[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52217-52218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22481]


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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 of Form 
NWPA-830G, ``Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/
or High-Level Radioactive Waste,'' Appendix G, under OMB Control Number 
1901-0260. Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for 
Payment of Fees'' (including Annex A to Appendix G), which is part of 
the Standard Contract collects information concerning a company's 
quarterly payments into the Nuclear Waste Fund of ongoing fees for 
spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form NWPA-830G, is a mandatory form that 
serves as the source document for entries into DOE accounting records 
to transmit data from purchasers to DOE concerning payment of the Spent 
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the 
Department of Energy determined that, effective May 16, 2014, the Spent 
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 mills per kWh, it has (through its 
Office of the General Counsel) directed EIA to continue activities 
associated with the collection and verification of net electricity 
generation data and estimation of the spent nuclear fuel disposal fees 
that would otherwise accrue from this generation.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than November 15, 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: Brandon Debruhl, Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office 
Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Email: 
[email protected]

and to

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, (202) 586-0253, email 
[email protected]. Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard 
Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees,'' may be accessed from this URL: 
https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/appendix_g.pdf, 
and Annex A to Appendix G from the URL below: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1901-0260;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Form NWPA-830G, Standard 
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level 
Radioactive Waste, Appendix G;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension;
    (4) Purpose: Form NWPA-830G, is the source document for entries 
into DOE accounting records to transmit data from purchasers to DOE 
concerning payment of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the 
Nuclear Waste Fund. Appendix G collects payment data based on a 
utility's net electricity generated and sold. 15 U.S.C. 772(b) provides 
that EIA may require all persons owning or operating facilities or 
business premises who are engaged in any phase of energy supply or 
major energy consumption to make available to the Administrator such 
information and periodic reports, records, documents, and other data, 
relating to the purposes of this Act, including full identification of 
all data and projections as to source, time and methodology of 
development.
    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

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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.
    (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: The 
cost of burden hours to the respondents is estimated to be $149,866 
(1,980 burden hours times $75.69 per hour). EIA estimates that there 
are no additional costs to respondents associated with the survey other 
than the costs associated with the burden hours.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10222 and 15 U.S.C. 772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2018.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-22481 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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