Federal Register / Vol. 52. No. 125 / Tuesday. June 30, 1987 / Notices 
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Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee 
Working Croup on Revision of the N1H 
Guidelines at the National Institutes of 
Health. Building 1. Wilson Hull. 9000 
Rockville Pike. Bethesda. Mary land 
20892. on July 10. 1987. from 
approximately 9 a.m. to adjournment at 
approximately 5 p.m. to discuss 
revisions to the NIH Guidelines for 
Research Involving Recombinant DNA 
Molecules proposed by the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture. This meeting 
will be open to the public. Attendance 
by the public will be limited to space 
available. 
Further information may be obtained 
from Dr. William J. Gartland. Executive 
Secretary. Recombinant DNA Advisory 
Committee Working Group on Revision 
of the NIH Guidelines. Office of 
Recombinant DNA Activities. 12441 
Parklawn Drive. Suite 58. Rockville. 
Maryland 20852, telephone (301) 770- 
0131. 
OMD's “Mandatory Information 
Requirements for Federal Assistance Program 
Announcements" (45 FR 39592) requires a 
statement concerning the official government 
programs contained in the Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance Normally NIH lists in 
its announcements the number and title of 
affected individual programs for the guidance 
of the public. Because the guidance in this 
notice covers not only virtually every NIH 
program but also essentially every Federal 
research program in which DNA recombinant 
molecule techniques could be used, it has 
been determined to be not cost effective or in 
the public interest to attempt to list these 
programs. Such a list would likely require 
several additional pages. In addition. NIH 
could not be certain that every Federal 
program would be included as many Federal 
agencies, as well as private organizations, 
both national and international, have elected 
to follow the NIH Guidelines. In lieu of the 
individual program listing. NIH invites 
readers to direct questions to the information 
address above about whether individual 
programs listed in the Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance are affected. 
Dated: June 24. 1987. 
Betty ). Beveridge. 
Committee Management Officer. NIH. 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
Bureau of Lan 
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agement 
Minerals Management; Availability of 
Final Guidelines for Reduction of 
Royalty Rate for Solid Leasable 
Minerals 
agency: Bureau of Land Management. 
Interior. 
action: Notice of availability of Final 
Guidelines for reduction of royalty rate 
for solid leasable minerals. 
summary: This notice announces the 
availability of the final guidelines 
setting r orth the policy of the 
Department of the Interior for 
administration of section 39 of the 
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. as 
amended and supplemented (30 U.SC. 
209). as it relates to reduction of royalty 
rates for coal and other solid leasable 
minerals, as well as a document 
discussing the comments received on the 
draft guidelines and the action taken on 
those comments. The final guidelines 
will be used by Bureau personnel and. 
where appropriate. Minerals 
Management Service personnel to 
determine whether a lessee of Federal 
solid minerals may be granted a 
reduction of the royalty rate paid on 
production under the provisions of 43 
CFR 3485.2(c). 43 CFR 3503.2-1, 43 CFR 
3140.1— 1(c)(3). 43 CFR 3141.5-3(b). and 
43 CFR 3103.4-1. The final guidelines do 
not apply to leases on Indian lands. 
The final guidelines address the 
requirements that a lessee must meet in 
order to file an application for reduction 
of royalty rate: the contents of an 
application for reduction of royalty rate: 
detailed procedures to be followed by 
the Bureau of Land Management and. as 
appropriate, the Minerals Management 
Service in processing an application; 
and coordination with the States. The 
guidelines also provide for uniform 
approval criteria: varying duration of the 
reduction of royalty rate period, 
depending on the category under which 
the application is Hied: an annual 
requirement that the lessee recertify the 
continued existence of the conditions 
that warranted a reduction of royalty 
rates and, where required, certification 
of accounting and financial data by an 
independent certified public accountant 
as part of an application and also again 
at the end of the term of the reduction of 
royalty rate. 
The final guidelines incorporate the 
action taken by the Bureau of Land 
Management on the comments received 
on the draft guidelines that were 
published in the Federal Register on 
February 13. 1985 (50 FR 6062), including 
statements received at a public meeting 
held on the draft guidelines in Denver. 
Colorado, on April 3. 1985. A discussion 
of the comments and the action taken on 
them may be obtained by writing the 
Bureau at the address set out below. 
Based on the comments received on 
the draft guidelines and their careful 
analysis by the Department of the 
Interior, the final guidelines incorporate 
the following additional policy 
considerations: (1) The establishment of 
categories for reduction of royalty rate 
applications that would require the 
submission of lease-specific financial 
data; (2) an emphasis on fostering and 
encouraging the development of solid 
leasable mineral resources that might 
otherwise remain unmined: (3) greater 
reliance on the professional expertise of 
Bureau of Land Management technical 
field personnel in evaluating reduction 
of royalty rate applications: (4) 
enhanced standards for fiscal 
accountability to ensure a fair return 
from leases receiving a reduction of 
royalty rate: and (5) a commitment to 
consult with Slate Governors before a 
final determination is made on a 
reduction of royalty rate. 
Effective upon the publication of this 
notice, the Bureau of Land Management 
is lifting its suspension of taking final 
action cn applications for reduction of 
royalty rate. All action on new or 
pending applications for reduction of 
royalty rate will be carried out using the 
final guidelines announced in this 
notice. 
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 30. 1987. 
ADDRESS: Copies of the final guidelines 
and the document discussing the 
comments received on the draft 
guidelines may be obtained from: 
Director (130). Bureau of Land 
Management. Room 5600, Main Interior 
Bldg.. 1800 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240. 
Copies of the final guidelines also are 
available from all Bureau of Land 
Management State Offices. In addition, 
copies of the final guidelines are being 
mailed to all those who submitted 
comments on the draft guidelines. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Paul W. Politzer. (202) 343-7722. 
Robert F. Burford. 
Director. 
June 23. 1987. 
(FR Doc. 87-14774 Filed 8-29-87: 8:45 am| 
billing cooe 4310-44-11 
[MT -070-07-4212-13; M66052] 
Realty Action: Exchange of lands In 
Beaverhead County, MT; Correction 
agency: Bureau of Land Management. 
Butte, District Office. Interior. 
action: Correction of notice of realty 
action for M66052, exchange of public 
lands and private lands in Beaverhead 
County. 
summary: This notice corrects the 
original Notice of Realty Action for 
M66052 published on May 29. 1987 (52 
FR 20162). In exchange for the public 
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