95-21562. Amendments of Regulations to Establish Liability for Royalty Due on Federal and Indian Leases, and to Establish Responsibility to Pay and Report Royalty and Other Payments

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21562]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 211


Amendments of Regulations to Establish Liability for Royalty Due 
on Federal and Indian Leases, and to Establish Responsibility to Pay 
and Report Royalty and Other Payments

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of further extension of public comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) hereby gives notice that 
it is further extending the public comment period on a Notice of 
Proposed Rule, which was published in the Federal Register on June 9, 
1995. The proposed rule would establish and clarify which persons may 
be held liable for unpaid or underpaid royalties, compensatory 
royalties, or other payments on Federal and Indian mineral leases. On 
July 27, 1995, MMS published a notice in the Federal Register extending 
the comment period on this proposed rule to September 8, 1995. MMS will 
further extend the comment period from September 8, 1995, to January 8, 
1996.

DATES: Comments must be received by 4 p.m. mountain time on January 8, 
1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Minerals Management 
Service, Building 85, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25165, Mail Stop 
3101, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165, Attention: David S. Guzy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and 
Procedures Staff, telephone [phone] or fax [phone].

    Dated: August 24, 1995.
James W. Shaw,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 95-21562 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]
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