Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of

Management and Budget

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has submitted the

energy information collection(s) listed at the end of this notice to

the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions

of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). The listing

does not include collections of information contained in new or revised

regulations which are to be submitted under section 3507(d)(1)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act, nor management and procurement assistance

requirements collected by the Department of Energy (DOE).

Each entry contains the following information: (1) Collection

number and title; (2) summary of the collection of information

(includes sponsor (the DOE component)), current OMB document number (if

applicable), type of request (new, revision, extension, or

reinstatement); response obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or required

to obtain or retain benefits); (3) a description of the need and

proposed use of the information; (4) description of the likely

respondents; and (5) estimate of total annual reporting burden (average

hours per response x proposed frequency of response per year x

estimated number of likely respondents).

DATES: Comments must be filed within 30 days of publication of this

notice. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find

it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you

should advise the OMB DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention

to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at

(202) 395-3084. (Also, please notify the EIA contact listed below.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20503. (Comments should

also be addressed to the Statistics and Methods Group at the address

below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information

should be directed to Herbert Miller, Statistics and Methods Group,

(EI-70), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington,

D.C. 20585. Mr. Miller may be telephoned at (202) 426-1103, FAX (202)

426-1081, or e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The energy information collection submitted

to OMB for review was:

1. EIA-411, 412, 417R, 759, 826, 860A, 861, 860B (formerly 867), and

900, ``Electric Power Surveys''

2. Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric

and Alternate Fuels, OMB No. 1905-0129, Revision of a Currently

Approved Collection; Mandatory

A Federal Register notice, 63 FR 35582 dated June 30, 1998,

described proposed modifications to specific forms required by the

rapidly changing electric power industry. Based on comments received

and EIA's further analysis of the information that should be collected

on electric power, EIA has made some further modifications that are

included in the materials sent to OMB for approval. The modifications

are summarized below.

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Table 1.--Changes to Surveys

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Proposed change(s) in Federal

Form No. Register notice (63 FR 35582 dated Proposed changes to surveys in

June 30, 1998) package submitted to OMB

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Form EIA-411, ``Coordinated Bulk Propose changing planning projections Change projected period (Items 1, 2,

Power Supply Program''. period (Items 1, 2, and 4) from 10 3.4, 4, 5 and 6) from 10 years to 5

years to 5 years. The form and years. See subsequent table

instructions will be modified to regarding changes to

show these changes. confidentiality provisions.

Form EIA-412, ``Annual Report of Propose changing the reporting Same changes as in 6/30 FR notice.

Public Electric Utilities''. threshold from 120,000 Mwh to See subsequent table regarding

150,000 Mwh. changes to confidentiality

provisions.

Form EIA-417R ``Electric Power None................................. No changes are being proposed at

System Emergency Report''. this time.

Form EIA-759, ``Monthly Power Plant None................................. (1) Change the monthly reporting

Report''. threshold from operating utilities

with at least one plant with a

nameplate capacity of 25 megawatts

or more to 50 megawatts or more.

(This will eliminate nearly 50

utilities from reporting monthly

data and make it consistent with

the reporting requirements on the

Form EIA-900.) (b) Change the

threshold for utilities reporting

on the annual survey to utilities

operating plants with less than 50

megawatts nameplate capacity

instead of 25 megawatts. (c) See

subsequent table below regarding

changes to confidentiality

provisions.

Form EIA-826, ``Monthly Electric Propose adding two new data tables: No additional changes are being

Utility Sales and Revenue Report, (1) the distribution company will be proposed. See subsequent table

with State Distributions''. asked to provide data about the regarding changes to

monthly bill if they are billing the confidentiality provisions.

consumer for another energy service

provider; and (2) the energy service

provider will report data if billing

is done by them or a third party

other than the distribution company.

Form EIA-860, ``Annual Electric Two changes are proposed: (1) The No additional changes are proposed.

Generator Report''. survey form designation and name See subsequent table regarding

will be altered to Form EIA-860A, changes to confidentiality

``Annual Electric Generator Report-- provisions.

Utility,'' and (2) the planning

projection period (Schedule II and

Schedule III) will be changed from

10 years to 5 years.

Form EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Three changes are proposed: (1) Item Changes included in package

Utility Report''. 5 on schedule II indicating new submitted to OMB--Items (1) and (3)

plant intention(s) will be deleted; from the 6/30 FR notice are

(2) Schedule IV will require energy included; Item 2 was not included.

service providers to report the Also, Schedule V, Part C, Demand

total dollars paid by the Side Management, activities

consumer(s) whether or not the eliminated the projected annual

energy service provider issues the cost.

bill; and (3) the Demand Side

Management (Schedule V) threshold

will be raised from 120,000 Mwh to

150,000 Mwh.

Form EIA-867, ``Annual Nonutility (1) The form name and number will be No additional changes are proposed.

Power Producer Report''. changed to, Form EIA-860-B, ``Annual See subsequent table regarding

Electric Generator Report-- changes to confidentiality

Nonutility.''; (2) Item 3(a) provisions.

estimated useful thermal output and

3(b) thermal output used will be

added to Schedule IVB. The form and

instructions will be modified to

show these changes.

Form EIA-900, ``Monthly Nonutility Six changes are proposed: (1) The The six changes proposed in the 6/30

Sales for Resale Report''. survey name will be changed to FR notice are included. In

``Monthly Nonutility Power Report;'' addition, (1) end-of-month stocks

three new data elements on (2) fuel of coal and petroleum for each

type, (3) gross generation (kWh), facility will be added, and (2) the

and (4) fossil fuel consumption will respondent will have a choice of

be added; and (5) sales for resale reporting gross generation or net

and (6) sales to other end users generation and will specify which

will be deleted. is reported. See subsequent table

regarding changes to

confidentiality provisions.

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Another Federal Register notice (63 FR 38620 dated July 17, 1998)

was issued regarding EIA procedures of confidentiality treatment given

to electric power data collected and disseminated by the EIA through

the above-mentioned data surveys. Form EIA-767 is included in this

table because it is used by EIA to collect electric power data. Form

EIA-767 is jointly sponsored by EIA and the Environmental Protection

Agency and will be submitted to OMB separately.

Table 2.--Confidential Data Elements

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Forms affected--FR Notice (63 FR

Data elements 38620 dated July 17, 1998) Clearance package submitted to OMB

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Future--generating capacity:

1--retirement dates............ EIA-411 generator(s) planning data Same proposed confidential elements

for: (a) existing (changes to); (b) as the 7/17/ FR notice except added

retirement date(s); (c) new projected fuel consumption for Form

generators (all information). EIA-767.

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2--changes to existing units... EIA-767 planning data for: (a) new

plants/equip.; (b) equipment

updates; (c) retirement date(s); (d)

projected fuel consumption.

3--planned generating unit data EIA-860 planning data for: (a)

generator updates; (b) retirement

date(s); (c) new generator(s).

4--projected fuel consumption.. EIA-867 planning data for equipment..

Heat rates......................... EIA-411 (a) heat rate data........... Same changes as in FR notice

EIA-767 (a) boiler efficiency........

EIA-860 (a) heat rate data...........

1--Sales for resale/Contracts with EIA-412 name(s), quantities, demand The elements listed in the 7/17 FR

purchasers. charges, energy/other charges, notice will not be treated as

revenue/settlements. confidential.

EIA-867 names, maximum contract

amount, amount delivered.

Wholesale purchases/contracts with EIA-412 name(s), quantities, demand The elements listed in the 7/17 FR

sellers. charges, purchased/exchanged, energy/ notice will not be treated as

other charges, total costs. confidential.

Fuel inventory--stocks............. EIA-759.............................. An element on fuel inventory--stocks

EIA-900.............................. has been added to Form EIA-900 and

that element will be confidential.

Financial data--environmental EIA-767.............................. These data elements will not be

equipment. treated as confidential by EIA.

Sales to other end user(s) name(s) EIA-867 name(s), maximum contract, Same as in 7/17 FR notice.

and amount. amount delivered.

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3. The Electric Power Surveys collect information on electric power

capacity, generation, fuel consumption, fuel receipts, fuel stocks,

prices, electric rates, construction costs, and operating income and

revenue. Form EIA-417R collects data on electric power disturbances.

Respondents include electric utilities, nonutility electric power

producers, electric reliability council members, and independent

electric power system operators. Electric power data collected are used

by the Department of Energy for analysis and forecasting. Data are

published in various EIA reports.

4. Business or other for-profit; Federal Government; State, Local

or Tribal Government

5. 81,505 hours (8,573 respondents x 2.21 responses per year x 4.3

hours).

Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13).

Issued in Washington, D.C., November 17, 1998.

Jay H. Casselberry,

Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy

Information Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-31255 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]

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