[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47430-47431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17887]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; comment request.

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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 
three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

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.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to OMB Desk Officer for DOE, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. To 
ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202-
395-7285) is recommended. The mailing address is 726 Jackson Place, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503. (A copy of your comments should also be 
provided to EIA's Statistics and Methods Group at the address below.)

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 (202-287-1705) or e-mail 
([email protected]) is recommended. The mailing address is 
Statistics and Methods Group (EI-70),

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Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-
0670. Mr. Miller may be contacted by telephone at (202) 287-1711.

SUPPLEMENTARY 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. EIA-176, 191, 857, 895, 910 and 912.
    2. Energy Information Administration.
    3 .OMB Number 1905-0175.
    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 EIA-910, ``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. 104-13)(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.
[FR Doc. 04-17887 Filed 8-4-04; 8:45 am]
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