Agency: Minerals Management Service
Years: 20002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013[FR Doc E8-30469] 1. Allocation and Disbursement of Royalties, Rentals, and Bonuses-- Oil and Gas,
The MMS is amending the regulations on distribution and disbursement of royalties, rentals, and bonuses to include the allocation and disbursement of revenues from certain leases on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf in accordance with the provisions of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. The regulations set forth the formula
Published: 2008-12-23 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-30246] 2. Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas Oil and Gas Lease Sales 209, 212,
The purpose of the proposed Federal actions addressed in this DEIS (OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008055) is to offer for lease areas in the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) that may contain economically recoverable oil and natural gas resources. These lease sales would provide qualified bidders the opportunity to bid on certain blocks
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-30139] 3. Notice of Establishment of the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking
As required by section 9 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), the Department of the Interior (Department) is giving notice of the establishment of the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee) to develop specific recommendations regarding Indian oil valuation. The Department has
Published: 2008-12-19 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-29740] 4. MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0059, Oil and Gas Production Safety
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 250, subpart H, Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity
Published: 2008-12-18 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-30129] 5. States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) published final regulations on September 13, 2004 (69 FR 55076), codified at 30 CFR 204.200 through 204.215, to provide accounting and auditing relief for marginal Federal oil and gas properties. The rule requires MMS to publish in the Federal Register the decisions of the states concerned to allow or not
Published: 2008-12-18 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-29523] 6. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR part 208. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to
Published: 2008-12-15 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-29535] 7. Environmental Documents Prepared for Proposed Oil, Gas, and Mineral
Minerals Management Service (MMS), in accordance with Federal Regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), announces the availability of NEPArelated SiteSpecific Environmental Assessments (SEA) and Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI), prepared by MMS for the following oil, gas, and mineral related activities
Published: 2008-12-15 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-29032] 8. MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-0072, Prospecting for Minerals
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR 280, ``Prospecting for Minerals other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur on the Outer Continental Shelf,'' and related
Published: 2008-12-08 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-27766] 9. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy Committee; Notice and Agenda for
The OCS Policy Committee will meet at the Washington Dulles Crowne Plaza Hotel in Herndon, Virginia.
Published: 2008-11-21 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-26890] 10. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This information collection request (ICR) pertains to onshore and offshore royalty and production reporting on oil, gas, and geothermal leases on
Published: 2008-11-13 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-26995] 11. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Mid- Atlantic
This Call for Information and Interest/Nominations (hereinafter referred to as ``Call'') and the NOI are the initial informationgathering steps in a process that incorporates planning and analysis for proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 in the Mid Atlantic Planning Area in the area offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia. The program area is that
Published: 2008-11-13 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-25720] 12. Revisions to Subpart A--General; Subpart I--Platforms and Structures; and
The MMS is amending its regulations to require lessees, lease operators, and pipeline rightofway holders to submit a report if a facility or pipeline is damaged by a hurricane or other natural phenomena. The final rule also requires operators to provide assessment information on the structural integrity of Outer Continental Shelf platforms;
Published: 2008-10-30 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-25815] 13. Royalty Relief for Deepwater Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
MMS is delaying until December 8, 2008, 60 days from the date of publication, the effective date of a rule that will conform the regulations at 30 CFR parts 203 and 260 to the Federal Court's decision in Santa Fe Snyder Corp. v. Norton, 385 F.3d 884 (5th Cir. 2004). This delay of effective date is necessary to comply with the Congressional review
Published: 2008-10-29 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-25582] 14. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection, Comment
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. We changed the title to meet OMB requirements. The previous title of this information collection request (ICR) was ``30 CFR part 227Delegation to
Published: 2008-10-27 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-25399] 15. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Scientific Committee (SC); Announcement of
The OCS Scientific Committee will meet at the Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks in Fairfax, Virginia.
Published: 2008-10-24 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-25446] 16. Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams
Notice is hereby given that effective with this publication, the following NAD 83based Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams (for Alaska), and NAD 27based Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams (for the Gulf of Mexico), with revision dates as indicated, are now available. The Minerals Management Service in accordance
Published: 2008-10-24 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-25047] 17. MMS Information Collection Activity: 1010-00570, Pollution Prevention and
To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart C, Pollution Prevention and Control and related documents. This notice also provides the public
Published: 2008-10-22 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23975] 18. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA) in the Gulf of
This Call for Information and Nominations (hereinafter referred to as the ``Call'') is the initial step in the prelease process. The purpose of the Call is to gather information on oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development that might result from an OCS oil and gas lease sale tentatively scheduled in early 2010. The purpose of the NOP is to
Published: 2008-10-09 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23976] 19. Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales
Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of the Minerals Management Service by the joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 256.41, each entity within one of the following groups shall be restricted from bidding with any entity in any other of the following groups at Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales to be held during the bidding
Published: 2008-10-09 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23788] 20. Reporting Amendments
The MMS published a final rule in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (73 FR 15885), announcing amendments to existing regulations for reporting production and royalties on oil, gas, coal and other solid minerals, and geothermal resources produced from Federal and Indian leases. This docutment corrects the final rule, which contained
Published: 2008-10-08 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23290] 21. Royalty Relief for Deepwater Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
This rule amends 30 CFR parts 203 and 260 to conform the regulations to the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Santa Fe Snyder Corp., et al. v. Norton. That decision found that certain provisions of the MMS regulations interpreting section 304 of the Deep Water Royalty Relief Act are contrary to the
Published: 2008-10-07 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23372] 22. Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central Planning Area
The MMS has prepared a SEIS on oil and gas lease sales tentatively scheduled in 20092012 in the CPA and WPA offshore the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. As mandated in the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA) (Pub. L. 109 432, December 20, 2006), MMS shall offer, as soon as practicable, approximately 5.8 million
Published: 2008-10-03 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23369] 23. Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Outer Continental
The MMS announces the availability of the proposed Notice of Sale for proposed Sale 208 in the CPA. This Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 256.29(c) as a matter of information to the public. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, provides the affected States
Published: 2008-10-03 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-23175] 24. List of Programs Eligible for Inclusion in Fiscal Year 2009 Funding
This notice lists programs or portions of programs that are
eligible for inclusion in Fiscal Year 2009 funding agreements with
selfgovernance tribes and lists programmatic targets according [[Page 57148]]
to section 405(c)(4) of the Tribal SelfGovernance Act.
Published: 2008-10-01 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
[FR Doc E8-21488] 25. Technical Changes to Production Measurement and Training Requirements
This proposed rule would revise the production measurement regulations to establish meter proving,
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meter verification/calibration, and well test requirements after
hurricanes and other events beyond the control of the lessee. This
rulemaking would eliminate some reporting burden on industry, and it
would eliminate the need for MMS to
Published: 2008-09-17 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Minerals Management Service
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