ARM 42.25.512. IMPUTED VALUATION

(1) When coal is sold or used under the following circumstances, the department may impute the value: (a) the operator of a coal mine is using the produced coal in an energy conversion or other manufacturing process; (b) a person sells coal under a contract which is not an arm's length agreement and the transaction price is less than market value; (c) the person neglects or refuses to file a statement. (2) he department will consider market value to mean the FOB mine price of a similar ton of coal, as established by the marketplace. In determining said FOB mine prices, the department will consider the contract term, tonnage, quality, Btu rating, and any other appropriate comparability criteria. (3) The department will not impute a value according to (1) (b) unless the price differential is more than 10 cents/ton or 1% of FOB mine price, whichever is greater. (4) The department will maintain the confidentiality of all comparable contract data and will use contract data provided by the producer in question whenever possible.