[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02648]



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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. EIA requests a 
three-year extension with changes to the information collection EIA-
882T, ``Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing and Research.'' 
This collection allows EIA to conduct field testing of pilot surveys, 
cognitive interviews, respondent debriefings, usability interviews, 
field tests, focus groups, pretesting of questionnaires and evaluate 
the quality of the data collected on EIA survey forms.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than March 21, 2019. If you anticipate any difficulties in 
submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the DOE Desk Officer 
at (202) 395-0710.

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 protected].
    and to
    Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW EI-21, Washington, DC 20585. 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Bournazian, (202) 586-5562, 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This information collection request contains
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0186;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Generic Clearance for 
Questionnaire Testing and Research;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: The EIA-882T Information Collection Request provides 
EIA with the necessary cognitive research tools to utilize qualitative 
and quantitative methodologies to assess the ability of companies to 
report accurate information on survey instruments and validate the 
quality of the data collected on EIA forms. This clearance expands the 
available cognitive methods to include qualitative studies and pre-
testing/field testing for conducting cognitive research. EIA uses 
qualitative studies for exploratory investigations in order to decide 
on the appropriate data collection mode, interview contact approach, or 
any other issue when little is known about a problem or the best 
approach to implement a data collection program. EIA conducts pretests 
when developing new questions or new survey questionnaires to see how 
respondents answer questions, interpret terminology, and identify 
potential data quality problems. Through this clearance, EIA will 
conduct pretest surveys, pilot surveys, respondent debriefings, 
cognitive interviews, usability interviews, and focus group 
discussions. By applying these research methodologies, EIA is able to 
improve the quality of data collected to measure market activity, 
assess supply conditions in energy markets, reduce or minimize 
respondent burden, increase agency efficiency, and improve 
responsiveness to the public. This collection authority also improves 
EIA's ability to collect and publish relevant and timely information 
that meets the data needs of EIA's customers.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,800;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,220;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$164,324.
    The cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $164,324. 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:  15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 13, 2019.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-02648 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P