30 CFR §1218.52

1. (a)If you are a lessee under 30 U.S.C. 1702(7), and you want to designate a person to make all or part of the payments due under a lease on your behalf under 30 U.S.C. 1712(a), you must notify ONRR or the applicable delegated state in writing of such designation by submitting Form ONRR-4425, Designation Form for Royalty Payment Responsibility. Your notification for each lease must include the following:
   1. (1)The lease number for the lease;
   2. (2)The type of products you make payments for e.g., oil, gas.
   3. (3)The type of payments you are responsible for e.g., royalty, minimum royalty, rental.
   4. (4)Whether you are:
      1. (i)A lessee of record (record title owner) in the lease; or
      2. (ii)An operating rights owner (working interest owner) in the lease, and the percentage of your operating rights ownership in the lease;
   5. (5)The name, address, Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and phone number of your Designee;
   6. (6)The name, address, and phone number of the individual to contact for the person you named in paragraph (a)(5) of this section;
   7. (7)Your TIN;
   8. (8)The date the designation is effective;
   9. (9)The date the designation terminates, if applicable, and
   10. (10)A copy of the written designation;
2. (b)The person you designate under paragraph (a) of this section is your Designee under 30 U.S.C. 1701(24) and 30 U.S.C. 1712(a).
3. (c)If you want to terminate a designation you made under paragraph (a) of this section, you must submit a revised Form ONRR-4425 before the termination stating:
   1. (1)The date the designation is due to terminate; and
   2. (2)If you are not reporting and paying royalties and making other payments to ONRR, a new designation under paragraph (a) of this section.
4. (d)ONRR may require you to provide notice when there is a change in the percentage of your record title or operating rights ownership.