[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19501-19502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7401]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Notice and Agenda for Meeting of the Royalty Policy Committee

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Agenda items for the second meeting of the newly chartered 
Royalty Policy Committee (RPC) will include remarks from the Director, 
MMS, and the Associate Director, Minerals Revenue Management (MRM), 
MMS, as well as updates from the following subcommittees: Geothermal; 
Coal; Federal Oil and Gas Valuation; Oil and Gas Royalty Reporting; and 
Indian Valuation.
    The RPC will also hear special reports on the status of the Open 
and Non-Discriminatory Access proposed rule and an update on energy 
legislation from MMS. The Bureau of Land Management will update the RPC 
on exploration, development, and access activities occurring on public 
lands, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs will brief the RPC on the 
Indian Energy Resource Development Office.
    The RPC membership includes representatives from states, Indian 
tribes and individual Indian mineral owner organizations, minerals 
industry associations, the general public, and other Federal 
departments.

DATES: Thursday, May 26, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., central time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 
500 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, telephone number 1-888-627-
7033.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Fields, Minerals Revenue 
Management, Minerals Management Service, PO Box 25165, MS 300B2, 
Denver, Colorado, 80225-0165, telephone number (303) 231-3102, fax 
number (303) 231-3780, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RPC provides advice to the Secretary and 
top Department officials on minerals policy, operational issues, and 
the performance of discretionary functions under the laws governing the 
Department's management of Federal and Indian mineral leases and 
revenues. The RPC will review and comment on revenue management and 
other mineral-related policies and provide a forum to convey views 
representative of mineral lessees, operators, revenue payors, revenue 
recipients, governmental agencies, and the interested public.
    The location and dates of future meetings will be published in the

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Federal Register and posted on our Internet site at http://www.mms.gov/mmab/RoyaltyPolicyCommittee/rpc_homepage.htm. Meetings will be open to 
the public without registration in advance on a space-available basis. 
The public may make statements during the meetings, to the extent time 
permits, and file written statements with the RPC for its 
consideration. Copies of these written statements should be submitted 
to Mr. Fields. Within 2 weeks following the conclusion of each meeting, 
the minutes will be posted on our Internet site, and will be available 
for public inspection and copying at our offices located in Building 
85, Room A-614, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225.
    These meetings are conducted under the authority of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 1) and the 
Office of Management and Budget (Circular No. A-63, revised).

    Dated: April 7, 2005.
Cathy J. Hamilton,
Acting Associate Director, Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 05-7401 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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