[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20162-20163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09404]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0012; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 190D1113RT]


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.

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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. Consistent with these 
requirements, this notice provides major portion prices for the 12 
months of calendar year 2017.

DATES: The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major 
portion prices is July 8, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
     Calculation of Prices Information: Robert Sudar, Manager, Market & 
Spatial Analytics, ONRR, at (303) 231-3511, or email to 
[email protected]; mailing address--Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, MS 64310B, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.
    Reporting Information: Lee-Ann Martin, Program Manager, Reference & 
Reporting Management, ONRR, at (303) 231-3313, or email to 
[email protected]; mailing address--Office of Natural Resources 
Revenue, P.O. Box 25165, MS 63300B, 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

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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 in the Federal Register.

                                Gas Major Portion Prices ($/MMBtu) for Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index Zone
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                                                            Jan     Feb     Mar     Apr     May     Jun     Jul     Aug    Sept     Oct     Nov     Dec
                  ONRR-designated areas                    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017    2017
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Blackfeet Reservation...................................    2.66    2.31    2.35    2.61    2.73    2.36    1.61    1.73    0.99    0.70    2.22    1.94
Fort Belknap Reservation................................    3.61    2.95    2.11    2.42    2.40    2.55    2.38    2.36    2.36    2.26    2.35    2.54
Fort Berthold Reservation...............................    3.62    2.77    2.25    2.54    2.54    2.49    2.38    2.54    2.55    2.49    2.67    3.67
Fort Peck Reservation...................................    3.55    3.19    2.53    2.94    2.79    2.48    2.78    2.86    3.11    3.76    3.52    3.55
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation........    3.40    3.06    2.36    2.63    2.63    2.72    2.65    2.61    2.55    2.41    2.46    2.61
Turtle Mountain Reservation.............................    3.68    2.81    2.06    2.38    2.34    2.49    2.49    2.60    2.60    2.56    3.16    2.83
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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 website at http://www.onrr.gov/ReportPay/PDFDocs/991201.pdf.

    Authorities:  Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, 30 U.S.C. 181 et 
seq.; Indian Mineral Development Act of 1920, 30 U.S.C. 2103 et 
seq.; Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, 30 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.

Gregory J. Gould,
Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2019-09404 Filed 5-7-19; 8:45 am]
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