[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 18018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08696]


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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.

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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, of its 
Uranium Data Program, OMB Control Number 1905-0160. The Uranium Data 
Program collects data on domestic uranium supply and demand activities, 
including production, exploration and development, trade, purchases and 
sales available to the U.S. The users of these data include Congress, 
Executive Branch agencies, the nuclear and uranium industry, electric 
power industry, and the public.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than May 25, 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 
Tim Shear, 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, send 
your request to Tim Shear at 202-586-0403 or email it to 
[email protected]. You can view Form EIA-851A Domestic Uranium 
Production Report (Annual), Form EIA-851Q Domestic Uranium Production 
Report (Quarterly), and Form EIA-858 Uranium Marketing Annual Survey 
online at https://www.eia.gov/survey.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1905-0160;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Uranium Data Program;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension;
    (4) Purpose: The Uranium Data Program includes three forms. Form 
EIA-851A collects annual data from the U.S. uranium industry on uranium 
milling and processing, uranium feed sources, uranium mining, 
employment, drilling, expenditures, and uranium reserves. Form EIA-851Q 
collects monthly data from the U.S. uranium industry on uranium 
production and sources (mines and other) and is published on a 
quarterly basis. Form EIA-858 collects annual data from the U.S. 
uranium market on uranium contracts and deliveries, inventories, 
enrichment services purchased, uranium in fuel assemblies, feed 
deliveries to enrichers, and existing unfilled market requirements for 
the current year and the following ten years.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 124;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 169;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,200;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The 
cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $90,828 (1,200 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 April 17, 2018.
Nanda Srinivasan
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration U. 
S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-08696 Filed 4-24-18; 8:45 am]
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