Agency Information Collection Extension, 52452 [2021-20392]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
• Energy Information Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 52452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20392]


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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.

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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 only changes to the 
number of respondents, of Form NWPA-830G, ``Standard Contract for 
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste,'' 
Appendix G, under OMB Control Number 1901-0260. Form NWPA-830G, 
``Appendix G-Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees (including 
Annex A to Appendix G), which is part of the Standard Contract collects 
information concerning a company's quarterly payments into the Nuclear 
Waste Fund of ongoing fees for spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form NWPA-
830G, is a mandatory form that serves as the source document for 
entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data from purchasers to 
DOE concerning payment of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the 
Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the Department of Energy determined that, 
effective May 16, 2014, the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 
mills per kWh, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of the General 
Counsel, given the continuing nature of the Department's statutory 
responsibilities regarding spent nuclear fuel, directed EIA to continue 
activities associated with the collection of net electricity generation 
data.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than October 21, 2021. 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 Bonnie West, U.S. Energy Information Administration, telephone 
(202) 586-2415, and/or by email at [email protected]. The forms and 
instructions are available on EIA's website at https://www.eia.gov/survey/#nwpa-830g.
    Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G-Standard Remittance Advice for Payment 
of Fees,'' may be accessed from this URL: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2021/appendix_g.pdf, and
    Annex A to Appendix G from the URL below: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2021/annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1901-0260;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Form NWPA-830G, Standard 
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level 
Radioactive Waste, Appendix G;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: The Form NWPA-830G survey included in the Standard 
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level 
Radioactive Waste, Appendix G, collect information on and is the source 
document for entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data from 
purchasers to DOE concerning payment of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal 
Fee into the Nuclear Waste Fund. Appendix G collects payment data based 
on a utility's net electricity generated and sold. 15 U.S.C. 772(b) 
provides that EIA may require all persons owning or operating 
facilities or business premises who are engaged in any phase of energy 
supply or major energy consumption to make available to the 
Administrator such information and periodic reports, records, 
documents, and other data, relating to the purposes of this Act, 
including full identification of all data and projections as to source, 
time and methodology of development.
    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 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.

    (4a) Changes to Information Collection: The reduction of 80 
annual burden hours for Form NWPA-830G results from the reduction of 
the number of total respondents representing reactors that decreased 
from 99 to 95. Six reactors permanently shut down since the last 
clearance cycle and no longer are required to pay fees into the 
Nuclear Waste Fund nor respond to this survey. Additional 
respondents representing two new reactors in Georgia, VOGTLE 3 and 
VOGTLE 4, which are planned to be operational by end of 2021 and by 
end of 2022 respectively;

    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 95;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 380;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,900;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The 
cost of burden hours to the respondents is estimated to be $155,135 
(1,900 burden hours times $81.65 per hour.) EIA estimates that there 
are no additional costs to respondents associated with the survey other 
than the costs associated with the burden hours.
    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10222 and 15 U.S.C. 772(b).

    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2021.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-20392 Filed 9-20-21; 8:45 am]
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