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OMB Control No: 1905-0160	ICR Reference No: 202405-1905-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-1905-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/EIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Uranium Data 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: 07/26/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/06/2024
Terms of Clearance: UDP package approved with change for one year. EIA's response to a detailed AHUG request named concerns that need to be balanced. It is unclear how AHUG requests 2a-2c could allow identification of proprietary firm-level information for groups in the named industry concentration chart that are comprised of at least 8 firms, or why an industry group would make a request that would identify proprietary information about its members. Research this request in more depth, and include a short report in the next 1905-0160 ICR package, considering that similar charts might be created that offer most of the AHUG information (noted as already public), but that may -- while conveying more detail -- block only a small subset of the data points associated with the chart in order to protect from firm-level identification. This may even be to the level of the 2d question (breaking out by type), as submitted in AHUG's comment. The report should clearly indicate where privacy concerns are binding constraints for each facet of the AHUG 2a-2d comment, and demonstrate examples of feasible tables that balance the concerns of accuracy, privacy, and economically useful industry information for the public and as requested by representatives of that industry.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2024
Responses	132	0	135
Time Burden (Hours)	1,775	0	1,780
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: EIA's Uranium Data Program (UDP) collects data necessary to meet EIA's legislative mandates as well as the needs of EIA's public and private customers. UDP collects data on domestic uranium supply and demand activities, including production, exploration and development, trade, purchases, and sales available to the U.S. The users of these data include Congress, Executive Branch agencies, the nuclear and uranium industry, the electric power industry, and the public. Respondents include all firms and individuals that comprise the U.S. uranium industry.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 764(a) Name of Law: FEA Act
   US Code: 15 USC 790(a) Name of Law: FEA Act
   US Code: 15 USC 764(b) Name of Law: FEA Act
   US Code: 15 USC 772(b) Name of Law: FEA Act

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:
	88 FR 74483	10/31/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 36802	05/03/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	132	135	-3
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,775	1,780	-5
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a 6 hour increase in the total estimated burden across all three surveys. Due to the continued downturn in the uranium landholding/exploration/production sectors, EIA-851A had four fewer respondents which reduced the burden hours to 20. The addition of one trader/broker on the EIA-858 survey will result in 26 additional burden hours. The larger burden estimate of the EIA-858 survey (26 hours) compared to the EIA-851A survey (5 hours) results in 26 additional EIA-858 hours against a reduction of 20 hours on the EIA-851A survey (4 fewer respondents X 5 hours per response) for a total net burden gain of six hours across all three surveys. In summary, the number of respondents for the Form EIA-851A has decreased from 30 to 26. The number of respondents for the Form EIA-851Q has remained at 11. The number of respondents for the Form EIA-858 has increased from 61 to 62. Total annual burden hours across all uranium surveys will increase slightly from 1,769 hours to 1,775 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $113,028

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: Gerson Morales 202 586-7077 gerson.morales@eia.gov

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