Code of Federal Regulations Title 30. Mineral Resources § 30.1227.400 What functions may a State perform in processing production reports or royalty reports?

(1) Receiving, identifying, and date stamping production reports or royalty reports;

(2) Processing production or royalty data to allow entry into a data base;

(3) Creating copies of reports by means such as electronic imaging;

(4) Timely transmitting production report or royalty report data to ONRR and other affected Federal agencies as provided in your delegation agreement and the Standards;

(5) Providing training and assistance to production reporters or royalty reporters;

(6) Providing production data or royalty data to ONRR and other affected Federal agencies;  and

(7) Providing assistance to ONRR for appealed demands or orders, including meeting timeframes, supplying information, using the appropriate format, performing remanded actions, modifying orders, and providing oral and written briefing and testimony as expert witnesses.

(1) Granting exceptions from reporting and payment requirements for marginal properties;  and

(2) Approving alternative royalty and payment requirements for unit agreements and communitization agreements.