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District Advisory Council to the Bureau
of Land Management, U.S. Department
of the Interior, will participate in a field
tour of BLM-administered public lands
on Friday, September 23, 2005, from
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and meet in formal
session on Saturday, September 24 from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baker Community
Center, located at 56725 Park Avenue in
Baker.
The Council and interested members
of the public will depart for a field tour
at 7:30 a.m. from the Desert Studies
Center at Zzyzx. The public is welcome
to participate in the tour, but should
plan on providing their own
transportation, drinks, and lunch. Tour
stops and presentations and meeting
agenda topics will be announced later.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All Desert
District Advisory Council meetings are
open to the public. Time for public
comment may be made available by the
Council Chairman during the
presentation of various agenda items,
and is scheduled at the end of the
meeting for topics not on the agenda.
Public comment for items not on the
agenda will be scheduled at the
beginning of the meeting Saturday
morning.
Written comments may be filed in
advance of the meeting for the
California Desert District Advisory
Council, c/o Bureau of Land
Management, Public Affairs Office,
22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos,
Moreno Valley, California 92553.
Written comments also are accepted at
the time of the meeting and, if copies
are provided to the recorder, will be
incorporated into the minutes.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doran Sanchez, BLM California Desert
District Public Affairs Specialist (951)
697–5220.
Dated: July 26, 2005.
Linda Hansen,
District Manager.
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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–910–05–1040–PH–24–1A]
Notice of Utah Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Utah Resource
Advisory Council (RAC) meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
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Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management’s (BLM) Utah
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Utah Resource Advisory
Council (RAC) will meet September 8
(8–5) and September 9 (8–12:15), 2005,
in Blanding, Utah. On September 8, the
RAC will meet at the Edge of the Cedars
State Park Museum (located at 660 West
400 North, Blanding) for a field trip to
the Four Corners region of Utah. On
September 9, the RAC will meet at the
Blanding Arts & Events Center
Auditorium (located at 715 West 200
South, Blanding). A half-hour public
comment period is scheduled to begin at
11:30 a.m. on September 9. Written
comments may be sent to the Bureau of
Land Management address listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Foot, Special Programs
Coordinator, Utah State Office, Bureau
of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84145–0155; phone
(801) 539–4195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 8, the RAC will be
introduced to the cultural resources and
their relationship to other resources.
The field trip will focus on the Comb
Ridge area and include short hikes and
a drive through Butler and Comb
Washes. On September 9, the RAC will
be given updates on the Resource
Management Plans, Fires across the
state, and Day-Ride Maps. An overview
of issues occurring on BLM Utah lands,
an update from the Factory Butte RAC
Subgroup and a presentation on the role
of the Public Lands Council will also be
given.
All meetings are open to the public;
however, transportation, lodging, and
meals are the responsibility of the
participating public.
Dated: July 27, 2005.
Gene Terland,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 05–15466 Filed 8–4–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–DK–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
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collection (OMB Control Number 1010–
0073).
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
30 CFR part 220. This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these regulatory
requirements. The previous title of this
ICR was ‘‘30 CFR part 220, Accounting
Procedures for Determining Net Profit
Share Payment for Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leases.’’ The new title
of this ICR is ‘‘30 CFR part 220—
Accounting Procedures for Determining
Net Profit Share Payment for Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leases,
§ 220.010 NPSL capital account,
§ 220.030 Maintenance of records,
§ 220.031 Reporting and payment
requirements, § 220.032 Inventories, and
§ 220.033 Audits.’’
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before September 6, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
by either FAX (202) 395–6566 or e-mail
(OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov) directly to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for the Department of the Interior (OMB
Control Number 1010–0073). Mail your
comments to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead
Regulatory Specialist, Chief of Staff
Office, Minerals Management Service,
Minerals Revenue Management, P.O.
Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, Colorado
80225. If you use an overnight courier
service or wish to hand-carry your
comments, our courier address is
Building 85, Room A–614, Denver
Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225.
You may also e-mail your comments to
us at mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include
the title of the information collection
and the OMB Control Number in the
‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also
include your name and return address.
Submit electronic comments as an
ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption.
If you do not receive a confirmation that
we have received your e-mail, contact
Ms. Gebhardt at (303) 231–3211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone (303)
231–3211, FAX (303) 231–3781, e-mail
sharron.gebhardt@mms.gov. You may
also contact Sharron Gebhardt to obtain,
at no cost, a copy of the regulations that
require the subject collection of
information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: 30 CFR part 220—Accounting
Procedures for Determining Net Profit
Share Payment for Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leases, § 220.010
NPSL capital account, § 220.030
Maintenance of records, § 220.031
Reporting and payment requirements,
§ 220.032 Inventories, and § 220.033
Audits.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0073.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Interior is responsible
for matters relevant to mineral resource
development on Federal and Indian
lands and the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS). The Secretary under the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 1923) and the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1353) is responsible for managing
the production of minerals from Federal
and Indian lands and the OCS,
collecting royalties from lessees who
produce minerals, and distributing the
funds collected in accordance with
applicable laws. The MMS performs the
royalty management functions for the
Secretary.
Applicable Citations
Applicable citations of the laws are
the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97–
451—Jan. 12, 1983); the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (43
U.S.C. 1353) (Pub. L. 212—Aug. 7, 1953,
as amended by Pub. L. 93–627—Jan. 3,
1975, Pub. L. 95–372—Sept. 18, 1978,
and Pub. L. 98–498—Oct. 19, 1984); and
the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C.
1923). These citations can be viewed on
our Web site at http://
www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/
PublicLawsAMR.htm.
The Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) citations covering the net profit
share lease (NPSL) program are located
at 30 CFR part 220—Accounting
Procedures for Determining Net Profit
Share Payment for Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leases.
General Information
When a company or an individual
enters into a lease to explore, develop,
produce, and dispose of minerals from
Federal or Indian lands, that company
or individual agrees to pay the lessor a
share of the value received from
production from the leased lands. The
lease creates a business relationship
between the lessor and the lessee. The
lessee is required to report various kinds
of information to the lessor relative to
the disposition of the leased minerals.
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Such information is similar to data
reported to private and public mineral
interest owners and is generally
available within the records of the
lessee or others involved in developing,
transporting, processing, purchasing, or
selling of such minerals. The
information collected includes data
necessary to ensure royalties or net
profit share payments are properly
valued and appropriately paid.
Proprietary information submitted to
MMS under this collection is protected,
and no items of a sensitive nature are
collected.
NPSL Bidding System
To encourage exploration and
development of oil and gas leases on
submerged Federal lands on the OCS,
regulations were promulgated at 30 CFR
part 260—Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Leasing. Specific
implementation regulations for the
NPSL bidding system are promulgated
at 30 CFR 260.110(d), covered under
ICR 1010–0143 (expires December 31,
2006). The MMS established the NPSL
bidding system to properly 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. The system
provides an incentive for early and
expeditious exploration and
development and provides for sharing
the risks by the lessee and the Federal
Government. The NPSL bidding system
incorporates a fixed capital recovery
system as a means through which the
lessee recovers costs of exploration and
development from production revenues,
along with a reasonable return on
investment.
NPSL Capital Account
The Federal Government does not
receive a profit share payment from an
NPSL until the lessee shows a credit
balance in its capital account; that is,
cumulative revenues and other credits
exceed cumulative costs. The credit
balance is multiplied by the net profit
share rate (30 to 50 percent), resulting
in the amount of net profit share
payment due the Federal Government.
The MMS requires lessees to maintain
an NPSL capital account for each lease,
which transfers to a new owner when
sold. Following the cessation of
production, lessees are also required to
provide either an annual or a monthly
report to the Federal Government, using
data from the capital account.
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NPSL Inventories
The NPSL lessees must notify MMS of
their intent to perform an inventory and
file a report after each inventory of
controllable materiel.
NPSL Audits
When non-operators of an NPSL call
for an audit, they must notify MMS.
When MMS calls for an audit, the lessee
must notify all non-operators on the
lease. These requirements are located at
30 CFR 220.033.
Summary
This collection of information is
necessary in order to determine when
net profit share payments are due and
to ensure royalties or net profit share
payments are properly valued and
appropriately paid.
We are revising this ICR to add
citations related to records management
at 30 CFR 220.030(a) and inventories at
§ 220.032(b). We added a new citation
for a PRA-exempt requirement related to
audits at § 220.033(e). For clarification,
we added § 220.031(c) related to
payment requirements. We have not
included in our estimates certain
requirements performed in the normal
course of business, which are
considered usual and customary.
The MMS is requesting OMB’s
approval to continue to collect this
information. Not collecting this
information would limit the Secretary’s
ability to discharge his/her duties and
may also result in loss of royalty
payments. Proprietary information
submitted is protected, and there are no
questions of a sensitive nature included
in this information collection.
Frequency: Annually, monthly, and
on occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: 9 lessees.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 1,583
hours.
All nine lessees report monthly
because all current NPSLs are in
producing status. Because the
requirements for establishment of
capital accounts at § 220.010(a) and
capital account annual reporting at
§ 220.031(a) are necessary only during
non-producing status of a lease, we
included only one response annually for
these requirements, in case a new NPSL
is established. The following chart
shows the estimated burden hours by
CFR section and paragraph:
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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

Number of an- Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 220 Reporting & recordkeeping requirement Hour burden nual re- hours
sponses

PART 220—ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING NET PROFIT SHARE PAYMENT FOR OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OIL
AND GAS LEASES

§ 220.010 NPSL capital account.

220.010(a) .................. (a) For each NPSL tract, an NPSL capital account shall be estab- 1 1 1
lished and maintained by the lessee for NPSL operations * * *.

§ 220.030 Maintenance of records

220.030(a) and (b) ...... (a) Each lessee * * * shall establish and maintain such records as 1 9 9
are necessary * * *.

§ 220.031 Reporting and payment requirements

220.031(a) ..................
220.031(b) ..................
220.031(c) ...................
220.031(d) ..................
220.031(e) ..................
(a) Each lessee subject to this part shall file an annual report dur- 16 1 16
ing the period from issuance of the NPSL until the first month in
which production revenues are credited to the NPSL capital ac-
count * * *.
(b) Beginning with the first month in which production revenues are 13 108 1,404
credited to the NPSL capital account, each lessee * * * shall file
a report for each NPSL, not later than 60 days following the end
of each month * * *.
(c) Each lessee subject to this Part 220 shall submit, together with Burden hours covered under 220.031(b).
the report required * * * any net profit share payment due * * *.
(d) Each lessee * * * shall file a report not later than 90 days after 8 9 72
each inventory is taken * * *.
(e) Each lessee * * * shall file a final report, not later than 60 days 4 9 36
following the cessation of production * * *.

§ 220.032 Inventories

220.032(b) ..................
(b) At reasonable intervals, but at least once every three years, in- 1 9 9
ventories of controllable materiel shall be taken by the lessee.
Written notice of intention to take inventory shall be given by the
lessee at least 30 days before any inventory is to be taken so
that the Director may be represented at the taking of inventory * *
*.

§ 220.033 Audits

220.033(b)(1) ..............
220.033(b)(2) ..............
220.033(e) ..................
(b)(1) When nonoperators of an NPSL lease call an audit in accord- 2 9 18
ance with the terms of their operating agreement, the Director
shall be notified of the audit call * * *.
(b)(2) If DOI determines to call for an audit, DOI shall notify the les- 2 9 18
see of its audit call and set a time and place for the audit. * * *
The lessee shall send copies of the notice to the nonoperators
on the lease * * *.
(e) Records required to be kept under § 220.030(a) shall be made The Office of Regulatory Affairs has determined
available for inspection by any authorized agent of DOI * * *. that the audit process is not covered by the
PRA because MMS staff asks non-standard
questions to resolve exceptions.

Total Burden ........ ............................................................................................................. ........................ 164 1,583

Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘non-
hour cost’’ burdens.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
the PRA requires each agency ‘‘* * * to burden of the proposed collection of
provide notice * * * and otherwise information; (c) enhance the quality,
consult with members of the public and usefulness, and clarity of the
affected agencies concerning each information to be collected; and (d)
proposed collection of information * * minimize the burden on the
*.’’ Agencies must specifically solicit respondents, including the use of
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the automated collection techniques or
proposed collection of information is other forms of information technology.
necessary for the agency to perform its To comply with the public
duties, including whether the consultation process, we published a
information is useful; (b) evaluate the notice in the Federal Register on

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November 16, 2004 (69 FR 67162),
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day comment
period. We received no comments in
response to the notice.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by September 6, 2005.
Public Comment Policy: We will post
all comments in response to this notice
on our Web site at http://
www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/InfoColl/
InfoColCom.htm. We will also make
copies of the comments available for
public review, including names and
addresses of respondents, during regular
business hours at our offices in
Lakewood, Colorado. Upon request, we
will withhold an individual
respondent’s home address from the
public record, as allowable by law.
There also may be circumstances in
which we would withhold from the
rulemaking record a respondent’s
identity, as allowable by law. If you
request that we withhold your name
and/or address, state your request
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. However, we will not
consider anonymous comments. We
will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
MMS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202)
208–7744.
Dated: May 9, 2005.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue
Management.
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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before July 16, 2005.
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Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR
part 60 written comments concerning
the significance of these properties
under the National Register criteria for
evaluation may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St., NW., 8th floor, Washington DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
by August 22, 2005.
John W. Roberts,
Acting Chief, National Register/National
Historic Landmarks Program.
ALASKA
Ketchikan Gateway Borough-Census Area
Clover Pass School, Potter Rd. off Knudson
Cove Rd., Knudson Cove, 05000898
Ketchikan Federal Building, 648 Mission St.,
Ketchikan, 05000897
GEORGIA
Carroll County
Folds, Eric Vernon, House, 1575 GA 16,
Carrollton, 05000902
DeKalb County
Stone Mountain Quarries Historic District,
Stone Mountain Memorial State Park,
Stone Mountain, 05000900
IOWA
Cherokee County
Cherokee Commercial Historic District, Parts
of Main, Maple and Willow, bet. 1st and
6th Sts., Cherokee, 05000903
Fayette County
St. Luke’s School and Recreation Center, 212
East Main, St. Lucas, 05000899
Jones County
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, 12472
Jones Cty Rd. X28, Stone City, 05000904
Lucas County
Chariton Free Public Library, 803 Braden,
Chariton, 05000906
Scott County
Buffalo High School, 326 E 4th St., Buffalo,
05000901
Wapello County
Ottumwa Young Women’s Christian
Association, (Ottumwa MPS), 133 W.
Second St., Ottumwa, 05000907
Washington County
Brookhart, Smith Wildman and Jennie
(Hearne), House, 1203 East Washington,
Washington, 05000905
MARYLAND
Washington County
Kefauver Place, 20515 Park Hall Rd.,
Rohrersville, 05000908
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MICHIGAN
Wayne County
Schmidt, Carl E and Alice Candler, House,
301 Lake Shore Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms,
05000909
MISSISSIPPI
Madison County
Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics Aircraft
Hangars, Bruce Campbell Field, 7496 Old
Canton Rd., Madison, 05000910
MISSOURI
Pike County
North Third Street Historic District,
(Louisiana, Missouri MPS) Roughly
bounded by Georgia, Noyes, North Third
and North Water Sts., Louisiana, 05000912
NEW JERSEY
Cape May County
Caribbean Motel, (Motels of The Wildwoods
MPS) 5600 Ocean Ave., Borough of
Wildwood Crest, 05000915
Warren County
Allen, Jacob C., House, 206 W. Moore St.,
Hackettstown, 05000911
NORTH DAKOTA
Ransom County
Mizpah Lodge Building, 260 Front St.,
Sheldon, 05000913
RHODE ISLAND
Providence County
Nicholson File Company Mill Complex, 1–45
Acorn St., Providence, 05000918
Providence Steel and Iron Company
Complex, 27 Sims Ave., Providence,
05000919
United States Rubber Company Mill
Complex, Bounded by Hemlock and Valley
Sts, Richmond Place, and the
Woonasquatucket R, Providence, 05000917
VIRGINIA
Northampton County
Upper Ridge Site, Address Restricted,
Mockhorn Island, 05000914
Richmond Independent City
Shockeoe Slip Historic District (Boundary
Increase II), 11–15 and 101 South 15th St.,
1433 East Main St., Richmond
(Independent City), 05000916
WASHINGTON
King County
Keewaydin Clubhouse, 1836 72nd Ave. SE,
Mercer Island, 05000923
Lewis County
Hubbard Bungalow, (Centralia Armistice
Day, 1919 MPS) 717 N. Washington Ave.,
Centralia, 05000922
Spokane County
Bell, Dr. Robert and Jessie, House, 917 S.
Lincoln St., Spokane, 05000921
Hillyard High School, 5313 N. Regal St.,
Spokane, 05000920
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