[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47240-47241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16902]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0012; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 201D1113RT]


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

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the regulations governing valuation of gas 
produced from Indian leases, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue 
(ONRR) is publishing this notice in the Federal Register to notify 
industry of ONRR's determination of the major portion prices applicable 
to calendar year 2018 and the date by which a lessee must pay any 
additional royalties due under major portion pricing.

DATES: The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major 
portion prices is October 5, 2020.

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: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), 
published a final rule titled ``Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations 
for Indian Leases,'' which became effective January 1, 2000, 64 FR 
43506, (Aug. 10, 1999). Those gas valuation regulations apply to all 
Indian (Tribal or allotted) oil and gas leases except for leases on the 
Osage Indian Reservation. Secretarial Order 3299, as amended on August 
29, 2011, created ONRR and delegated to it the ``royalty and revenue 
management function of the Minerals Management Service.''
    The regulations require ONRR to publish major portion prices for 
each designated area that is not associated with an index zone for each 
production month, as well as the due date to submit any additional 
royalty payments. 30

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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 fail to pay the additional royalties by the due 
date, late payment interest will begin to accrue as set forth under 30 
CFR 1218.54. Late payment interest will accrue from the due date 
established by this Notice until ONRR receives your payment. The table 
below lists major portion prices for all designated areas that are 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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        ONRR-designated areas             Jan. 2018          Feb. 2018          Mar. 2018          Apr. 2018
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Fort Belknap Reservation............              $2.34              $2.59              $2.02              $1.68
Fort Berthold Reservation...........               2.91               3.32               2.25               2.22
Fort Peck Reservation...............               3.75               4.79               2.43               2.73
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo               2.55               2.58               2.00               1.64
 Reservation........................
Turtle Mountain Reservation.........               3.33               3.40               2.23               2.24
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        ONRR-designated areas              May 2018          Jun. 2018          Jul. 2018          Aug. 2018
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Fort Belknap Reservation............              $1.70              $1.89              $2.00              $2.13
Fort Berthold Reservation...........               2.07               2.44               2.43               2.56
Fort Peck Reservation...............               3.03               2.85               3.20               3.07
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo               1.72               1.96               2.13               2.31
 Reservation........................
Turtle Mountain Reservation.........               2.06               2.15               2.27               2.26
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        ONRR-designated areas             Sep. 2018          Oct. 2018          Nov. 2018          Dec. 2018
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Fort Belknap Reservation............              $2.07              $2.03              $2.92              $5.51
Fort Berthold Reservation...........               2.52               2.61               2.95               3.59
Fort Peck Reservation...............               3.44               3.66               3.40               4.98
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo               2.13               2.03               2.34               3.35
 Reservation........................
Turtle Mountain Reservation.........               2.27               2.46               2.93               4.29
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    For information on how to report additional royalties due to major 
portion prices, please refer to ONRR's Dear Payor letter, dated 
December 1, 1999, which is available on ONRR's website at http://www.onrr.gov/ReportPay/PDFDocs/991201.pdf.
    Authorities: Indian Mineral Leasing Act, 25 U.S.C. 396a-g and the 
Act of March 3, 1909, 25 U.S.C. 396; Indian Mineral Development Act of 
1982, 25 U.S.C. 2103 et seq.; Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
Act of 1982, 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.

Kimbra G. Davis,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
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