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Loudoun County
Catoctin Creek Bridge (Additional
Documentation), Rte. 673, N of Waterford,
Waterford vicinity, AD74002136
Norfolk INDEPENDENT CITY
West Freemason Street Area Historic District
(Additional Documentation), Both sides of
Bute and Freemason Sts. between Elizabeth
River, and York and Duke Sts., Norfolk
(Independent City), AD72001512
WEST VIRGINIA
Kanawha County
Downtown Charleston Historic District
(Additional Documentation), Roughly
bounded by Washington St. E, Leon
Sullivan Way, Knawha Blvd. and Summers
St., Charleston, AD06000166

Authority: Section 60.13 of 36 CFR
part 60.
Sherry A. Frear,
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/
National Historic Landmarks Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0009; DS63644000
DRT000000.CH7000 234D1113RT; OMB
Control Number 1012–0008]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Collection of Monies Due to
the Federal Government; and
Processing Refund Requests Related
to Overpayments Made to ONRR
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (‘‘ONRR’’), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’), ONRR is proposing to revise
an information collection. Through this
Information Collection Request (‘‘ICR’’),
ONRR seeks to revise this collection and
receive renewed authority to collect
information necessary to cover crosslease netting in the calculation of latepayment interest; a lessee’s designation
of designee for payment obligations;
tribal permission for recoupment on
Indian oil and gas leases; and refund
requests for overpayments made to
ONRR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 11,
2024.
ADDRESSES: All comment submissions
must (1) reference ‘‘OMB Control
Number 1012–0008’’ in the subject line;
(2) be sent to ONRR before the close of
the comment period listed under DATES;

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and (3) be sent using the following
method:
Electronically via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Please visit https://
www.regulations.gov. In the Search Box,
enter the Docket ID Number for this ICR
renewal (‘‘ONRR–2011–0009’’) and click
‘‘search’’ to view the publications
associated with the docket folder.
Locate the document with an open
comment period and click the
‘‘Comment Now!’’ button. Follow the
prompts to submit your comment prior
to the close of the comment period.
Docket: To access the docket folder to
view the ICR Federal Register
publications, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search
‘‘ONRR–2011–0009’’ to view renewal
notices recently published in the
Federal Register, publications
associated with prior renewals, and
applicable public comments received
for this ICR. ONRR will make the
comments submitted in response to this
notice available for public viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov.
OMB ICR Data: OMB also maintains
information on ICR renewals and
approvals. You may access this
information at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRASearch. Please use the
following instructions: Under the ‘‘OMB
Control Number’’ heading enter ‘‘1012–
0008’’ and click the ‘‘Search’’ button
located at the bottom of the page. To
view the ICR renewal or OMB approval
status, click on the latest entry (based on
the most recent date). On the ‘‘View
ICR—OIRA Conclusion’’ page, check the
box next to ‘‘All’’ to display all available
ICR information provided by OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mr. Christopher Davis,
Financial Management, ONRR by email
at Christopher.Davis@onrr.gov or by
telephone at (303) 231–3977. To inquire
about form ONRR–4425, please contact
Aaron Lindquist, Data Solutioning and
Technical Support, ONRR by email at
Aaron.Lindquist@onrr.gov or by
telephone at (303) 231–3020. To inquire
about refund requests, please contact
Thomas Anthony, Revenue, Reporting,
and Compliance Management, ONRR by
email at Thomas.Anthony@onrr.gov or
by telephone at (303) 231–3708.
Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.

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Pursuant
to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq., and
5 CFR 1320.5, all information
collections, as defined in 5 CFR 1320.3,
require approval by OMB. ONRR may
not conduct or sponsor, and you are not
required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
As part of ONRR’s continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, ONRR is inviting the public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information in
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1). This helps ONRR to assess
the impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand ONRR’s information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
ONRR is especially interested in
public comments addressing the
following:
(1) Whether the 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 ONRR’s estimate
of the burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
ONRR published a notice, with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information, in the Federal Register on
December 1, 2023 (88 FR 83962).
ONRR reached out to members of
industry soliciting comments for our
information collection request renewal
and received seven comments. Six
members of industry provided
comments agreeing with the content of
this information collection, while one
member of industry disagreed with the
burden hour estimate. ONRR provided
responses to each commenter
accordingly.
Comments that you submit in
response to this 30-day notice are a
matter of public record. ONRR will
include or summarize each comment in
its request to OMB to approve this ICR.
Before including your address, phone

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask ONRR in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, ONRR cannot guarantee that it
will be able to do so.
Abstract: (a) General Information: The
Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (‘‘FOGRMA’’)
directs the Secretary of the Interior
(‘‘Secretary’’) to ‘‘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 to collect and
account for such amounts in a timely
manner.’’ 30 U.S.C. 1711. ONRR
performs these and other mineral
revenue management responsibilities for
the Secretary. See U.S. Department of
the Interior Departmental Manual, 112
DM 34.1 (Dec. 9, 2020). This ICR covers
the burden hours associated with
performing these responsibilities.
(b) Information Collections: This ICR
concerns the following information.
(1) Cross-Lease Netting in Calculation
of Late-Payment Interest: In calculating
late-payment interest, ONRR allows a
lessee to offset an overpayment made on
a lease against an underpayment made
on another lease if certain conditions
are met. See 30 CFR 1218.42(a). ONRR
refers to this offset as ‘‘cross-lease
netting.’’ If a lessee asserts that interest
is not owed due to cross-lease netting,
it must provide information to ONRR
showing that the conditions are met.
(2) Designation of Designee for
Federal Oil and Gas Leases: FOGRMA
allows a lessee to notify the Secretary in
writing of its designation of ‘‘a person
to make all or part of the payments due
under a lease on the lessee’s behalf . . .
in which event said designated person
may, in its own name, pay, offset or
credit monies, make adjustments,
request and receive refunds and submit
reports with respect to payments
required by the lessee.’’ See 30 U.S.C.
1712(a). ONRR specifies the information
that a lessee must provide to designate
a designee in 30 CFR 1218.52(a). A
lessee must use form ONRR–4425,
Designation Form for Payment
Responsibility, to provide that
information.
As discussed below, ONRR is
modifying the form ONRR–4425 as part
of this ICR renewal to be more
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capture the information that a lessee is
required to provide under 30 CFR
1218.52. The modifications do not
expand the information collected or
change the burden hours necessary to
complete the form.
ONRR is modifying the title of the
form from ‘‘Designation Form for
Royalty Payment Responsibility’’ to
‘‘Designation Form for Payment
Responsibility’’ because the form may be
used for certain payment types other
than royalty payments. See 30 U.S.C.
1712(a) and 30 CFR 1218.52(a)(3).
The current form ONRR–4425 has
fields for specifying effective and
termination dates for the designation.
However, FOGRMA provides that a
notice of designation, modification of
designation, or termination of
designation is effective upon receipt by
the Secretary. See 30 U.S.C. 1702
(definition of ‘‘designee’’). ONRR
therefore is removing the fields for a
lessee to specify effective and
termination dates and adding an
instruction stating that a designation,
modification of designation, or
termination of designation is effective
upon receipt by ONRR. ONRR is also
adding a ‘‘filing type’’ field for the
lessee to specify whether the form is
being filed as an initial designation, a
modification of a designation, or a
termination of a designation.
The current form ONRR–4425
contains fields for a lessee to provide
both the ONRR lease number and the
leasing agency (Bureau of Land
Management or Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement) lease
number for the designation. ONRR is
modifying the form to require only the
leasing agency number since ONRR’s
data systems can convert the leasing
agency number to the ONRR lease
number.
Section 1218.52(a)(6) requires the
lessee to provide the name, address, and
phone number of the individual to
contact for the designee. However, the
current form ONRR–4425 does not have
a field for the lessee to supply this
information. ONRR therefore is adding a
field to the form for the lessee to
provide this contact information if the
designee is a company.
Though the current form ONRR–4425
contains fields for a lessee to specify
whether it is the lessee of record or
operating rights owner, it does not
contain a place to provide its percentage
of operating rights ownership in the
lease, as required by § 1218.52(a)(4).
ONRR therefore is modifying the form
ONRR 4425 to include a field for a
lessee to provide its percentage of
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Section 1218.52(a)(10) requires a
lessee to provide a copy of the written
designation with the form ONRR–4425,
reflecting the designee’s acceptance of
the designation. ONRR is modifying the
form ONRR–4425 to remind the lessee
of this requirement. ONRR also is
modifying the form ONRR–4425
instructions to specify that a lessee may
use this written designation to (i) add
additional leases to the designation, (ii)
specify product types for the
designation, and (iii) specify its
operating rights percentages in different
areas covered by the lease if its
operating rights ownership is not
uniform throughout the lease. Finally,
ONRR is removing any requirement to
provide fax information.
(3) Tribal Permission for Recoupment
on Indian Oil and Gas Leases: Pursuant
to 30 CFR 1218.53(b), a payor may, with
written permission authorized by tribal
statute or resolution, recoup an
overpayment against royalties or other
revenues owed for the same production
month under other leases for which that
tribe is the lessor. See 30 CFR
1218.53(b). The payor must provide
ONRR with a copy of that written
permission. Id.
(4) Processing Refund Requests:
FORGMA authorizes a Federal oil and
gas lessee to request a refund for an
overpayment in certain situations. See
30 U.S.C. 1721a(b). FOGRMA requires
the lessee to supply information to
support its refund request. Id.
Additionally, ONRR collects banking
information from the refund recipient in
order to disburse the overpaid amount
to the correct account if a refund is
warranted.
Title: Collection of Monies Due the
Federal Government; and Processing
Refund Requests Related to
Overpayments Made to ONRR.
OMB Control Number: 1012–0008.
Bureau Form Number: Form ONRR–
4425.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal
and Indian lessees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 170.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 93 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: We have identified no
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden associated with
this collection of information.
An agency may not conduct, or
sponsor and a person is not required to
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unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
PRA.
Howard Cantor,
Director, Office of Natural Resources
Revenue.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR–2011–0012; DS63644000
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Major Portion Prices and Due Date for
Additional Royalty Payments on Gas
Produced From Indian Lands in
Designated Areas That Are Not
Associated With an Index Zone
Office of Natural Resources
Revenue (ONRR), Interior.

AGENCY:

ACTION:

Notice.

Pursuant
to 30 CFR 1206.174(a)(4)(ii), ONRR must
publish major portion prices for each
designated area that is not associated
with an index zone for each production
month, as well as the due date to submit
any additional royalty payments. If a
lessee owes additional royalties, it must
submit an amended form ONRR–2014,
Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance,
to ONRR and pay the additional
royalties due by the due date. If a lessee
fails to timely pay the additional
royalties, late payment interest begins to
accrue pursuant to 30 CFR 1218.54. The
interest will accrue from the due date
until ONRR receives payment.
The table below lists major portion
prices for designated areas that are not
associated with an index zone.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In accordance with
regulations governing valuation of gas
produced from Indian lands, ONRR is
publishing this Notice in the Federal
Register of the major portion prices
applicable to calendar year 2022 and the
date by which a lessee must pay any
additional royalties due under major
portion pricing.
DATES: The due date to pay additional
royalties based on the major portion
prices is May 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions regarding major portion
prices, contact Robert Sudar, Market &
Spatial Analytics, by telephone at (303)
231–3511 or email to Robert.Sudar@
onrr.gov. For questions on reporting
information, contact Tonisha Seader,
Data Intake, Solutioning, and
Coordination, by telephone at (303)
231–3478 or email to Tonisha.Seader@
onrr.gov.
SUMMARY:

GAS MAJOR PORTION PRICES ($/MMBTU) FOR DESIGNATED AREAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDEX ZONE
ONRR-designated areas

Jan 2022

Fort Berthold Reservation ........................................................
Fort Peck Reservation .............................................................
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation .................
Turtle Mountain Reservation ...................................................

$5.45
6.54
5.95
5.80

ONRR-designated areas

May 2022

Fort Berthold Reservation ........................................................
Fort Peck Reservation .............................................................
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation .................
Turtle Mountain Reservation ...................................................

Sep 2022

Fort Berthold Reservation ........................................................
Fort Peck Reservation .............................................................
Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation .................
Turtle Mountain Reservation ...................................................

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Revenue.
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$6.23
7.69
8.40
7.09

The Department of Labor’s
(DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Benefit Accuracy Measurement
Program (BAM).’’ This comment request
is part of continuing Departmental
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$4.17
4.23
6.02
3.74

$4.57
5.09
5.76
3.61
Aug 2022
$7.15
7.64
8.39
7.02
Dec 2022
$5.50
6.65
14.53
6.05

Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by May 13,
2024.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden,
may be obtained free by contacting
Rhonda Cowie by telephone at (202)
693–3821 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at cowie.rhonda.m@dol.gov.
Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail
or courier to the U.S. Department of
Labor, Employment and Training
Administration, Office of
DATES:

Notice.

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$5.53
5.68
6.35
5.08

Apr 2022

respondent burden in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Benefit
Accuracy Measurement Program

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Jul 2022

$4.43
4.84
5.38
4.32

Employment and Training
Administration

SUMMARY:

$3.99
4.02
4.28
4.03

$7.26
7.81
8.30
7.19

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ACTION:

Mar 2022

$5.01
8.04
4.83
4.74

$6.39
6.63
6.81
5.76

ONRR-designated areas

For information on how to report
additional royalties due to major portion
prices, please refer to ONRR’s Dear
Payor letter, dated December 1, 1999,
which is available at https://
www.onrr.gov/reporter-letters/
991201.pdf.
Authorities: Indian Mineral Leasing
Act, 25 U.S.C. 396a–g; Act of March 3,
1909, 25 U.S.C. 396; and the Indian
Mineral Development Act of 1982, 25
U.S.C. 2103 et seq.

Feb 2022

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