[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26355]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 210 and 218

RIN 1010-AC38


Designation of Payor Recordkeeping

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Interim final rulemaking; notice of extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) hereby gives notice that 
it is extending the public comment period on an Interim final 
rulemaking and information collection, which was published in the 
Federal Register on August 5, 1997, (62 FR 42062). In response to 
requests for additional time, MMS will extend the comment period from 
October 6, 1997, to November 6, 1997.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and 
Publications Staff, Royalty Management Program, Minerals Management 
Service, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165; courier 
delivery to Building 85, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225; 
or
e-Mail David__Guzy.mms.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and 
Publications Staff, Royalty Management Program, Minerals Management 
Service, telephone (303) 231-3432, Fax (303) 231-3385, e-Mail 
David__G[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS received requests to extend the comment 
period in order to provide commenters with adequate time to provide 
detailed comments to MMS. After this comment period closes, MMS will 
submit an information collection request to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to extend the authority to use the information 
collection in this Interim Final Rule, titled Designation of Royalty 
Payment Responsibility (OMB Control Number 1010-0107, expiration date 
January 31, 1998). We will publish a Federal Register notice and 
respond to any comments received and we will again invite comment on 
our request to OMB to extend this information collection.

    Dated: September 29, 1997.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 97-26355 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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