[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 214 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28186]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3100
[WO-310-3110-02 1A]
Royalty Rate Reduction for Stripper Oil Properties
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Review of regulations; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On August 30, 1996, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a document in the Federal Register announcing a review of the
royalty rate reduction available to producers of Federal stripper well
properties (61 FR 45926). The document requested comments from the
public on the effectiveness of this program during a 60-day period that
ended on October 29, 1996. BLM has received numerous requests from the
public for additional time to research this issue and is re-opening the
comment period for an additional 60 days.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 3, 1997.
ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may:
(a) Hand-deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L St., NW., Washington, DC;
(b) Mail comments to the Bureau of Land Management, Administrative
Record, Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240; or
(c) Transmit comments electronically via the Internet to
WOComment@wo.blm.gov. Please include ``Attn: Stripper Wells'' in your
message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the system that we
have received your Internet message, contact us directly.
You will be able to review comments at BLM's Regulatory Affairs
Group office, Room 401, 1620 L St., N.W., Washington, D.C., during
regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.) Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Melton, Roswell (NM) District
Office, (505) 627-0254.
Dated: October 29, 1996.
Patrick W. Boyd,
Regulatory Affairs Group.
[FR Doc. 96-28186 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
