Regulation Identifier Number 1012-AA04

Valuation of Federal Coal for Advance Royalty Purposes and Information Collection Applicable to All Solid Minerals Leases

30 CFR Parts 1203, 1210, and 1218

Abstract:ONRR proposes new regulations to implement the provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) governing the payment of advance royalty on coal resources produced from Federal leases. The EPAct provisions amend the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (MLA). ONRR also proposes to add information collection requirements that are applicable to all solid minerals leases and also are necessary to implement the EPAct Federal coal advance royalty provisions.

• Proposed Rulemaking (PR): 78 FR 49062 (08/12/2013)

PR Public Comments Received

• Cloud Peak Energy
• Interwest Mining Company
• National Mining Association
• Utah Mining Association

Information Collection Requests (ICRs)