83 FR 3018 - 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 83, Issue 14 (January 22, 2018)
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 14 (January 22, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 3018-3019] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00970] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR-2011-0002; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 189D0102R2] 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: ONRR regulations provide two types of accounting and auditing relief for Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from marginal properties. Each year ONRR provides a list of qualifying marginal Federal oil and gas properties to States that receive a portion of Federal royalties from those properties. Each State then decides whether to participate in one or both relief options. For calendar year 2018, we provide this notice of the affected States' decisions to allow one or both types of relief. DATES: January 1, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsay Goldstein, Market and Spatial Analysis Office, at (303) 231-3301; or email to [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 authorized: (1) Notification- based relief from cumulative royalty reports and payments, allowing lessees or designees instead to file one annual report and [[Page 3019]] make one annual payment, and (2) other requested relief, as proposed by lessees or designees and approved by ONRR, after consulting with the affected State(s). The regulations require ONRR to publish no later than 30 days before the beginning of the calendar 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 2018 properties must produce less than 1,000 barrels- of-oil-equivalent (BOE) per year for the base period (July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017). Annual reporting relief will begin January 1, 2018, with the annual report and payment due February 28, 2019, or March 31, 2019, 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 Request-based relief State relief (less than (less than 15 BOE 1,000 BOE per year) per well per day) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alabama..................... No.................. No. Arkansas.................... N/A................. Yes. California.................. No.................. No. Colorado.................... No.................. No. Kansas...................... No.................. No. Louisiana................... Yes................. Yes. Michigan.................... Yes................. Yes. Mississippi................. No.................. No. Montana..................... No.................. No. Nebraska.................... No.................. No. Nevada...................... No.................. No. New Mexico.................. No.................. Yes. North Dakota................ Yes................. Yes. Oklahoma.................... No.................. No. South Dakota................ No.................. No. Utah........................ No.................. No. Wyoming..................... Yes................. No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 117(c) of RSFA, 30 U.S.C. 1726(c). For information on how to obtain relief, please refer to 30 CFR 1204.205, which you may view at https://www.ecfr.gov/. 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 the Department of the Interior's FOIA regulations (43 CFR part 2). Gregory J. Gould, Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2018-00970 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land the north boundary and subdivisional identifying information—may be made
Management (BLM) is scheduled to file lines, and the survey of the subdivision publicly available at any time. While
plats of survey 30 calendar days from of section 2, Township 42 North, Range you can ask us to withhold your
the date of this publication in the BLM 84 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, personal identifying information from
Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Group No. 954, was accepted public review, we cannot guarantee that
Wyoming. The surveys, which were October 2, 2017. we will be able to do so.
executed at the request of the BLM and The plat and field notes representing Copies of the preceding described
U. S. Forest Service, are necessary for the dependent resurvey of portions of plats and field notes are available to the
the management of these lands. the subdivisional lines and the survey of public at a cost of $4.20 per plat and
DATES: Protests must be received by the the subdivision of section 22, Township $.13 per page of field notes.
BLM by February 21, 2018. 57 North, Range 73 West, Sixth Dated: January 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group
Sonja S. Sparks,
protests to the Wyoming State Director No. 956, was accepted October 2, 2017.
The plat and field notes representing Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of
at WY957, Bureau of Land Management, Support Services.
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, [FR Doc. 2018–00945 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am]
the south boundary, the rehabilitation of
Wyoming 82003.
the corner of Townships 50 and 51 BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: North, Ranges 69 and 70 West, and the
Sonja Sparks, BLM Wyoming Acting survey of the subdivision of section 31,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor at 307–775– Township 51 North, Range 69 West, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
6225 or s75spark@blm.gov. Persons who Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming,
use a telecommunications device for the Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Group No. 957, was accepted October 2,
deaf may call the Federal Relay Service 2017. [Docket No. ONRR–2011–0002; DS63644000
at 1–800–877–8339 to contact this office The plat and field notes representing DR2000000.CH7000 189D0102R2]
during normal business hours. The the dependent resurvey of a portion of
Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 Lot No. 39, portions of Lot No. 40, and States’ Decisions on Participating in
days a week, to leave a message or portions of the subdivisional lines, and Accounting and Auditing Relief for
question with this office. You will the survey of the subdivision of section Federal Oil and Gas Marginal
receive a reply during normal business 20, Township 21 North, Range 113 Properties
hours. West, Sixth Principal Meridian, AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands Wyoming, Group No. 958, was accepted Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
surveyed are: The plat and field notes January 11, 2018.
The plat and field notes representing ACTION: Notice.
representing the dependent resurvey of
portions of Tracts 42, 45 and 51, and the dependent resurvey of a portion of SUMMARY: ONRR regulations provide
portions of the subdivisional lines, and the north boundary and subdivisional two types of accounting and auditing
the survey of the subdivision of sections lines, and the survey of the subdivision relief for Federal onshore or Outer
10 and 15, Township 12 North, Range of section 4, Township 46 North, Range Continental Shelf lease production from
111 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, 81 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, marginal properties. Each year ONRR
Wyoming, Group No. 950, was accepted Wyoming, Group No. 960, was accepted provides a list of qualifying marginal
October 2, 2017. January 11, 2018. Federal oil and gas properties to States
The plat and field notes representing A person or party who wishes to that receive a portion of Federal
the dependent resurvey of Lot 37, Lot 65 protest one or more plats of survey royalties from those properties. Each
and Tract 69, portions of Lots 47, 54, 59 identified above must file a written State then decides whether to
and 67, portions of the subdivisional notice of protest within 30 calendar participate in one or both relief options.
lines, the survey of the subdivision of days from the date of this publication For calendar year 2018, we provide this
Lot 65 and certain sections, and the with the Wyoming State Director at the notice of the affected States’ decisions to
metes-and-bounds survey of certain above address. Any notice of protest allow one or both types of relief.
parcels, Township 56 North, Range 97 received after the scheduled date of
DATES: January 1, 2018.
West, Sixth Principal Meridian, official filing will be untimely and will
Wyoming, Group No. 951, was accepted not be considered. A written statement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
October 2, 2017. of reasons in support of a protest, if not Lindsay Goldstein, Market and Spatial
The plat and field notes representing filed with the notice of protest, must be Analysis Office, at (303) 231–3301; or
the dependent resurvey of certain lots filed with the State Director within 30 email to lindsay.goldstein@onrr.gov.
and a portion of the range line, calendar days after the notice of protest SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Township 50 North, Ranges 102 and 103 is filed. If a notice of protest against a regulations, codified at 30 CFR part
West, Sixth Principal Meridian, plat of survey is received prior to the 1204, subpart C, implement certain
Wyoming, Group No. 952, was accepted scheduled date of official filing, the provisions of section 7 of the Federal
October 2, 2017. official filing of the plat of survey Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and
The plat and field notes representing identified in the notice of protest will be Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA) (30 U.S.C.
the dependent resurvey of a portion of stayed pending consideration of the 1726), which allows States to relieve the
Lot No. 89, and the survey of the protest. A plat of survey will not be lessees of marginal properties from
subdivision of Lot No. 89, and metes- officially filed until the next business certain reporting, accounting, and
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and-bounds survey of Lot 89–I, day following dismissal or resolution of auditing requirements. States make an
Township 55 North, Range 100 West, all protests of the plat. annual determination of whether or not
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Before including your address, phone to allow relief. Two options for relief are
Group No. 953, was accepted October 2, number, email address, or other authorized: (1) Notification-based relief
2017. personal identifying information in your from cumulative royalty reports and
The plat and field notes representing protest, you should be aware that your payments, allowing lessees or designees
the dependent resurvey of a portion of entire protest—including your personal instead to file one annual report and
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make one annual payment, and (2) other year 2018 properties must produce less equivalent production of the marginal
requested relief, as proposed by lessees than 1,000 barrels-of-oil-equivalent properties during the base period must
or designees and approved by ONRR, (BOE) per year for the base period (July equal an average daily well production
after consulting with the affected 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017). Annual of less than 15 BOE per well, per day
State(s). The regulations require ONRR reporting relief will begin January 1, calculated under 30 CFR 1204.4(c).
to publish no later than 30 days before 2018, with the annual report and
The following table shows the States
the beginning of the calendar year a list payment due February 28, 2019, or
March 31, 2019, if you have an that have qualifying marginal properties
of the States and their decisions
regarding marginal property relief. estimated payment on file. To qualify and the States’ decisions to allow one or
To qualify for the first relief option for the second relief option (other both forms of relief.
(notification-based relief) for calendar requested relief), the combined
Notification-based relief Request-based relief
State (less than 1,000 BOE per year) (less than 15 BOE per well per day)
Alabama ............................................................. No ..................................................................... No.
Arkansas ............................................................. N/A ................................................................... Yes.
California ............................................................ No ..................................................................... No.
Colorado ............................................................. No ..................................................................... No.
Kansas ................................................................ No ..................................................................... No.
Louisiana ............................................................ Yes ................................................................... Yes.
Michigan ............................................................. Yes ................................................................... Yes.
Mississippi .......................................................... No ..................................................................... No.
Montana .............................................................. No ..................................................................... No.
Nebraska ............................................................ No ..................................................................... No.
Nevada ............................................................... No ..................................................................... No.
New Mexico ........................................................ No ..................................................................... Yes.
North Dakota ...................................................... Yes ................................................................... Yes.
Oklahoma ........................................................... No ..................................................................... No.
South Dakota ...................................................... No ..................................................................... No.
Utah .................................................................... No ..................................................................... No.
Wyoming ............................................................. Yes ................................................................... No.
Federal oil and gas properties located INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND construction of sediment control
in all other States where ONRR does not WATER COMMISSION projects at Thurman I and II Arroyos,
share a portion of Federal royalties with two ephemeral tributaries of the Rio
the State are eligible for relief if they United States and Mexico; United Grande, located in Hatch, Doña Ana
qualify as marginal under 117(c) of States Section; Notice of Availability of County, New Mexico within a portion of
RSFA, 30 U.S.C. 1726(c). For a Final Environmental Assessment and the Rio Grande Canalization Project
information on how to obtain relief, Finding of No Significant Impact for protective levee system. The Preferred
please refer to 30 CFR 1204.205, which Channel Maintenance Alternatives at Alternative, Alternative C: Sediment
you may view at https://www.ecfr.gov/. Thurman I and II Arroyos in Hatch, NM, Basins, calls for the construction of a
Rio Grande Canalization Project sediment basin at each arroyo with a
Unless the information that ONRR concrete end wall. Permits would be
received is proprietary data, all AGENCY: United States Section,
International Boundary and Water required from the U.S. Army Corps of
correspondence, records, or information Engineers for dredge and fill of Waters
that we receive in response to this Commission, United States and Mexico
(USIBWC). of the United States, per the Clean
notice may be subject to disclosure Water Act Sections 404 and 401.
under the Freedom of Information Act ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Potential impacts on natural, cultural,
(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552 et seq.). If Final Environmental Assessment (EA).
and other resources were evaluated.
applicable, please highlight the Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the Mitigation has been proposed for
proprietary portions, including any National Environmental Policy Act of permits for construction. A Finding of
supporting documentation, or mark the 1969 (NEPA); the Council on No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
page(s) that contain proprietary data. Environmental Quality Final prepared for the Preferred Alternative
We protect the proprietary information Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through based on a review of the facts and
under the Trade Secrets Act (18 U.S.C. 1508); and the USIBWC Operational analyses contained in the EA.
1905), FOIA Exemption 4 (5 U.S.C. Procedures for Implementing Section Notice of the draft EA was published
552(b)(4)), and the Department of the 102 of NEPA, published in the Federal in the Federal Register on October 17,
Interior’s FOIA regulations (43 CFR part Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR 2017 (Federal Register Notice, Vol. 82,
2). 44083); the USIBWC hereby gives notice No. 199, Page 48253) and provided a
that the Final Environmental thirty (30) day comment period. An
Gregory J. Gould, Assessment and Finding of No environmental impact statement will
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Director, Office of Natural Resources Significant Impact for Channel not be prepared.
Revenue. Maintenance Alternatives at Thurman I FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[FR Doc. 2018–00970 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] and II Arroyos in Hatch, NM, Rio Elizabeth Verdecchia, Natural Resources
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P Grande Canalization Project is Specialist, USIBWC, 4171 N. Mesa, C–
available. This EA evaluated potential 100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone:
environmental impacts of the No Action (915) 832–4701, email:
Alternative and two alternatives for the Elizabeth.Verdecchia@ibwc.gov.
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