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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration

 

Form EIA-895, ``Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas 
Report''

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of the Proposed new Form EIA-895, ``Monthly Quantity and 
Value of Natural Gas Report'' and Solicitation of Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden (required 
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96-511, 44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), conducts a presurvey consultation program to provide the 
general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on proposed and/or continuing reporting forms. This program 
helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired 
format, reporting burden is minimized, reporting forms are clearly 
understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents 
can be properly assessed. Currently, EIA is soliciting comments 
concerning the proposed new Form EIA-895, ``Monthly Quantity and Value 
of Natural Gas Report.''

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by September 14, 1994. If you 
anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult 
to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should 
advise the contact listed below of your intention to do so as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margo Natof, Office of Oil and Gas, 
Reserves and Natural Gas Division, EI-441, Forrestal Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585, (telephone 202-586-6303).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information or copies 
of the form and instructions should be directed to Margo Natof at the 
address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments

I. Background

    In order to fulfill its responsibilities under the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275) and the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91), the Energy Information 
Administration is obliged to carry out a central, comprehensive, and 
unified energy data and information program. As part of this program, 
EIA collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates data and 
information related to energy resource reserves, production, demand, 
and technology, and related economic and statistical information 
relevant to the adequacy of energy resources to meet demands in the 
near and longer term future for the Nation's economic and social needs.
    The EIA-895 will collect data on volumes of natural gas produced 
and volumes of gas used for repressuring, on leases for fuel, of 
nonhydrocarbon gases removed, and vented and flared. These monthly data 
are similar to the annual data collected on Form-EIA-627, Annual 
Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report,'' but do not include prices. 
The data are collected by the States for taxation and statistical 
purposes. The States will be requested to provide EIA with aggregated 
monthly information need to provide details on the amount of natural 
gas used in producing the gas available for marketing. These data were 
previously collected by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission 
(OGCC) which shared the data with EIA. The data will be published in 
the Natural Gas Monthly, Natural Gas Annual, Monthly Energy Review, 
Annual Energy Review.

II. Current Actions

    Early this Fall, we plan to request OMB approval of this new 
collection through December 31, 1997.

III. Request for Comments

    Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment 
on the actions discussed in item II. The following general guidelines 
are provided to assist in the preparation of responses.
    As a potential respondent:
    A. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If 
not, which instructions require clarification?
    B. Can the data be submitted using the definitions included in the 
instructions?
    C. Can data be submitted in accordance with the response time 
specified in the instructions?
    D. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to 
average .5 hours per response. How much time, (including time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information), do you estimate it will require you to 
complete and submit the required form?
    E. What is the estimated cost of completing this form, including 
the direct and indirect costs associated with the data collection? 
Direct costs should include all costs, such as administrative costs, 
directly attributable to providing this information.
    F. How can the form be improved?
    G. Do you know of any other Federal, State, or local agency that 
collects similar data? If you do, specify the agency, the data 
element(s), and the means of collection.
    As a potential user:
    A. Can you use data at the levels of detail indicated on the form?
    B. For what purpose would you use the data? Be specific.
    C. How could the form be improved to better meet your specific 
needs?
    D. Are there alternate sources of data and do you use them? What 
are their deficiencies and/or strengths?
    E. For the most part, information is published by EIA in U.S. 
customary units, e.g., cubic feet of natural gas, short tons of coal, 
and barrels of oil. Would you prefer to see EIA publish more 
information in metric units, e.g., cubic meters, metric tons, and 
kilograms? If yes, please specify what information (e.g., coal 
production, natural gas consumption, and crude oil imports), the metric 
unit(s) of measurement preferred, and in which EIA publication(s) you 
would like to see such information.
    EIA is also interested in receiving comments from persons regarding 
their views on the need for the information contained in the Form EIA-
895, ``Monthly Quantity and Value of Natural Gas Report.''
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form; they also 
will become a matter of public record.

    Statutory Authorities: Section 2(a) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-511), which amended Chapter 35 of Title 
44 of the United States Code [See 44 U.S.C. Sec. 3506(a) and 
(c)(1)].

    Issued in Washington, DC August 5, 1994.
Yvonne M. Bishop,
Director, Office of Statistical Standards, Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-19923 Filed 8-12-94; 8:45 am]
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