[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37471-37473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15886]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Agency information collection activities: proposed collection;
comment request.
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SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting comments concerning proposed revisions
to three of the existing electric power surveys that expire November
30, 2004. The surveys are: Form EIA-826, ``Monthly Electric Sales and
Revenue with State Distributions Report,'' Form EIA-861, ``Annual
Electric Power Industry Report,'' and Form EIA-906, ``Power Plant
Report.''
DATES: Written comments must be filed on or before August 25, 2003. If
you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period,
contact the person listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESS: Send comments to Stan Kaplan. To ensure receipt of the
comments by the due date, submission by e-mail
([email protected]) is recommended. Comments can be sent by FAX
to 202-287-1934. The mailing address is Energy Information
Administration, Electric Power Division, EI-53, U.S. Department of
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Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0650. Alternatively, Stan Kaplan may be
contacted by telephone at (202) 287-1803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the proposed revised Forms EIA-826, ``Monthly Electric Sales
and Revenue with State Distributions Report,'' with instructions, EIA-
861, ``Annual Electric Power Industry Report,'' with instructions, and
EIA-906, ``Power Plant Report,'' with instructions should be directed
to Stan Kaplan at the address listed above. The revised Schedule I,
Part A through Part C of the Form EIA-826, ``Monthly Electric Sales and
Revenue with State Distributions Report,'' the revised Schedule IV,
Part A through Part C of the Form EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Power
Industry Report,'' and the revised Form EIA-906, ``Power Plant
Report,'' are also available on EIA's Web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/forms.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments
I. Background
The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-275, 15
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91, 42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the EIA to carry out a centralized,
comprehensive, and unified energy information program. This program
collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information
on energy resources, reserves, production, demand, technology, and
related economic and statistical information. Among other activities,
this information is used to assess the adequacy of energy resources to
meet near and longer-term domestic demands.
The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), provides
the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to
comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in
conjunction with the EIA. Any comments received help the EIA to prepare
data requests that maximize the utility of the information collected,
and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the public.
Also, the EIA will later seek approval of survey changes by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) under section 3507(a) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
The EIA collects information about the electric power industry for
use by government and private sector analysts. The survey information
is disseminated in a variety of publications, electronic products, and
electronic data files. For details on EIA's electric power information
program, please visit EIA's Web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelelectric.html.
II. Current Actions
The EIA will request OMB approval of modifications to Schedule I,
Part A through Part C of the Form EIA-826, to Schedule IV, Part A
through Part C of the Form EIA-861, and to the Form EIA-906.
The proposed changes to the Form EIA-826 and Form EIA-861 reflect
the need to revise the definition of the commercial and industrial
sectors to include data previously reported in the ``other'' sector and
to add two new sector categories, transportation and irrigation.
Electricity used for public street and highway lighting,
interdepartmental or intra-company sales (sales to other departments
within the entity), and sales to public authorities has been reported
in the ``other'' sector but would now be reported in the commercial
sector. Electricity sales for agriculture, excluding irrigation, has
been reported in the ``other'' sector but would now be reported in the
industrial sector.
Data on revenues, megawatthours, and number of customers for
electric energy supplied for transportation, such as electrified rails,
would now be reported in the transportation sector and energy supplied
for irrigation would now be reported in the irrigation sector.
The proposed changes to the Form EIA-906 reflect the need to
collect information on fuel used to generate electric power at the
facility level. In addition, data on electricity generation and fuel
used to generate electricity are needed at the prime mover, the motive
force that drives an electric generator (e.g. steam engine, turbine, or
water wheel).
As a means of improving the three electric power surveys, EIA
proposes the following specific changes:
Form EIA-826,``Monthly Electric utility Sales and Revenue with
State Distributions Report,'' will eliminate reporting in the ``other''
sector and have that information reported in the appropriate commercial
and industrial sectors on Schedule I, Parts A through C. In addition,
two new sector categories, transportation and irrigation, will be added
on Schedule I, Part A through Part C.
Form EIA-861,``Annual Electric Power Industry Report,'' will
eliminate reporting in the ``other'' sector and have that information
reported in the appropriate commercial and industrial sectors on
Schedule IV, Parts A through C. In addition, two new sector categories,
transportation and irrigation, will be added on Schedule IV, Part A
through Part C.
Form EIA-906, ``Power Plant Report,'' will collect information on
total fuel used and fuel used to generate electric power, rather than
the production of heat and/or steam that is used in industrial
processes. In addition, the form will collect some data elements at the
prime mover level, while continuing to collect other data at the
facility level.
Those elements that are proposed to be collected at the prime mover
level include electricity generation and the fuel(s) used to generate
electricity.
III. Request for Comments
Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment
on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are
provided to assist in the preparation of comments. Please indicate to
which form(s) your comments apply.
General Issues
A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the
information have practical utility? Practical utility is defined as the
actual usefulness of information to or for an agency, taking into
account its accuracy, adequacy, reliability, timeliness, and the
agency's ability to process the information it collects.
B. What enhancements can be made to the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected?
As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information
A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be
collected?
B. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If
not, which instructions need clarification?
C. Can the information be submitted by the due date?
D. The estimated reporting burdens for these three forms are not
expected to change with the proposed revisions. The reporting burdens
are: 1.50 hours per monthly response for Form EIA-826, ``Monthly
Electric Sales and Revenue With State Distributions Report,'' 7.30
hours per annual response for Form EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Power
Industry Report,'' and 1.40 hours per response on the Form EIA-906,
``Power Plant Report.'' These estimated burdens
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include the total time necessary to provide the requested information.
In your opinion, how accurate are these estimates?
E. The agency's estimate in the above paragraph is only the cost to
a respondent for the time it will take to complete each form. Due to
the proposed changes, will a respondent incur any start-up costs for
reporting, or any recurring annual costs for operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services associated with these forms?
F. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of
these forms? Such actions may involve the use of automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other types
of information technology.
G. To your knowledge, does any other Federal, State, or local
agency collect similar information? If so, specify the agency, the data
element(s), and the methods of collection.
As a Potential User of the Information To Be Collected
A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information
disseminated?
B. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be
collected?
C. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.
D. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they
useful? If so, what are their weaknesses and/or strengths?
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 Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Issued in Washington, DC, June 18, 2003.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-15886 Filed 6-23-03; 8:45 am]
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