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OMB Control No:
1905-0175
ICR Reference No:
202012-1905-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201803-1905-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOE/EIA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Natural Gas Data Collection Program
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:
06/29/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/08/2020
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved. As terms of clearance, the agency should continue to research the feasibility, coverage, and logistics of consolidating forms EIA-757 Schedule A and EIA-64A to reduce duplication. Pending EIA's research, the agency should propose a merging of the forms in its renewal package for this collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2024
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
Responses
16,297
0
14,277
Time Burden (Hours)
55,297
0
50,724
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package forms collect basic and detailed natural gas production, processing, transmission, storage, consumption and price data. The data are published by the Energy Information Administration and are used by both public and private analysts. Respondents include natural gas pipeline companies, distributors, storage operators, processing plant operators, and state agencies.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
15 USC 772(b)
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration
US Code:
15 USC 790(a)
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration
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:
85 FR 23511
04/28/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 236
12/08/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
8
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition
EIA-176
Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition
EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report
EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Rep
Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report
EIA-757 B Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey
EIA-757B
EIA-757B Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey
Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey
EIA-910
Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey
Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers
EIA-857
Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers
Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report
EIA-191
Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report
Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey
EIA-757 A
Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey Schedule A Baseline Report
Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report
EIA-912
Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report
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
16,297
14,277
0
2,020
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
55,297
50,724
0
4,573
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The increase in total burden hours are due to increases in respondents for four surveys in this ICR package. EIA-176 is adding 20 additional respondents. These respondents include Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) producers who inject high-Btu RNG into an interstate pipeline, intra-state pipeline, or natural gas distribution company system. The largest addition of burden comes from the creation of Form EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report. This new survey will add 85 respondents. These respondents include peak shaving facilities and satellite LNG storage facilities. Form EIA–910 Monthly Natural Gas Marketer is adding 60 additional respondents to accommodate the increase in market participants in this particular section of the industry. EIA-912 Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report is adding 5 additional respondents to address possible increases to survey sampling sizes. In the previous OMB clearance package, Form EIA-757 Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey Schedule A was incorrectly listed as a 0.6 hour burden survey, instead of a 0.5 hour burden survey, which previously inflated its burden estimate by a small increment.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,490,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
Yes
Part B of Supporting Statement
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Patrick Murray 202 287-6435 patrick.murray@eia.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:
12/03/2020