[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25515]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
30 CFR Part 206
RIN 1010-AC09
Workshops on Proposed Rule--Establishing Oil Value for Royalty
Due on Federal Leases
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of workshops.
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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has reopened the public
comment period under a proposed rule published in the Federal Register
on January 24, 1997 (62 FR 3742), amending the royalty valuation
regulations for crude oil produced from Federal leases. In the July 3,
1997, Federal Register (62 FR 36030), we published a supplementary
notice of proposed rulemaking. We received a variety of comments on the
proposed and supplementary proposed rules. In the September 22, 1997,
Federal Register, we published a summary of these comments, outlined
alternatives for proceeding with further rulemaking, and requested
public comment on those or other suggested alternatives. Comments on
the notice reopening the comment period must be submitted to MMS by
October 22, 1997.
MMS will hold three workshops to discuss alternatives for
proceeding with the rulemaking. The sole purpose of these workshops is
to obtain comments on the alternatives described in the September 22,
1997, Federal Register notice, or any new alternatives or modifications
to the proposed alternatives for MMS's consideration. We are not
requesting comments on the original proposed rule or the supplemental
proposed rule, nor on the summary of comments outlined in the September
22, 1997, Federal Register notice. Interested parties are invited to
attend and participate in these workshops.
DATES: The workshops will be held as follows:
Workshop 1: Lakewood, Colorado, on September 30, 1997, and October
1, 1997, beginning at 9 a.m. each day and ending at 5 p.m. on September
30, 1997, and ending at 3 p.m. on October 1, 1997, Mountain time.
Workshop 2: Houston, Texas, on October 7 and 8, 1997, beginning at
9 a.m. each day and ending at 5 p.m. on October 7, 1997, and 3 p.m. on
October 8, 1997, Central time.
Workshop 3: Houston, Texas, on October 14, 1997, beginning at 9
a.m. and ending at 4 p.m. Central time.
ADDRESSES: Workshop 1 will be held at the Golden Hill Office Complex,
12600 West Colfax Avenue, Suite C-300, Lakewood, Colorado 80225-0165;
telephone (303) 275-7200. Workshops 2 and 3 will be held in the Houston
Compliance Division Office, Minerals Management Service, 4141 North Sam
Houston Parkway East, Houston, Texas 77032; telephone (281) 987-6802.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and
Publications Staff, Royalty Management Program, Minerals Management
Service, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165;
telephone (303) 231-3432; fax number (303) 231-3385; e-Mail
David__Guzy@mms.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS has invited two representatives each
from five industry trade associations and from five States to
participate in a round table discussion of the alternatives at
Workshops 1 and 2. These two workshops will be open to the public to
observe the discussions. We ask for the cooperation of States and
industry trade associations in limiting the people in attendance so
that we may assure a productive dialogue of the alternatives among the
round table participants. Workshop 3 will be open to the public without
advance registration. We encourage a workshop atmosphere; members of
the public are encouraged to participate in a discussion of the
alternatives. For building security measures, each person may be
required to present a picture identification to gain entry to the
meeting.
Dated: September 22, 1997.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Royalty Management.
[FR Doc. 97-25515 Filed 9-25-97; 8:45 am]
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