[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51791-51792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21020]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

U.S. Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted an information collection request to the 
OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of 
its Uranium Data Program, OMB Control Number 1905-0160. The proposed 
collection will modify and continue the use of Form EIA-851A ``Domestic 
Uranium Production Report (Annual),'' Form EIA-851Q ``Domestic Uranium 
Production Report (Quarterly),'' and the Form EIA-858 ``Uranium 
Marketing Annual Survey.'' EIA proposed minor changes to Form EIA-851Q 
and its reporting instructions, and to the reporting instructions to 
Form EIA-851A and Form EIA-858.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before September 26, 2012. 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, please advise the DOE Desk 
Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as 
possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 
735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

     And to

Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Attn: 
Douglas Bonnar, EI-23, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202-586-1085, Fax at 202-586-3045, Email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Douglas Bonnar at the contact information given above. 
Forms and instructions are also available on the Internet at: http://www.eia.gov/survey/#uranium.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1905-0160; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Uranium Data Program; (3) Type of Request: Extension of a 
currently approved collection; (4) Purpose: Collects basic data 
necessary to meet EIA's legislative mandates as well as the needs of 
the Congress, Federal Government, State and local governments, 
industry, and the general public; (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 131; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 205; 
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,460; (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA estimates that 
there are no additional costs to respondents associated with the 
surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours.
    Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, Public Law 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 
772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 16, 2012.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-21020 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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