[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13271-13272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06192]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information collection request for extension 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information 
collection requests a three-year extension with no changes to Form EIA-
111, ``Quarterly Electricity Imports and Exports Report,'' under OMB 
Control Number 1905-0208. The collection will collect U.S. electricity 
import and export data for the purpose of measuring the flow of 
electricity into and out of the United States from Canada and Mexico.

DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information 
collection no later than April 27, 2018. If you anticipate any 
difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the 
DOE Desk Officer at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to:

DOE Desk Officer: James Tyree, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 9249, 735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, 
[email protected]

and to

Tosha Beckford, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information 
Administration, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions, 
should be directed to Tosha Beckford at 202-287-6597, or email it to 
[email protected]. You can view Form EIA-111, Quarterly 
Electricity Imports and Exports Report online at https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-111.

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: Three-year extension.
    (4) Purpose: Form EIA-111 collects U.S. electricity import and 
export data. The data are used to generate accurate estimates of the 
flow of electricity into and out of the United States from Canada and 
Mexico. The import and export data are reported by U.S. purchasers, 
sellers, and transmitters of wholesale sales of electricity, including 
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 
interconnected with foreign Balancing Authorities. Such entities

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report monthly flows of electricity received or delivered across the 
U.S. border, the cost associated with the transactions, and actual and 
implemented interchange.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 176.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 704.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,056.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The 
cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $79,929 (1,056 burden hours 
times $75.69 per hour). 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 as 15 U.S.C. 
772(b) and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-91, codified 
at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2018.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-06192 Filed 3-27-18; 8:45 am]
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