Royalty management: Oil value for royalty due on Federal leases; comment extension,

[Federal Register: April 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 70)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 17990]

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

[DOCID:fr13ap99-28]

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: Supplementary Proposed rule; notice of extension of public comment period.

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service hereby gives notice that it is extending the public comment period on a supplementary proposed rule, which was published in the Federal Register on July 16, 1998, (63 FR 38355). The proposed rule amends the royalty valuation regulations for crude oil produced from Federal leases. In response to requests for additional time and to provide commenters adequate time to submit comments after the completion of the public workshops on April 7, 1999, MMS will extend the comment period 15 days.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 27, 1999.

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. Courier address is Building 85, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225. 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 number (303) 231-3385, e-mail RMP.comments@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MMS received requests from industry representatives to extend the comment period of this supplementary proposed rule. This time extension is in response to those requests in order to provide commenters with adequate time to provide detailed comments that MMS can use to proceed in the rulemaking.

Dated: April 8, 1999. Lucy Querques Denett, Associate Director for Royalty Management.

[FR Doc. 99-9174Filed4-12-99; 8:45 am]

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