MMS established the net profit share
lease (NPSL) bidding system to balance a fair market return to the
Federal Government for the lease of its lands with a fair profit to
companies risking their investment capital.
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 185 000 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Simplication and Fairness Act of 1996
US Code: 43
USC 1353 Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of
1953
US Code: 30
USC 1923 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
PL:
Pub.L. 97 - 451 000 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982
There is no program change for
this information collection, but there is an adjustment decrease of
537 hours due to re-estimating the number of submissions and hour
burden.
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