[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 33780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14276]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0003]


Assessments for Mismatched Payments or Inadequate Payment 
Information for Geothermal, Solid Minerals, and Indian Oil and Gas 
Leases

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Regulations for geothermal, solid minerals, and Indian oil and 
gas leases authorize the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) to 
assess payors for failure to submit payments of the same amount as the 
royalty or bill document, or to provide adequate information. The 
amount assessed for each mismatched or inadequately identified payment 
will be $214.00, effective on the date stated below.

DATES: Effective Date: July 11, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Knueven, Financial Management 
(FM), ONRR; telephone (303) 231-3316; e-mail [email protected]; or 
Joseph Muniz, FM, ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3103; e-mail 
[email protected]. Fax: (303) 231-3711. Mailing address: Department 
of the Interior, Office of Natural Resources Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, 
MS 61211B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 26, 2008, ONRR (formerly Minerals 
Management Service's Minerals Revenue Management) published a final 
rule titled ``Reporting Amendments'' (73 FR 15885), with effective date 
April 25, 2008. This rule revised 30 CFR 1218.41 to comply with the 
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996. 
The regulations authorize ONRR to assess payors for failure to submit 
payments of the same amount as the royalty or bill document, or to 
provide adequate information. Section 1218.41(f) requires ONRR to 
publish the assessment amount and the effective date in the Federal 
Register.
    The ONRR bases the amount of the assessment on ONRR's cost 
experience with improper payment and identification. The assessment 
allows ONRR to recover the associated costs and provides industry with 
incentives to improve the efficiency of payment processing.

    Dated: May 31, 2011.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2011-14276 Filed 6-8-11; 8:45 am]
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