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OMB Control No:
1905-0167
ICR Reference No:
201309-1905-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201103-1905-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOE/EIA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Coal Program Package
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
01/10/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/24/2013
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the revisions to this information collection are approved. The terms of the previous clearance remain in effect including the current expiration date of 6/31/2014.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2014
Responses
1,639
0
3,263
Time Burden (Hours)
4,530
0
4,549
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The coal surveys collect data on coal production, consumption, stocks, prices, imports and exports. Data are published in various EIA publications. Respondents are manufacturing plants, producers of coke, purchasers and distributors of coal, coal mining operators, and coal-consuming electric utilities.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 93 - 275 13(b)
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
US Code:
15 USC 790a
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
US Code:
15 USC 764(a)
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
US Code:
15 USC 772b
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
77 FR 70745
11/27/2012
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 27370
05/10/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Coal Program Package
EIA-3, EIA-1, EIA-4, EIA-5, EIA-6Q, EIA-7A, EIA-8A, EIA-20
Weekly Coal Monitoring Report – General Industries and Blast Furnaces (Standby)
,
Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report, Manufacturing and Transformation/Processing Coal Plants and Commercial and Institutional Coal Use
,
Weekly Coal Monitoring Report – Coke Plants (Standby)
,
Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report – Coke Plants
,
Quarterly Coal Report (Standby)
,
Coal Production and Preparation Report
,
Coal Stocks Report-Annual
,
Weekly Coal Monitoring Report, Coal Burning Utilities and Independent Power Producers (Standby)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,639
3,263
0
-1,624
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
4,530
4,549
0
-19
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
Previously, the total burden reported for this collection was 4,549 hours. The decrease in the number of hours is the result of a decrease in the number of respondents submitting Form EIA-3.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$566,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Alethea Jennings 202 586-5879 Alethea.Jennings@eia.doe.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
09/24/2013
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