[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 165 (Monday, August 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50052-50053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19649]


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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 September 18, 2008, 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); a status report on the 
Department of Interior's implementation of recommendations from the RPC 
Subcommittee on Royalty Management; and a presentation on the Royalty 
in Kind (RIK) Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report. The agenda also includes 
a briefing on a recent Office of Inspector General Evaluation of the 
RIK oil sales process; an update on the MRM Compliance Program; status 
reports on the rulemakings for Indian Oil Valuation and Advanced 
Royalty for Coal; and updates from the Oil and Gas Valuation, Oil and 
Gas Royalty Reporting, and RIK 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, September 18, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Mountain Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 
360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, Colorado,

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telephone number 303-987-2000 or 1-800-325-3535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Dan, Minerals Revenue Management, 
Minerals Management Service; PO 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 reviews and comments on revenue management and other 
mineral-related policies and provides 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 are 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. Please submit copies of these written 
statements to Ms. Dan by September 9, 2008. 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 MMS 
will post the minutes 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: August 20, 2008.
Richard J. Adamski,
Acting Associate Director, Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. E8-19649 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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