Royalty management: Natural gas from Indian leases; valuation; correction,

[Federal Register: January 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 7)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 202 and 206

RIN 1010-AB57

Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases-- Additional Information Related to Valuing Indian Gas Produced from Leases Located in Index Zones; Correction

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of eligible index zones; correction.

SUMMARY: On November 30, 1999, MMS published a ``Notice of Eligible Index Zones'' (64 FR 66771) concerning information related to valuing gas produced from Indian leases located in index zones. This notice clarifies the second paragraph following Table No. 2.-MMS-Approved Publications. That paragraph discusses the valuation of production when leases are excluded from valuation under the index-based valuation method. This notice also corrects the lease prefix data for the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in Table No. 4.--Lease Prefixes and MMS- Designated Areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff; telephone, (303) 231-3432; FAX, (303) 231-3385; email, David.Guzy@mms.gov; mailing address, Minerals Management Service, Royalty Management Program, Rules and Publications Staff, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, Colorado, 80225-0165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of November 30, 1999, in FR Doc. 99-30991, page 66772, columns 1 and 2, the second paragraph following Table No. 2.--MMS-Approved Publications is revised to read as follows:

As stated in 30 CFR 206.172 (64 FR 43517), an Indian tribe may ask MMS to exclude some or all of its leases from valuation under the index-based valuation method. After consulting with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), MMS may also exclude any Indian allotted leases from valuation under the index-based valuation method. If MMS approves any requests for exclusion from an index zone, the lessee must value the production under the non-index-based valuation method subject to the provisions of 30 CFR 202.555(c) (64 FR 43514) and 206.170(b) (64 FR 43515).

In addition, on pages 66774 and 66775, correct Table No. 4.--Lease Prefixes and MMS-Designated Areas to read as follows:

Table No. 4.--Lease Prefixes and MMS-Designated Areas

MMS-designated areas

Lease prefixes

Alabama--Coushatta................................ 615 Blackfeet Reservation............................. 507, 512, 513, 514, 515, 517, 526. Crow Reservation.................................. 520, 619. Fort Belknap...................................... 538. Fort Berthold..................................... 528, 529, 540. Fort Peck Reservation............................. 506, 523, 533, 536, 622. Jicarilla Apache Reservation...................... 609. Oklahoma Counties: Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, 503, 505, 510, 511, 518, 521, 601, 602, 607, 615, 714. Cleveland, Creek, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay, Lincoln, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Texas, Tulsa, Washington, Woods. Oklahoma Counties: Beckham, Blaine, Caddo,

503, 505, 518, 601, 602, 607. Canadian, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Logan, Major, McClain, Roger Mills, Stephens, Tillman, Washita, Woodward. Oklahoma Counties: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, 503, 505, 511, 601, 602, 607, 615. Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Okfushee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, Wagoner. Navajo Allotted Leases in the Navajo Reservation.. 516, 525, 527, 621, 623. Navajo Tribal Leases in the Navajo Reservation.... 415, 516, 525, 527, 620, 621, 623. Northern Cheyenne Reservation..................... None. Rocky Boys Reservation............................ 053, 154, 537, 889. Southern Ute Reservation.......................... 519, 522, 524, 614, 750. Turtle Mountain Reservation....................... 610. Ute Mountain Ute Reservation...................... 519, 522, 524, 614, 750. Ute Allotted Leases in the Uintah and Ouray

509, 531, 532. Reservation. Ute Tribal Leases in the Uintah and Ouray

509, 531, 532. Reservation.

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Wind River Reservation............................ 502, 535, 634.

Dated: December 30, 1999. Lucy Querques Denett, Associate Director for Royalty Management.

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