Under certain circumstances, lessees
are authorized to deduct from royalty payments, the reasonable,
actual costs of transporting the royalty portion of produced
minerals from the lease to a processing or sales point not in the
immediate lease area. When gas is processed for the recovery of gas
plant products, lessees may claim a processing allowance. MMS
collects information on these transportation and processing
allowances on Forms MMS-4295 and MMS-4109 in order to verify the
propriety of deductions from royalties paid on Indian
leases.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.