[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1542-1543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-528]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
30 CFR Parts 202 and 206
RIN 1010-AB57
Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases--
Additional Information Related to Valuing Indian Gas Produced from
Leases Located in Index Zones; Correction
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of eligible index zones; correction.
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SUMMARY: On November 30, 1999, MMS published a ``Notice of Eligible
Index Zones'' (64 FR 66771) concerning information related to valuing
gas produced from Indian leases located in index zones. This notice
clarifies the second paragraph following Table No. 2.-MMS-Approved
Publications. That paragraph discusses the valuation of production when
leases are excluded from valuation under the index-based valuation
method. This notice also corrects the lease prefix data for the
Jicarilla Apache Reservation in Table No. 4.--Lease Prefixes and MMS-
Designated Areas.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and
Publications Staff; telephone, (303) 231-3432; FAX, (303) 231-3385;
email, David.Guzy@mms.gov; mailing address, Minerals Management
Service, Royalty Management Program, Rules and Publications Staff, P.O.
Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado, 80225-0165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of November 30,
1999, in FR Doc. 99-30991, page 66772, columns 1 and 2, the second
paragraph following Table No. 2.--MMS-Approved Publications is revised
to read as follows:
As stated in 30 CFR 206.172 (64 FR 43517), an Indian tribe may ask
MMS to exclude some or all of its leases from valuation under the
index-based valuation method. After consulting with the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA), MMS may also exclude any Indian allotted leases
from valuation under the index-based valuation method. If MMS approves
any requests for exclusion from an index zone, the lessee must value
the production under the non-index-based valuation method subject to
the provisions of 30 CFR 202.555(c) (64 FR 43514) and 206.170(b) (64 FR
43515).
In addition, on pages 66774 and 66775, correct Table No. 4.--Lease
Prefixes and MMS-Designated Areas to read as follows:
Table No. 4.--Lease Prefixes and MMS-Designated Areas
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MMS-designated areas Lease prefixes
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Alabama--Coushatta................................ 615
Blackfeet Reservation............................. 507, 512, 513, 514, 515, 517, 526.
Crow Reservation.................................. 520, 619.
Fort Belknap...................................... 538.
Fort Berthold..................................... 528, 529, 540.
Fort Peck Reservation............................. 506, 523, 533, 536, 622.
Jicarilla Apache Reservation...................... 609.
Oklahoma Counties: Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, 503, 505, 510, 511, 518, 521, 601, 602, 607, 615, 714.
Cleveland, Creek, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay,
Lincoln, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Pawnee, Payne,
Pottawatomie, Rogers, Texas, Tulsa, Washington,
Woods.
Oklahoma Counties: Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, 503, 505, 518, 601, 602, 607.
Canadian, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis,
Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson,
Kingfisher, Kiowa, Logan, Major, McClain, Roger
Mills, Stephens, Tillman, Washita, Woodward.
Oklahoma Counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, 503, 505, 511, 601, 602, 607, 615.
Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Delaware,
Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore,
Love, Marshall, Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh,
Murray, Muskogee, Okfushee, Okmulgee, Ottawa,
Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole,
Sequoyah, Wagoner.
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation.. 516, 525, 527, 621, 623.
Navajo Tribal Leases in the Navajo Reservation.... 415, 516, 525, 527, 620, 621, 623.
Northern Cheyenne Reservation..................... None.
Rocky Boys Reservation............................ 053, 154, 537, 889.
Southern Ute Reservation.......................... 519, 522, 524, 614, 750.
Turtle Mountain Reservation....................... 610.
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation...................... 519, 522, 524, 614, 750.
Ute Allotted Leases in the Uintah and Ouray 509, 531, 532.
Reservation.
Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray 509, 531, 532.
Reservation.
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Wind River Reservation............................ 502, 535, 634.
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Dated: December 30, 1999.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 00-528 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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