[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25515]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 206

RIN 1010-AC09


Workshops on Proposed Rule--Establishing Oil Value for Royalty 
Due on Federal Leases

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of workshops.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has reopened the public 
comment period under a proposed rule published in the Federal Register 
on January 24, 1997 (62 FR 3742), amending the royalty valuation 
regulations for crude oil produced from Federal leases. In the July 3, 
1997, Federal Register (62 FR 36030), we published a supplementary 
notice of proposed rulemaking. We received a variety of comments on the 
proposed and supplementary proposed rules. In the September 22, 1997, 
Federal Register, we published a summary of these comments, outlined 
alternatives for proceeding with further rulemaking, and requested 
public comment on those or other suggested alternatives. Comments on 
the notice reopening the comment period must be submitted to MMS by 
October 22, 1997.
    MMS will hold three workshops to discuss alternatives for 
proceeding with the rulemaking. The sole purpose of these workshops is 
to obtain comments on the alternatives described in the September 22, 
1997, Federal Register notice, or any new alternatives or modifications 
to the proposed alternatives for MMS's consideration. We are not 
requesting comments on the original proposed rule or the supplemental 
proposed rule, nor on the summary of comments outlined in the September 
22, 1997, Federal Register notice. Interested parties are invited to 
attend and participate in these workshops.

DATES: The workshops will be held as follows:
    Workshop 1: Lakewood, Colorado, on September 30, 1997, and October 
1, 1997, beginning at 9 a.m. each day and ending at 5 p.m. on September 
30, 1997, and ending at 3 p.m. on October 1, 1997, Mountain time.
    Workshop 2: Houston, Texas, on October 7 and 8, 1997, beginning at 
9 a.m. each day and ending at 5 p.m. on October 7, 1997, and 3 p.m. on 
October 8, 1997, Central time.
    Workshop 3: Houston, Texas, on October 14, 1997, beginning at 9 
a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Central time.

ADDRESSES: Workshop 1 will be held at the Golden Hill Office Complex, 
12600 West Colfax Avenue, Suite C-300, Lakewood, Colorado 80225-0165; 
telephone (303) 275-7200. Workshops 2 and 3 will be held in the Houston 
Compliance Division Office, Minerals Management Service, 4141 North Sam 
Houston Parkway East, Houston, Texas 77032; telephone (281) 987-6802.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and 
Publications Staff, Royalty Management Program, Minerals Management 
Service, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165; 
telephone (303) 231-3432; fax number (303) 231-3385; e-Mail 
David__G[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS has invited two representatives each 
from five industry trade associations and from five States to 
participate in a round table discussion of the alternatives at 
Workshops 1 and 2. These two workshops will be open to the public to 
observe the discussions. We ask for the cooperation of States and 
industry trade associations in limiting the people in attendance so 
that we may assure a productive dialogue of the alternatives among the 
round table participants. Workshop 3 will be open to the public without 
advance registration. We encourage a workshop atmosphere; members of 
the public are encouraged to participate in a discussion of the 
alternatives. For building security measures, each person may be 
required to present a picture identification to gain entry to the 
meeting.

    Dated: September 22, 1997.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 97-25515 Filed 9-25-97; 8:45 am]
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