30 C.F.R. PART 203--RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES
TITLE 30--Mineral Resources
CHAPTER II--MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER A--ROYALTY MANAGEMENT
PART 203--RELIEF OR REDUCTION IN ROYALTY RATES
Subpart A--GENERAL PROVISIONS
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| What definitions apply to this part?
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| What is MMS's authority to grant royalty relief?
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| How can I get royalty relief?
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| Why must I pay a fee to request royalty relief?
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| How do the provisions in this part apply to different types of leases and projects?
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| What is MMS's authority to collect information?
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Subpart B--OCS OIL, GAS, AND SULFUR GENERAL
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| Which leases are eligible for royalty relief as a result of drilling deep wells?
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| If I have a qualified well, what royalty relief will my lease earn?
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| To which production do I apply the royalty suspension volume earned from qualified wells on my lease?
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| What administrative steps must I take to use the royalty suspension volume?
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| If I drill a certified unsuccessful well, what royalty relief will my lease earn?
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| To which production do I apply the royalty suspension supplements from drilling one or two certified unsuccessful wells on my lease?
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| What administrative steps do I take to obtain and use the royalty suspension supplement?
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| Do I keep royalty relief if prices rise significantly?
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| May I substitute the deep gas drilling provisions in 203.0 and 203.40 through 203.47 for the deep gas royalty relief provided in my lease terms?
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| Who may apply for end-of-life royalty relief?
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| How do I apply for end-of-life royalty relief?
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| What criteria must I meet to get relief?
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| What relief will MMS grant?
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| How does my relief arrangement for an oil and gas lease operate if prices rise sharply?
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| Under what conditions can my end-of-life royalty relief arrangement for an oil and gas lease be ended?
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| Does relief transfer when a lease is assigned?
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| Who may apply for deep water royalty relief?
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| How do I assess my chances for getting relief?
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| How do I apply for relief?
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| Does my application have to include all leases in the field?
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| How many applications may I file on a field or a development project?
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| How long will MMS take to evaluate my application?
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| What happens if MMS does not act in the time allowed?
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| What economic criteria must I meet to get royalty relief on an authorized field or project?
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| What pre-application costs will MMS consider in determining economic viability?
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| If my application is approved, what royalty relief will I receive?
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| What information must I provide after MMS approves relief?
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| How does MMS allocate a field's suspension volume between my lease and other leases on my field?
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| Can my lease receive more than one suspension volume?
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| How do suspension volumes apply to natural gas?
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| When will MMS reconsider its determination?
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| What risk do I run if I request a redetermination?
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| When might MMS withdraw or reduce the approved size of my relief?
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| May I voluntarily give up relief if conditions change?
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| Do I keep relief if prices rise significantly?
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| How do I appeal MMS's decisions related to Deep Water Royalty Relief?
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| When can I get royalty relief if I am not eligible for end-of-life or deep water royalty relief?
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| What supplemental reports do royalty-relief applications require?
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| What is MMS's authority to collect this information?
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| What is in an administrative information report?
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| What is in a net revenue and relief justification report?
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| What is in an economic viability and relief justification report?
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| What is in an engineering report?
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| What is in a production report?
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| What is in a deep water cost report?
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| What is in a fabricator's confirmation report?
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| What is in a post-production development report?
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Subpart C--FEDERAL AND INDIAN OIL--[RESERVED]
Subpart D--FEDERAL AND INDIAN GAS--[RESERVED]
Subpart E--SOLID MINERALS, GENERAL--[RESERVED]
Subpart F--COAL
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| Reduction in royalty rate or rental.
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Subpart G--OTHER SOLID MINERALS--[RESERVED]
Subpart H--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES--[RESERVED]
Subpart I--OCS SULFUR--[RESERVED]
