83 FR 57505 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Accounts Receivable Confirmations Reporting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 221 (November 15, 2018)
| Page Range | 57505-57506 | |
| FR Document | 2018-24877 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 57505-57506] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24877] [[Page 57505]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Natural Resources Revenue [Docket No. ONRR-2011-0025; DS63644200 DRT000000.CH7000 190D1113RT, OMB Control Number 1012-0001] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Accounts Receivable Confirmations Reporting AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), is proposing to renew the Accounts Receivable Confirmations Reporting information collection. Every year, under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, mineral lessees are asked to confirm the accuracy of randomly-selected ONRR accounts receivable. Accounts receivable confirmations are a common financial audit practice that require approval under the PRA. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 17, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to Mr. Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165, or email [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1012-0001 in your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Services, ONRR, at (303) 231-3382, or email to [email protected]. For other questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar at (303) 231-3418, or email to [email protected]. You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated form(s), and (3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information. You may also review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on June 11, 2018 (83 FR 27019). No comments were received. We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the ONRR; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the ONRR enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the ONRR minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Abstract: The Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior is responsible for collecting royalties from lessees who produce minerals from Federal and Indian lands and the Outer- Continental Shelf (OCS). Under various laws, the Secretary is responsible to manage mineral resources from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS. One of the mineral responsibilities that ONRR performs on behalf of the Secretary is to collect the royalties and other mineral revenues due. These obligations are accounted for as accounts receivables with ONRR's Financial Management group. We have posted the laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands and the OCS at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/default.htm. General Information When a company or an individual enters into a lease to explore, develop, produce, sell, or otherwise dispose of minerals, from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, that company or individual agrees to pay the lessor a share in an amount or value of production from the leased lands. For oil, gas, and solid minerals, the lessee is required to report various types of information to ONRR relative to the disposition of the leased minerals. Specifically, companies submit financial information to ONRR on a monthly basis by submitting form ONRR-2014 [Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance for oil and gas reported in OMB Control Number 1012-0004], and form ONRR-4430 [Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report reported in OMB Control Number 1012- 0010]. These royalty reports result in accounts receivables and capture the vast majority of the mineral revenue collected by ONRR. The basis for the data that companies submit on forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430 is generally available within the records of the lessee or others involved in developing, transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling such minerals. The information that we collect under the ICR includes data necessary to ensure that ONRR's accounts receivables are accurately based on the value of the mineral production, as reported to ONRR on forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430. Information Collections Every year, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) under Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, the Office of Inspector General, or its agent (agent), audits the accounts receivable portions of the Department's financial statements, which are based on ONRR forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR- 4430. Accounts receivable confirmations are a common financial audit practice. A third-party audit provides confirmation of the validity of ONRR's financial records. As part of the CFO audit, the agent selects a sample of accounts receivable items based on forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430, and provides the sample items to ONRR. ONRR then identifies the company names and addresses for the sample items selected and creates accounts receivable confirmation letters. In order to meet the CFO requirements, the letters must be on ONRR letterhead and the Deputy Director for ONRR, or his or her designee, must sign the letters. The letter requests third- party confirmation responses by a specified date on whether or not ONRR's accounts [[Page 57506]] receivable records agree with royalty payor records for the following items: (1) Customer identification; (2) royalty invoice number; (3) payor assigned document number; (4) date of ONRR receipt; (5) original amount the payor reported; and (6) remaining balance due to ONRR. The agent mails the letters to the payors, instructing them to respond directly to the agent to confirm the accuracy and validity of selected royalty receivable items and amounts. In turn, it is the responsibility of the payors to verify, research, and analyze the amounts and balances reported on their respective forms ONRR-2014 and ONRR-4430. OMB Approval We will request OMB approval to continue to collect this information. Not collecting this information would limit the Secretary's ability to discharge the duties of the office, could result in a violation of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, and may also result in the inability to confirm the accuracy of ONRR's accounts receivables which are based on the accurate reporting of forms ONRR- 2014 and ONRR-4430. ONRR protects the proprietary information received and does not collect items of a sensitive nature. Title of Collections: Accounts Receivable Confirmations. OMB Control Number: 1012-0001. Form(s) Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondent/Affected Public: Businesses. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 24 randomly-selected mineral payors from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 24. Estimated Completion Time per Response: We estimate that each response will take 15 minutes for payors to complete. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6 hours. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Annual. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: We have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burden associated with this collection of information. 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. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq). Gregory J. Gould, Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue. [FR Doc. 2018-24877 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comment on new, proposed, revised, General Information
and continuing collections of When a company or an individual
Office of Natural Resources Revenue information. This helps us assess the enters into a lease to explore, develop,
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0025; DS63644200 impact of our information collection produce, sell, or otherwise dispose of
DRT000000.CH7000 190D1113RT, OMB requirements and minimize the public’s minerals, from Federal and Indian lands
Control Number 1012–0001] reporting burden. It also helps the and the OCS, that company or
public understand our information individual agrees to pay the lessor a
Agency Information Collection collection requirements and provide the share in an amount or value of
Activities; Submission to the Office of requested data in the desired format. A production from the leased lands. For
Management and Budget for Review Federal Register notice with a 60-day oil, gas, and solid minerals, the lessee is
and Approval; Accounts Receivable public comment period soliciting required to report various types of
Confirmations Reporting comments on this collection of information to ONRR relative to the
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office information was published on June 11, disposition of the leased minerals.
of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior. 2018 (83 FR 27019). No comments were Specifically, companies submit
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
received. financial information to ONRR on a
request for comment. We are again soliciting comments on monthly basis by submitting form
the proposed ICR that is described ONRR–2014 [Report of Sales and
SUMMARY: In accordance with the below. We are especially interested in Royalty Remittance for oil and gas
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of public comment addressing the reported in OMB Control Number 1012–
1995, the Office of Natural Resources following issues: (1) Is the collection 0004], and form ONRR–4430 [Solid
Revenue (ONRR), is proposing to renew necessary to the proper functions of the Minerals Production and Royalty Report
the Accounts Receivable Confirmations ONRR; (2) will this information be reported in OMB Control Number 1012–
Reporting information collection. Every processed and used in a timely manner; 0010]. These royalty reports result in
year, under the Chief Financial Officers (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; accounts receivables and capture the
Act of 1990, mineral lessees are asked (4) how might the ONRR enhance the vast majority of the mineral revenue
to confirm the accuracy of randomly- quality, utility, and clarity of the collected by ONRR.
selected ONRR accounts receivable. The basis for the data that companies
information to be collected; and (5) how
Accounts receivable confirmations are a submit on forms ONRR–2014 and
might the ONRR minimize the burden of
common financial audit practice that ONRR–4430 is generally available
this collection on the respondents,
require approval under the PRA. within the records of the lessee or others
including through the use of involved in developing, transporting,
DATES: Interested persons are invited to information technology.
submit comments on or before processing, purchasing, or selling such
December 17, 2018. Comments that you submit in minerals. The information that we
response to this notice are a matter of collect under the ICR includes data
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
public record. Before including your necessary to ensure that ONRR’s
this information collection request (ICR)
address, phone number, email address, accounts receivables are accurately
to the Office of Management and
or other personal identifying based on the value of the mineral
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
information in your comment, you production, as reported to ONRR on
Department of the Interior by email at
should be aware that your entire forms ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4430.
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
comment—including your personal
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please Information Collections
identifying information—may be made
provide a copy of your comments to Mr. Every year, the Chief Financial Officer
Luis Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to (CFO) under Chief Financial Officers
ONRR, P.O. Box 25165, MS 61030A, Act of 1990, the Office of Inspector
Denver, Colorado 80225–0165, or email withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we General, or its agent (agent), audits the
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. Please reference accounts receivable portions of the
OMB Control Number 1012–0001 in cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Department’s financial statements,
your comments. which are based on ONRR forms ONRR–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Abstract: The Secretary of the United 2014 and ONRR–4430. Accounts
questions on technical issues, contact States Department of the Interior is receivable confirmations are a common
Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Services, responsible for collecting royalties from financial audit practice. A third-party
ONRR, at (303) 231–3382, or email to lessees who produce minerals from audit provides confirmation of the
Hans.Meingast@onrr.gov. For other Federal and Indian lands and the Outer- validity of ONRR’s financial records.
questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar at Continental Shelf (OCS). Under various As part of the CFO audit, the agent
(303) 231–3418, or email to laws, the Secretary is responsible to selects a sample of accounts receivable
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also manage mineral resources from Federal items based on forms ONRR–2014 and
contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies and Indian lands and the OCS. One of ONRR–4430, and provides the sample
(free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any the mineral responsibilities that ONRR items to ONRR. ONRR then identifies
associated form(s), and (3) the performs on behalf of the Secretary is to the company names and addresses for
regulations that require the subject collect the royalties and other mineral the sample items selected and creates
collection of information. You may also revenues due. These obligations are accounts receivable confirmation letters.
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
review the ICR online at http:// accounted for as accounts receivables In order to meet the CFO requirements,
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. with ONRR’s Financial Management the letters must be on ONRR letterhead
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In group. We have posted the laws and the Deputy Director for ONRR, or
accordance with the Paperwork pertaining to mineral leases on Federal his or her designee, must sign the
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the and Indian lands and the OCS at http:// letters. The letter requests third-party
general public and other Federal www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/PubLaws/ confirmation responses by a specified
agencies with an opportunity to default.htm. date on whether or not ONRR’s accounts
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receivable records agree with royalty The authority for this action is the Carolina, LLC, on November 8, 2018.
payor records for the following items: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 The complaint alleges violations of
(1) Customer identification; (2) royalty U.S.C. 3501 et seq). section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
invoice number; (3) payor assigned U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the
Gregory J. Gould,
document number; (4) date of ONRR United States, the sale for importation,
receipt; (5) original amount the payor Director for Office of Natural Resources and the sale within the United States
Revenue.
reported; and (6) remaining balance due after importation of certain multi-stage
[FR Doc. 2018–24877 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] fuel vapor canister systems and
to ONRR. The agent mails the letters to
the payors, instructing them to respond BILLING CODE 4335–30–P activated carbon components thereof.
directly to the agent to confirm the The complaint names as respondents:
accuracy and validity of selected royalty MAHLE Filter Systems North America,
receivable items and amounts. In turn, INTERNATIONAL TRADE Inc. of Murfreesboro, TN; MAHLE Filter
it is the responsibility of the payors to COMMISSION Systems Japan Corp. of Japan; MAHLE
verify, research, and analyze the Sistemas de Filtración de México S.A.
amounts and balances reported on their Notice of Receipt of Complaint; de C.V. of Mexico; MAHLE Filter
respective forms ONRR–2014 and Solicitation of Comments Relating to Systems Canada, ULC of Canada;
ONRR–4430. the Public Interest Kuraray Co., Ltd. of Japan; Kuraray
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade America, Inc. of Houston, TX and
OMB Approval Nagamine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of
Commission.
We will request OMB approval to Japan. The complainant requests that
ACTION: Notice.
continue to collect this information. Not the Commission issue a limited
collecting this information would limit SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that exclusion order, cease and desist orders
the Secretary’s ability to discharge the the U.S. International Trade and impose a bond during the 60-day
duties of the office, could result in a Commission has received a complaint review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
violation of the Chief Financial Officers entitled Certain Multi-Stage Fuel Vapor 1337(j).
Canister Systems and Activated Carbon Proposed respondents, other
Act of 1990, and may also result in the
Components Thereof, DN 3351; the interested parties, and members of the
inability to confirm the accuracy of
Commission is soliciting comments on public are invited to file comments, not
ONRR’s accounts receivables which are
any public interest issues raised by the to exceed five (5) pages in length,
based on the accurate reporting of forms
complaint or complainant’s filing inclusive of attachments, on any public
ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4430. ONRR
pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of interest issues raised by the complaint
protects the proprietary information
Practice and Procedure. or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
received and does not collect items of a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
address whether issuance of the relief
sensitive nature.
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, specifically requested by the
Title of Collections: Accounts complainant in this investigation would
Receivable Confirmations. U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC affect the public health and welfare in
OMB Control Number: 1012–0001. 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The the United States, competitive
public version of the complaint can be conditions in the United States
Form(s) Number: None.
accessed on the Commission’s economy, the production of like or
Type of Review: Extension of a directly competitive articles in the
currently approved collection. Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, United States, or United States
Respondent/Affected Public: and will be available for inspection consumers.
Businesses. In particular, the Commission is
during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
interested in comments that:
Total Estimated Number of Annual to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the (i) Explain how the articles
Respondents: 24 randomly-selected Secretary, U.S. International Trade potentially subject to the requested
mineral payors from Federal and Indian Commission, 500 E Street SW, remedial orders are used in the United
lands and the OCS. Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) States;
Total Estimated Number of Annual 205–2000. (ii) identify any public health, safety,
Responses: 24. General information concerning the or welfare concerns in the United States
Commission may also be obtained by relating to the requested remedial
Estimated Completion Time per accessing its internet server at United
Response: We estimate that each orders;
States International Trade Commission (iii) identify like or directly
response will take 15 minutes for payors (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
to complete. competitive articles that complainant,
public record for this investigation may its licensees, or third parties make in the
Total Estimated Number of Annual be viewed on the Commission’s United States which could replace the
Burden Hours: 6 hours. Electronic Document Information subject articles if they were to be
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. excluded;
Hearing-impaired persons are advised (iv) indicate whether complainant,
Frequency of Collection: Annual. that information on this matter can be complainant’s licensees, and/or third
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour obtained by contacting the party suppliers have the capacity to
Burden Cost: We have identified no Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
replace the volume of articles
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden associated with 205–1810. potentially subject to the requested
this collection of information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The exclusion order and/or a cease and
An agency may not conduct or Commission has received a complaint desist order within a commercially
sponsor and a person is not required to and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) reasonable time; and
respond to a collection of information of the Commission’s Rules of Practice (v) explain how the requested
unless it displays a currently valid OMB and Procedure filed on behalf of remedial orders would impact United
control number. Ingevity Corp and Ingevity South States consumers.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 17, 2018. | |
| Contact | For questions on technical issues, contact Mr. Hans Meingast, Financial Services, ONRR, at (303) 231-3382, or email to [email protected] For other questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar at (303) 231-3418, or email to [email protected] You may also contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies (free of charge) of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated form(s), and (3) the regulations that require the subject collection of information. You may also review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. | |
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