The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is responsible for the royalty management functions assigned to the Secretary who is required by various laws to manage mineral resources production on Federal and Indian lands, collect the royalties due, and distribute the funds in accordance with those laws. The Report of sales and Royalty Remittance, Form MMS-2014, is used for reporting oil and gas royalties, certain rents, and other lease-related transactions to MMS (e.g., transportation and processing allowances, lease adjustments, and quality and location differentials).
US Code:
25 USC 396d
Name of Law: Indian Lands
US Code:
30 USC 359
Name of Law: Acquired Lands
US Code:
43 USC 1334
Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 185 1-11
Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 200 1
Name of Law: as corrected, Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
PL:
Pub.L. 97 - 451 101a
Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982
The adjustment increase of 32,965 burden hours is due to an increase in the number of responses. The program decrease of 288 burden hours is due to a requirement in the proposed Federal oil rule(68 FR 50087) [proposed 210.53(c)(1) and (2)], which was inadvertently kept on the records. The citation was eliminated in the final rulemaking (69 FR 24959), and MMS never collected the information.
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.