[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8198]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 3900

[WO-3201310-PP-OSHL]
RIN 1004-AD90


Commercial Oil Shale Leasing Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening and extending 
by 30 days, the public comment period for the Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) published in the Federal Register on August 
25, 2006 (71 FR 50378). The ANPR requested comments and suggestions to 
assist in the writing of a proposed rule to establish a commercial 
leasing program for oil shale. In order to provide the public with 
additional time to prepare and submit comments, the BLM is extending 
the comment period 30 days from the original comment period closing 
date of September 25, 2006. The comment period is extended to October 
25, 2006.

DATES: We will accept comments and suggestions on the ANPR until 
October 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Commenters may mail written comments to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Administrative Record, Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20240; or hand-deliver written comments to the Bureau of 
Land Management, Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. E-mail: [email protected]. (Include 
``Attn: 1004-AD90'')

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the substance of 
the Advance Notice, please contact Ted Murphy at (202) 452-0350. For 
information on procedural matters, please contact Kelly Odom at (202) 
452-5028. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339, to contact the above individuals during business hours. FIRS 
is available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM published the ANPR on August 25, 
2006 (71 FR 50378), and provided a 30-day comment period that will end 
on September 25, 2006. We are extending the comment period on the ANPR 
until October 25, 2006. The comment period is being extended in order 
to provide additional time for the public to prepare and submit 
comments on the commercial oil shale leasing program that the BLM is 
developing.
    As stated in the August 25, 2006, ANPR, the BLM is particularly 
interested in receiving comments on the following questions relating to 
regulations it is developing for an oil shale commercial leasing 
program:
    1. What should be the royalty rate and point of royalty 
determination?
    2. Should the regulations establish a process for bid adequacy 
evaluation, i.e., Fair Market Value determination, or should the 
regulations establish a minimum acceptable lease bonus bid?
    3. How should diligent development be determined?
    4. What should be the minimum production requirement?
    5. Should there be provisions for small tract leasing?
    The BLM is also interested in receiving any other comments 
regarding content and structure of the oil shale leasing program.

    Dated: September 19, 2006.
Chad Calvert,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 06-8198 Filed 9-25-06; 8:45 am]
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