[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 31757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11316]


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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 submitted an information collection request for a three-
year extension, with no changes, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 to the Coal Markets Reporting System, OMB Control Number 
1905-0167. The Coal Markets Reporting System (CMRS) consists of 5 
surveys including, Form EIA-3 Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector 
Coal Data, Form EIA-7A Annual Survey of Coal Production and 
Preparation, Form EIA-8A Annual Survey of Coal Stocks and Coal Exports, 
Form EIA-6 Emergency Coal Supply Survey (Standby), and Form EIA-20 
Emergency Weekly Coal Monitoring Survey for Coal Burning Power 
Producers (Standby). The CMRS collects data on coal production, 
preparation, distribution, foreign trade, consumption, prices, quality, 
and stocks.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than June 26, 2020. Written comments and recommendations for the 
proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to Ms. Sara 
Hoff at (202) 586-1242, or by email at [email protected]. The forms are 
available online at: https://www.eia.gov/survey/#coal.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0167;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Coal Markets Reporting 
System;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension without changes;
    (4) Purpose: The CMRS program collects, evaluates, assembles, 
analyzes, and disseminates information on coal resource reserves, 
production, demand, technology, and related economic and statistical 
information. Aggregates of this collection are used to support public 
policy analyses of the coal industry, economic modeling, forecasting, 
coal supply and demand studies, and in guiding research and development 
programs. This information is used to assess the adequacy of coal 
resources to meet near and long term domestic demands and to promote 
sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of 
energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,164.
     Form EIA-3 will consist of 397 respondents;
     Form EIA-7A will consist of 692 respondents;
     Form EIA-8A will consist of 48 respondents;
     Form EIA-6 (standby) will consist of 15 respondents;
     Form EIA-20 (standby) will consist of 12 respondents;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Responses: 2,598.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 4,417.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
Additional costs to respondents are not anticipated beyond costs 
associated with response burden hours. The information is maintained in 
the normal course of business. The cost of the burden hours is 
estimated to be $353,978.38 (4,417 burden hours times $80.14 per hour). 
Other than the cost of burden hours, EIA estimates that there are no 
additional costs for generating, maintaining and providing the 
information.

    Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7135, 15 U.S.C. 772(b), and 42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2020.
Thomas Leckey,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Energy Statistics, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-11316 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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