[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13431-13432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5591]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0012]


Major Portion Prices and Due Date for Additional Royalty Payments 
on Indian Gas Production in Designated Areas Not Associated With an 
Index Zone

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of major portion prices for calendar year 2009.

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SUMMARY: Final regulations for valuing gas produced from Indian leases, 
published August 10, 1999, require the Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue (ONRR) to determine major portion prices and notify industry by 
publishing the prices in the Federal Register. The regulations also 
require ONRR to publish a due date for industry to pay additional 
royalties based on the major portion prices. This notice provides major 
portion prices for the 12 months of calendar year 2009.

DATES: The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major 
portion prices is May 10, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Barder, Manager, Team B, Western 
Audit and Compliance, ONRR; telephone (303) 231-3702; fax number (303) 
231-3744; e-mail [email protected]; or Mike Curry, Team B, Western 
Audit and Compliance, ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3741; fax (303) 231-
3744; e-mail [email protected]. Mailing address: Office of Natural 
Resources Revenue, Western Audit and Compliance Management, Team B, 
P.O. Box 25165, MS 62220B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 1999, Minerals Management 
Service (now Office of Natural Resources Revenue) published a final 
rule titled ``Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian 
Leases'' (64 FR 43506). The gas valuation regulations apply to all gas 
production from Indian (tribal or allotted) oil and gas leases, except 
leases on the Osage Indian Reservation.
    The regulations require ONRR to publish major portion prices for 
each designated area not associated with an index zone for each 
production month, beginning January 2000, and a due date for additional 
royalty payments. See 30 CFR 1206.174(a)(4)(ii) (2010). (Note that ONRR 
regulations were moved from 30 CFR, chapter II, to 30 CFR, chapter XII 
(75 FR 61051), effective October 1, 2010.)
    If additional royalties are due based on a published major portion 
price, the lessee must submit an amended Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales 
and Royalty Remittance, to ONRR by the due date. If you do not pay the 
additional royalties by the due date, ONRR will bill you late payment 
interest under 30 CFR 1218.54. The interest will accrue from the due 
date until ONRR receives your payment and an amended Form MMS-2014. The 
table below lists the major portion prices for all designated areas not 
associated with an index zone. The due date is 60 days after the 
publication date of this notice.

            Gas Major Portion Prices ($/MMBtu) for Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index Zone
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                      ONRR-designated areas                        Jan 2009    Feb 2009    Mar 2009    Apr 2009
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Blackfeet Reservation...........................................        3.57        3.53        2.70        2.41
Fort Belknap....................................................        5.93        5.58        5.41        5.45
Fort Berthold...................................................        4.94        3.88        2.94        2.77
Fort Peck Reservation...........................................        5.96        4.83        4.23        3.93
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation................        4.93        3.32        2.78        2.77
Rocky Boys Reservation..........................................        4.25        2.81        2.32        2.02
Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation...........        3.96        2.69        2.21        2.11
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                                                                   May 2009    Jun 2009    Jul 2009    Aug 2009
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Blackfeet Reservation...........................................        2.88        2.49        2.39        2.24

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Fort Belknap....................................................        5.35        5.28        5.38        5.39
Fort Berthold...................................................        2.98        2.96        2.66        2.83
Fort Peck Reservation...........................................        3.99        4.22        3.98        4.56
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation................        2.78        2.80        3.15        3.39
Rocky Boys Reservation..........................................        2.15        1.96        1.82        1.61
Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation...........        2.19        2.27        2.43        2.69
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                                                                   Sep 2009    Oct 2009    Nov 2009    Dec 2009
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Blackfeet Reservation...........................................        2.26        3.81        3.16        4.93
Fort Belknap....................................................        4.54        4.95        5.08        5.42
Fort Berthold...................................................        2.68        4.20        4.13        4.68
Fort Peck Reservation...........................................        4.17        5.98        6.49        6.22
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation................        2.79        3.93        4.41        4.89
Rocky Boys Reservation..........................................        1.96        2.95        2.84        3.90
Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray Reservation...........        2.18        3.22        3.95        3.97
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    For information on how to report additional royalties due to major 
portion prices, please refer to our Dear Payor letter dated December 1, 
1999, on the ONRR Web site at http://www.onrr.gov/FM/PDFDocs/991201.pdf.

    Dated: March 7, 2011.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2011-5591 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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