Promotion of Development, Reduction of Royalty on Heavy Oil

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 3100

[WO-610-4110-02 1A]

RIN 1004-AC26

Promotion of Development, Reduction of Royalty on Heavy Oil

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of reopening of comment

period.

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SUMMARY: On April 10, 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

published in the Federal Register (60 FR 18081) a notice of proposed

rulemaking to amend the regulations related to the waiver, suspension,

or reduction of rental, royalty, or minimum royalty on ``heavy oil''

(crude oil with a gravity of less than 20 degrees). The notice allowed

a comment period of 60 days, closing on June 9, 1995.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently developing new

information on the potential impacts of the proposed rule. DOE is

focusing particularly on the effects of raising the qualifying crude

oil gravity to more than 20 degrees. In order to allow all interested

parties sufficient time to review the new DOE information, BLM is

reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days. Information on

the DOE findings is available from Dr. John Bebout, at the address

shown below under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by July 17, 1995. Comments received

or postmarked after the above date may not be considered in the

decisionmaking process on the final rule.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Director (140), Bureau of Land

Management, Room 5555, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

Comments can also be sent to internet!WO[email protected]. Please include

``attn: AC26'' and your name and return address in your internet

message. Comments will be available for public review at the above

address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John W. Bebout, Bureau of Land

Management (310), 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. (202) 452-

0340.

Micheal A. Ferguson,

Acting Assistant Director, Resource Use and Protection.

[FR Doc. 95-14785 Filed 6-15-95; 8:45 am]

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