Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 50863 [2017-23872]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Energy Information Administration

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 211 (Thursday, November 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 50863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23872]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 
and Approvals

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends 
to extend with no changes for three years with the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) Form EIA-851A Domestic Uranium Production Report 
(Annual), Form EIA-851Q Domestic Uranium Production Report (Quarterly), 
and Form EIA-858 Uranium Marketing Annual Survey. Form EIA-851A 
collects annual data from the U.S. uranium industry on uranium milling 
and processing, uranium feed sources, uranium mining, employment, 
drilling, expenditures, and uranium reserves. Form EIA-851Q collects 
monthly data from the U.S. uranium industry on uranium production and 
sources (mines and other) on a quarterly basis. Form EIA-858 collects 
annual data from the U.S. uranium market on uranium contracts and 
deliveries, inventories, enrichment services purchased, uranium in fuel 
assemblies, feed deliveries to enrichers, and unfilled market 
requirements for the current year and the following ten years.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 2, 2018. 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 Tim Shear, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration, EI-23, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585 or by email to Uranium2018@eia.gov. The draft 
forms and instructions are available at https://www.eia.gov/survey/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Tim Shear at 202-586-0403 or by email at 
Tim.Shear@eia.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and (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.
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1905-0160;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Uranium Data Program;
    (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: Uranium Data Program collects data on domestic uranium 
supply and demand activities, including production, exploration and 
development, trade, purchases and sales available to the U.S. The 
audience for these data include Congress, Executive Branch agencies, 
the nuclear and uranium industry, electric power industry, and the 
public. Form EIA-851A data appears in EIA's Domestic Uranium Production 
Report--Annual, at https://www.eia.gov/uranium/production/annual/. Form 
EIA-851Q data appear in EIA's Domestic Uranium Production Report--
Quarterly at https://www.eia.gov/uranium/production/quarterly/. Form 
EIA-858 data appears in EIA's Uranium Marketing Annual Report at https://www.eia.gov/uranium/marketing/ and Domestic Uranium Production 
Report--Annual at https://www.eia.gov/uranium/production/annual/;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 124;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 169;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1200;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA 
estimates that there are no capital and start-up costs associated with 
this data collection. The information is maintained during the normal 
course of business. The cost of the burden hours is estimated to be 
$88,392 (1200 burden hours times $73.66 per hour). Other than the cost 
of burden hours, EIA estimates that there are no additional costs for 
generating, maintaining, and providing this information.

    Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified as 15 U.S.C. 
772(b) and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-91, codified 
at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2017.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U. 
S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-23872 Filed 11-1-17; 8:45 am]
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