[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21549-21550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09326]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0012; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 178D0102R2]


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 (ONRR), Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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

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regulations also require ONRR to publish a due date for industry to pay 
additional royalties based on the major portion prices. Consistent with 
these requirements, this notice provides major portion prices for the 
12 months of calendar year 2015.

DATES: The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major 
portion prices is July 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Curry, Manager, Denver B, 
Western Audit & Compliance, ONRR, at (303) 231-3741, fax to (303) 231-
3455, or email to [email protected]; or John Davis, Denver B, Team 
3, Western Audit & Compliance, ONRR, at (303) 231-3433, fax to (303) 
231-3455, or email to [email protected]. Mailing address: Office of 
Natural Resources Revenue, Western Audit & Compliance, Denver B, P.O. 
Box 25165, MS 62520B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 1999, ONRR's predecessor, the 
Minerals Management Service, published a final rule titled ``Amendments 
to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases'' effective January 1, 
2000 (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, as well as the due date for 
additional royalty payments. See 30 CFR 1206.174(a)(4)(ii). If you owe 
additional royalties based on a published major portion price, you must 
submit to ONRR by the due date, an amended form ONRR-2014, Report of 
Sales and Royalty Remittance. 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 ONRR-2014. The table 
below lists the major portion prices for all designated areas not 
associated with an index zone. The due date is the end of the month 
following 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 2015        Feb 2015        Mar 2015        Apr 2015
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Blackfeet Reservation...........................            1.88            1.78            1.70            1.47
Fort Belknap Reservation........................            4.54            4.44            4.45            4.14
Fort Berthold Reservation.......................            3.04            2.65            2.94            2.24
Fort Peck Reservation...........................            2.33            2.53            2.43            1.86
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation            3.03            2.72            2.62            2.36
Turtle Mountain Reservation.....................            2.39            2.72            2.87            2.17
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ONRR-designated areas                                   May 2015        Jun 2015        Jul 2015        Aug 2015
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Blackfeet Reservation...........................            1.90            1.67            1.80            1.82
Fort Belknap Reservation........................            4.31            4.44            4.53            4.60
Fort Berthold Reservation.......................            2.12            2.33            2.35            2.39
Fort Peck Reservation...........................            1.73            1.99            1.66            1.58
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation            2.39            2.61            2.67            2.73
Turtle Mountain Reservation.....................            2.16            2.37            2.35            2.43
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Blackfeet Reservation...........................            1.76            1.57            1.49            1.26
Fort Belknap Reservation........................            4.41            4.35            4.18            4.19
Fort Berthold Reservation.......................            2.20            2.22            1.92            1.88
Fort Peck Reservation...........................            1.80            1.98            1.56            1.43
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation            2.53            2.36            2.01            2.16
Turtle Mountain Reservation.....................            2.24            2.26            1.95            1.94
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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/ReportPay/PDFDocs/991201.pdf.

Gregory J. Gould,
Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
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