[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 20362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7718]


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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: This notice announces the May 10 meeting of the Royalty Policy 
Committee (RPC). Agenda items for the meeting of the RPC will include 
remarks from the Director, MMS, and the Associate Director, Minerals 
Revenue Management (MRM), as well as presentations on the MRM Financial 
Management, Audit and Compliance, and Enforcement Programs. Updates 
will be provided by the Federal Oil and Gas Valuation, Oil and Gas 
Royalty Reporting, Coal, Indian Oil Valuation, and Royalty Management 
subcommittees. The RPC membership includes representation from states, 
Indian Tribes, various mineral interests, the public-at-large (with 
knowledge and interest in royalty issues), and other Federal 
departments.

DATES: Thursday, May 10, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain 
Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Denver West, 360 
Union Boulevard, Lakewood, Colorado, telephone number 303-987-2000 or 
1-800-325-3535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Dan, Minerals Revenue Management, 
Minerals Management Service; P.O. Box 25165, MS 300B2, Denver, Colorado 
80225-0165; telephone number (303) 231-3392, 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 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 advanced registration 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 Ms. Dan by May 1, 2007. Transcripts of this meeting will be 
available for public inspection and copying at our offices in Building 
85 on the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood, Colorado. The minutes will 
also be posted on our Internet site.
    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 5, 2007.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director, Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. E7-7718 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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