[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29147]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 Energy Information Administration


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

AGENCY: U. S. 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 U.S. Energy Information 
Administration's Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for revision 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 December 12, 2011. 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 at 
(202) 395-7285 or email to [email protected] is 
recommended. The mailing address is 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395-4718. (A 
copy of your comments should also be provided to EIA's Office of Survey 
Development and Statistical Integration at the address below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Jason Worrall. To ensure receipt of the comments 
by the due date, submission by email ([email protected]) is also 
recommended. The mailing address is Office of Survey Development and 
Statistical Integration (EI-21), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-0670. Mr. 
Worrall may be contacted by telephone at (202) 586-6075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This section contains the following 
information about the energy information collections 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; (8) estimated number of 
respondents annually; (9) an estimate of the total annual reporting 
burden in hours (i.e., the estimated number of likely respondents times 
the proposed frequency of response per year times the average hours per 
response); and (10) an estimate of the total annual reporting and 
recordkeeping cost burden (in thousands of dollars).
    1. EIA-22M, ``Monthly Biodiesel Production Survey.''
    2. U.S. Energy Information Administration.
    3. OMB Number 1905-0207.
    4. Three-year extension.
    5. Mandatory.
    6. The purpose of the survey is to collect information from 
biodiesel producers regarding the following: Plant location, capacity, 
and operating status; Biodiesel and co-product production; Inputs to 
production; Sales for end-use and resale; Sales revenue; and Biodiesel 
stocks.
    7. Business or other for-profit.
    8. 150 Respondents
    9. Annual total of 5400, hours, collected 12 times per year, three 
hours per response.
    10. Annual total of $0.
    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 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, P.L. 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 
772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2011.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-29147 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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