[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 30, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 30CFR203.56] [Page 20-21] TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR PART 203--RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES--Table of Contents Subpart B--OCS Oil, Gas, and Sulfur General Sec. 203.56 Does relief transfer when a lease is assigned? Yes. Royalty relief is based on the lease circumstances, not ownership. It transfers upon lease assignment. [[Page 21]] Royalty Relief For Deep Water Expansion Projects And Pre-Act Deep Water Leases