Royalty management: Comment period reopening,

[Federal Register: July 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 130)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 36868]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr08jy98-29]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 206

RIN 1010-AC09

Establishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Federal Leases

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reopening the public comment period.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) hereby gives notice that it is reopening the public comment period on a second supplementary proposed rulemaking, which was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 1998, (63 FR 6113). The proposed rule amends the royalty valuation regulations for crude oil produced from Federal leases. In response to issues raised on the February 6, 1998, second supplementary proposed rulemaking, MMS will reopen the comment period from July 9, 1998, to July 24, 1998.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments, suggestions, or objections about this supplementary proposed rule to: Minerals Management Service, Royalty Management Program, Rules and Publications Staff, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165. E-mail address is RMP.comments@mms.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff, telephone number (303) 231-3432, fax (303) 231- 3385, e-mail RMP.comments@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS is reopening the comment period for the February 6 second supplementary proposed rulemaking for a two-week period from July 9 to July 24. All comments received during this comment period will be posted on MMS's web site at http:// www.rmp.mms.gov/ library/readroom/readrm.htm. It is unnecessary to resubmit comments previously submitted regarding this rulemaking.

Dated: July 2, 1998. Phillip D. Sykora, Acting Associate Director for Royalty Management.

[FR Doc. 98-18051Filed7-7-98; 8:45 am]

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