Regulatory Identifier Number: 1010-AD33
Federal Register Cite: Vol. 72, No. 96, FR 28396 (5/18/2007)

Summary: MMS is proposing to amend its deep gas royalty relief regulations to incorporate statutory changes enacted in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This proposed rule would provide additional royalty relief for certain wells on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). It would also extend the applicability of existing deep gas royalty relief regulatory provisions to more OCS leases. MMS is also proposing amendments to discretionary royalty relief provisions and associated definitions to extend the applicability of certain royalty relief to leases offshore of Alaska.

All the links below are Adobe's PDF files. This page contains the public comments on this proposed rule received from:
 

	American Petroleum Institute Lisa Flavin on behalf of Doug Morris July 17, 2007
	Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company J. Keith Couvillion July 17, 2007
	Industrial Energy Consumers of America Paul N. Cicio July 17, 2007
	Citizen Karl Sellers May 22, 2007
	Northern Alaska Environmental Center Pamela A. Miller on behalf of Betsy Beardsley, Betsy Beardsley, Charles M. Clusen, Rachel James, and Faith Gemmill July 17, 2007
	National Ocean Industries Assoc., etc. Multiple Commenter July 13, 2007
	National OCS Coalition Richard Charter July 16, 2007
	Citizen/Retiree Ted D. Tupper 1.  June 11, 2007 2.  July 9, 2007 3.  Application for Permit to Drill Form

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