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20503 and to Marta Gospodarczyk,
Office of Electricity, Coal, Nuclear, and
Renewables Analysis, EI–34, Forrestal
Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue,
Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively,
Ms. Gospodarczyk may be contacted by
telephone at 202–586–0527 or email
(marta.gospodarczyk@eia.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions
should be directed to Ms. Gospodarczyk
at the address listed above. The Form
NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G—Standard
Remittance Advice for Payment of
Fees,’’ may also be viewed here: https://
www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/
proposed/appendix_g.pdf, and Annex A
to Appendix G here: https://
www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/
proposed/annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1901–0260;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Standard Contract for Disposal of
Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
Radioactive Waste;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year
extension;
(4) Purpose: The Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization
Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require EIA
to carry out a centralized,
comprehensive, and unified energy
information program. This program
collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes,
and disseminates information on energy
resource reserves, production, demand,
technology, and related economic and
statistical information. This information
is used to assess the adequacy of energy
resources to meet near and longer term
domestic demands.
EIA, as part of its effort to comply
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), provides
the general public and other federal
agencies with opportunities to comment
on collections of energy information
conducted by or in conjunction with
EIA. Also, EIA will later seek approval
for this collection by OMB under
Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
(42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) required that
DOE enter into Standard Contracts with
all generators or owners of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
domestic origin. Form NWPA–830G,
‘‘Appendix G—Standard Remittance
Advice for Payment of Fees,’’ including
Annex A to Appendix G, is an
Appendix to this Standard Contract.
Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix
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G are commonly referred to as
Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA
forms must be submitted quarterly by
generators and owners of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
domestic origin who signed the
Standard Contract. Appendix G is
designed to serve as the source
document for entries into DOE
accounting records to transmit data to
DOE concerning payment of fees into
the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent
nuclear fuel and high-level waste
disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is
used to provide data on the amount of
net electricity generated and sold, upon
which these fees are based.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 100;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 400;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 2,000;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA
estimates that there are no additional
costs to respondents associated with the
surveys other than the costs associated
with the burden hours. The information
is maintained in the normal course of
business. The cost of burden hours to
the respondents is estimated to be
$143,940 ($71.97 per hour × 2,000
hours). Therefore, other than the cost of
burden hours, EIA estimates that there
are no additional costs for generating,
maintaining and providing the
information.
Statutory Authority: Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
761 et seq.); DOE Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); and Nuclear Waste
Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et
seq.).
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
25, 2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015–30658 Filed 12–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, EIA invites
the general public to comment on the
following proposed Generic Information
Collection Request (Generic ICR):
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery’’ for approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This notice
announces EIA’s intent to submit this
proposed collection to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by February 2, 2016.
If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
comments within that period, contact
the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Jacob Bournazian, Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202–
586–0552 or by email at
jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice may be made available to the
public through relevant Web sites. For
this reason, please do not include in
your comments information of a
confidential nature, such as sensitive
personal information or proprietary
information. If you send an email
comment, your email address will be
automatically captured and included as
part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the
Internet. Please note that responses to
this public comment request containing
any routine notice about the
confidentiality of the communication
will be treated as public comments that
may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the
routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
supporting statement should be directed
to Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information
Administration, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
phone: 202–586–5562, email:
jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means to
collect qualitative customer and
SUMMARY:
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stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations. This
feedback also provides an early warning
of issues with service, or focuses
attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve the accuracy
of data reported on survey instruments
or the delivery of products or services.
These collections will allow for
ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the agency
and its customers and stakeholders. It
will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program
management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
understanding of questions and
terminology used in survey instruments,
perceptions on data confidentiality and
security, appropriateness and relevancy
of information, accuracy of information,
courtesy, efficiency of service delivery,
and resolution of issues with service
delivery. Responses will be assessed to
plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to
the public. If this information is not
collected, vital feedback from customers
and stakeholders on the agency’s
services will be unavailable.
The agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
The collections are non-controversial
and do not raise issues of concern to
other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary for initially contacting
respondents and is not retained;
Information gathered is intended to be
used only internally for general service
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improvement, the design, modification,
and evaluation of survey instruments,
modes of data collection, and program
management purposes. It is not
intended for release outside of the
agency (if released, the agency must
indicate the qualitative nature of the
information);
Information gathered will not be used
for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and the collections will not be designed
or expected to yield statistically reliable
results or used as though the results are
generalizable to the population of study.
The information gathered will only
generate qualitative type of information.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Current Actions: New collection of
information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Below is a preliminary estimate of the
aggregate number of respondents and
burden hours for this generic clearance.
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 250.
Average number of Respondents per
Activity: 100.
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Annual responses: 25,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 60.
Burden hours: 25,000.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. Burden means
the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information. All written comments will
be available for public inspection at
www.Regulations.gov.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
Office of Management and Budget
control number.
Statutory Authority: Executive Order
(E.O.) 13571, Streamlining Service Delivery
and Improving Customer Service.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
25, 2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015–30657 Filed 12–3–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, EIA
invites the general public to comment on the following proposed Generic
Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): ``Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). This notice announces EIA's intent to submit this proposed
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received by February
2, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within
that period, contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Jacob Bournazian, Energy
Information Administration, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-0552 or by email at
jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
Comments submitted in response to this notice may be made available
to the public through relevant Web sites. For this reason, please do
not include in your comments information of a confidential nature, such
as sensitive personal information or proprietary information. If you
send an email comment, your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the
public docket and made available on the Internet. Please note that
responses to this public comment request containing any routine notice
about the confidentiality of the communication will be treated as
public comments that may be made available to the public
notwithstanding the inclusion of the routine notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection supporting statement should be
directed to Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202-586-5562,
email: jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The proposed information collection activity provides a
means to collect qualitative customer and
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stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with
the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys
that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer
or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations. This feedback
also provides an early warning of issues with service, or focuses
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve the accuracy of data reported on survey
instruments or the delivery of products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications
between the agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program
management.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness,
understanding of questions and terminology used in survey instruments,
perceptions on data confidentiality and security, appropriateness and
relevancy of information, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency
of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the agency's services will be unavailable.
The agency will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the
extent necessary for initially contacting respondents and is not
retained;
Information gathered is intended to be used only internally for
general service improvement, the design, modification, and evaluation
of survey instruments, modes of data collection, and program management
purposes. It is not intended for release outside of the agency (if
released, the agency must indicate the qualitative nature of the
information);
Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and the
collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study. The information gathered will only generate
qualitative type of information.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: The target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Current Actions: New collection of information.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Below is a preliminary estimate of
the aggregate number of respondents and burden hours for this generic
clearance.
Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 250.
Average number of Respondents per Activity: 100.
Annual responses: 25,000.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 60.
Burden hours: 25,000.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide
information. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose
or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install and
utilize technology and systems for the purpose of collecting,
validating and verifying information, processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to a collection of information, to
search data sources, to complete and review the collection of
information; and to transmit or otherwise disclose the information. All
written comments will be available for public inspection at
www.Regulations.gov.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.
Statutory Authority: Executive Order (E.O.) 13571, Streamlining
Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration,
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-30657 Filed 12-3-15; 8:45 am]
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