[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 145 (Monday, July 28, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17247]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 219

[Docket ID: MMS-2007-OMM-0067]
RIN 1010-AD46


Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses--
Oil and Gas, Offshore

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for a proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service hereby gives notice that it is 
extending the public comment period on a proposed rule, which was 
published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2008, with public comments 
due by July 28, 2008. The proposed rule would amend the regulations on 
distribution and disbursement of royalties, rentals, and bonuses to 
include the allocation and disbursement of revenues from certain leases 
on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf in accordance with the 
provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. (73 FR 
30331, May 27, 2008).

DATES: Written comments must be received by the extended due date of 
August 11, 2008. The MMS may not fully consider comments received after 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the rulemaking by any of the 
following methods. Please use the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 
1010-AD46 as an identifier in your message. See also Public 
Availability of Comments under Procedural Matters.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Under the tab ``More Search Options,'' click Advanced Docket Search, 
then select ``Minerals Management Service'' from the agency drop-down 
menu, then click ``submit.'' In the Docket ID column, select MMS-2007-
OMM-0067 to submit public comments and to view supporting and related 
materials available for this rulemaking. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket after the close of the 
comment period, is available through the site's ``User Tips'' link. The 
MMS will post all comments to the docket.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Attention: Regulations and 
Standards Branch (RSB); 381 Elden Street, MS-4024, Herndon, Virginia 
20170-4817. Please reference ``Allocation and Disbursement of 
Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses--Oil and Gas, Offshore, 1010-AD46'' in 
your comments and include your name and return address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marshall Rose, Chief, Economics 
Division, Offshore Energy and Minerals Management at (703) 787-1538.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS has extended the deadline by two weeks 
for submitting comments on the proposed rule in order to give the 
public additional time to comment on its many new provisions.

    Dated: July 23, 2008.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Minerals Management Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-17247 Filed 7-25-08; 8:45 am]
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