[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55571-55572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17568]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

30 CFR Part 1217

[Docket No. ONRR-2022-0001; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 223D1113RT]
RIN 1012-AA32


Electronic Provision of Records During an Audit; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (``ONRR''), Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: On August 9, 2023, ONRR published a final rule amending its 
regulations to allow ONRR and other authorized Department of the 
Interior (``Department'') representatives the option to require that an 
auditee use electronic means to provide records requested during an 
audit of an auditee's royalty reporting and payment. The final rule 
used a subpart that was designated reserved. This document corrects the 
final regulations by adding the subpart.

DATES: Effective on September 8, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning this final 
rulemaking, contact Ginger Hensley, Regulatory Specialist, by phone at 
303-231-3171, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONRR published a final rule in the Federal 
Register on August 9, 2023 (88 FR 53790). ONRR amended a reserved 
subpart under part 1217, subpart A, without including instructions to 
add the subpart. Accordingly, the final rule is corrected by making the 
following correcting amendments.

Federal Register Correction

    Effective September 8, 2023, in rule document 2023-17059 at 88 FR 
53790 in the issue of August 9, 2023, on page 53793, in the first 
column, amendatory instruction 8 and the accompanying regulatory text 
are corrected to read as follows:


Sec.  1217.10  [Corrected]

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8. Add subpart A, consisting of Sec.  1217.10, to read as follows:

Subpart A--General Provisions


Sec.  1217.10  Providing records during an audit.

    (a) ONRR or an authorized State or Tribe may specify the method an 
auditee must use to provide records for all audits conducted under this 
chapter, statute, or agreement. The methods may include one or more of 
the following:
    (1) Inspect records at an auditee's place of business during normal 
business hours;
    (2) Send records using secure electronic means. When requesting 
that records be provided electronically, ONRR or the authorized State 
or Tribe will specify the format in which the records shall be 
produced, directions for electronic transmission, and instructions to 
ensure secure transmission; or

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    (3) Deliver hard copy records using the U.S. Postal Service, 
special courier, overnight mail, or other delivery service to an 
address specified by ONRR or an authorized State or Tribe.
    (b) [Reserved]

Howard Cantor,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2023-17568 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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