[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33570-33572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13020]


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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.

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ACTION: Notice of extension of a currently approved information 
collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0064).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.), we are notifying you that we have submitted an information 
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
to request an extension of OMB's approval for a currently approved 
information collection. We are also soliciting your comments on this 
ICR which describes the information collection, its expected costs and 
burden, and how the data will be collected.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 23, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior (OMB Control Number 1010-0064), 725 17th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Copies of these comments should also 
be sent to David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff, Minerals 
Management Service, Royalty Management Program, P.O. Box 25165, MS 
3021, Denver, Colorado 80225. Courier address is Building 85, Room A-
613, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225. Email address is 
[email protected].

Public Comment Procedure

    Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use 
of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include 
Attn: Payor Information Form--Solid Minerals, Form MMS-4030, OMB 
Control Number 1010-0064, 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 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  
    Title: Payor Information Form--Solid Minerals.
    Bureau Form Number: Form MMS-4030.
    OMB Control Number: 1010-0064.
    Abstract: The Department of the Interior is responsible for matters 
relevant to mineral resource development on Federal and Indian Lands 
and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary of the Interior is 
responsible for managing the production of minerals from Federal and 
Indian Lands and the OCS; for collecting royalties from lessees who 
produce minerals; and for distributing the funds collected in 
accordance with applicable laws. MMS performs the royalty management 
functions for the Secretary.
    MMS' Royalty Management Program is proposing to continue the use of 
Form MMS-4030 to be used by royalty payors on Federal or Indian mineral 
leases. The information on Form MMS-4030 is used to establish a 
database of new payors/leases, lease-level (rent, advance and minimum 
royalty) obligations, other royalty/lease data, and to change existing 
royalty/lease data.
    The PRA provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. A 60-day 
Federal Register notice soliciting comments on this collection of 
information was published on December 8, 1999 (64 FR 68700). No 
comments were received.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Royalty payors.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annually.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130 payors.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: 173 
burden hours. Refer to the following chart:

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                                                                                                        Total
                                     Reporting and                                                      annual
           Citations                 recordkeeping          Frequency         Number       Burden       burden
                                     requirements                                                       hours
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30 CFR 210.201................  Complete and submit     Annual...........          130       1 hour    130 hours
                                 Form MMS-4030.
30 CFR 212.50.................  Maintain records for 6  Annual...........          130   .333 hours     43 hours
                                 years.
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    Total.....................    ....................    ...............          130                       173
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    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' 
Burden: We have identified no cost burdens for this collection.
    Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA 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 June 23, 2000.

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    MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach 
(202) 208-7744 .

    Dated: April 24, 2000.
R. Dale Fazio,
Acting Associate Director for Royalty Management.
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