[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 57849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20342]


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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 and request for comments.

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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 changes, to Form EIA-
914, ``Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas 
Production Report'' under OMB Control Number 1905-0205. Form EIA-914 
collects monthly data from well operators at the state level on crude 
oil and lease condensate, and natural gas production within the United 
States. These data are used by EIA to estimate state, regional, and 
U.S. crude oil and lease condensate, and natural gas production.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than October 16, 2020. Written comments and recommendations for 
the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function 
below ``Currently under Review''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Biercevicz, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration, telephone 202-586-4299, or by email at 
[email protected]. The forms and instructions are available on 
EIA's website at www.eia.gov/survey.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0205;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Monthly Crude Oil and 
Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: Form EIA-914 Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, 
and Natural Gas Production Report, collects monthly data on natural gas 
production, crude oil and lease condensate production, and crude oil 
and lease condensate sales by API gravity. These data are used by EIA 
to estimate state, regional, and U.S. crude oil and natural gas 
production.
    (4a) Changes to Information Collection: Respondents in four (4) 
states (Alabama, Michigan, Mississippi, and Virginia) and the Federal 
Offshore Pacific area will report crude oil and natural gas production 
in the ``Other States'' category rather than separately report their 
state or offshore area production. Production in these 4 states and 
offshore area will be combined with other states with small production 
volumes in the ``Other States'' category. Although production in these 
4 states and offshore area have remained stable over the past 3 years, 
their percentage of the US total production for crude oil and natural 
gas has declined over the past 4 years.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 400;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 4,800;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 19,200;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA 
estimates that respondents will have no additional costs associated 
with the surveys other than the burden hours and the maintenance of the 
information during the normal course of business. The cost of burden 
hours to the respondents is estimated to be $1,538,688 (19,200 burden 
hours times $80.14).

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

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 10, 2020.
Thomas Leckey,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Energy Statistics, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-20342 Filed 9-15-20; 8:45 am]
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