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The U.S. Department of the Interior Does Not Analyze Effective Royalty Rates

Submitting OIG: 
Department of the Interior OIG
Report Description: 
We found that the DOI’s bureaus do not perform any analysis of effective royalty rates for Federal oil and gas developed on Federal lands or offshore.
Short / Alternative Report Title: 
The U.S. Department of the Interior Does Not Analyze Effective Royalty Rates
Date Issued: 
Friday, June 2, 2023
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Department of the Interior
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
2021-CR-042
Component, if applicable: 
Departmentwide
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Inspection / Evaluation
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
2
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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AttachmentSize
PDF icon Final-Inspection-ReportEffectiveRoyaltyRatesPublic.pdf7.31 MB

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
2021-CR-042-01 Open Yes
We recommend that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue develop, document, and implement a plan to calculate and analyze the effective royalty rates for oil and gas sales reported to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue.
2021-CR-042-02 Open No
We recommend that the Office of Natural Resources Revenue develop and implement a means of communicating the oil and gas effective royalty rates to stakeholders and decision makers on an ongoing basis.
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