[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 185-186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-121]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Chapter II


Workshops on The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and 
Fairness Act of 1996 (RSFA)

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), Royalty Management 
Program, is implementing the requirements of the Federal Oil and Gas 
Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996. The purpose of this 
notice is to inform the public of a public workshop session on 
assessing for chronic erroneous reporting.

DATES: The workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 1998, from 2 
p.m. until 4 p.m., Mountain time.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Embassy Suites Denver 
Southeast, 7525 East Hampden Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80231, telephone 
(303) 696-6644. Mail comments 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__G[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and 
Publications Staff, telephone (303) 231-3432; Fax (303) 231-3385; e-
mail: David__G[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President Clinton signed the Federal Oil and 
Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act (RSFA) on August 13, 1996, 
to improve the management of royalties from Federal oil and gas leases. 
This is the first major legislation affecting royalty management since 
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA) was 
passed in January 1983.
    In our Federal Register Notice dated October 30, 1996 (61 FR 
55941), MMS listed key issues involved in implementing RSFA. This 
workshop will focus on assessing for chronic erroneous reporting and 
will follow and

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be held at the same location as the appeals workshop.
    In order to accomplish a broad based fact finding on how the 
requirements of RSFA affect our customers and stakeholders, comments 
from the public are encouraged. In addition to attendance at this 
meeting, comments can be made in writing and sent directly to MMS using 
instructions in the ADDRESSES part of this notice.

    Dated: December 29, 1997.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 98-121 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am]
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