Rule2023-17568
Electronic Provision of Records During an Audit; Correction
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Published
August 16, 2023
Effective
September 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentNatural Resources Revenue Office
Abstract
On August 9, 2023, ONRR published a final rule amending its regulations to allow ONRR and other authorized Department of the Interior ("Department") representatives the option to require that an auditee use electronic means to provide records requested during an audit of an auditee's royalty reporting and payment. The final rule used a subpart that was designated reserved. This document corrects the final regulations by adding the subpart.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55571-55572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17568]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
30 CFR Part 1217
[Docket No. ONRR-2022-0001; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 223D1113RT]
RIN 1012-AA32
Electronic Provision of Records During an Audit; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (``ONRR''), Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On August 9, 2023, ONRR published a final rule amending its
regulations to allow ONRR and other authorized Department of the
Interior (``Department'') representatives the option to require that an
auditee use electronic means to provide records requested during an
audit of an auditee's royalty reporting and payment. The final rule
used a subpart that was designated reserved. This document corrects the
final regulations by adding the subpart.
DATES: Effective on September 8, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions concerning this final
rulemaking, contact Ginger Hensley, Regulatory Specialist, by phone at
303-231-3171, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e3acadb1b1bcb18684968f82978a8c8d90ae828a8f818c9ba38c8d9191cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b7475696964695e5c4e575a4f52545548765a52575954437b54554949155c544d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ONRR published a final rule in the Federal
Register on August 9, 2023 (88 FR 53790). ONRR amended a reserved
subpart under part 1217, subpart A, without including instructions to
add the subpart. Accordingly, the final rule is corrected by making the
following correcting amendments.
Federal Register Correction
Effective September 8, 2023, in rule document 2023-17059 at 88 FR
53790 in the issue of August 9, 2023, on page 53793, in the first
column, amendatory instruction 8 and the accompanying regulatory text
are corrected to read as follows:
Sec. 1217.10 [Corrected]
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8. Add subpart A, consisting of Sec. 1217.10, to read as follows:
Subpart A--General Provisions
Sec. 1217.10 Providing records during an audit.
(a) ONRR or an authorized State or Tribe may specify the method an
auditee must use to provide records for all audits conducted under this
chapter, statute, or agreement. The methods may include one or more of
the following:
(1) Inspect records at an auditee's place of business during normal
business hours;
(2) Send records using secure electronic means. When requesting
that records be provided electronically, ONRR or the authorized State
or Tribe will specify the format in which the records shall be
produced, directions for electronic transmission, and instructions to
ensure secure transmission; or
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(3) Deliver hard copy records using the U.S. Postal Service,
special courier, overnight mail, or other delivery service to an
address specified by ONRR or an authorized State or Tribe.
(b) [Reserved]
Howard Cantor,
Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2023-17568 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4335-30-P
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