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Outer Continental Shelf Regulations
This document makes minor technical changes to regulations that were published in various Federal Register documents and are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations. These changes will correct the name of form MMS-126; correct a citation in 30 CFR 250, subpart N; and correct the instructions in 30 CFR parts 203, 251, 253, 254, and 256 for...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf; Update of International Organization for Standardization Documents Incorporated by Reference
The MMS is proposing to remove API Specification 14A and replace it with a new document incorporated by reference in regulations governing oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The addition of this document incorporated by reference will ensure that lessees use the best available and safest technologies while...
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Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale; Correction
This document contains corrections to the final regulations for leasing of solid minerals other than coal and oil shale published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1999 (64 FR 53512).
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Establishing Oil Value for Royalty Due on Federal Leases
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is amending its regulations regarding valuation, for royalty purposes, of crude oil produced from Federal leases. MMS is changing the way that oil not sold under an arm's-length contract is valued; providing optional ways for lessees to value their crude oil production if they sell it at arm's length...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Update of Revised/Reaffirmed Documents Incorporated by Reference
This document makes technical amendments to regulations that were published in a final rule on December 28, 1999 (64 FR 72756). This amendment incorporates the revision of 10 documents previously incorporated by reference in regulations governing oil and gas and sulfur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The revised editions of...
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National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska-Unitization
This proposed rule would add a new subpart to the Bureau of Land Management's oil and gas regulations implementing new statutory authority allowing operators to form units in the National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska (NPRA). Units allow for the sharing of costs and spreading of revenues among several leases, and allow for production from unit...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Update of Revised/Reaffirmed Documents Incorporated by Reference
This document makes technical amendments to regulations that were published in a final rule on December 28, 1999 (64 FR 72756), and which listed all documents incorporated by reference in regulations governing oil and gas and sulfur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). This amendment incorporates Supplement 2 to the 21st Edition of...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Corrections
This document makes technical corrections to regulations that were published in various Federal Register documents and are codified in the Code of Federal Regulations under Title 30--Minerals Resources, Parts 200-269. The changes are necessary to correct a citation and a reference to a section of a document incorporated by reference.
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Amendments to Gas Valuation Regulations for Indian Leases
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is proposing to remove the special timing requirements for adjustments and audits of royalties on gas produced from Indian leases in Montana and North Dakota. These timing requirements may force tribal and MMS auditors to expend additional time and money or postpone ongoing audits to meet the restricted time...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
This proposed rule restructures the requirements for oil and gas drilling operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), adds some new requirements, and converts the rule into plain language. The proposed rule follows the logical sequence of obtaining approval to drill a well and conducting operations. The proposed rule also removes overly...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Production Measurement Document Incorporated by Reference
MMS is adding a production measurement document incorporated by reference to the regulations governing oil, gas, and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The document will continue to ensure that lessees are able to use the best available and most accurate technologies while operating in the OCS. The document is from the...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Decommissioning Activities
This proposed rule would amend MMS regulations governing oil and gas operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to update decommissioning requirements. The new layout of the rule follows the logical sequence of plugging a well, decommissioning the platform and pipeline, and clearing the lease site. The proposed rule also updates...
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Producer-operated Outer Continental Shelf Pipelines That Cross Directly Into State Waters
This final rule will clarify some unresolved regulatory issues involving the 1996 memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) pipelines between the Departments of the Interior (DOI) and Transportation (DOT). It addresses producer-operated pipelines that do not connect to a transporting operator's pipeline on the OCS before...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Subpart O-Well Control and Production Safety Training
This rule amends MMS regulations governing the training of lessee and contractor personnel engaged in oil and gas and sulphur operations in the OCS. MMS is making this amendment to enhance safety, allow the development of new and innovative training techniques, to impose fewer prescriptive requirements on the oil and gas industry, and provide...
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Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale
On April 28, the Mineral Leasing Act was effectively amended to change the acreage limits on a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) customer who leases public lands and minerals to produce sodium. The new law increased the maximum number of acres a person can lease in any one state from 15,360 acres in any one state to 30,720 acres. This rule revises...
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Interest Rate Applicable to Late Payment or Underpayment of Monies Due on Solid Minerals and Geothermal Leases
The Minerals Management Service (MMS) is revoking its rulemaking published on March 29, 1994, regarding interest rates used to assess interest on late payment or underpayment of monies due on solid minerals and geothermal leases. A decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit invalidated the amendments...
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Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing
This proposed rule outlines why and how we may issue Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases after November 2000 with royalty suspensions. It also presents a plain-language revision of the existing rules for bidding systems and joint bidding restrictions. It does not change the current policies on royalty suspensions for leases issued before...
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Relief or Reduction in Royalty Rates-Deep Water Royalty Relief for OCS Oil and Gas Leases Issued After 2000
This proposed rule revises regulations on royalty relief for oil and gas producers on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It provides for suspension or reduction of royalty on a case-by-case basis for certain additional categories of OCS leases. Also, it identifies circumstances when we may consider special royalty relief outside our established...
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Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Update of Documents Incorporated by Reference-API Specification 14A, Tenth Edition
MMS is updating one document incorporated by reference in regulations governing oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The new edition of this document incorporated by reference will ensure that lessees use the best available and safest technologies while operating in the OCS. The updated document, issued by the...
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Oil and Gas Leasing: Onshore Oil and Gas Operations
The final rule will: Clarify the responsibilities of oil and gas lessees and operating rights owners for protecting Federal and Indian oil and gas resources from drainage; specify when the obligations of the lessee or operating rights owner to protect against drainage begin and end; clarify what steps to take to determine if drainage is...