[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5916-5918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01000]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0020; DS63644000 DR2000000.CH7000 234D1113RT; OMB 
Control Number 1012-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Royalty and Production 
Reporting

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

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ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(``PRA''), the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (``ONRR'') is 
proposing to revise a currently approved information collection to 
expand its scope to include the mineral estate underlying Osage County, 
Oklahoma (``Osage Mineral Estate'').

DATES: You must submit your written comments on or before March 31, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: All comment submissions must (1) reference ``OMB Control 
Number 1012-0004'' in the subject line; (2) be sent to ONRR before the 
close of the comment period listed under DATES; and (3) be sent using 
the following method:
    Electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Please visit 
https://www.regulations.gov. In the Search Box, enter the Docket ID 
Number for this ICR renewal (``ONRR-2011-0020'') and click ``search'' 
to view the publications associated with the docket folder. Locate the 
document with an open comment period and click the ``Comment Now!'' 
button. Follow the prompts to submit your comment prior to the close of 
the comment period.
    Docket: To access the docket folder to view the ICR Federal 
Register publications, go to https://www.regulations.gov and search 
``ONRR-2011-0020'' to view renewal notices recently published in the 
Federal Register, publications associated with prior renewals, and 
applicable public comments received for this ICR. ONRR will make the 
comments submitted in response to this notice available for public 
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov.
    OMB ICR Data: OMB also maintains information on ICR renewals and 
approvals. You may access this information at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch. Please use the following instructions: Under the 
``OMB Control Number'' heading enter ``1012-0004'' and click the 
``Search'' button located at the bottom of the page. To view the ICR 
renewal or OMB approval status, click on the latest entry (based on the 
most recent date). On the ``View ICR--OIRA Conclusion'' page, check the 
box next to ``All'' to display all available ICR information provided 
by OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, please contact Donna Myles, Data Intake, Solutioning, 
and Coordination, ONRR, by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone (214) 640-9057. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through this revision, ONRR seeks authority 
to collect information related to the paperwork requirements under 30 
CFR part 1210, subparts B, C, and D; part 1212, subpart B, and the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs' (``BIA'') proposed regulations at 25 CFR part 
226, subparts F and I. ONRR uses forms ONRR-2014, ONRR-4054, and ONRR-
4058 as part of these information collection requirements.
    Pursuant to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq., and 5 CFR 1320.5, all 
information collections, as defined in 5 CFR 1320.3, require approval 
by OMB. ONRR may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    As part of ONRR's continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burdens, ONRR is inviting the public and other Federal 
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information in accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1). This helps ONRR to assess the impact of its information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It 
also helps the public understand ONRR's information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    ONRR is especially interested in public comments addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of ONRR's estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. ONRR will include or summarize each comment in its 
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask ONRR in your comment to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, ONRR 
cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
    Abstract: (a) General Information: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
Management Act of 1982 (``FOGRMA'') directs the Secretary of the 
Interior (``Secretary'') to ``establish a comprehensive inspection, 
collection and fiscal and production accounting and auditing system to 
provide the capability to accurately determine oil and gas royalties, 
interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed, 
and to collect and account for such amounts in a timely manner.'' See 
30 U.S.C. 1711. ONRR performs these and other mineral revenue 
management responsibilities for the Secretary. See U.S. Department of 
the Interior Departmental Manual, 112 DM 34.1 (Sept. 9, 2020). FOGRMA 
and ONRR's regulations at 30 CFR Chapter XII do not apply to the Osage 
Mineral Estate.
    The Osage Mineral Estate is held in trust by the United States for 
the benefit of the Osage Nation. See Osage Allotment Act of June 28, 
1906, Public Law 59-321, 3, 34 Stat. 539, as amended. BIA's regulations 
at 25 CFR part 226 contain requirements specific to the Osage Mineral 
Estate, and, historically, BIA has performed compliance activities 
related to those requirements. In conjunction with this ICR, BIA has 
published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 13, 2023 
(88 FR 2430) that would require a lessee of the Osage Mineral Estate to 
submit to ONRR certain forms already authorized in this ICR for Federal 
and non-Osage Indian lands. Accordingly, this ICR revision adds 
information collections specific to oil and gas royalty and production 
reporting for the Osage Mineral Estate.
    This ICR remains unchanged in its application and effect as to all 
leases previously subject to the information collections described 
below in (b)(2) and (3), which includes all Federal leases onshore and 
offshore and all Indian leases held in trust by the United States, 
except for the Osage Mineral

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Estate. The information collection related to the Osage Mineral Estate 
is described below in (b)(1).
    ONRR uses the production, royalty, and other information collected 
in this ICR to ensure that a lessee properly pays royalty and other 
mineral revenues due on oil, gas, and geothermal resources produced 
from Federal and Indian lands. ONRR shares the data with the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and Tribal 
and State governments for their land and lease management 
responsibilities. The requirement to report accurately and timely is 
mandatory.
    (b) Information Collections: This ICR covers the paperwork 
requirements under 30 CFR part 1210, subparts B, C, and D; part 1212, 
subpart B and proposed regulations under 25 CFR part 226, subparts F 
and I as follows:
    (1) Osage Mineral Estate Royalty and Production Reporting: The 
proposed regulations at 25 CFR part 226, subparts F and I require a 
lessee to submit information to ONRR specific to the Osage Mineral 
Estate's royalties, rental, bonuses, and other payment information, 
including sales volumes and values. Lessees are required to submit this 
information by using one of the forms identified by ONRR. ONRR uses the 
information collected to ensure companies properly pay royalties based 
on accurate production accounting on oil, gas, and geothermal resources 
that they produce from leases of the Osage Mineral Estate.
    (2) Royalty Reporting: Regulations at 30 CFR part 1210, subparts B 
and D and part 1212, subpart B, require a lessee to report and remit 
royalty on oil, gas, and geothermal resources, and to make, retain, 
and, upon request, provide for inspection accurate and complete records 
demonstrating proper royalty and other payment. A lessee submits form 
ONRR-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, monthly to report 
royalty on oil, gas, and geothermal leases. Each line contains the 
royalty owed and the basic elements necessary to calculate the royalty, 
such as lease number, agreement number, unit number, product code, 
sales type, sales volume, sales value, processing allowances, 
transportation allowances, royalty value prior to allowances, and 
royalty value less allowances. A lessee also uses the form to report 
certain rents.
    (3) Production Reporting: Regulations at 30 CFR part 1210, subparts 
C and D and part 1212, subpart B, require an operator to submit 
production reports if it operates a Federal or Indian oil and gas lease 
or federally approved unit or communitization agreement, and to make, 
retain, and, upon request, provide for inspection accurate and complete 
records for demonstrating royalty payment. An operator uses the 
following forms for production accounting and reporting:
    (i) Form ONRR-4054, Oil and Gas Operations Report: An operator 
submits this report monthly. Part A tracks the oil and gas volume 
produced from each Federal or Indian well. Part B tracks disposition of 
the oil and gas. Part C tracks the oil and gas inventory on the 
property. ONRR compares the production information with the sales and 
other royalty data that a lessee submits on form ONRR-2014 to ensure 
that the lessee paid and reported the proper royalty on the reported 
oil and gas production. ONRR also uses the information from parts A, B, 
and C to track all oil and gas from the point of production to the 
point of first sale or other disposition.
    (ii) Form ONRR-4058, Production Allocation Schedule Report: Unless 
certain conditions are met, an operator must submit this report if it 
operates an offshore facility measurement point (FMP) handling 
production from a Federal oil and gas lease or federally approved unit 
agreement that is commingled (with approval) with production from any 
other source prior to measurement for royalty determination. The report 
is filed monthly to allocate the production to each source. ONRR uses 
the data to verify accurate production and royalty reporting.
    Title of Collection: Royalty and Production Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 1012-0004.
    Form Numbers: ONRR-2014, ONRR-4054, and ONRR-4058.
    Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 3,490 oil, gas, and 
geothermal reporters.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,827,063 lines of 
data.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies between 1 and 7 
minutes per line, depending on the activity. The average completion 
time is 1.72 minutes per line. The average completion time is 
calculated by first multiplying the estimated annual burden hours from 
the table below (369,379) by 60 to obtain the total annual burden 
minutes. Then the total annual burden minutes (22,162,740) is divided 
by the estimated annual number of lines submitted from the table below 
(12,827,063).
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 369,379 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: ONRR identified no 
``non-hour cost'' burden associated with this collection of 
information.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).

Howard Cantor,
Acting Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2023-01000 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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