[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4974-4975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2875]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collections Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request submitted for review by the Office of 
Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has submitted the 
energy information collection to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 11, 1996. If you 
anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult 
to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you should advise the 
OMB DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention to do so as soon as 
possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395-3084. (Also, 
please notify the EIA contact listed below.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 726 Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should 
also be addressed to the Office of Statistical Standards at the address 
below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information or copies 
of the forms and instructions should be directed to Herbert Miller, 
Office of Statistical Standards, (EI-73), Forrestal Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0670. Mr. Miller may be 
telephoned at (202) 426-1103; e-mail: [email protected]; (FAX 202-
426-1081).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) 
has submitted the energy information collections listed below to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). The listing does 
not include collections of information 

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contained in new or revised regulations which are to be submitted under 
section 3507(d)(1)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act, nor management 
and procurement assistance requirements collected by the Department of 
Energy (DOE).
    Each entry contains the following information: (1) Collection 
number and title; (2) summary of the collection of information 
(includes sponsor; i.e., the DOE component), current OMB document 
number (if applicable), response obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or 
required to obtain or retain benefits), and type of request (new, 
revision, extension, or reinstatement); (3) a description of the need 
and proposed uses of the information; (4) a description of the likely 
respondents; and (5) an estimate of the total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping burden (number of respondents per year times the average 
number of responses per respondent annually times the average burden 
per response).
    The energy information collection submitted to OMB for review was:
    1. Form FE-746R, ``Import and Export of Natural Gas''
    2. Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy; Docket Number 1901-0287; 
Response Obligation--Mandatory; and Revision
    3. FE-746R collects data from importers and exporters of natural 
gas, including contracts, market analyses, price and volume 
information. The data are derived from company internal documents and 
are used to conduct analyses, support decisions, monitor compliance 
with authorizations, and ensure that authorizations continue to remain 
in the public interest.
    4. Business or other for-profit
    5. 4,000 total annual burden hours (140 respondents x 1 response 
per respondent x 28.57 hours per response).

    Authority: Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, D.C., January 31, 1996.
John Gross,
Acting Director, Office of Statistical Standards, Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-2875 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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