Federal Register Notices

Please note:  In October 2010 Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) became Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR).

ONNR archives not listed here can also be found by conducting a search at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Federal Register online site or by searching the entire ONRR site.

Past FR Notices

Need a to find a Federal Register Notice from a previous year:

2012

February 2, 2012--77 FR 5268Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection.

2011

December 15, 2011--76 FR 78033 Corrected Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection

December 8, 2011--76 FR 76757 This notice provides the decisions by the states for calendar year 2012 to allow accounting and auditing relief for Federal onshore or Outer Continental Shelf lease production from marginal properties.

December 8, 2011--76 FR 76746 Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection.

December 8, 2011--76 FR 76612 The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) reorganized its regulations and repromulgate them in chapter XII, title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). ONRR amends the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers for information collection requirements, certain form numbers, and corresponding technical corrections to part and position titles, agency names, and acronyms listed in 30 CFR chapter XII [RIN 1012-AA07]."

December 8, 2011--76 FR 76634 Notice of Establishment of the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

November 14, 2011--76 FR 70486Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012-0006).

November 14, 2011--76 FR 70484Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012-0008).

September 9, 2011--76 FR 55838 Workshops To Discuss Revisions to Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Valuation Regulations: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

September 9, 2011--76 FR 55837 Workshops To Discuss Revisions to Federal and Indian Coal Valuation Regulations: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

August 26, 2011--76 FR 53487 Notice of extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012-0001, formerly 1010-0162).

August 22, 2011--76 FR 52294 Second Notice of Intent to Establish an Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

August 22, 2011--76 FR 52294 Second Notice of Intent to Establish an Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

August 12, 2011--76 FR 50249 Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012-0009, formerly 1010-0073).

July 1, 2011--76 FR 38555 The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) published a rule in the Federal Register on October 4, 2010, announcing that the Minerals Revenue Management Program (MRM) of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) (formerly known as the Minerals Management Service (MMS)) was renamed the Office of Natural Resources Revenue by the Secretary of the Interior and was separated from BOEMRE and transferred to the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget. In the rule, ONRR also announced the reorganization of title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations (30 CFR) resulting from the division of BOEMRE into two separate agencies. The rule removed certain regulations from chapter II in 30 CFR, which pertains to BOEMRE and recodified them in new chapter XII, which pertains to ONRR. This document corrects the rule published on October 4, 2010. [RIN 1012-AA06]

June 28, 2011--76 FR 37828 The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR, formerly Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) Minerals Revenue Management) is announcing an update to Indian index zone price points that will remove certain natural gas index prices from the Indian Index Zone calculation. These changes will impact Oklahoma-Zone 1, Oklahoma-Zone 2, and the Central Rocky Mountain Zone. The ONRR State and Indian Outreach Program held three Indian Tribal Consultation meetings seeking input and comments on several changes that could affect the valuation of mineral production on Indian lands, including this Federal Register Notice. The meetings took place in Albuquerque, NM on May 19; Denver, CO on May 26; and Oklahoma City, OK on June 9, 2011. The ONRR did not receive any negative comments from the various Indian Tribes on this Federal Register Notice.

June 28, 2011--76 FR 37827 The States of Oklahoma and Montana (States) are requesting that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) renew current delegations of audit and investigation authority. This notice gives members of the public an opportunity to review and comment on the States’ proposals. Submit written comments on or before July 28, 2011.

June 9, 2011--76 FR 33780 Assessments for Mismatched Payments or Inadequate Payment Information for Geothermal, Solid Minerals, and Indian Oil and Gas Leases. Regulations for geothermal, solid minerals, and Indian oil and gas leases authorize the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) to assess payors for failure to submit payments of the same amount as the royalty or bill document, or to provide adequate information. The amount assessed for each mismatched or inadequately identified payment will be $214.00, effective July 11, 2011.

May 27, 2011--76 FR 30881 Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) requests comments and suggestions from affected parties and the interested public before proposing changes to the existing regulations governing the valuation of coal produced from Federal and Indian leases, for royalty purposes.

May 27, 2011--76 FR 30878 Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) requests comments and suggestions from affected parties and the interested public before proposing changes to the existing regulations governing the valuation of oil and gas produced from Federal onshore and offshore oil and gas leases, for royalty purposes.

May 4, 2011--76 FR 25370 Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012–0008).

May 4, 2011--76 FR 25367 Notice of an extension of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012–0006).

March 25, 2011--76 FR 16816 Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1012-0009, formerly 1010-0073).

March 11, 2011--76 FR 13431 Major Portion Prices and Due Date for Additional Royalty Payments on Indian Gas Production in Designated Areas Not Associated With an Index Zone.

February 8, 2011--76 FR 6819 States' Decisions on Participating in Accounting and Auditing Relief for Federal Oil and Gas Marginal Properties.

January 31, 2011--75 FR 5317 Office of Natural Resources Revenue 30 CFR Part 1206, Notice of Intent To Establish an Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee