[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 64211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23077]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

U.S. Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of 
Energy.

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 changes to its Form 
EIA-846, ``Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey'' (MECS), OMB 
Control Number 1905-0169. The proposed collection will collect data 
from the U.S. manufacturing sector on energy consumption basic energy 
consumption and expenditures, shipments of energy offsite, end use 
consumption, building characteristics, participation in energy 
management programs, technologies, and fuel switching capacity.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received no later than November 23, 2022. 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 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information, 
contact Thomas Lorenz, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 
telephone (202) 586-3442, 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. 1905-0169;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Manufacturing Energy 
Consumption Survey;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: Form EIA-846 is a self-administered sample survey 
designed to collect energy consumption and expenditures data from 
establishments in the manufacturing sector; i.e., North American 
Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes 31-33. The previous MECS 
required respondents to complete multiple collection forms depending on 
an establishment's primary business activity classification under 
NAICS. The increased use of technology by means of an internet data 
collection system has allowed the MECS to eliminate the need to have 
multiple forms.
    (4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: EIA proposes 
adding a ``Yes/No'' follow up question to the Electricity: Total 
Purchased section of Form EIA-846. The electricity purchased questions 
on Form EIA-846 request information about the quantity and expenditure 
of an establishment's purchased energy, in this case, electricity. The 
follow up question EIA proposes to Form EIA-846 would identify those 
geographical areas where multiple establishments may be purchasing and 
using electricity made from renewable sources, such as solar, wind, 
geothermal, and hydropower. The purpose of this question is to better 
understand the technology, equipment, and infrastructure that may be 
shared among manufacturing establishments. This change is consistent 
with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act);
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 3,750;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 34,565;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The 
cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $2,882,030 (34,565 burden 
hours times $83.38 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: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2022.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-23077 Filed 10-21-22; 8:45 am]
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