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January 22, 2017 | Kimberly A. Jackson, Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Today ONRR issued a "Dear Reporter" letter to advise oil and gas royalty reporters about ONRR's decision to postpone the effective date of the 2017 Valuation Rule pending the outcome of civil litigation, and deal with reporting royalties in the mean time. A Fact Sheet to help affected Federal and Indian lessees navigate the stay process will be posted on ONRR's website at onrr.gov as soon as possible. Click on the link below to read the full Dear Reporter letter
May 10, 2017 | The Washington Post, Juliet Eliperin and Chelsea Harvey
The Senate on Wednesday narrowly blocked a resolution to repeal an Obama-era rule restricting methane emissions from drilling operations on public lands — with three Republicans joining every Democrat to preserve the rule.
The 51-to-49 vote on a procedural motion marked the first time since Trump’s election that Republicans have failed in their attempt to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn Obama-era rules. Thirteen other resolutions, based on the 1996 law that allows Congress to overturn rules within 60 legislative workdays of their adoption, have succeeded.
Thursday (5/14/2017) is the deadline for using the Congressional Review Act this way.
