2021-07092. Major Portion Prices and Due Date for Additional Royalty Payments on Gas Produced From Indian Lands in Designated Areas That Are Not Associated With an Index Zone

AGENCY:

Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with regulations governing valuation of gas produced from Indian lands, the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) is publishing this notice in the Federal Register of the major portion prices applicable to calendar year 2019 and the date by which a lessee must report and pay any additional royalties due under major portion pricing.

DATES:

The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major portion prices is May 31, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For questions regarding major portion prices, contact Robert Sudar, Market & Spatial Analytics, at [phone] or email to [e-mail]. For questions regarding royalty reporting and payment, contact Lee-Ann Martin, Reference & Reporting Management, at [phone] or email to [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Pursuant to 30 CFR 1206.174(a)(4)(ii), ONRR must 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. If a lessee owes additional royalties, it must submit an amended form ONRR-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance to ONRR and pay the additional royalties due by the due date. If a lessee fails to timely pay the additional royalties, late payment interest begins to accrue pursuant to 30 CFR 1218.54. The interest will accrue from the due date until ONRR receives payment.

The table below lists major portion prices for all designated areas that are not associated with an index zone. The due date to pay additional royalties based on the major portion prices is May 31, 2021.

Gas Major Portion Prices ($/MMBtu) for Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index Zone

ONRR-designated areas	Jan 2019	Feb 2019	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 2019	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	Aug 2019	Sep 2019	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019
Blackfeet Reservation	$1.63	$2.34	$2.12	$0.76	$1.34	$0.56	$1.08	$0.74	$0.60	$1.68	$2.22	$1.91
Fort Berthold Reservation	3.48	2.37	2.47	2.02	1.96	1.67	1.55	1.52	1.49	1.57	2.06	2.10
Fort Peck Reservation	4.44	3.17	2.74	2.36	2.03	2.04	1.56	1.77	1.62	1.76	2.38	2.54
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation	3.25	2.78	2.21	1.27	1.28	1.52	1.78	1.76	1.77	1.54	2.11	2.35
Turtle Mountain Reservation	3.28	2.17	1.81	1.48	1.22	1.26	1.55	1.53	1.41	1.52	2.06	1.72

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 at https://www.onrr.gov/​ReportPay/​PDFDocs/​991201.pdf.

Authority: 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.

Kimbra G. Davis,

Director for Office of Natural Resources Revenue.