit Section. Floor, Bismarck, ND 58501-4033. Texas........................ Texas General Luke Decker, 1700 N. Land Office. Congress Ave., Suite 640, Austin, TX 78701- 1436. Utah......................... Utah State Tax Jennifer Casady, 210 Commission. North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 64134- 9000. Wyoming...................... WY Dept. of Steve Dilsaver, 122 Audit, Mineral West 25th Street, Audit Division. Cheyenne, WY 82001- 3004. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The States' new agreement application, including proposed budget and work plan, are due April 1, 2016. In accordance with 30 CFR 1227.101(b)(1), the States request that ONRR delegate the royalty management functions of conducting audits and investigations. The States request delegation of these functions for producing Federal oil and gas leases within the State boundaries, as applicable. This is for producing Federal oil and gas leases in the Outer Continental Shelf, subject to revenue sharing under 8(g) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1337(g); and for other producing solid mineral or geothermal Federal leases within the State. The States do not request delegation of royalty and production reporting functions. In addition to audit and investigation authority, the State of Wyoming also requests to renew its authority under 30 CFR 1227.101(b)(2) to issue Orders to Pay, Orders to Perform, and tolling agreements as a result of an audit or compliance review; it also requests to renew its subpoena authority under the Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act related to oil and gas revenues owed to the United States and shared with the State, which are attributable to leased Federal onshore property within the State. The States have asked ONRR to renew the delegations within the time required by 30 CFR 1227.110(b). The States of Alaska, California, and Utah request 100-percent funding of the delegated functions for a 3- year period beginning July 1, 2016, with the opportunity to extend for an additional 3-year period. The States of Colorado, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming request 100-percent funding of the delegated functions for a 3-year period beginning October 1, 2016, with the opportunity to extend for an additional 3-year period. The States have a current audit delegation agreement with ONRR, as shown in the table below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Agreement No. Term ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alaska...................... D12AC70003 7/01/2010-6/30/2013, 7/01/2013-6/30/ 2016. California.................. D12AC70004 7/01/2010-6/30/2013, 7/01/2013-6/30/ 2016. Colorado.................... D12AC70005 10/01/2010-9/30/ 2013, 10/01/2013-9/ 30/2016. North Dakota................ D12AC70007 10/01/2010-9/30/ 2013, 10/01/2013-9/ 30/2016. Texas....................... D12AC70009 10/01/2010-9/30/ 2013, 10/01/2013-9/ 30/2016. Utah........................ D12AC70010 7/01/2010-6/30/2013, 7/01/2013-6/30/ 2016. Wyoming..................... D12AC70012 10/01/2010-9/30/ 2013, 10/01/2013-9/ 30/2016. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Therefore, ONRR has determined that we will not hold a formal hearing for comments under 30 CFR 1227.105. Dated: April 6, 2016. Gregory J. Gould, Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2016-09217 Filed 4-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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Native Hawaiian organization not remains were destroyed by the Kansas Dated: March 22, 2016.
identified in this notice that wish to State Historical Society in 1957 and Melanie O’Brien,
claim these cultural items should 1958, according to an accession book, Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
submit a written request with but the funerary objects were retained. [FR Doc. 2016–09262 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 a.m.]
information in support of the claim to The 154 unassociated funerary objects BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
the Kansas State Historical Society at are 1 disk shell bead, 3 small burned
the address in this notice by May 23, bone fragments, 1 Dentalium bead, 140
2016. shell disk beads, 2 shell pendants/ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ADDRESSES: Dr. Robert J. Hoard, State ornaments, 1 drilled stone object, 1
Archeologist, Kansas State Historical incised stone pipe, and 5 incised bone Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Society, 6425 SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, beads. These are identified by the
KS 66615–1099, telephone (785) 272– designation UBS 1991–99. [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0018; DS63610000
8681 ext. 269, email rhoard@kshs.org. The Blue Earth Village is shown on a DR2PS0000.CH7000 167D0102R2]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
1795 map by Antoine Soulard and is
identified as a Kaw site. It was the Notice of Proposed Audit Delegation
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and principle Kaw village for approximately Renewal for the States of Alaska,
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 30 years. It was partially excavated in California, Colorado, North Dakota,
3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural 1937 by archaeologist Waldo Wedel and Texas, Utah, and Wyoming
items in the possession of the Kansas tested by archaeologist John Tomasic of
the Kansas State Historical Society in AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office
State Historical Society that meet the of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR),
definition of unassociated funerary 2012. Both excavations produced
material consistent with a Kaw Interior.
objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the occupation. Zebulon Pike also traded ACTION: Notice.
National Park Service’s administrative with the Kaw at this location in 1806.
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 SUMMARY: The States of Alaska,
Determinations Made by the Kansas California, Colorado, North Dakota,
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations State Historical Society
within this notice are the sole Texas, Utah, and Wyoming are
responsibility of the museum, Officials of the Kansas State Historical requesting that ONRR renew current
institution, or Federal agency that has Society have determined that: delegations of audit and investigation
control of the Native American cultural • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(B), authority. This notice gives members of
items. The National Park Service is not the 172 cultural items described above the public an opportunity to review and
responsible for the determinations are reasonably believed to have been comment on the States’ proposals.
within this notice. placed with or near individual human DATES: Submit written comments on or
remains at the time of death or later as before May 23, 2016.
History and Description of the Cultural part of the death rite or ceremony and
Items are believed, by a preponderance of the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
In 1964, artifact collectors excavated evidence, to have been removed from a on this notice by any of the following
18 cultural items and two human specific burial site of a Native American methods:
burials at the Doniphan site, 14DP2, in individual. • Electronically go to http://
Doniphan County, KS. The human • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
remains were reburied at the site after is a relationship of shared group ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ONRR–
osteological analysis by the Kansas State identity that can be reasonably traced 2011–0018, and then click search.
Historical Society, but the 18 associated between the unassociated funerary Follow the instructions to submit public
funerary objects, consisting of 5 objects and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma. comments. ONRR will post all
projectile points, 11 white glass beads, comments.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
and 2 small metal rings were given to • Email comments to Luis Aguilar,
the Kansas State Historical Society. Lineal descendants or representatives Regulatory Specialist, at Luis.Aguilar@
These are identified by the designation of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian onrr.gov. Please reference the Docket
UBS 1991–105. organization not identified in this notice No. ONRR–2011–0018 in your
The Doniphan site has long been that wish to claim these cultural items comments.
known to be a Kaw village, though should submit a written request with • Hand-carry comments or use an
earlier components also are present. It information in support of the claim to overnight courier service. Our courier
was visited by French Military office Dr. Robert J. Hoard, State Archeologist, address is Building 85, Room A–614,
Étienne Veniard de Bourgmont in 1724 Kansas State Historical Society, 6425 Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave.
on his way to visit western tribes. This SW. 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615– and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado
village also may be the one that appears 1099, telephone (785) 272–8681 ext. 80225. Please reference the Docket No.
on the 1718 map by Delisle and noted 269, email rhoard@kshs.org, by May 23, ONRR–2011–0018 in your comments.
as ruins by Lewis and Clark in 1805. 2016. After that date, if no additional
Between 1904 and 1935, human claimants have come forward, transfer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
remains and 154 artifacts were removed of control of the unassociated funerary Heidi Badaracco, State and Tribal
from the Blue Earth site, 14PO24, objects to the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma Support, State and Indian Coordination,
ONRR; telephone (303) 231–3434; or by
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Pottawatomie County, KS, by Kansas may proceed.
State University faculty member J.V. The Kansas State Historical Society is email at Heidi.Badaracco@onrr.gov.
Cortelyou. In 1956, the human remains responsible for notifying the Kaw SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
and artifacts were donated to the Kansas Nation, Oklahoma that this notice has following officials are the State contacts
State Historical Society. The human been published. for their respective proposals:
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State Department Contact information
Alaska ........................ Division of Oil and Gas ......................... Monica French, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 800, Anchorage, AK 99501–
5313.
California .................... State Controller’s Office ........................ Elizabeth Gonzalez, 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 518, Sacramento, CO 94250–
5874.
Colorado .................... Colorado Department of Revenue, Min- Brenda Petersen, 720 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 400N, Denver, CO 80246–
eral Audit Section. 1968.
North Dakota ............. State Auditor’s Office, Royalty Audit Dennis Roller, 425 North 5th Street, 3rd Floor, Bismarck, ND 58501–4033.
Section.
Texas ......................... Texas General Land Office .................. Luke Decker, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 640, Austin, TX 78701–1436.
Utah ........................... Utah State Tax Commission ................. Jennifer Casady, 210 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 64134–9000.
Wyoming .................... WY Dept. of Audit, Mineral Audit Divi- Steve Dilsaver, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001–3004.
sion.
The States’ new agreement within the State. The States do not The States have asked ONRR to renew
application, including proposed budget request delegation of royalty and the delegations within the time required
and work plan, are due April 1, 2016. production reporting functions. In by 30 CFR 1227.110(b). The States of
In accordance with 30 CFR addition to audit and investigation Alaska, California, and Utah request
1227.101(b)(1), the States request that authority, the State of Wyoming also 100-percent funding of the delegated
ONRR delegate the royalty management requests to renew its authority under 30 functions for a 3-year period beginning
functions of conducting audits and CFR 1227.101(b)(2) to issue Orders to July 1, 2016, with the opportunity to
investigations. The States request Pay, Orders to Perform, and tolling extend for an additional 3-year period.
delegation of these functions for agreements as a result of an audit or The States of Colorado, North Dakota,
producing Federal oil and gas leases
compliance review; it also requests to Texas, and Wyoming request 100-
within the State boundaries, as
renew its subpoena authority under the percent funding of the delegated
applicable. This is for producing
Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act functions for a 3-year period beginning
Federal oil and gas leases in the Outer
Continental Shelf, subject to revenue related to oil and gas revenues owed to October 1, 2016, with the opportunity to
sharing under 8(g) of the Outer the United States and shared with the extend for an additional 3-year period.
Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. State, which are attributable to leased The States have a current audit
1337(g); and for other producing solid Federal onshore property within the delegation agreement with ONRR, as
mineral or geothermal Federal leases State. shown in the table below:
State Agreement No. Term
Alaska ....................................................... D12AC70003 7/01/2010–6/30/2013, 7/01/2013–6/30/2016.
California ................................................... D12AC70004 7/01/2010–6/30/2013, 7/01/2013–6/30/2016.
Colorado ................................................... D12AC70005 10/01/2010–9/30/2013, 10/01/2013–9/30/2016.
North Dakota ............................................ D12AC70007 10/01/2010–9/30/2013, 10/01/2013–9/30/2016.
Texas ........................................................ D12AC70009 10/01/2010–9/30/2013, 10/01/2013–9/30/2016.
Utah .......................................................... D12AC70010 7/01/2010–6/30/2013, 7/01/2013–6/30/2016.
Wyoming ................................................... D12AC70012 10/01/2010–9/30/2013, 10/01/2013–9/30/2016.
Therefore, ONRR has determined that ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Glen
we will not hold a formal hearing for Canyon Dam Adaptive Management
comments under 30 CFR 1227.105. SUMMARY: The Glen Canyon Dam Program (AMP) was implemented as a
Adaptive Management Work Group result of the Record of Decision on the
Dated: April 6, 2016. (AMWG) makes recommendations to the
Gregory J. Gould,
Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Final
Secretary of the Interior concerning Environmental Impact Statement to
Director, Office of Natural Resources Glen Canyon Dam operations and other comply with consultation requirements
Revenue. management actions to protect resources of the Grand Canyon Protection Act
[FR Doc. 2016–09217 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] downstream of Glen Canyon Dam (Pub. L. 102–575) of 1992. The AMP
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P consistent with the Grand Canyon includes a Federal advisory committee,
Protection Act. The AMWG meets two the AMWG, a technical work group, a
to three times a year. Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DATES: The May 25, 2016, AMWG Center, and independent review panels.
WebEx/conference call will begin at The technical work group is a
Bureau of Reclamation
11:00 a.m. (EDT), 9:00 a.m. (MDT), and subcommittee of the AMWG and
8:00 a.m. (PDT) and conclude three (3) provides technical advice and
[RR04073000, XXXR4081X3, hours in the respective time zones. See
jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
RX.05940913.7000000]
recommendations to the AMWG.
call-in information in the Agenda: The primary purpose of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. meeting will be for the AMWG to
Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Management Work Group Notice of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. discuss the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive
Public Meeting Katrina Grantz, Bureau of Reclamation, Management Budget and Workplan for
telephone (801) 524–3635; facsimile Fiscal Year 2017 and the 2017
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, (801) 524–3807; email at kgrantz@ hydrograph. There will also be updates
Interior. usbr.gov. on: (1) The Long-Term Experimental
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