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A. Overview of Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Title of Information Collection:
Revitalization Area Designation and
Management.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0566.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Form Number: None.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
Department accepts request from local
governments or interested nonprofit
organizations to designate specified
geographic areas as revitalization areas.
A request must describe the nominated
area in terms of census block groups.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
42.
Estimated Number of Responses: 12.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
Average Hours per Response: 2.
Total Estimated Burdens: 84.

Office of Natural Resources Revenue

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

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This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: April 6, 2016.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Solid Minerals and
Geothermal Collections—OMB Control
Number 1012–0010; Comment Request
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), ONRR is inviting comments on a
collection of information requests that
we will submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This Information
Collection Request (ICR) covers the
paperwork requirements in the
regulations under title 30, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), parts 1202,
1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218. Also,
there are four forms associated with this
information collection.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before June 13, 2016 in order to assure
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this ICR to ONRR by using one of the
following three methods (please
reference ‘‘ICR 1012–0010’’ in your
comments):
1. Electronically go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter ‘‘ONRR–
2011–0001’’ and then click ‘‘Search.’’
Follow the instructions to submit public
comments. ONRR will post all
comments.
2. Email comments to Mr. Luis
Aguilar, Regulatory Specialist, at
luis.aguilar@onrr.gov.
3. Hand-carry or mail comments,
using an overnight courier service, to
ONRR. Our courier address is Building
85, Room A–614, Denver Federal
Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling St.,
Denver, Colorado 80225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
any questions, contact Mr. Luis Aguilar,
telephone (303) 231–3418, or email at
Luis.Aguilar@onrr.gov. You may also
contact Mr. Aguilar to obtain copies, at
no cost, of (1) the ICR, (2) any associated
forms, and (3) the regulations that
require us to collect the information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Secretary of the United States
Department of the Interior is responsible
for mineral resource development on
Federal and Indian lands and the Outer

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Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary’s
responsibility, according to various
laws, is to manage mineral resource
production from Federal and Indian
lands and the OCS, collect the royalties
and other mineral revenues due, and
distribute the funds collected under
those laws. We have posted those laws
pertaining to mineral leases on Federal
and Indian lands and the OCS at
http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
PubLaws/default.htm.
The Secretary also has a trust
responsibility to manage Indian lands
and seek advice and information from
Indian beneficiaries. ONRR performs the
minerals revenue management functions
for the Secretary and assists the
Secretary in carrying out the
Department’s trust responsibility for
Indian lands.
You can find the information
collections covered in this ICR at 30
CFR parts:
• 1202, subpart H, which pertains to
geothermal resources royalties.
• 1206, subparts F, H, and J, which
pertain to product valuation of Federal
coal, geothermal resources, and Indian
coal.
• 1210, subparts E and H, which
pertain to production and royalty
reports on solid minerals and
geothermal resources leases.
• 1212, subparts E and H, which
pertain to recordkeeping of reports and
files for solid minerals and geothermal
resources leases.
• 1217, subparts E and H, which
pertain to audits and inspections of
coal, other solid minerals, and
geothermal resources leases.
• 1218, subparts E and F, which
pertain to royalty, rental, bonuses, and
other monies payment for solid minerals
and geothermal resources.
All data reported is subject to
subsequent audit and adjustment.
General Information
When a company or an individual
enters into a lease to explore, develop,
produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company
or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
share in an amount or value of
production from the leased lands. The
lessee, or designee, must report various
kinds of information to the lessor
relative to the disposition of the leased
minerals. Such information is generally
available within the records of the
lessee or others involved in developing,
transporting, processing, purchasing, or
selling of such minerals.
Information Collections
ONRR, acting for the Secretary, uses
the information that we collect to ensure

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that lessees accurately value and
appropriately pay all royalties based on
correct product valuation. ONRR and
other Federal Government entities,
including the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and State and Tribal
governmental entities, use the
information for audit purposes and for
evaluating the fairness of product
valuation or allowance claims that
lessees submit. Please refer to the
burden hour chart for all reporting
requirements and associated burden
hours.
Furthermore, ONRR proposes
implementing a new form ONRR–4440,
Solid Minerals Sales Summary, to
collect current data elements in a
standardized format to support ONRR’s
compliance efforts for all solid mineral
leases. Lessees of coal and other solid
minerals from Federal and Indian leases
will submit required data on form
ONRR–4440. Lessees will find the
required data elements in the table in 30
CFR 1210.202. The sales summary
information will aid ONRR in
determining a lessee’s compliance with
applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
sales contracts.
Currently, lessees are required to
submit sales summaries electronically
where possible by submitting internally
generated information as an attachment
to an email message using any format
they have available. Over 95 percent of
lessees use this submittal method.
ONRR is developing an automated
system that would receive and store the
sales summary data that lessees submit
on the proposed form ONRR–4440.
Lessees would submit, and ONRR
would utilize the submitted data in two
phases. Phase 1 would require lessees to
submit proposed form ONRR–4440

using the current submittal method.
Phase 2 would require lessees to submit
proposed form ONRR–4440
electronically. This submittal process
would be similar to the current process
that ONRR requires lessees to follow to
submit form ONRR–4430, Solid
Minerals Production and Royalty
Report. The proposed standard
collection format using available
information technology would greatly
reduce the number of ONRR site visits,
emails, or telephone contacts needed to
clarify company-generated sales
summary documents.
A. Solid Minerals
Producers of coal and other solid
minerals from any Federal or Indian
lease must submit current form ONRR–
4430, Solid Minerals Production and
Royalty Report, and other associated
data formats. These companies also
report certain data on form ONRR–2014,
Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance
(OMB Control Number 1012–0004).
Producers of coal from any Indian lease
must also submit form ONRR–4292,
Coal Washing Allowance Report, and
form ONRR–4293, Coal Transportation
Allowance Report, if they wish to claim
allowances on form ONRR–4430. The
information ONRR requests are the
minimum necessary to carry out our
mission and places the least possible
burden on respondents.
B. Geothermal Resources
This ICR also covers some of the
information collections for geothermal
resources, which ONRR groups by usage
(electrical generation, direct use, and
byproduct recover), and by disposition
of the resources (arm’s-length
(unaffiliated) contract sales, non-arm’slength contract sales, and no contract
sales) within each use group. ONRR
relies primarily on data that payors

report on form ONRR–2014 for the
majority of our business processes,
including geothermal information. In
addition to using the data to account for
royalties that payors report, ONRR uses
the data for monthly distribution of
mineral revenues and audit and
compliance reviews.
OMB Approval
We will request OMB approval to
continue to collect this information. Not
collecting this information would limit
the Secretary’s ability to discharge
fiduciary duties and may also result in
the loss of royalty payments. We protect
the proprietary information that ONRR
receives and do not collect items of a
sensitive nature. It is mandatory that the
reporters submit form ONRR–4430.
Also, ONRR requires that reporters
submit forms ONRR–4292, ONRR–4293,
and ONRR 4440 to obtain benefits for
claiming allowances.
II. Data
Title: Solid Minerals and Geothermal
Collections.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0010.
Bureau Form Numbers: ONRR–4430,
ONRR–4292, ONRR–4293, and ONRR–
4440.
Frequency: Monthly, annually, and on
occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100 reporters.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 3,434
hours.
We have not included in our
estimates certain requirements that
companies perform in the normal course
of business, and that ONRR considers
usual and customary. We display the
estimated annual burden hours by CFR
section and paragraph in the following
chart.

RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
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Hour burden

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Part 1202—Royalties
Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1202.351(b)(3) .........................

Pay royalties on used, sold, or otherwise
finally disposed of byproducts.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1202.353(a), (b), (c), and (d) ..

Report on Form ONRR–2014, royalties or
direct use fee due for geothermal resources, byproduct quantity, and commercially demineralized water quantity.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004. See
§ 1210.52.

1202.353(e) .............................

Maintain quality measurements for audits

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

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Citation 30 CFR

Reporting and recordkeeping requirement

Average number
annual responses

Hour burden

Annual burden hours

Part 1206—Product Valuation
Subpart F—Federal Coal
1206.253(c); 1206.254; and
1206.257(d)(1).

Maintain accurate records for Federal
lease coal and all data relevant to the
royalty value determination. Report the
coal quantity information on appropriate
forms under 30 CFR part 1210.

1206.257(b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(4),
and (d)(2).

Demonstrate and certify your arm’slength contract provisions including all
consideration paid by buyer, directly or
indirectly, for coal production. Provide
written information of reported arm’slength coal sales value and quantity
data.

1206.257(d)(3) .........................

Submit a one-time notification when first
reporting royalties on Form ONRR–
4430 and for a change in method.
Submit all available data relevant to the
value determination proposal.
Write and sign contract revisions or
amendments by all parties to an arm’slength contract, and retroactively apply
revisions or amendments to royalty
value for a period not to exceed two
years.

1206.257(f) ..............................
1206.257(i) ..............................

1206.259(a)(1) and (a)(3) .......

Demonstrate that your contract is arm’slength. Provide written information justifying the lessee’s washing costs.

1206.259(a)(1) .........................

Report actual washing allowance on
Form ONRR–4430 for arm’s-length
sales.
Report actual washing allowance on
Form ONRR–4430 for non-arm’s-length
or no contract sales.
Report washing allowance on Form
ONRR–4430 after lessee elects either
method for a wash plant.
Report washing allowance on Form
ONRR–4430 for depreciation—use either straight-line, or a unit of production
method.

1206.259(b)(1) .........................

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1206.259(b)(2)(iv)(A) ...............

1206.259(c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(iii)

Submit arm’s-length and non-arm’s-length
washing contracts and related documents to ONRR.

1206.262(a)(1) .........................

Report transportation allowance on Form
ONRR–4430.

1206.262(a)(1) and (a)(3) .......

Demonstrate that your contract is arm’slength. Provide written information justifying your transportation costs when
ONRR determines the costs are unreasonable.

1206.262(b)(1) .........................

Report actual transportation allowance on
Form ONRR–4430 for non-arm’s-length
or no contract sales.
Report transportation allowance on Form
ONRR–4430 after lessee elects either
method for a transportation system.
Report transportation allowance on Form
ONRR–4430 for depreciation—use either straight-line, or a unit of production
method.

1206.262(b)(2)(iv) ....................

1206.262(b)(2)(iv)(A) ...............

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AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

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AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

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Hour burden

Average number
annual responses

1206.262(b)(3) .........................

Apply to ONRR for exception from the requirement of computing actual costs.

1 ..............................

3 ..............................

1206.262(c)(1)(ii) and (c)(2)(iii)

Submit all arm’s-length transportation
contracts, production agreements, operating agreements, and related documents to ONRR.

1206.264 .................................

Propose the value of coal for royalty purposes to ONRR for an ad valorem Federal coal lease.
Notify ONRR if, prior to use, sale, or
other disposition, you enhanced the
value of coal.

1206.265 .................................

Annual burden hours
3.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

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Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1206.352(b)(1)(ii) .....................

Determine the royalty on produced geothermal resources, used in your power
plant for generation and sale of electricity, for Class I leases, as approved
by ONRR.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1206.353(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9),
and (e)(4).

Include a return on capital you invested
when the purchase of real estate for
transmission facilities is necessary. Allowable operating and maintenance expenses include other directly allocable
and attributable operating and maintenance expenses that you can document.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1206.353(g) .............................

Request change to other depreciation alternative method with ONRR approval.

1206.353(h)(1) and (m)(2) ......

Use a straight-line depreciation method,
but not below salvage value, for equipment.
Amend your prior estimated Form
ONRR–2014 reports to reflect actual
transmission cost deductions, and pay
any additional royalties due plus interest.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1206.353(n) .............................

Submit all arm’s-length transmission contracts, production and operating agreements and related documents, and
other data for calculating the deduction.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1206.354(b)(1)(ii) .....................

Redetermine your generating cost rate
annually and request ONRR approval
to use a different deduction period.

1206.354(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9),
and (e)(4).

Include a return on capital you invested
when the purchase of real estate for a
power plant site is necessary. Allowable operating and maintenance expenses include other directly allocable
and attributable operating and maintenance expenses that you can document.

1206.354(g) .............................

Request change to other depreciation alternative method with ONRR approval.

1206.354(h) and (m)(2) ...........

Use a straight-line depreciation method,
but not below the salvage value, for
equipment..

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Citation 30 CFR

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Hour burden

Annual burden hours

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Amend your prior estimated Form
ONRR–2014 reports to reflect actual
generating cost deductions and pay
any additional royalties due plus interest.
1206.354(n) .............................

Submit all arm’s-length power plant contracts, production and operating agreements and related documents, and
other data for calculating the deduction..

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1206.356(a)(1) and (a)(2) .......

Determine the royalty on produced significant geothermal resource quantities,
for Class I leases, with the weighted
average of the arm’s-length gross proceeds used to operate the same directuse facility;.
For Class I leases, the efficiency factor of
the alternative energy source will be
0.7 for coal and 0.8 for oil, natural gas,
and other fuels derived from oil and
natural gas, or an efficiency factor proposed by the lessee and approved by
ONRR.

Hour burden covered under OMB
Control Number
1012–0004..

1206.356(a)(3) .........................

For Class I leases, a royalty determined
by any other reasonable method approved by ONRR.

1 ..............................

1206.356(b)(3) .........................

Provide ONRR data showing the geothermal production amount, in pounds
or gallons of geothermal fluid, to input
into the fee schedule for Class III
leases.

1206.356(c) .............................

ONRR will determine fees on a case-bycase basis for geothermal resources
other than hot water.

1206.357(b)(3); and
1206.358(d).

Determine the royalty due on byproducts
by any other reasonable valuation
method approved by ONRR.
Use a discrete field on Form ONRR–
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The lessee may not later elect to change
to the other alternative without ONRR
approval to compute costs associated
with capital investment.

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Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

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Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1206.358(d)(2) and (e);
Submit arm’s-length transportation con1206.359(a)(1), (a)(2),
tracts for reviews and audits, if ONRR
(c)(2)(i)(A), (d)(9), and (e)(4).
requires.
Pay any additional royalties due plus interest, if you have improperly determined a byproduct transportation allowance.
Provide written information justifying your
transportation costs if ONRR requires
you to determine the byproduct transportation allowance. Include a return on
capital if the purchase was necessary.
Allowable operating and maintenance
expenses include any other directly allocable and attributable operating and
maintenance expenses that you can
document.
1206.359(g) .............................

40 ............................

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1206.359(h)(1) and (l)(2) .........

You must use a straight-line depreciation
method based on the life of either
equipment, or geothermal project.
You must amend your prior Form ONRR–
2014 reports to reflect actual byproduct
transportation cost deductions and pay
any additional royalties due plus interest.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1206.360(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b);
1206.361(a)(1).

Retain all data relevant to the royalty
value, or fee you paid. Show how you
calculated then submit all data to
ONRR upon request.
ONRR may review and audit your data
and will direct you to use a different
measure, if royalty value, gross proceeds, or fee is inconsistent with subpart.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1206.361(a)(2) .........................

Pay either royalties or fees due plus interest if ONRR directs you to use a different royalty value, measure of gross
proceeds, or fee.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1206.361(b), (c), and (d) .........

ONRR may require you to: increase the
gross proceeds to reflect any additional
consideration; use another valuation
method; provide written information justifying your gross proceeds; demonstrate that your contract is arm’s
length; and certify that the provisions in
your sales contract include all of the
consideration the buyer paid you.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1206.361(f)(2) ..........................

Write and sign contract revisions or
amendments by all parties to the contract.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1206.364(a)(1) .........................

Request a value
ONRR in writing.

1206.364(c)(2) .........................

Make any adjustments in royalty payments, if you owe additional royalties,
and pay the royalties owed plus interest after the Assistant Secretary issues
a determination.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1206.364(d)(2) .........................

You may appeal an order requiring you to
pay royalty under the determination.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0006.

1206.366 .................................

State, tribal, or local government lessee
must pay a nominal fee, if uses a geothermal resource.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

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1206.456(d)(1); 1206.452(c);
1206.453.

Retain all data relevant to the determination of royalty value to which individual
Indian lease coal should be allocated.
Report coal quantity information on
Form ONRR–4430, Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report, as required under 30 CFR part 1210.

0.42 .........................

48 ............................

1206.456(d)(2) .........................

An Indian lessee will make available
arm’s-length sales and sales quantity
data for like-quality coal sold, purchased, or otherwise obtained from the
area when requested by an authorized
ONRR or Indian representative, or the
Inspector General of the Department of
the Interior or other persons authorized
to receive such information.

1206.456(d)(3) .........................

Notify ONRR by letter identifying the
valuation method used and procedure
followed. This is a one-time notification
due no later than the month the lessee
first report royalties on the Form
ONRR–4430.
Propose a value determination method to
ONRR; submit all available data relevant to method; and use that method
until ONRR decides.
Write and sign contract revisions or
amendments by all parties to an arm’slength contract.
Deduct the reasonable actual coal washing allowance costs incurred under an
arm’s-length contract, and allowance
based upon their reasonable actual
costs under a non-arm’s-length or no
contract, after submitting a completed
page one of Form ONRR–4292, Coal
Washing Allowance Report, containing
the actual costs for the previous reporting period, within 3 months after the
end of the calendar year after the initial
and for succeeding reporting periods,
and report deduction on Form ONRR–
4430 for an arm’s-length, or a nonarm’s-length, or no contract.

Citation 30 CFR

1206.456(f) ..............................

1206.456(i) ..............................

1206.458(a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i),
(c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i), and
(c)(2)(iii).

1206.458(a)(3) .........................

Provide written information justifying your
washing costs when ONRR determines
your washing value unreasonable.

1206.458(b)(2)(iv) ....................

The lessee may not later elect to change
to the other alternative without ONRR
approval.
Elect either a straight-line depreciation
method based on the life of equipment
or reserves, or a unit of production
method.

1206.458(b)(2)(iv)(A) ...............

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1 ..............................

1.

2 ..............................

1 ..............................

2.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

Submit arm’s-length washing contracts
and all related data used on Form
ONRR–4292.

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Hour burden

Average number
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1206.461(a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(i),
(c)(1)(iii), (c)(2)(i), and
(c)(2)(iii).

Submit a completed page one of Form
ONRR–4293, Coal Transportation Allowance Report, of reasonable, actual
transportation allowance costs incurred
by the lessee for transporting the coal
under an arm’s-length contract, in
which you may claim a transportation
allowance retroactively for a period of
not more than 3 months prior to the
first day of the month that you filed the
form with ONRR, unless ONRR approves a longer period upon a showing
of good cause by the lessee. Submit
also a completed Form ONRR–4293
based upon the lessee’s reasonable
actual costs under a non-arm’s-length
or no contract. (Emphasis added.).

2 ..............................

1 ..............................

1206.461(a)(3) .........................

Provide written information justifying your
transportation costs when ONRR determines your transportation value unreasonable.

1206.461(b)(2)(iv) ....................

Submit completed Form ONRR–4293
after a lessee has elected to use either
method for a transportation system.
Submit completed Form ONRR–4293 to
compute depreciation for election to
use either a straight-line depreciation,
or unit-of-production method.
Submit completed Form ONRR–4293 for
exception from the requirement of computing actual costs.

1206.461(b)(2)(iv)(A) ...............

1206.461(b)(3) .........................

1206.461(c)(1)(iv) and
(c)(2)(vi).

Submit arm’s-length transportation contracts, production and operating agreements, and related documents used on
Form ONRR–4293.

1206.463 .................................

Propose the value of coal for royalty purposes to ONRR for an ad valorem Federal coal lease.
Notify ONRR if, prior to use, sale, or
other disposition, you enhance the
value of coal.

1206.464 .................................

Annual burden hours
2.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

0.75 .........................

1,668 .......................

1,251.

0.50 .........................

900 ..........................

450.

1 ..............................

30 ............................

30.

Part 1210—Forms and Reports
Subpart E—Solid Minerals, General
1210.201(a)(1);
1206.259(c)(1)(i), (c)(2),
(e)(2); 1206.262(c)(1),
(c)(2)(i), (e)(2);
1206.458(c)(4), (e)(2);
1206.461(c)(4), (e)(2).

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1210.203(a) .............................

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Submit a completed Form ONRR–4430.
Report washing and transportation allowances as a separate line on Form
ONRR–4430 for arm’s-length, nonarm’s-length, or no contract sales, unless ONRR approves a different reporting procedure. Submit also a corrected
Form ONRR–4430 to reflect actual
costs, together with any payment, in
accordance with instructions provided
by ONRR.
Submit sales summaries via electronic
mail where possible for all coal and
other solid minerals produced from
Federal and Indian leases and for any
remote storage site.
Submit sales contracts, agreements, and
contract amendments for sale of all
coal and other solid minerals produced
from Federal and Indian leases with ad
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1210.204(a)(1) .........................

Submit facility data if you operate a wash
plant, refining, ore concentration, or
other processing facility for any coal,
sodium, potassium, metals, or other
solid minerals produced from Federal
or Indian leases with ad valorem royalty terms.

0.5 ...........................

130 ..........................

1210.205(a) and (b) ................

Submit detailed statements, documents,
or other evidence necessary to verify
compliance, as requested.

Annual burden hours
65.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1210.351 .................................

Maintain geothermal records on microfilm, microfiche, or other recorded
media.

1210.352 .................................

Submit additional geothermal information
on special forms or reports.

1210.353 .................................

Submit completed Form ONRR–2014
monthly once sales or utilization of
geothermal production occur.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

Part 1212—Records and Forms Maintenance
Subpart E—Solid Minerals—General
1212.200(a) .............................

Maintain all records pertaining to Federal
and Indian solid minerals leases for 6
years after records are generated unless the record holder is notified, in
writing.

0.25 .........................

4,064 .......................

1,016.

Subpart H—Geothermal Resources
1212.351(a) and (b) ................

Retain accurate and complete records
necessary to demonstrate that payments of royalties, rentals, and other
amounts due under Federal geothermal
leases are in compliance with laws,
lease terms, regulations, and orders.
Maintain all records pertaining to Federal
geothermal leases for 6 years after the
records are generated unless the
recordholder is notified in writing.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Numbers 1012–0004 (for
Forms ONRR–2014 and ONRR–4054).

Part 1217—Audits and Inspections
Subpart E—Coal
1217.200 .................................

Furnish, free of charge, duplicate copies
of audit reports that express opinions
on such compliance with Federal lease
terms relating to Federal royalties as
directed by the Director for the Office
of Natural Resources Revenue.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

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1217.250 .................................

Furnish, free of charge, duplicate copies
of annual or other audits of your books.

AUDIT PROCESS. See Note.

Subpart G—Geothermal Resources
1217.300 .................................

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Average number
annual responses

Hour burden

Annual burden hours

PART 1218—COLLECTION OF MONIES AND PROVISION FOR GEOTHERMAL CREDITS AND INCENTIVES
Subpart E—Solid Minerals—General
1218.201(b); 1206.457(b);
1206.460(d).

1218.203(a) and (b) ................

You must tender all payments under
§ 1218.51 except for Form ONRR–
4430 payments, include both your customer identification and your customer
document identification numbers on
your payment document, and you shall
be liable for any additional royalties,
plus interest, if improperly determined a
washing or transportation allowance.
Recoup an overpayment on Indian mineral leases through a recoupment on
Form ONRR–4430 against the current
month’s royalties and submit the tribe’s
written permission to ONRR.

0.0055 .....................

1,368 .......................

8.

1 ..............................

1 ..............................

1.

Subpart F—Geothermal Resources
1218.300; 1218.301;
1218.304; 1218.305(a).

Submit all rental and deferred bonus payments when due and pay in value all
royalties due determined by ONRR.
The payor shall tender all payments.
Pay the direct use fees in addition to
the annual rental due.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

Pay advanced royalties, under 43 CFR
3212.15(a)(1) to retain your lease, that
equal to the average monthly royalty
you paid under 30 CFR part 1206, subpart H.
1218.306(a)(2) .........................

You may receive a credit against royalties if ONRR approves in advance your
contract.

1218.306(b) .............................

Pay in money any royalty amount that is
not offset by the credit allowed under
this section.

4 ..............................

1 ..............................

4.

Hour burden covered under OMB Control Number 1012–0004.

TOTAL BURDEN .............

9,434 .......................

3,434.

Note: Audit Process—The Office of Regulatory Affairs determined that the audit process is exempt form the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
because ONRR staff asks non-standard questions to resolve exceptions.

Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour’’ cost burdens associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person does not have to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
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III. Request for Comments
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
requires each agency to ‘‘* * * provide
60-day notice in the Federal Register
* * * and otherwise consult with
members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *.’’
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comments to (a) evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information that ONRR collects; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The PRA also requires agencies to
estimate the total annual reporting
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents
or record-keepers resulting from the
collection of information. If you have
costs to generate, maintain, and disclose
this information, you should comment
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startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. You should
describe the methods that you use to
estimate (1) major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition, (2)
expected useful life of capital
equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4)
the period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software that you purchase to prepare
for collecting information and
monitoring, sampling, and testing
equipment; and record storage facilities.
Generally, your estimates should not
include equipment or services
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995;
(ii) to comply with requirements not
associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
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for the Federal Government; or (iv) as
part of customary and usual business or
private practices. We will summarize
written responses to this notice and
address them in our ICR submission for
OMB approval, including appropriate
adjustments to the estimated burden.
We will provide a copy of the ICR to
you without charge upon request. We
also will post the ICR on our Web site
at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_D/
FRNotices/ICR0120.htm.
Public Comment Policy: ONRR will
post all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents at http://
www.regulations.gov. Before including
Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you
should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) may be made
available to the public at any time.
While you may ask us, in your
comment, to withhold PII from public
view, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Dated: April 4, 2016.
Gregory J. Gould,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2016–08661 Filed 4–13–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4335–30–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–559–561 and
731–TA–1317–1328 (Preliminary)]

Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-toLength Plate From Austria, Belgium,
Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Korea, South Africa, Taiwan,
and Turkey; Institution of Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Investigations
and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase
Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Commission hereby gives
notice of the institution of investigations
and commencement of preliminary
phase antidumping and countervailing
duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–559–
561 and 731–TA–1317–1328
(Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine
whether there is a reasonable indication

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that an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with
material injury, or the establishment of
an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports of certain carbon and alloy steel
cut-to-length plate from Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, South
Africa, Taiwan, and Turkey, provided
for in subheadings 7208.40, 7208.51,
7208.52, 7211.13, 7211.14, 7225.40,
7226.20, and 7226.91 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States,
that are alleged to be sold in the United
States at less than fair value and alleged
to be subsidized by the Governments of
Brazil, China, and Korea. Unless the
Department of Commerce extends the
time for initiation, the Commission
must reach preliminary determinations
in antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations in 45 days, or in this case
by May 23, 2016. The Commission’s
views must be transmitted to Commerce
within five business days thereafter, or
by May 31, 2016.
DATES: Effective April 8, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer ((202) 205–3193) or
Carolyn Carlson ((202) 205–3002),
Office of Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.
Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (http://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—These investigations
are being instituted, pursuant to
sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and
1673b(a)), in response to petitions filed
on April 8, 2016, by ArcelorMittal USA
LLC (Chicago, Illinois), Nucor
Corporation (Charlotte, North Carolina),
and SSAB Enterprises, LLC (Lisle,
Illinois).
For further information concerning
the conduct of these investigations and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

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Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons (other than
petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
Commission’s rules, not later than seven
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Industrial users
and (if the merchandise under
investigation is sold at the retail level)
representative consumer organizations
have the right to appear as parties in
Commission antidumping duty and
countervailing duty investigations. The
Secretary will prepare a public service
list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives,
who are parties to these investigations
upon the expiration of the period for
filing entries of appearance.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in these investigations
available to authorized applicants
representing interested parties (as
defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are
parties to the investigations under the
APO issued in the investigations,
provided that the application is made
not later than seven days after the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be
maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under
the APO.
Conference.—The Commission’s
Director of Investigations has scheduled
a conference in connection with these
investigations for 9:00 a.m. on Friday,
April 29, 2016, at the U.S. International
Trade Commission Building, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC. Requests to
appear at the conference should be
emailed to William.bishop@usitc.gov
and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT
FILE ON EDIS) on or before April 27,
2016. Parties in support of the
imposition of countervailing and
antidumping duties in these
investigations and parties in opposition
to the imposition of such duties will
each be collectively allocated one hour
within which to make an oral
presentation at the conference. A
nonparty who has testimony that may
aid the Commission’s deliberations may
request permission to present a short
statement at the conference.
Written submissions.—As provided in
sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Commission’s rules, any person may
submit to the Commission on or before
May 4, 2016, a written brief containing

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