The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (FOGRMA), 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., states in
Section 101(a) that the Secretary"...shall establish a
comprehensive inspection, collection, and fiscal and production
accounting and auditing system to provide the capability to
accurately determine oil and gas royalties, interest, fines,
penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed, and collect and
account for such amounts in a timely manner." In order to
accomplish these tasks, Indian lessors need a procedure for
requesting the Secretary to issue orders for payments or reports.
The Minerals Management Service
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.