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2008-- OCS
Natural
Gas
and Oil Program
Advance
Notice of Proposed Rules: (none yet)
Notice of Proposed Rules:
Public Comments
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Bonus or Royalty Credits for
Relinquishing Certain Leases Offshore Florida 
(81 KB)
Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 1010-AD44
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 22, FR 6073
(02/01/2008)
Summary: The MMS proposes to amend its regulations for oil
and gas leases on the Outer Continental Shelf to implement a mandate
in the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. This proposed
rule would (1) provide a credit to lessees who relinquish certain
eligible leases in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) define eligible leases as
those within 125 miles of the Florida coast in the Eastern Planning
Area and certain leases within 100 miles of the Florida coast in the
Central Planning Area; and (3) allow lessees to use the credits in
lieu of monetary payment for either a lease bonus bid or royalty due
on oil and gas production from most other leases in the Gulf of
Mexico or to transfer the credits to other Gulf of Mexico lessees
for their use. |
Public Comments
Notices:
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 84, FR 23490
(04/30/2008)
Summary: The MMS published a Notice in the Federal Register on
Friday, April 18, 2008 (73 FR 21152), announcing proposed areas of the
OCS for limited alternative energy leasing and requesting indications of
competitive
interest in such proposed lease areas. That original Notice also
requested
public comment on the areas proposed for limited leasing. This
correction
Notice corrects the table in the original Notice identifying the
proposed lease areas for alternative energy resource data collection and
technology testing activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 76, FR 21152
(04/18/2008)
Summary: On November 6, 2007, the Minerals Management Service
(MMS) published in the Federal Register (72 FR 214, pp. 62673–62675) a
request for information and nominations of areas for leases authorizing
alternative energy resource assessment and technology testing activities
pursuant to subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act, as amended. We
received over 40 nominations of areas for limited leases authorizing
such activities relating to wind, wave, and ocean current energy
resources on the OCS. The MMS has considered the nominations in light of
relevant criteria for proceeding with the issuance of leases. As
required by subsection 8(p), MMS must issue such leases on a competitive
basis unless we determine after public notice that there is no
competitive interest. Subsection 8(p) also requires MMS to coordinate
and consult with relevant Federal agencies and affected State and local
governments concerning the issuance of OCS alternative energy leases.
This Notice provides the required public notice of proposed leases by
announcing the nominations that MMS has decided to process as a priority
and inquiring as to the existence of any competitive interest in these
nominated areas. Also, with this announcement we intend to inform all
interested and affected parties of these nominations and invite comments
and information—including information on environmental issues and
concerns—that will be useful in our consideration of the nominated areas
for the issuance of limited alternative energy leases.
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Notice
Summarizing Outer Continental Shelf Civil Penalties Paid from January 1,
2007, through December 31, 2007
(58 KB)
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 63, FR 17378 (04/01/2008)
Summary: This notice provides a listing of civil penalties
paid from January 1, 2007, through December 31, 2007, for violations of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The goal of the MMS Outer
Continental Shelf Civil Penalties Program is to assure safe and clean
operations on the Outer Continental Shelf. Through the pursuit,
assessment, and collection of civil penalties and referrals for the
consideration of criminal penalties, the program is designed to
encourage compliance with applicable statutes and regulations. The
purpose of publishing the penalties summary is to provide information to
the public on violations of special concern in Outer Continental Shelf
operations and to provide an additional incentive for safe and
environmentally sound operations. |
Summary: The OCS Policy Committee will meet at
the Washington Dulles Crowne Plaza Hotel in Herndon, Virginia.
Dates: Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 6, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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Royalty-in-Kind (RIK) Eligible
Refiner, Determination of Need
(58 KB)
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 11, FR 2938 (01/16/2008)
Summary: The Minerals Management Service (MMS), an agency of
the U.S. Department of the Interior, is requesting written comments
from interested parties, particularly refiners who qualify under the
RIK eligible refiner program, regarding their experiences in the
crude oil marketplace. Specifically, we are interested in eligible
refiners’ experiences in gaining access to adequate supplies of
crude oil at equitable prices. This Determination of Need process
will assist the Secretary of the Interior in deciding whether or not
to continue with sales of Federal Government royalty crude oil under
the RIK eligible refiner program. |
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 1, FR 209
(01/02/2008)
Summary: The MMS will hold OCS Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 193 on February 6, 2008, in accordance with provisions of the OCS
Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331– 1356, as amended), the implementing regulations
(30 CFR 256), and the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007– 2012.
Final Rules:
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Outer Continental Shelf
Regulations—Technical Corrections
Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 1010-AD49
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 73, FR 20170
(04-15-2008)
Summary: 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 various citations and typographical errors in 30 CFR parts
250, 270, 281, and 282. |
Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) 1010-AD48
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 73, No. 73, FR 20166
(04-15-2008)
Summary: The direct final rule will incorporate by
reference three American Petroleum Institute hurricane bulletins
into MMS’s regulations. The three bulletins supplement the
American Petroleum Institute’s Recommended Practice 2A-WSD,
Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing
Fixed Offshore Platforms—Working Stress Design, which contains
engineering design principles and good practices for new
platforms and assessments of existing platforms. These bulletins
are needed to increase survivability during hurricane events by
imposing more stringent design and assessment criteria for both
new and existing structures located within particular Gulf of
Mexico areas. By increasing survivability during hurricane
conditions, fewer platforms will be damaged, thereby, protecting
critical oil and gas resources and making those resources
available after hurricane events.
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