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OMB Control No:
ICR Reference No:
202605-1905-001
Status:
Received in OIRA
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
DOE/EIA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Annual Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
Date Submitted to OIRA:
05/08/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12 Months From Approved
Responses
4,500
0
Time Burden (Hours)
8,484
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
805,895
0
Abstract:
EIA has administered Form EIA-846, Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, as a quadrennial product since 1988. Given the rapidly evolving energy-intensive economic landscape, EIA is initiating a narrower but more frequent data collection, the Annual Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, Form EIA-847. This new form would supplement the quadrennial collection with a subset of data covering the intervening years. Form EIA-847, consisting of approximately 60 questions pulled from more than 250 questions in Form EIA-846, will ask about energy purchases, expenditures, transfers in and shipments out, onsite produced, fuel, and non fuel use of 5 widely used energy sources in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 7135
Name of Law: Energy Information Administration
US Code:
15 USC 772(b)
Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
US Code:
15 USC 764
Name of Law: Specific Functions and Purposes
US Code:
15 USC 790(a)
Name of Law: National Energy Information System
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:
91 FR 5756
02/09/2026
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
91 FR 24215
05/05/2026
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
Annual Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
EIA-847
Annual Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Request
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
4,500
0
0
4,500
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
8,484
0
0
8,484
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
805,895
0
0
805,895
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). It collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. EIA is required to publish, and otherwise make available independent, high-quality statistical data to federal government agencies, state and local governments, the energy industry, researchers, and the general public. To meet this obligation, EIA utilizes Form EIA-847, Annual Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (AMECS), to collect data on manufacturing energy consumption and expenditures within the United States. The AMECS fulfills multiple needs and requirements for analysis at DOE. It is the only annual national survey on energy consumption of the six most energy-intensive manufacturing subsectors that is statistically reliable. Data obtained from the AMECS will serve as a major input into EIA’s National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) industrial models which are used to benchmark other government and non-government modeling systems. The results of the NEMS, as well as the Annual MECS data themselves, are used as inputs into national energy policy decisions and DOE research and development strategies as well as a broad range of conservation and renewable energy industrial programs.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,633,703
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:
Aryn Hernandez 409 599-6595 aryn.hernandez@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:
05/08/2026
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