82_FR_34473 82 FR 34333 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Collection of Monies Due the Federal Government

82 FR 34333 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Collection of Monies Due the Federal Government

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)

Page Range34333-34335
FR Document2017-15470

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 in title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 1218. This ICR pertains to cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest; a lessee's designation of designee; and Tribal permission for recoupment on Indian oil and gas leases.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0009; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 178D0102R2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Collection of Monies 
Due the Federal Government

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 in title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
part 1218. This ICR pertains to cross-lease netting in calculation of 
late-payment interest; a lessee's designation of designee; and Tribal 
permission for recoupment on Indian oil and gas leases.

DATES: You must submit your written comments on or before September 22, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to ONRR by using one of 
the following three methods. Please reference ``ICR 1012-0008'' in your 
comments.
     Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter ``ONRR-2011-0009,'' then 
click ``Search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments. 
ONRR will post all comments.
     Email comments to Mr. Armand Southall, Regulatory 
Specialist, at [email protected].
     Hand-carry or mail comments, using an overnight courier 
service, to ONRR. Our courier address is Building 53, entrance E-20, 
Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 
80225. Visitor parking is available near entrance E-20, with a phone to 
request entry. Call Mr. Armando Salazar at (303) 231-3585 or Ms. Janet 
Giron at (303) 231-3088 to gain entrance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, 
contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Services, FM, ONRR, telephone 
(303) 231-3382, or email [email protected]. For other questions, 
contact Mr. Armand Southall, telephone (303) 231-3221, or email 
[email protected]. You may also contact Mr. Southall to obtain 
copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and 
(3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information. 
You may also review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Abstract: The Secretary of the United States Department of the 
Interior is responsible for collecting royalties from lessees who 
produce minerals from leased Federal and Indian lands and the Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS). Under various laws, the Secretary's 
responsibility is to manage mineral resources production on Federal and 
Indian lands and the OCS, collect the royalties and other mineral 
revenues due, and distribute the funds collected. ONRR performs the 
royalty management functions and assists the Secretary in carrying out 
the Department's responsibilities. 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.

I. General Information

    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 lessee is 
required to report various kinds of information to the lessor relative 
to the disposition of the 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 collected includes data necessary to ensure 
that production is accurately valued and that royalties are 
appropriately paid.

II. Information Collections

    This ICR covers unique reporting circumstances, including (1) 
cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest; (2) a 
lessee's designation of a designee; and (3) Tribal permission for 
recoupment on Indian oil and gas leases.

A. Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation of Late-Payment Interest

    Regulations at Sec.  1218.54 require ONRR to assess interest on 
unpaid or underpaid amounts. ONRR distributes these interest revenues 
to States, Indian Tribes, and the U.S. Treasury based on financial 
lease distribution information. Current regulations at Sec.  1218.42 
provide that an overpayment on a lease or leases may be offset against 
an underpayment on a different lease or leases to determine the net 
payment subject to interest when certain conditions are met. This 
process is called cross-lease netting. The payor must demonstrate that 
a cross-lease netting exception exists by submitting production 
reports, pipeline allocation reports, or other similar documentary 
evidence. This information is necessary in order for ONRR to determine 
the correct amount of interest that the lessee owes and to ensure that 
we collect in full all monies owed to the Federal government.

B. Designation of Designee

    The Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act (RSFA) defines a 
``lessee'' to include both the owner of operating rights and the owner 
of record title. Under RSFA, owners of operating rights are primarily 
liable, and owners of lease record title secondarily liable for making 
royalty and related payments on Federal oil and gas leases (see 30 CFR 
1218.52). It is common however, for a payor other than a lessee to make 
these payments. When a payor makes payments on behalf of a lessee, RSFA 
section 6(g) requires that the lessee designate the payor as its 
designee and notify ONRR of its designation in writing. We designed 
form ONRR-4425, Designation Form for Royalty Payment Responsibility, to 
request all the information necessary for lessees to comply with these 
RSFA requirements when choosing to designate an agent to pay for them. 
We require this information to ensure proper mineral revenue 
collection.

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C. Tribal Permission for Recoupment on Indian Oil and Gas Leases

    Overpayments on Tribal Indian leases may be recouped against 
royalties or other revenues owed in a month under other leases for 
which that Tribe is a lessor. To do so, lessees must comply with 
regulations at 30 CFR 12l8.53(b), allowing only lessees with written 
permission from the Tribe to recoup overpayments on one lease against a 
different lease for which the Tribe is the lessor. The payor must 
provide ONRR with a copy of the Tribe's written permission.

III. OMB Approval

    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 and may also 
result in the loss of royalty payments. Proprietary information 
submitted is protected, and there are no questions of a sensitive 
nature included in this information collection.

IV. Data

    Title: Collection of Monies Due the Federal Government--30 CFR part 
1218.
    OMB Control Number: 1012-0008.
    Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR-4425.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 35 Federal and 
Indian lessees.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 59 
hours.
    We have not included in our estimates certain requirements 
performed in the normal course of business, which are considered usual 
and customary. The following table shows the estimated burden hours by 
CFR section and paragraph:

                                   Respondents' Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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                                                                                  Average number
     Citation 30 CFR Part 1218       Reporting and recordkeeping    Hour burden      of annual     Annual burden
                                             requirement                             responses         hours
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           Subpart A--General Provisions--Cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest
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1218.42(b) and (c).................  Cross-lease netting in                    2              25              50
                                      calculation of late-
                                      payment interest. (b)
                                      Royalties attributed to
                                      production from a lease or
                                      leases which should have
                                      been attributed to
                                      production from a
                                      different lease or leases
                                      may be offset . . . if . .
                                      . the payor submits
                                      production reports,
                                      pipeline allocation
                                      reports, or other similar
                                      documentary evidence
                                      pertaining to the specific
                                      production involved which
                                      verifies the correct
                                      production information . .
                                      .
                                     (c) If ONRR assesses late-
                                      payment interest and the
                                      payor asserts that some or
                                      all of the interest is not
                                      owed . . . the burden is
                                      on the payor to
                                      demonstrate that the
                                      exception applies . . ..
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                    Subpart B--Oil and Gas, General--How does a lessee designate a Designee?
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1218.52 (a), (c), and (d)..........  How does a lessee designate            0.75               5               4
                                      a Designee? (a) If you are
                                      a lessee under 30 U.S.C.
                                      1701(7), and you want to
                                      designate a person to make
                                      all or part of the
                                      payments due under a lease
                                      on your behalf . . . you
                                      must notify ONRR . . . in
                                      writing of such
                                      designation . . .
                                     (c) If you want to
                                      terminate a designation .
                                      . . you must provide [the
                                      following] to ONRR in
                                      writing . . ..
                                     (d) ONRR may require you to
                                      provide notice when there
                                      is a change in the
                                      percentage of your record
                                      title or operating rights
                                      ownership.
                                     ONRR currently uses Form
                                      ONRR-4425, Designation
                                      Form for Royalty Payment
                                      Responsibility, to collect
                                      this information.
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              Subpart B--Oil and Gas, General--Recoupment of overpayments on Indian mineral leases
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1218.53 (b)........................  Recoupment of overpayments                1               5               5
                                      on Indian mineral leases.
                                      (b) With written
                                      permission authorized by
                                      tribal statute or
                                      resolution, a payor may
                                      recoup an overpayment
                                      against royalties or other
                                      revenues owed . . . under
                                      other leases . . . A copy
                                      of the tribe's written
                                      permission must be
                                      furnished to ONRR . . .
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Total Burden...................  ...........................  ..............              35              59
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    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.

V. Request for Comments

    Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency to ``* * * 
provide

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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 that 
ONRR collects; 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 record-keepers 
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 that you use to estimate (1) major cost factors, 
including system and technology acquisition, (2) expected useful life 
of capital equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4) the period over 
which you incur costs. Capital and startup costs include, among other 
items, computers and software that you purchase to prepare for 
collecting information and 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 Federal 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 at 
http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/FRInfColl.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.
    ONRR Information Collection Coordinator: Armand Southall (303) 231-
3221.

Authority

    The authorities for this action are the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 
(30 U.S.C. 192), Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353), 
Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-382--Dec. 22, 1982), 
and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Gregory J. Gould,
Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
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                                                  meetings discussed above. Comments                       2011–0009,’’ then click ‘‘Search.’’                   within the records of the lessee or others
                                                  will not be accepted by email or in any                  Follow the instructions to submit public              involved in developing, transporting,
                                                  other method than those specified                        comments. ONRR will post all                          processing, purchasing, or selling such
                                                  above. Comments in any format (hard                      comments.                                             minerals. The information collected
                                                  copy or electronic) submitted on behalf                     • Email comments to Mr. Armand                     includes data necessary to ensure that
                                                  of others will not be accepted. Before                   Southall, Regulatory Specialist, at                   production is accurately valued and that
                                                  including your address, phone number,                    Armand.Southall@onrr.gov.                             royalties are appropriately paid.
                                                  email address, or other personal                            • Hand-carry or mail comments,
                                                                                                                                                                 II. Information Collections
                                                  identifying information in your                          using an overnight courier service, to
                                                  comment, you should be aware that                        ONRR. Our courier address is Building                    This ICR covers unique reporting
                                                  your entire comment—including your                       53, entrance E–20, Denver Federal                     circumstances, including (1) cross-lease
                                                  personal identifying information—may                     Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St.,                netting in calculation of late-payment
                                                  be made publicly available at any time.                  Denver, Colorado 80225. Visitor parking               interest; (2) a lessee’s designation of a
                                                  While you can ask us in your comment                     is available near entrance E–20, with a               designee; and (3) Tribal permission for
                                                  to withhold your personal identifying                    phone to request entry. Call Mr.                      recoupment on Indian oil and gas
                                                  information from public review, we                       Armando Salazar at (303) 231–3585 or                  leases.
                                                  cannot guarantee that we will be able to                 Ms. Janet Giron at (303) 231–3088 to                  A. Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation of
                                                  do so.                                                   gain entrance.                                        Late-Payment Interest
                                                     Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                     Regulations at § 1218.54 require
                                                                                                           questions on technical issues, contact                ONRR to assess interest on unpaid or
                                                    Dated: July 18, 2017.
                                                                                                           Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Services,                underpaid amounts. ONRR distributes
                                                  Laura E. Joss,
                                                                                                           FM, ONRR, telephone (303) 231–3382,                   these interest revenues to States, Indian
                                                  Regional Director, Pacific West.                         or email Hans.Meingast@onrr.gov. For                  Tribes, and the U.S. Treasury based on
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–15482 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]              other questions, contact Mr. Armand                   financial lease distribution information.
                                                  BILLING CODE 4312–52–P                                   Southall, telephone (303) 231–3221, or                Current regulations at § 1218.42 provide
                                                                                                           email Armand.Southall@onrr.gov. You                   that an overpayment on a lease or leases
                                                                                                           may also contact Mr. Southall to obtain               may be offset against an underpayment
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                               copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2)           on a different lease or leases to
                                                                                                           any associated forms, and (3) the                     determine the net payment subject to
                                                  Office of Natural Resources Revenue
                                                                                                           regulations that require the subject                  interest when certain conditions are
                                                  [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0009; DS63644000                   collection of information. You may also               met. This process is called cross-lease
                                                  DR2000000.CH7000 178D0102R2]                             review the information collection                     netting. The payor must demonstrate
                                                                                                           request online at http://                             that a cross-lease netting exception
                                                  Agency Information Collection                            www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.                    exists by submitting production reports,
                                                  Activities: Collection of Monies Due
                                                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            pipeline allocation reports, or other
                                                  the Federal Government                                      Abstract: The Secretary of the United              similar documentary evidence. This
                                                  AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources                      States Department of the Interior is                  information is necessary in order for
                                                  Revenue (ONRR), Interior.                                responsible for collecting royalties from             ONRR to determine the correct amount
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                          lessees who produce minerals from                     of interest that the lessee owes and to
                                                                                                           leased Federal and Indian lands and the               ensure that we collect in full all monies
                                                  SUMMARY:    To comply with the                           Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under                  owed to the Federal government.
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                          various laws, the Secretary’s
                                                                                                           responsibility is to manage mineral                   B. Designation of Designee
                                                  (PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a
                                                  collection of information requests that                  resources production on Federal and                      The Royalty Simplification and
                                                  we will submit to the Office of                          Indian lands and the OCS, collect the                 Fairness Act (RSFA) defines a ‘‘lessee’’
                                                  Management and Budget (OMB) for                          royalties and other mineral revenues                  to include both the owner of operating
                                                  review and approval. This Information                    due, and distribute the funds collected.              rights and the owner of record title.
                                                  Collection Request (ICR) covers the                      ONRR performs the royalty management                  Under RSFA, owners of operating rights
                                                  paperwork requirements in title 30,                      functions and assists the Secretary in                are primarily liable, and owners of lease
                                                  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part                  carrying out the Department’s                         record title secondarily liable for
                                                  1218. This ICR pertains to cross-lease                   responsibilities. We have posted those                making royalty and related payments on
                                                  netting in calculation of late-payment                   laws pertaining to mineral leases on                  Federal oil and gas leases (see 30 CFR
                                                  interest; a lessee’s designation of                      Federal and Indian lands and the OCS                  1218.52). It is common however, for a
                                                  designee; and Tribal permission for                      at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/                      payor other than a lessee to make these
                                                  recoupment on Indian oil and gas                         PubLaws/default.htm.                                  payments. When a payor makes
                                                  leases.                                                                                                        payments on behalf of a lessee, RSFA
                                                                                                           I. General Information                                section 6(g) requires that the lessee
                                                  DATES:You must submit your written                         When a company or an individual                     designate the payor as its designee and
                                                  comments on or before September 22,                      enters into a lease to explore, develop,              notify ONRR of its designation in
                                                  2017.                                                    produce, and dispose of minerals from                 writing. We designed form ONRR–4425,
                                                  ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments                     Federal or Indian lands, that company                 Designation Form for Royalty Payment
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                                                  on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the                  or individual agrees to pay the lessor a              Responsibility, to request all the
                                                  following three methods. Please                          share in an amount or value of                        information necessary for lessees to
                                                  reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0008’’ in your                      production from the leased lands. The                 comply with these RSFA requirements
                                                  comments.                                                lessee is required to report various kinds            when choosing to designate an agent to
                                                     • Electronically go to http://                        of information to the lessor relative to              pay for them. We require this
                                                  www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled                 the disposition of the minerals. Such                 information to ensure proper mineral
                                                  ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ‘‘ONRR–                   information is generally available                    revenue collection.


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                                                  C. Tribal Permission for Recoupment on                                III. OMB Approval                                                                Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR–
                                                  Indian Oil and Gas Leases                                                We are requesting OMB’s approval to                                         4425.
                                                                                                                        continue to collect this information. Not                                        Frequency: On occasion.
                                                     Overpayments on Tribal Indian leases                                                                                                                Estimated Number and Description of
                                                                                                                        collecting this information would limit
                                                  may be recouped against royalties or                                                                                                                 Respondents: 35 Federal and Indian
                                                                                                                        the Secretary’s ability to discharge the
                                                  other revenues owed in a month under                                                                                                                 lessees.
                                                                                                                        duties of the office and may also result
                                                  other leases for which that Tribe is a                                                                                                                 Estimated Annual Reporting and
                                                                                                                        in the loss of royalty payments.
                                                  lessor. To do so, lessees must comply                                 Proprietary information submitted is                                           Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 59
                                                  with regulations at 30 CFR 12l8.53(b),                                protected, and there are no questions of                                       hours.
                                                  allowing only lessees with written                                    a sensitive nature included in this                                              We have not included in our
                                                  permission from the Tribe to recoup                                   information collection.                                                        estimates certain requirements
                                                  overpayments on one lease against a                                                                                                                  performed in the normal course of
                                                  different lease for which the Tribe is the                            IV. Data                                                                       business, which are considered usual
                                                  lessor. The payor must provide ONRR                                     Title: Collection of Monies Due the                                          and customary. The following table
                                                  with a copy of the Tribe’s written                                    Federal Government—30 CFR part 1218.                                           shows the estimated burden hours by
                                                  permission.                                                             OMB Control Number: 1012–0008.                                               CFR section and paragraph:

                                                                                                            RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Average
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              number of          Annual
                                                    Citation 30 CFR Part 1218                                Reporting and recordkeeping requirement                                                Hour burden                 annual        burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              responses

                                                                                 Subpart A—General Provisions—Cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest

                                                  1218.42(b) and (c) ..................        Cross-lease netting in calculation of late-payment interest.                                                              2            25                50
                                                                                                  (b) Royalties attributed to production from a lease or
                                                                                                  leases which should have been attributed to production
                                                                                                  from a different lease or leases may be offset . . . if . . .
                                                                                                  the payor submits production reports, pipeline allocation
                                                                                                  reports, or other similar documentary evidence pertaining
                                                                                                  to the specific production involved which verifies the cor-
                                                                                                  rect production information . . .
                                                                                               (c) If ONRR assesses late-payment interest and the payor
                                                                                                  asserts that some or all of the interest is not owed . . .
                                                                                                  the burden is on the payor to demonstrate that the excep-
                                                                                                  tion applies . . .

                                                                                              Subpart B—Oil and Gas, General—How does a lessee designate a Designee?

                                                  1218.52 (a), (c), and (d) .........          How does a lessee designate a Designee? (a) If you are a                                                            0.75                   5              4
                                                                                                  lessee under 30 U.S.C. 1701(7), and you want to des-
                                                                                                  ignate a person to make all or part of the payments due
                                                                                                  under a lease on your behalf . . . you must notify ONRR .
                                                                                                  . . in writing of such designation . . .
                                                                                               (c) If you want to terminate a designation . . . you must pro-
                                                                                                  vide [the following] to ONRR in writing . . .
                                                                                               (d) ONRR may require you to provide notice when there is
                                                                                                  a change in the percentage of your record title or oper-
                                                                                                  ating rights ownership.
                                                                                               ONRR currently uses Form ONRR–4425, Designation Form
                                                                                                  for Royalty Payment Responsibility, to collect this infor-
                                                                                                  mation.

                                                                                  Subpart B—Oil and Gas, General—Recoupment of overpayments on Indian mineral leases

                                                  1218.53 (b) .............................    Recoupment of overpayments on Indian mineral leases. (b)                                                                 1                 5              5
                                                                                                 With written permission authorized by tribal statute or res-
                                                                                                 olution, a payor may recoup an overpayment against roy-
                                                                                                 alties or other revenues owed . . . under other leases . . .
                                                                                                 A copy of the tribe’s written permission must be furnished
                                                                                                 to ONRR . . .

                                                       Total Burden ....................       .................................................................................................   ........................           35                59
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                                                    Estimated Annual Reporting and                                        Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA                                         displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                  Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost                                       (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an                                      number.
                                                  Burden: We have identified no ‘‘non-                                  agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                       V. Request for Comments
                                                  hour cost’’ burden associated with this                               a person is not required to respond to,
                                                  collection of information.                                            a collection of information unless it                                            Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
                                                                                                                                                                                                       requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide


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                                                  60-day notice in the Federal Register                    information in your comment(s), you                   the civil penalty for the City’s violations
                                                  * * * and otherwise consult with                         should be aware that your entire                      will be established separately.
                                                  members of the public and affected                       comment (including PII) may be made                      The publication of this notice opens
                                                  agencies concerning each proposed                        available to the public at any time.                  a period for public comment on the
                                                  collection of information * * *.’’                       While you may ask us, in your                         Partial Consent Decree. Comments
                                                  Agencies must specifically solicit                       comment, to withhold PII from public                  should be addressed to the Assistant
                                                  comments to (a) evaluate whether the                     view, we cannot guarantee that we will                Attorney General, Environment and
                                                  proposed collection of information is                    be able to do so.                                     Natural Resources Division, and should
                                                  necessary for the agency to perform its                    ONRR Information Collection                         refer to United States v. The City of
                                                  duties, including whether the                            Coordinator: Armand Southall (303)                    Cleveland Heights, Ohio and The State
                                                  information is useful; (b) evaluate the                  231–3221.                                             of Ohio, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–10457.
                                                  accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the                                                                       All comments must be submitted no
                                                  burden of the proposed collection of                     Authority                                             later than thirty (30) days after the
                                                  information; (c) enhance the quality,                       The authorities for this action are the            publication date of this notice.
                                                  usefulness, and clarity of the                           Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.                Comments may be submitted either by
                                                  information that ONRR collects; and (d)                  192), Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act               email or by mail:
                                                  minimize the burden on the                               (43 U.S.C. 1353), Indian Mineral
                                                  respondents, including the use of                        Development Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–                  To submit           Send them to:
                                                  automated collection techniques or                       382—Dec. 22, 1982), and the Paperwork                 comments:
                                                  other forms of information technology.                   Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501                 By email .......    pubcomment-ees.enrd@
                                                     The PRA also requires agencies to                     et seq.).                                                                   usdoj.gov.
                                                  estimate the total annual reporting                                                                            By mail .........   Assistant Attorney General,
                                                  ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents                  Gregory J. Gould,
                                                                                                                                                                                       U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
                                                  or record-keepers resulting from the                     Director for Office of Natural Resources                                    Box 7611, Washington, DC
                                                  collection of information. If you have                   Revenue.                                                                    20044–7611.
                                                  costs to generate, maintain, and disclose                [FR Doc. 2017–15470 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  this information, you should comment                     BILLING CODE 4335–30–P                                  During the public comment period,
                                                  and provide your total capital and                                                                             the Partial Consent Decree may be
                                                  startup cost components or annual                                                                              examined and downloaded at this
                                                  operation, maintenance, and purchase                     DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 Justice Department Web site: http://
                                                  of service components. You should                                                                              www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
                                                  describe the methods that you use to                     Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial                 We will provide a paper copy of the
                                                  estimate (1) major cost factors, including               Consent Decree Under the Clean Water                  Partial Consent Decree upon written
                                                  system and technology acquisition, (2)                   Act                                                   request and payment of reproduction
                                                  expected useful life of capital                                                                                costs. Please mail your request and
                                                  equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4)                   On July 19, 2017, the Department of                 payment to: Consent Decree Library,
                                                  the period over which you incur costs.                   Justice lodged a proposed Partial                     U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                                  Capital and startup costs include,                       Consent Decree with the United States                 Washington, DC 20044–7611.
                                                  among other items, computers and                         District Court for the Northern District                Please enclose a check or money order
                                                  software that you purchase to prepare                    of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United                for $22.75 (25 cents per page
                                                  for collecting information and                           States v. The City of Cleveland Heights,              reproduction cost) payable to the United
                                                  monitoring, sampling, and testing                        Ohio and The State of Ohio, Civil                     States Treasury. For a paper copy
                                                  equipment, and record-storage facilities.                Action No. 17–cv–1517.                                without the exhibits and signature
                                                  Generally, your estimates should not                       The United States filed this lawsuit                pages, the cost is $12.25.
                                                  include equipment or services                            under the Clean Water Act. The United
                                                                                                           States’ complaint alleges that the City of            Randall M. Stone,
                                                  purchased (i) before October 1, 1995; (ii)
                                                                                                           Cleveland Heights, Ohio violated the                  Acting Assistant Section Chief,
                                                  to comply with requirements not
                                                                                                           Clean Water Act and the City’s                        Environmental Enforcement Section,
                                                  associated with the information                                                                                Environment and Natural Resources Division.
                                                  collection; (iii) for reasons other than to              stormwater permit by allowing
                                                                                                           discharges of untreated sanitary sewage               [FR Doc. 2017–15450 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  provide information or keep records for
                                                  the Federal government; or (iv) as part                  into local streams flowing to Lake Erie.              BILLING CODE 4410–15–P

                                                  of customary and usual business, or                      The complaint seeks injunctive relief
                                                  private practices.                                       and civil penalties. The State of Ohio is
                                                     We will summarize written responses                   named as a defendant solely to satisfy                NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                  to this notice and address them in our                   Section 309(e) of the Clean Water Act 33
                                                  ICR submission for OMB approval,                         U.S.C. 1319(e).                                       Agency Information Collection
                                                  including appropriate adjustments to                       The Partial Consent Decree requires                 Activities: Comment Request
                                                  the estimated burden. We will provide                    Cleveland Heights to perform a                              National Science Foundation.
                                                                                                                                                                 AGENCY:
                                                  a copy of the ICR to you, without                        comprehensive study of its sewer                           Submission for OMB Review;
                                                                                                                                                                 ACTION:
                                                  charge, upon request. We also will post                  system and submit a plan, for EPA                     Comment Request.
                                                  the ICR at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_                   approval, to eliminate sanitary sewer
                                                  D/FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.                               overflows. The agreement also requires                SUMMARY:  Under the Paperwork
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                                                     Public Comment Policy: ONRR will                      certain early action projects to reduce               Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its
                                                  post all comments, including names and                   sanitary sewage overflows and                         continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                  addresses of respondents at http://                      improvements to the City’s sewer                      and respondent burden, the National
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Before including                    system operations. The Partial Consent                Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting
                                                  Personally Identifiable Information (PII),               Decree does not resolve the United                    the general public and other Federal
                                                  such as your address, phone number,                      States’ claims. The schedule for                      agencies to comment on this proposed
                                                  email address, or other personal                         implementing the approved plan and                    continuing information collection. This


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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.
DatesYou must submit your written comments on or before September 22, 2017.
ContactFor questions on technical issues, contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Services, FM, ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3382, or email [email protected] For other questions, contact Mr. Armand Southall, telephone (303) 231-3221, or email [email protected] You may also contact Mr. Southall to obtain copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and (3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information. You may also review the information collection request online at http:/ /www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation82 FR 34333 

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