[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 69 (Monday, April 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18536-18545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8196]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS-2010-MRM-0004]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection,
Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved information
collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0120).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The title of this information collection request (ICR) is
``30 CFR Parts 202, 206, 210, 212, 217, and 218, Solid Minerals and
Geothermal Collections.''
DATES: Submit written comments on or before June 11, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this ICR to MMS by any of the
following methods. Please use ``ICR 1010-0120'' as an identifier in
your comment.
Electronically go to http://www.regulations.gov. In the
entry titled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter MMS-2010-MRM-0004, and then
click search. Follow the instructions to submit public comments. The
MMS will post all comments.
Mail comments to Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist,
Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue Management, P.O. Box
25165, MS 61013B, Denver, Colorado 80225. Please reference ICR 1010-
0120 in your comments.
Hand-carry comments or use an overnight courier service.
Our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal Center,
West 6th Ave., and Kipling St., Denver, Colorado 80225. Please
reference ICR 1010-0120 in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues,
contact Glenn W. Kepler, Sr., Solid Minerals and Geothermal (SM&G),
Minerals Revenue Management (MRM), MMS, telephone (303) 231-3346, or e-
mail [email protected]. For other comments or questions, contact
Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist, Project Management Office--
Regulations, MRM, MMS, telephone (303) 231-3221, or e-mail
[email protected]. You may contact Mr. Southall to obtain copies,
at no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated forms, and (3) the
regulations that require the subject information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Parts 202, 206, 210, 212, 217, and 218, Solid
Minerals and Geothermal Collections.
OMB Control Number: 1010-0120.
Bureau Form Numbers: Forms MMS-4430, MMS-4292, and MMS-4293.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is
responsible for collecting royalties from lessees who produce minerals
from leased Federal and Indian lands. The Secretary is required by
various laws to manage mineral resources production on Federal and
Indian lands, collect the royalties due, and distribute the funds in
accordance with those laws. The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands and seek advice and information
from Indian beneficiaries. The MMS performs the royalty management
functions and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department's
trust responsibility for Indian lands.
Public laws pertaining to mineral leases on Federal and Indian
lands are posted at http://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/PublicLawsAMR.htm.
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 (royalty)
of the value received from production from the leased lands. The lease
creates a business relationship between the lessor and the lessee. The
lessee is required to report various kinds of information to the lessor
relative to the disposition of the leased minerals. The information
collected includes data necessary to assure that royalties are
accurately valued and appropriately paid.
The MMS, acting for the Secretary, uses all of the collected
information to support the Minerals Revenue
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Management Audit and Compliance Management (ACM) and Financial
Management (FM) processes, and to assure that royalties reported and
paid are based upon correct product valuation and allocated to the
proper leases. The MMS also uses the collected information, as do other
Federal Government, State, and tribal entities, for audit purposes and
to evaluate the reasonableness of product valuation, production and
sales allocation, or coal washing and/or transportation allowance
claim(s) that lessees submit. Specifically, MMS provides the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) access to
this information, which they use to conduct production verification,
ensure lease diligence, and monitor plant efficiencies and inventories
for maximum recovery, and secondary products. The MMS's determination
of the appropriate product value, production and sales allocations, and
coal washing and/or transportation allowance(s) taken directly affects
the royalties due. Failure to collect such data would prevent the
Secretary from accomplishing statutory and trust responsibilities.
Form MMS-4430, Solid Minerals Production and Royalty
Report--Producers of coal and other solid minerals from Federal and
Indian leases electronically file this form monthly. The SM&G uses this
report as the primary accounts receivable document for all solid
minerals royalties. The producers report the data, on a mine-level
basis, which contains basic lease-level production volume, valuation,
and sales information. The SM&G analyzes this production and royalty
information to assure compliance of all payments with lease terms,
regulations, and MMS policies including but not limited to product
valuation, production and sales allocation, and coal washing and/or
transportation allowance(s) calculation.
Contracts and Contract Amendments--Coal and metal
producers submit sales contracts, agreements, and contract amendments
semi-annually. Sodium, potassium, phosphate, and other solid mineral
producers, with leases containing ad valorem royalty terms, submit the
required documents only if specifically requested by MMS.
Sales Summaries--The SM&G compares sales summary
information from purchasers to production, and royalty information
submitted on Form MMS-4430 and facility data submissions.
Facility Data--Operators of wash plants and of refining,
ore concentration, or other processing facilities for any coal, sodium,
potassium, metals, or other solid minerals submit facility data
information for months in which they process or carry an inventory. The
SM&G uses this facility information in its compliance process.
Additional Documents or Evidence--The MMS requests
detailed statements, documents, or other evidence, i.e. spot sale
invoices, weigh tickets, laboratory quality reports, transportation
contracts, and service contracts, supporting our ACM responsibilities
under Federal and Indian lease terms. The information might further
define a cost or verify a claim made by the producer.
Form MMS-4292--Coal Washing Allowance Report and Form MMS-4293--
Coal Transportation Allowance Report--This ICR also provides for the
collection of coal washing and transportation allowance information for
Indian leases. The information collected is essential for the royalty
valuation process.
The MMS developed Forms MMS-4292, Coal Washing Allowance Report,
and MMS-4293, Coal Transportation Allowance Report, for industry to
complete when reporting or requesting a washing or transportation
allowance.
Geothermal Resources--This ICR also provides for the collection of
information on the current royalty valuation methods for geothermal
resources, which are grouped by usage (electrical generation, direct
use, and by-product recovery), and by disposition of the resources
(arm's-length [unaffiliated] contract sales, non-arm's-length contract
sales, and no contract sales) within each usage group. The MMS relies
on data that payors report on Form MMS-2014 (ICR 1010-0139) for the
majority of our business processes including geothermal information.
OMB Approval
The information we collect under this ICR is essential for the
royalty valuation process. Not collecting this information would limit
the Secretary's ability to discharge fiduciary duties and may also
result in the inability to confirm the accurate royalty value.
Proprietary information submitted to MMS under this collection is
protected. No items of a sensitive nature are collected. Responses are
mandatory for Form MMS-4430. A response is required to obtain benefits
for Forms MMS-4292 and MMS-4293.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annually, monthly.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 144 reporters.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 3,670
hours.
We have not included in our estimates certain requirements
performed in the normal course of business and considered usual and
customary. The following chart shows the estimated burden hours by CFR
section and paragraph:
Respondents' Estimated Annual Burden Hours
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Average No.
Citation 30 CFR Reporting and recordkeeping Hour burden annual Annual burden
requirement responses hours
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Part 202--Royalties
Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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202.351(b)(3)...................... Pay royalties on used, Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
sold, or otherwise finally 1010-0139.
disposed of byproducts.
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202.353(a), (b), (c), and (d)...... Report on Form MMS-2014, Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
royalties or direct use 1010-0139. See Sec. 210.52.
fee due for geothermal
resources, byproduct
quantity, and commercially
demineralized water
quantity.
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202.353(e)......................... Maintain quality AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
measurements for audits.
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Part 206--Product Valuation
Subpart F--Federal Coal
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206.253(c); 206.254; 206.257(d)(1). Maintain accurate records .4166 816 340
for Federal lease coal and
all data relevant to the
royalty value
determination. Report the
coal quantity information
on appropriate forms under
30 CFR part 210.
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206.257(b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4), Demonstrate and certify AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
(d)(2). your arm's-length contract
provisions including all
consideration paid by
buyer, directly or
indirectly, for coal
production. Provide
written information of
reported arm's-length coal
sales value and quantity
data.
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206.257(d)(3)...................... Submit a one-time 2 1 2
notification when first
reporting royalties on
Form MMS-4430 and for a
change in method.
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206.257(f)......................... Submit all available data 5 1 5
relevant to the value
determination proposal.
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206.257(i)......................... Write and sign contract 2 1 2
revisions or amendments by
all parties to an arm's-
length contract, and
retroactively apply
revisions or amendments to
royalty value for a period
not to exceed two years.
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206.259(a)(1), (a)(3).............. Demonstrate that your AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
contract is arm's-length.
Provide written
information justifying the
lessee's washing costs.
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206.259(a)(1)...................... Report actual washing .34 12 4
allowance on Form MMS-4430
for arm's-length sales.
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206.259(b)(1)...................... Report actual washing .75 48 36
allowance on Form MMS-4430
for non-arm's-length or no
contract sales.
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206.259(b)(2)(iv).................. Report washing allowance on 1 1 1
Form MMS-4430 after lessee
elects either method for a
wash plant.
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206.259(b)(2)(iv)(A)............... Report washing allowance on 1 1 1
Form MMS-4430 for
depreciation--use either
straight-line, or a unit
of production method.
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206.259(c)(1), (c)(2).............. Submit arm's-length and non- AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
arm's-length washing
contracts and related
documents to MMS.
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206.262(a)(1)...................... Report transportation .33 240 80
allowance on Form MMS-4430.
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206.262(a)(1), (a)(3).............. Demonstrate that your AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
contract is arm's-length.
Provide written
information justifying
your transportation costs
when MMS determines the
costs unreasonable.
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206.262(b)(1)...................... Report actual .75 24 18
transportation allowance
on Form MMS-4430 for non-
arm's-length or no
contract sales.
206.262(b)(2)(iv).................. Report transportation 1 1 1
allowance on Form MMS-4430
after lessee elects either
method for a
transportation system.
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206.262(b)(2)(iv)(A)............... Report transportation 1 1 1
allowance on Form MMS-4430
for depreciation--use
either straight-line, or a
unit of production method.
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206.262(b)(3)...................... Apply to MMS for exception 1 1 1
from the requirement of
computing actual costs.
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206.262(c)(1), (c)(2), (e)......... Submit all arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
transportation contracts,
production agreements,
operating agreements, and
related documents to MMS.
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206.264............................ Propose the value of coal 1 1 1
for royalty purposes to
MMS for an ad valorem
Federal coal lease.
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206.265............................ Notify MMS if, prior to 1 1 1
use, sale, or other
disposition, you enhanced
the value of coal.
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Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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206.301(b)......................... Certify values reported for AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
royalty purposes as bona
fide sales not involving
considerations other than
the sale of the mineral,
and required to supply
supporting information.
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206.352(b)(1)(ii).................. Determine the royalty on 1 1 1
produced geothermal
resources, used in your
power plant for generation
and sale of electricity,
for Class I leases, as
approved by MMS.
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206.353(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), (e)(4) Include a return on capital AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
you invested when the
purchase of real estate
for transmission
facilities is necessary.
Allowable operating and
maintenance expenses
include other directly
allocable and attributable
operating and maintenance
expenses that you can
document.
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206.353(g)......................... Request change to other 1 1 1
depreciation alternative
method with MMS approval.
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206.353(h)(1)...................... Use a straight-line 1 1 1
depreciation method, but
not below salvage value,
for equipment.
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206.353(m)(2)...................... Amend your prior estimated Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
Form MMS-2014 reports to 1010-0139.
reflect actual
transmission cost
deductions, and pay any
additional royalties due
plus interest.
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206.353(n)......................... Submit all arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
transmission contracts,
production and operating
agreements and related
documents, and other data
for calculating the
deduction.
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206.354(b)(1)(ii).................. Redetermine your generating 1 1 1
cost rate annually and
request MMS approval to
use a different deduction
period.
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206.354(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), (e)(4) Include a return on capital AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
you invested when the
purchase of real estate
for a power plant site is
necessary. Allowable
operating and maintenance
expenses include other
directly allocable and
attributable operating and
maintenance expenses that
you can document.
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206.354(g)......................... Request change to other 1 1 1
depreciation alternative
method with MMS approval.
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206.354(h)......................... Use a straight-line 1 1 1
depreciation method, but
not below the salvage
value, for equipment.
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206.354(m)(2)...................... Amend your prior estimated Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
Form MMS-2014 reports to 1010-0139.
reflect actual generating
cost deductions and pay
any additional royalties
due plus interest.
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206.354(n)......................... Submit all arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
power plant contracts,
production and operating
agreements and related
documents, and other data
for calculating the
deduction.
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206.356(a)(1)...................... Determine the royalty on 1 1 1
produced significant
geothermal resource
quantities, for Class I
leases, with the weighted
average of the arm's-
length gross proceeds used
to operate the same direct-
use facility.
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206.356(a)(2)...................... For Class I leases, the 48 2 96
efficiency factor of the
alternative energy source
will be 0.7 for coal and
0.8 for oil, natural gas,
and other fuels derived
from oil and natural gas,
or an efficiency factor
proposed by the lessee and
approved MMS.
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206.356(a)(3)...................... For Class I leases, a 1 1 1
royalty determined by any
other reasonable method
approved by MMS.
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206.356(b)(3)...................... Provide MMS data showing 1 1 1
the geothermal production
amount, in pounds or
gallons of geothermal
fluid, to input into the
fee schedule for Class III
leases.
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206.356(c)......................... The MMS will determine fees 1 1 1
on a case-by-case basis
for geothermal resources
other than hot water.
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206.357(b)(3)...................... Determine the royalty due 1 1 1
on byproducts by any other
reasonable valuation
method approved by MMS.
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206.358(d)......................... Use a discrete field on Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
Form MMS-2014 to notify 1010-0139.
MMS of a transportation
allowance.
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206.358(d)(2)...................... Submit arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
transportation contracts
for reviews and audits, if
MMS require.
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206.358(e)......................... Pay any additional AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
royalties due plus
interest, if you have
improperly determined a
byproduct transportation
allowance.
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206.359(a)(1), (a)(2), Provide written information AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), (e)(4). justifying your
transportation costs if
MMS require you to
determine the byproduct
transportation allowance.
Include a return on
capital if the purchase
was necessary. Allowable
operating and maintenance
expenses include any other
directly allocable and
attributable operating and
maintenance expenses that
you can document.
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206.359(g)......................... The lessee may not later 1 1 1
elect to change to the
other alternative without
MMS approval to compute
costs associated with
capital investment.
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206.359(h)(1)...................... You must use a straight- 1 1 1
line depreciation method
based on the life of
either equipment, or
geothermal project.
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206.359(l)(2)...................... You must amend your prior Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
Form MMS-2014 reports to 1010-0139.
reflect actual byproduct
transportation cost
deductions and pay any
additional royalties due
plus interest.
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206.360(a)(1), (a)(2), (b)......... Retain all data relevant to AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
the royalty value, or fee
you paid. Show how you
calculated, then submit
all data to MMS upon
request.
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206.361(a)(1)...................... The MMS may review and AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
audit your data and will
direct you to use a
different measure, if
royalty value, gross
proceeds, or fee is
inconsistent with subpart.
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206.361(a)(2)...................... Pay either royalties or Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
fees due plus interest if 1010-0139.
MMS directs you to use a
different royalty value,
measure of gross proceeds,
or fee.
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206.361(b), (c), (d)............... The MMS may require you to: AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
Increase the gross
proceeds to reflect any
additional consideration;
use another valuation
method; provide written
information justifying
your gross proceeds;
demonstrate that your
contract is arm's length;
and certify that the
provisions in your sales
contract include all of
the consideration the
buyer paid you.
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206.361(f)(2)...................... Write and sign contract 1 1 1
revisions or amendments by
all parties to the
contract.
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206.364(a)(1)...................... Request a value 3 20 60
determination from MMS in
writing.
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206.364(c)(2)...................... Make any adjustments in Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
royalty payments, if you 1010-0139.
owe additional royalties,
and pay the royalties owed
plus interest after the
Assistant Secretary issues
a determination.
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206.364(d)(2)...................... You may appeal an order Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
requiring you to pay 1010-0122.
royalty under the
determination.
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206.366............................ State, tribal, or local Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
government lessee must pay 1010-0139.
a nominal fee, if uses a
geothermal resource.
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Subpart J--Indian Coal
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206.456(b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4)...... Demonstrate that your AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
contract is arm's-length.
Provide written
information justifying the
reported coal value. And
certify that your arm's-
length contract provisions
include all direct or
indirect consideration
paid by buyer for the coal
production.
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206.456(d)(1); 206.452 (c); 206.453 Retain all data relevant to .42 48 20
the determination of
royalty value to which
individual Indian lease
coal should be allocated.
Report coal quantity
information on Form MMS-
4430, Solid Minerals
Production and Royalty
Report, as required under
30 CFR part 210.
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206.456(d)(2)...................... An Indian lessee will make AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
available arm's-length
sales and sales quantity
data for like-quality coal
sold, purchased, or
otherwise obtained from
the area when requested by
an authorized MMS or
Indian representative, or
the Inspector General of
the Department of the
Interior or other persons
authorized to receive such
information.
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206.456(d)(3)...................... Notify MMS by letter 1 1 1
identifying the valuation
method used and procedure
followed.
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206.456(f)......................... Propose a value 1 1 1
determination method to
MMS; submit all available
data relevant to method;
and use that method until
MMS decides.
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206.456(i)......................... Write and sign contract 1 1 1
revisions or amendments by
all parties to an arm's-
length contract.
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206.458(a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i), Deduct the reasonable 2 1 2
(c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i), actual coal washing
(c)(2)(iii). allowance costs incurred
under an arm's-length
contract, and allowance
based upon their
reasonable actual costs
under a non-arm's-length
or no contract, after
submitting a completed
page one of Form MMS-4292,
Coal Washing Allowance
Report, containing the
actual costs for the
previous reporting period,
within 3 months after the
end of the calendar year
after the initial and for
succeeding reporting
periods, and report
deduction on Form MMS-4430
for an arm's-length, or a
non-arm's-length, or no
contract.
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206.458(a)(3)...................... Provide written information AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
justifying your washing
costs when MMS determines
your washing value
unreasonable.
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206.458(b)(2)(iv).................. The lessee may not later 1 1 1
elect to change to the
other alternative without
MMS approval.
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206.458(b)(2)(iv)(A)............... Elect either a straight- 1 1 1
line depreciation method
based on the life of
equipment or reserves, or
a unit of production
method.
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206.458(c)(1)(iv), (c)(2)(vi)...... Submit arm's-length washing AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
contracts and all related
data used on Form MMS-4292.
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206.461(a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i), Submit a completed page one 2 1 2
(c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i), of Form MMS-4293, Coal
(c)(2)(iii). Transportation Allowance
Report, of reasonable,
actual transportation
allowance costs incurred
by the lessee for
transporting the coal
under an arm's-length
contract, in which you may
claim a transportation
allowance retroactively
for a period of not more
than 3 months prior to the
first day of the month
that you filed the form
with MMS, unless MMS
approves a longer period
upon a showing of good
cause by the lessee.
Submit also a completed
Form MMS-4293 based upon
the lessee's reasonable
actual costs under a non-
arm's-length or no
contract. (Emphasis
added.).
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206.461(a)(3)...................... Provide written information AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
justifying your
transportation costs when
MMS determines your
transportation value
unreasonable.
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206.461(b)(2)(iv).................. Submit completed Form MMS- 1 1 1
4293 after a lessee has
elected to use either
method for a
transportation system.
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206.461(b)(2)(iv)(A)............... Submit completed Form MMS- 1 1 1
4293 to compute
depreciation for election
to use either a straight-
line depreciation, or unit-
of-production method.
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206.461(b)(3)...................... Submit completed Form MMS- 1 1 1
4293 for exception from
the requirement of
computing actual costs.
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206.461(c)(1)(iv), (c)(2)(vi)...... Submit arm's-length AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
transportation contracts,
production and operating
agreements, and related
documents used on Form MMS-
4293.
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206.463............................ Propose the value of coal 1 1 1
for royalty purposes to
MMS for an ad valorem
Federal coal lease.
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206.464............................ Notify MMS if, prior to 1 1 1
use, sale, or other
disposition, you enhance
the value of coal.
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Part 210--Forms and Reports
Subpart E--Solid Minerals, General
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210.201(a)(1); 206.259(c)(1)(i), Submit a completed Form MMS- .75 1,668 1,251
(c)(2), (e)(2); 206.262(c)(1), 4430. Report washing and
(c)(2)(i), (e)(2); 206.458(c)(4), transportation allowances
(e)(2); 206.461(c)(4), (e)(2). as a separate line on Form
MMS-4430 for arm's-length,
non-arm's-length, or no
contract sales, unless MMS
approves a different
reporting procedure.
Submit also a corrected
Form MMS-4430 to reflect
actual costs, together
with any payment, in
accordance with
instructions provided by
MMS.
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210.202(a)(1), (c)(1).............. Submit sales summaries via .50 1,140 570
electronic mail where
possible for all coal and
other solid minerals
produced from Federal and
Indian leases and for any
remote storage site.
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210.203(a)......................... Submit sales contracts, 1 30 30
agreements, and contract
amendments for sale of all
coal and other solid
minerals produced from
Federal and Indian leases
with ad valorem royalty
terms.
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210.204(a)(1)...................... Submit facility data if you .25 360 90
operate a wash plant,
refining, ore
concentration, or other
processing facility for
any coal, sodium,
potassium, metals, or
other solid minerals
produced from Federal or
Indian leases with ad
valorem royalty terms.
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210.205(a), (b).................... Submit detailed statements, AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
documents, or other
evidence necessary to
verify compliance, as
requested.
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Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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210.351............................ Maintain geothermal records Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
on microfilm, microfiche, 1010-0139.
or other recorded media.
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210.352............................ Submit additional 1 1 1
geothermal information on
special forms or reports.
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210.353............................ Submit completed Form MMS- Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
2014 monthly once sales or 1010-0139.
utilization of geothermal
production occur.
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Part 212--Records and Forms Maintenance
Subpart E--Solid Minerals--General
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212.200(a)......................... Maintain all records .25 4,064 1,016
pertaining to Federal and
Indian solid minerals
leases for 6 years after
records are generated
unless the record holder
is notified, in writing.
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Subpart H--Geothermal Resources
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212.351(a)......................... Retain accurate and Hour burden covered under OMB Control Numbers
complete records for 1010-0139 (for Forms MMS-2014 and MMS-4054).
payments of royalties,
rentals, and other amounts
due of Federal geothermal
leases.
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212.351(b)......................... Maintain all records Hour burden covered under OMB Control Numbers
pertaining to Federal 1010-0139 (for Forms MMS-2014 and MMS-4054).
geothermal leases by a
lessee, operator, revenue
payor, or other person for
6 years.
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Part 217--Audits and Inspections
Subpart E--Coal
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217.200............................ Furnish, free of charge, AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
duplicate copies of audit
reports that express
opinions on such
compliance with Federal
lease terms.
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Subpart F--Other Solid Minerals
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217.250............................ Furnish, free of charge, AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
duplicate copies of annual
or other audits of your
books.
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Subpart G--Geothermal Resources
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217.300............................ The Secretary or his/her AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.
authorized representative,
will initiate and conduct
audits or reviews that
relate to compliance with
applicable regulations.
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Part 218--Collection of Royalties, Rentals, Bonuses, and Other Monies
Due the Federal Government and Credits and Incentives Due Lessees
Subpart B--Oil and Gas, General
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218.57(a)(2), (b)(3)(i)............ Person (``informant'') 1 1 1
should submit any
information he or she
believes would be valuable
to MMS in writing, in the
form of a letter and
notify the MMS Director
that he/she is claiming a
reward.
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Subpart E--Solid Minerals--General
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218.201(b); 206.457(b); 206.460(d). You must tender all .0055 1,368 8
payments under Sec.
218.51 except for Form MMS-
4430 payments, include
both your customer
identification and your
customer document
identification numbers on
your payment document, and
you shall be liable for
any additional royalties,
plus interest, if
improperly determined a
washing or transportation
allowance.
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218.203(a), (b).................... Recoup an overpayment on 1 1 1
Indian mineral leases
through a recoupment on
Form MMS-4430 against the
current month's royalties
and submit the tribe's
written permission to MMS.
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Subpart F--Geothermal Resources
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218.300............................ Submit all rental and Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
deferred bonus payments 1010-0139.
when due and pay in value
all royalties due
determined by MMS.
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218.301............................ The payor shall tender all Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
payments. 1010-0139.
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218.304............................ Pay the direct use fees in Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
addition to the annual 1010-0139.
rental due.
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218.305(a)......................... Pay advanced royalties, Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
under 43 CFR 3212.15(a)(1) 1010-0139.
to retain your lease, that
equal to the average
monthly royalty you paid
under 30 CFR part 206,
subpart H.
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218.306(a)(2)...................... You may receive a credit 4 1 4
against royalties if MMS
approves in advance your
contract.
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218.306(b)......................... Pay in money any royalty Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number
amount that is not offset 1010-0139.
by the credit allowed
under this section.
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Total Burden................................................................ 9,880 3,670
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Note: AUDIT PROCESS--The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit process is exempt from the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 because MMS staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-hour Cost''
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burden associated with
the 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.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA Section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency to ``* * * provide 60-day notice in
the Federal Register
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* * * 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 to be collected; 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 recordkeepers
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 you use to estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include, among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for collecting information;
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
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.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm.
Public Comment Policy: We will post all comments, including names
and addresses of respondents, at http://www.regulations.gov. Before
including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, be advised 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 from public view your personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208-7744.
Dated April 2, 2010.
Gregory J. Gould,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-8196 Filed 4-9-10; 8:45 am]
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