# Royalty Relief for Producing Leases and Certain Existing Leases In Deep Water
> **US Department of the Interior** · Final rule. · Published 1998-01-16 · Effective 1998-02-17 · 63 FR 2605
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-842
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of the Interior
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 2605
- **CFR reference:** 30 CFR 203
- **Publication date:** 1998-01-16
- **Effective date:** 1998-02-17
## Abstract

This rule establishes conditions for reducing royalties on producing leases; provides for suspension of royalty payments on certain deep water leases issued as the result of lease sales held before November 28, 1995; and describes the information required for a complete application for royalty relief.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/01/16/98-842/royalty-relief-for-producing-leases-and-certain-existing-leases-in-deep-water)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*