Notice2025-14911
Agency Information Collection Activities: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections
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Published
August 6, 2025
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Interior DepartmentNatural Resources Revenue Office
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ("PRA"), ONRR is proposing to renew an information collection. Through this information collection request ("ICR"), ONRR seeks renewed authority to collect information necessary to report the production and royalties on solid minerals and geothermal resources from Federal and Indian lands. ONRR uses forms ONRR-4292 (Coal Washing Allowance Report); ONRR-4293 (Coal Transportation Allowance Report); ONRR-4430 (Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report); and ONRR-4440 (Solid Minerals Sales Summary) as part of these information collection requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37880-37882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14911]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
[Docket No. ONRR-2011-0001; DS63644000 DRT000000.CH7000 256D1113RT; OMB
Control Number 1012-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Solid Minerals and
Geothermal Collections
AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue (``ONRR''), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(``PRA''), ONRR is proposing to renew an information collection.
Through this information collection request (``ICR''), ONRR seeks
renewed authority to collect information necessary to report the
production and royalties on solid minerals and geothermal resources
from Federal and Indian lands. ONRR uses forms ONRR-4292 (Coal Washing
Allowance Report); ONRR-4293 (Coal Transportation Allowance Report);
ONRR-4430 (Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report); and ONRR-4440
(Solid Minerals Sales Summary) as part
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of these information collection requirements.
DATES: You must submit your written comments on or before September 5,
2025.
ADDRESSES: All comment submissions must (1) reference ``OMB Control
Number 1012-0010'' in the subject line; (2) be sent to ONRR before the
close of the comment period listed under DATES; and (3) be sent through
one of the following two methods:
<bullet> Electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Please
visit <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the Search Box, enter the Docket
ID Number for this ICR renewal (``ONRR-2011-0001'') and click
``search'' to view the publications associated with the docket folder.
Locate the document with an open comment period and click the
``Comment'' button. Follow the prompts to submit your comment prior to
the close of the comment period.
<bullet> Email Submissions: Please submit your comments to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#feb1b0acaca1ac9b998b929f8a9791908db39f97929c9186be91908c8cd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="551a1b07070a073032203934213c3a3b2618343c39373a2d153a3b27277b323a23">[email protected]</span></a> with the OMB Control Number (``OMB
Control Number 1012-0010'') listed in the subject line of your email.
Email submissions must be postmarked on or before the close of the
comment period.
Docket: To access the docket folder to view the ICR Federal
Register publications, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> and search
``ONRR-2011-0001'' to view renewal notices recently published in the
Federal Register, publications associated with prior renewals, and
applicable public comments received for this ICR. ONRR will make the
comments submitted in response to this notice available for public
viewing at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
OMB ICR Data: OMB also maintains information on ICR renewals and
approvals. You may access this information at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRASearch</a>. Please use the following instructions: Under the
``OMB Control Number'' heading enter ``1012-0010'' and click the
``Search'' button located at the bottom of the page. To view the ICR
renewal or OMB approval status, click on the latest entry (based on the
most recent date). On the ``View ICR--OIRA Conclusion'' page, check the
box next to ``All'' to display all available ICR information provided
by OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Sweeney, Data Intake,
Solutioning and Coordination, ONRR, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9b7909a96959cd7aa8e9c9c979c80b996978b8bd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="307e59535f5c551e634755555e5549705f5e42421e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>
or by telephone at (303) 231-3526.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,
and 5 CFR 1320.5, all information collections, as defined in 5 CFR
1320.3, require approval by OMB. ONRR may not conduct or sponsor, and
you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
As part of ONRR's continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burdens, ONRR is inviting the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information in accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1). This helps ONRR to assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It
also helps the public understand ONRR's information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
ONRR is especially interested in public comments addressing the
following:
(1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of ONRR's estimate of the burden for this
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
ONRR published a notice, with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comment of this collection of information, in the Federal
Register on April 14, 2025 (90 FR 15574). ONRR did not receive any
comments. ONRR reached out to members of industry soliciting comments
and received three comments, all agreeing with the content and burden
hour estimates. ONRR provided responses to each comment accordingly.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. ONRR will include or summarize each comment in its
request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask ONRR in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, ONRR
cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
Abstract: (a) General Information: The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty
Management Act of 1982 (``FOGRMA'') directs the Secretary of the
Interior (``Secretary'') to ``establish a comprehensive inspection,
collection and fiscal and production accounting and auditing system to
provide the capability to accurately determine oil and gas royalties,
interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed,
and to collect and account for such amounts in a timely manner.'' See
30 U.S.C. 1711. ONRR performs these and other mineral revenue
management responsibilities for the Secretary. See U.S. Department of
the Interior Departmental Manual, 112 DM 34.1 (Dec. 9, 2020).
ONRR uses the information collected in this ICR to ensure that a
lessee properly pays royalty and other mineral revenues due on solid
and geothermal resources produced from Federal and Indian lands. ONRR
also uses these forms for lessees to claim a coal washing and/or
transportation allowance. ONRR shares the data with the Bureau of Land
Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tribal and State governments
for their land and lease management responsibilities. The requirement
to report accurately and timely is mandatory.
(b) Information Collections: This ICR covers the paperwork
requirements under 30 CFR parts:
<bullet> 1202, subpart H, which pertains to geothermal resources
royalties.
<bullet> 1206, subparts F, H, and J, which pertain to product
valuation of Federal coal, geothermal resources, and Indian coal.
<bullet> 1210, subparts E and H, which pertain to production and
royalty reports on solid minerals and geothermal resources leases.
<bullet> 1212, subparts E and H, which pertain to recordkeeping of
reports and files for solid minerals and geothermal resources leases.
<bullet> 1217, subparts E, F, and G, which pertain to audits and
inspections of
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coal, other solid minerals, and geothermal resources leases.
<bullet> 1218, subparts E and F, which govern the payment of
royalties, rentals, bonuses and other monies due for solid minerals and
geothermal resource production.
All data reported is subject to subsequent audit and adjustment. A
lessee uses the following forms for solid minerals production, sales,
royalty reporting, and allowances:
<bullet> ONRR-4292, Coal Washing Allowance Report: A lessee of any
Indian lease producing coal must submit this form to claim a coal
washing allowance.
<bullet> ONRR-4293, Coal Transportation Allowance: A lessee of any
Indian lease producing coal must submit this form to claim a coal
transportation allowance.
<bullet> ONRR-4430, Solid Minerals Production and Royalty Report: A
Federal or Indian lessee must submit this form to report royalties,
certain rents, and other lease-related transactions on solid mineral
leases.
<bullet> ONRR-4440, Solid Mineral Sales: A lessee files this form
for all coal and other solid minerals produced from Federal and Indian
leases and for any remote storage site which the lessee sells Federal
or Indian solid minerals.
Title of Collection: Solid Minerals and Geothermal Collections--30
CFR parts 1202, 1206, 1210, 1212, 1217, and 1218.
OMB Control Number: 1012-0010.
Form Numbers: ONRR-4292, ONRR-4293, ONRR-4430, and ONRR-4440.
Type of Review: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100 reporters.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,259.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,694 hours.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: The average completion time
is .39 hours per response. The average completion time is calculated by
dividing the total estimated burden hours (3,694) by the estimated
annual responses (9,259). While the burden hours slightly increased
from the last ICR renewal (87 FR 56974, September 16, 2022) this is not
due to any additional collections of information from industry. Because
ONRR received 1,181 more annual responses, the associated burden hours
also increased.
Respondent's Obligation: The records maintenance and the filing of
forms ONRR-4430 and ONRR-4440 are mandatory. The filing of forms ONRR-
4292 and ONRR-4293, and the submission of solid minerals and geothermal
resource information that do not have an ONRR form, are required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Monthly, annually, and on occasion.
Estimated Annual Non-hour Cost Burden: ONRR has identified no
``non-hour'' cost burden associated with the collection of information.
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.
The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
April Lockler,
Acting Director, Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2025-14911 Filed 8-5-25; 8:45 am]
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