Clarification of Appeal Procedures

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Office of Natural Resources Revenue Office of Hearings and Appeals 30 CFR Part 1290 43 CFR Part 4 [Docket No. ONRR-2011-0017; DS63610000 DR2PS0000.CH7000 145D0102R2] RIN 1012-AA08 AGENCY: Office of Natural Resources Revenue and Office of Hearings and Appeals, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) and Office of Hearing and Appeals (OHA) are amending and clarifying regulations concerning certain aspects of appeals of ONRR correspondence and clarifying the final administrative nature of ONRR orders that are not paid or appealed. DATES: Effective Date: November 17, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions on technical issues, contact Bonnie Robson, Office of Enforcement and Appeals, ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3729, or email bonnie.robson@onrr.gov . For other questions, contact Armand Southall, Regulatory Specialist, ONRR, telephone (303) 231-3221, or email armand.southall@onrr.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background ONRR is amending its appeal regulations. On May 13, 1999, the Department of the Interior (Department) published in the Federal Register ( 64 FR 26240 ) a final rule governing the appeal of the former Minerals Management Service's (MMS) Minerals Revenue Management (MRM) orders. In this rule, ONRR clarifies the appeal regulations by removing ambiguity regarding the ONRR definition of an Order, the timing of appeals of orders to perform restructured accounting, and the orders tha…