[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6065-6066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02158]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension With Changes

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

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Information 
Collection Extension with Changes; Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends 
to extend for three years with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), the Form EIA-111, Quarterly Electricity Imports and Exports 
Report. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before April 6, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to William Booth by 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 William Booth at [email protected]. The draft form 
and instructions are available at http://www.eia.gov/survey/changes/electricity/ electricity/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0208;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Quarterly Electricity 
Imports and Exports Report;
    (3) Type of Request: Extension, with changes, of a currently 
approved collection;
    (4) Purpose: Form EIA-111 collects U. S. electricity import and 
export data. The data are used to get an accurate measure of the flow 
of electricity into and out of the United States. The import and export 
data are reported by U.S. purchasers, sellers and transmitters of 
wholesale electricity, including persons authorized by Order to export 
electric energy from the United States to foreign countries, persons 
authorized by Presidential Permit to construct, operate, maintain, or 
connect electric power transmission lines that cross the U.S. 
international border, and U.S. Balancing Authorities that are directly 
interconnected with foreign Balancing Authorities. Such entities are to 
report monthly flows of electric energy received or delivered across 
the border, the cost associated with the transactions, and actual and 
implemented interchange. The data collected on this form may appear in 
various EIA publications.
    (4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: The data element 
``Transfer Facility's Presidential Permit numbers'' is changed to 
``Transmission Provider/Transfer Facility(ies)'' and the section for 
reporting Actual Interchange is expanded to collect monthly metered 
cross border flow over Presidential Permit holders facilities that do 
not involve interchange.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 158;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 632;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 948;
    (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, Pub L. 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 
772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U. 
S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-02158 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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