[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 34848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11482]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment on the proposed collection of 
information, EIA-914, Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and 
Natural Gas Production Report, as required under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. EIA is requesting a three-year extension with 
changes of Form EIA-914 Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and 
Natural Gas Production Report. The survey collects monthly data on 
production and sales of natural gas, and crude oil and lease 
condensate. The data provide useful information on the nation's 
production and sales of crude oil and natural gas.

DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information 
collection no later than July 31, 2023. If you anticipate any 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically to Petroleum and Other 
Liquids Data at [email protected] with 60-day Federal Register 
Notice: Form EIA-914 in the subject line, or mail comments to: Katie 
Lewis, U.S. Energy Information Administration, EI-23, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information, 
please contact: Katie Lewis, U.S. Energy Information Administration, at 
(202)586-5138, or by email at [email protected]. The form and 
instructions are available on EIA's website at: https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-914.

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: Thee-year extension with changes; revision of 
the currently approved Form EIA-914.
    (4) Purpose: Form EIA-914 Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, 
and Natural Gas Production Report collects monthly data on natural gas 
production, and crude oil and lease condensate production, and crude 
oil and lease condensate sales by API gravity category in 22 state/
areas (Alabama, Arkansas, California (including State Offshore), 
Colorado, Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Federal Offshore Pacific, 
Kansas, Louisiana (including State Offshore), Michigan, Mississippi 
(including State Offshore), Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, 
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (including State Offshore), Utah, 
Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Other States (defined as all 
remaining states, except Alaska)). The data appear in the Monthly Crude 
Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report on EIA's 
website and in the EIA publications; Monthly Energy Review, Petroleum 
Supply Annual volumes, Petroleum Supply Monthly, Natural Gas Annual, 
and Natural Gas Monthly.
    (4a) Changes to Information Collection: EIA proposes to make the 
following changes to Form EIA-914, Monthly Crude Oil and Lease 
Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report:
     Section 4 of Form EIA-914, Crude Oil and Lease Condensate 
Run Ticket Volumes (Sales) by API Gravity, which collected density data 
for crude oil and lease condensate production for selected States would 
be discontinued and deleted from Form EIA-914.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 4,800.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 14,400.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$1,257,984 (14,400 burden hours times $87.36). EIA estimates that 
respondents will have no additional costs associated with the surveys 
other than the burden hours and that the information is maintained 
during the normal course of business.
    Comments are invited on whether or not: (a) The proposed collection 
of information is necessary for the proper performance of agency 
functions, including whether the information will have a practical 
utility; (b) EIA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used, is accurate; (c) EIA can improve the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information it will collect; and (d) EIA can minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, such as 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 24, 2023.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-11482 Filed 5-30-23; 8:45 am]
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