Federal Register: August 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 150)
DOCID: FR Doc 04-17887
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; comment request.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DATES: Comments must be filed by September 7, 2004. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within that period, you should contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE listed below as soon as possible.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The EIA has submitted the EIA-910, ``Monthly Natural Gas Marketers Report'', part of the Natural Gas Data Collection Program package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a threeyear extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
SUMMARY:
Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This section contains the following
information about the energy information collection submitted to OMB
for review: (1) The collection numbers and title; (2) the sponsor
(i.e., the Department of Energy component); (3) the current OMB docket
number (if applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e., new, revision,
extension, or reinstatement); (5) response obligation (i.e., mandatory,
voluntary, or required to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a description
of the need for and proposed use of the information; (7) a categorical
description of the likely respondents; and (8) an estimate of the total annual reporting burden.
1. EIA176, 191, 857, 895, 910 and 912.
2. Energy Information Administration.
3 .OMB Number 19050175.
4. Revision.
5. Mandatory.
6. The Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package forms collect basic and detailed natural gas production, processing, transmission, storage, consumption, and price data. The data are published by the Energy Information Administration and are used by both public and private analysts. Respondents include natural gas pipeline companies, distributors, storage operators, processing plant operators, and State agencies.
With respect to its natural gas survey forms, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) is proposing to add seven States and the District of Columbia to the EIA910, ``Monthly Natural Gas Marketers Report'' survey frame, which currently includes five States.
7. Business or other for profit.
8. 47,522 hours.
Please refer to the supporting statement as well as the proposed forms and instructions for more information about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Issued in Washington, DC, July 30, 2004.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy Information Administration.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Requests for additional information
should be directed to Herbert Miller. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX (2022871705) or email
herbert.miller@eia.doe.gov) is recommended. The mailing address is Statistics and Methods Group (EI70),
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Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585
0670. Mr. Miller may be contacted by telephone at (202) 2871711.