States and Tribes, who wish to perform
royalty audits and other delegated activities in cooperation with
ONRR, must submit a request to be considered for a
delegation/cooperative agreement to the ONRR Director.
US Code:
30
USC 1923 Name of Law: Mineral Leasing Act of 1920
US Code: 43
USC 1353 Name of Law: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of
1953
US Code: 25
USC 2103 Name of Law: Indian Mineral Development Act of
1920
PL:
Pub.L. 97 - 451 202, 205 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas
Royalty Management Act of 1982
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 185 3, 4, 8 Name of Law: Federal Oil and Gas
Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act of 1996
US Code:
30 USC 1001, 1002 Name of Law: Geothermal Steam Act of 1970
PL:
Pub.L. 102 - 154 I Name of Law: Appropriations Act of 1992
There is no program change for
this information collection, but there is an adjustment decrease of
659 hours and an increase of 7,400 hours for a net increase of
6,741 hours. The State of Louisiana and the Jicarilla Apache Nation
did not renew their cooperative agreements, which decreased the
number of submissions and the hour burden. Based on comments from
New Mexico (see question 8 of supporting statement), ONRR
reinterpretated 30 CFR 1227.200(c) to include an increase in burden
hours.
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.