[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 70282-70283] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-32558] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget Review, Comment Request AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection requests. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), we are notifying you that an information collection request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. We are also soliciting your comments on the ICR describing the information collection, its expected costs and burdens, and how the data will be collected. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 18, 2000. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Office of Information and [[Page 70283]] Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Interior Department (OMB Control Number 1010-0063), 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503. You should also send copies of these comments to us. Our mailing address for written comments regarding this information collection is David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff, Minerals Management Service, Royalty Management Program, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado 80225. Courier or overnight delivery address is Building 85, Room A-613, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225. Email address is RMP.[email protected]. Public Comment Procedure Your comments and copies of your comments may be submitted to the addresses listed above. Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include Attn: Production Accounting and Auditing System Reports on Solid Minerals, OMB Control Number 1010-0063, Forms MMS- 4050, MMS-4051-S, MMS-4059 and MMS-4060, and your name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact David S. Guzy directly at (303) 231-3432. We will post public comments after the comment period closes on the Internet at http://www.rmp.mms.gov. You may arrange to view paper copies of the comments by contacting David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff, telephone (303) 231-3432, FAX (303) 231-3385. Our practice is to make comments, including names and addresses of respondents, available for public review on the Internet and during regular business hours at our offices in Lakewood, Colorado. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the rulemaking record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the rulemaking record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis C. Jones, Rules and Publications Staff, phone (303) 231-3046, FAX (303) 231-3385, email Dennis.C.J[email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Production Accounting and Auditing System Reports on Solid Minerals. OMB Control Number: 1010-0063. Abstract: The Secretary of the Interior is responsible for collecting royalties from leases producing minerals from leased Federal and Indian lands. The Secretary is required by various laws to manage the production of mineral resources on Indian lands and Federal onshore and offshore leases, to collect the royalties due, and to distribute the funds in accordance with those laws; we perform these royalty management functions for the Secretary. Respondents/Affected Entities: Operators of solid mineral leases. Frequency of Response: Monthly, quarterly, annually. Estimated Number of Respondents: 170. Estimated Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: 2,763 hours. Comments Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * 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. Send your comments directly to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments by January 18, 2000. MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach, (202) 208-7744. Dated: December 9, 1999. Lawrence E. Cobb, Acting Associate Director for Royalty Management. [FR Doc. 99-32558 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P