81 FR 3470 - States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-01079 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 3470-3471] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01079] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR-2011-0002; DS63610000 DR2000000.CH7000 167D0102R2] States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Final regulations that ONRR published September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076), provide two types of accounting and auditing relief for Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from marginal properties. As the regulations require, ONRR provided a list of qualifying marginal Federal oil and gas properties to States that received a portion of Federal royalties. Each State then decided whether to participate in one or both relief options. For calendar year 2016, we provide in this notice the affected States' decisions to allow one or both types of relief. DATES: Effective January 1, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maroya Faied, Economic and Market Analysis office, at (303) 231-3744; or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regulations, codified at 30 CFR part 1204, subpart C, implement certain provisions of section 7 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) (30 U.S.C. 1726), which allows States to relieve the lessees of marginal properties from certain reporting, accounting, and auditing requirements. States make an annual determination of whether or not to allow relief. Two options for relief are provided: (1) Notification- based relief for annual reporting; and (2) other requested relief, as industry proposed and ONRR and the affected State approved. The regulations require ONRR to publish by December 1 of each year a list of the States and their decisions regarding marginal property relief. To qualify for the first relief option (notification-based relief) for calendar year 2016, properties must produce less than 1,000 barrels-of-oil-equivalent (BOE) per year for the base period (July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015). Annual reporting relief will begin January 1, 2016, with the annual report and payment due February 28, 2017, or March 31, 2017, if you have an estimated payment on file. To qualify for the second relief option (other requested relief), the combined equivalent production of the marginal properties during the base period must equal an average daily well production of less than 15 BOE per well, per day calculated under 30 CFR 1204.4(c). The following table shows the States that have qualifying marginal properties and the States' decisions to allow one or both forms of relief. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification-based relief State (less than 1,000 BOE per Request-based relief (less than 15 BOE year) per well per day) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alabama.................................. No.......................... No. Arkansas................................. No.......................... No. California............................... No.......................... No. Colorado................................. No.......................... No. Kansas................................... No.......................... No. Louisiana................................ No.......................... No. Michigan................................. No.......................... No. Mississippi.............................. No.......................... No. Montana.................................. No.......................... No. Nebraska................................. No.......................... No. Nevada................................... No.......................... No. New Mexico............................... No.......................... Yes. North Dakota............................. Yes......................... Yes. Oklahoma................................. Yes......................... Yes. South Dakota............................. No.......................... No. Utah..................................... No.......................... No. Wyoming.................................. No.......................... No. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 3471]] Federal oil and gas properties located in all other States where ONRR does not share a portion of Federal royalties with the State are eligible for relief if they qualify as marginal under the regulations (See section 117(c) of RSFA; 30 U.S.C. 1726(c)). For information on how to obtain relief, please refer to 30 CFR 1204.205 or to the published rule, which you may view at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/PDFDocs/55076.pdf. Unless the information that ONRR received is proprietary data, all correspondence, records, or information that we receive in response to this notice may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.). If applicable, please highlight the proprietary portions, including any supporting documentation, or mark the page(s) that contain proprietary data. We protect the proprietary information under the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1905); FOIA, Exemption 4 (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)); and Department regulations (43 CFR part 2). Dated: January 6, 2016. Gregory J. Gould, Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2016-01079 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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McCracken County Authority: 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
California Apartments,2900 Clay,Paducah, Dated: January 5, 2016. regulations, codified at 30 CFR part
16000011 J. Paul Loether, 1204, subpart C, implement certain
Metcalfe County Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ provisions of section 7 of the Federal
Bell House, The,7310 Columbia National Historic Landmarks Program. Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and
Rd.,Edmonton, 16000012 [FR Doc. 2016–01073 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) (30 U.S.C.
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1726), which allows States to relieve the
Rowan County
lessees of marginal properties from
Morehead Chesapeake and Ohio Railway certain reporting, accounting, and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR auditing requirements. States make an
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annual determination of whether or not
Spencer County Office of Natural Resources Revenue to allow relief. Two options for relief are
Stidger, Felix Grundy, House,102 Garrard provided: (1) Notification-based relief
St.,Taylorsville, 16000014 [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0002; DS63610000 for annual reporting; and (2) other
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NEW YORK requested relief, as industry proposed
States’ Decisions on Participating in and ONRR and the affected State
Chemung County
Accounting and Auditing Relief for approved. The regulations require
North Main and West Water Commercial
Federal Oil and Gas Marginal ONRR to publish by December 1 of each
Historic District,100–184 N. Main & 200–
233 W. Water Sts.,Elmira, 16000015 Properties year a list of the States and their
decisions regarding marginal property
Kings County AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources relief.
Congregation Chevra Linath Hazedeck,109 Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
Clara St.,Brooklyn, 16000016
To qualify for the first relief option
ACTION: Notice.
Greenwood Baptist Church,461 6th (notification-based relief) for calendar
St.,Brooklyn, 16000017 SUMMARY: Final regulations that ONRR year 2016, properties must produce less
Prospect Heights Historic District (Boundary published September 13, 2004 (69 FR than 1,000 barrels-of-oil-equivalent
Increase),Portions of Bergen & Dean Sts., 55076), provide two types of accounting (BOE) per year for the base period (July
Flatbush, Underhill, Vanderbelt 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015). Annual
&Washington Aves., Butler, Prospect & and auditing relief for Federal onshore
Sterling Pls.,Brooklyn, 16000018 or Outer Continental Shelf lease reporting relief will begin January 1,
production from marginal properties. As 2016, with the annual report and
Monroe County the regulations require, ONRR provided payment due February 28, 2017, or
Hulburt, Thomas L., House,106 Hulburt a list of qualifying marginal Federal oil March 31, 2017, if you have an
Rd.,Fairport, 16000019 and gas properties to States that estimated payment on file. To qualify
New York County received a portion of Federal royalties. for the second relief option (other
Hudson View Gardens,116 Pinehurst Each State then decided whether to requested relief), the combined
Ave.,Manhattan, 16000020 participate in one or both relief options. equivalent production of the marginal
For calendar year 2016, we provide in properties during the base period must
Steuben County
this notice the affected States’ decisions equal an average daily well production
Temple Beth-El,12 Church St.,Hornell, to allow one or both types of relief. of less than 15 BOE per well, per day
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DATES: Effective January 1, 2016. calculated under 30 CFR 1204.4(c).
WISCONSIN The following table shows the States
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brown County Maroya Faied, Economic and Market that have qualifying marginal properties
Green Bay YMCA,235 235 N. Jefferson Analysis office, at (303) 231–3744; or and the States’ decisions to allow one or
St.,Green Bay, 16000022 email at maroya.faied@onrr.gov. both forms of relief.
Request-based relief
Notification-based relief
State (less than 15 BOE per
(less than 1,000 BOE per year) well per day)
Alabama ................................................................................ No ......................................................................................... No.
Arkansas ............................................................................... No ......................................................................................... No.
California ............................................................................... No ......................................................................................... No.
Colorado ................................................................................ No ......................................................................................... No.
Kansas .................................................................................. No ......................................................................................... No.
Louisiana ............................................................................... No ......................................................................................... No.
Michigan ................................................................................ No ......................................................................................... No.
Mississippi ............................................................................. No ......................................................................................... No.
Montana ................................................................................ No ......................................................................................... No.
Nebraska ............................................................................... No ......................................................................................... No.
Nevada .................................................................................. No ......................................................................................... No.
New Mexico .......................................................................... No ......................................................................................... Yes.
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North Dakota ......................................................................... Yes ....................................................................................... Yes.
Oklahoma .............................................................................. Yes ....................................................................................... Yes.
South Dakota ........................................................................ No ......................................................................................... No.
Utah ....................................................................................... No ......................................................................................... No.
Wyoming ............................................................................... No ......................................................................................... No.
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Federal oil and gas properties located documents filed in connection with this claim 17 of the ’443 patent. The final ID
in all other States where ONRR does not investigation are or will be available for also found that Respondents have
share a portion of Federal royalties with inspection during official business shown that the asserted claims of the
the State are eligible for relief if they hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the ’977 patent are invalid for anticipation
qualify as marginal under the Office of the Secretary, U.S. under 35 U.S.C. 102, but have not
regulations (See section 117(c) of RSFA; International Trade Commission, 500 E shown that the asserted claims of the
30 U.S.C. 1726(c)). For information on Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, ’443 are invalid. In addition, the final ID
how to obtain relief, please refer to 30 telephone (202) 205–2000. General found that Respondents failed to show
CFR 1204.205 or to the published rule, information concerning the Commission that the asserted claims of the ’977 and
which you may view at http:// may also be obtained by accessing its ’443 patents are unenforceable due to
www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/ Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. inequitable conduct. The final ID further
PDFDocs/55076.pdf. The public record for this investigation found that Nobel has satisfied the
Unless the information that ONRR may be viewed on the Commission’s domestic industry requirement with
received is proprietary data, all electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// respect to both the ’977 and ’443
correspondence, records, or information edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired patents.
that we receive in response to this persons are advised that information on On November 10, 2015, the ALJ
notice may be subject to disclosure this matter can be obtained by issued his recommended determination
under the Freedom of Information Act contacting the Commission’s TDD (‘‘RD’’) on remedy and bonding. The RD
(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.). If terminal on (202) 205–1810. recommended that the appropriate
applicable, please highlight the remedy is a limited exclusion order
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proprietary portions, including any barring entry of Respondents’ infringing
Commission instituted this investigation
supporting documentation, or mark the dental implants. The RD did not
on October 27, 2014, based on a
page(s) that contain proprietary data. recommend issuance of a cease and
Complaint filed by Nobel Biocare
We protect the proprietary information desist order against any respondent. The
Services AG of Switzerland and Nobel
under the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. RD recommended the imposition of a
Biocare USA, LLC of Yorba Linda,
1905); FOIA, Exemption 4 (5 U.S.C. bond of $120 per imported unit during
California (collectively, ‘‘Nobel’’), as
552(b)(4)); and Department regulations the period of Presidential review.
supplemented. 79 FR 63940–41 (Oct. 27, On November 9, 2015, Nobel filed a
(43 CFR part 2). 2014). The Complaint alleges violations petition for review of the final ID’s
Dated: January 6, 2016. of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, finding of no violation with respect to
Gregory J. Gould, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section claims 1–5 of the ’977 patent. In
Director, Office of Natural Resources 337’’), in the sale for importation, particular, Nobel requested review of
Revenue. importation, and sale within the United the final ID’s finding that the March
[FR Doc. 2016–01079 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] States after importation of certain dental 2003 Product Catalog of Alpha Bio Tec,
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P implants by reason of infringement of Ltd. (‘‘the 2003 Alpha Bio Tec Catalog’’)
certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. constitutes prior art under 35 U.S.C.
8,714,977 (‘‘the ’977 patent’’) and 102(b), arguing that the catalog was not
INTERNATIONAL TRADE 8,764,443 (‘‘the ’443 patent’’). The sufficiently publicly accessible prior to
COMMISSION Complaint further alleges the existence the critical date. Nobel also requested, if
of a domestic industry. The the Commission determines not to
[Investigation No. 337–TA–934] Commission’s Notice of Investigation review the ID’s prior art finding, that the
Certain Windshield Wiper Devices and named as respondents Neodent USA, Commission review the final ID’s
Components Thereof; Commission Inc., of Andover, Massachusetts and construction of the limitation ‘‘the
Decision To Review In Part a Final JJGC Indústria e Comércio de Materiais coronal region having a frustoconical
Initial Determination Finding a Dentários S/A of Curitiba, Brazil shape’’ recited in claim 1 of the ’977
Violation of Section 337; Request for (collectively, ‘‘Respondents’’). The patent and, accordingly, review the final
Written Submissions Commission previously terminated the ID’s finding that the accused products
investigation in part as to certain claims do not infringe claims 1–5 of the ’977
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade of the ’443 patent. Notice (Apr. 29, patent under Nobel’s proposed
Commission. 2015); Order No. 22 (Apr. 8, 2015). The construction of that limitation. Nobel
ACTION: Notice. Commission also amended the Notice of further argued that, should the
Investigation to reflect the corporate Commission agree partially with Nobel
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that name change of Neodent USA, Inc. to
the U.S. International Trade concerning the proper construction of
lnstradent USA, Inc. Notice (May 6, the limitation ‘‘the coronal region
Commission has determined to review 2015); Order No. 24 (Apr. 9, 2015). The
in part the presiding administrative law having a frustoconical shape,’’ the 2003
use of the term ‘‘Respondents’’ herein Alpha-Bio Tec Catalog does not
judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) final initial refers to the current named respondents.
determination (‘‘final ID’’) issued on anticipate the asserted claims of the ’977
On October 27, 2015, the ALJ issued patent.
October 27, 2015 finding a violation of his final ID, finding a violation of No party petitioned for review of the
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as section 337 with respect to asserted final ID’s finding that there is a violation
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337 (‘‘section claims 15, 18, 19, 30, and 32 of the ’443 of section 337 with respect to the ’443
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337’’) in the above-captioned patent, and finding no violation with patent.
investigation. respect to asserted claim 17 of the ’443 On November 17, 2015, Respondents
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: patent and all of the asserted claims of and the Commission investigative
Megan M. Valentine, Office of the the ’977 patent. In particular, the final attorney (‘‘IA’’) each filed responses
General Counsel, U.S. International ID finds that the accused products opposing Nobel’s petition for review.
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., infringe claims 1–5 and 19 of the ’977 On December 10, 2015, Respondents
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) patent and claims 15, 18, 19, 30, and 32 submited a post-RD statement on the
708–2301. Copies of non-confidential of the ’443 patent, but do not infringe public interest pursuant to Commission
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