[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17814-17815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08520]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

U.S. Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EIA is requesting a three-year extension, without changes, of 
Form NWPA-830G Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of 
Fees, including Annex A to Appendix G, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Form NWPA-830G is part of the Standard Contract 
for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste. 
Generators and owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 
waste of domestic origin paid fees into the nuclear waste fund based on 
net electricity generated and sold as defined in the Standard Contract.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 25, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments to: U.S. Energy Information 
Administration, Office of Electricity, Coal, Nuclear, and Renewables 
Analysis, EI-34, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, Attn: Marta Gospodarczyk.
    If you prefer, you can email them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Ms. 
Gospodarczyk at 202-586-0527 or at: [email protected]. The 
Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of 
Fees,'' including Annex A to Appendix G, may also be viewed here: 
http://www.eia.gov/survey/#nwpa-830g.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1901-0260;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Standard Contract for 
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension;
    (4) Purpose: The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.) require EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and 
unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates, 
assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource 
reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and 
statistical information. This information is used to assess the 
adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic 
demands.
    As part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), EIA provides the general public and 
other federal agencies with opportunities to comment

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on collections of energy information conducted by or in conjunction 
with EIA. Also, EIA will later seek approval for this collection by OMB 
under Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) 
required that DOE enter into Standard Contracts with all generators or 
owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste of 
domestic origin. Form NWPA-830G Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice 
for Payment of Fees, including Annex A to Appendix G, is an Appendix to 
this Standard Contract. Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix G are 
commonly referred to as Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA forms must be 
submitted quarterly by generators and owners of spent nuclear fuel and 
high-level radioactive waste of domestic origin who signed the Standard 
Contract. Appendix G is designed to serve as the source document for 
entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data to DOE concerning 
payment of fees into the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent nuclear fuel and 
high-level waste disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is used to provide 
data on the amount of net electricity generated and sold, upon which 
these fees are based.
    Please refer to 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 non-
statistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining 
materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 99;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 396;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,980;
    (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. 
The information is maintained in the normal course of business. The 
cost of burden hours to the respondents is estimated to be $149,866 
($75.69 per hour times 1,980 hours). Other than the cost of burden 
hours, EIA estimates that there are no additional costs for generating, 
maintaining and providing the information.
    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.

    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) et seq.); the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-91, 
codified as (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); and Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2018.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-08520 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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