Respondents provide the Minerals
Management Service (MMS) with information that lets MMS decide
whether the granting of a royalty relief request will result in the
ultimate production of resources that would not be produced without
relief. The application must contain sufficient financial,
economic, reservoir, geologic and geophysical, production and
engineering information to determine whether the decision to grant
relief in ultimate increases in resource recovery, augment receipts
to the Federal Treasury, and provide for reasonable returns on
project investements. Respondents are Outer Continental
Shelf...
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.