96-29005. Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29005]


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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 section 
3507(a)(1)(D)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 on or before December 13, 1996. 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 [phone]. (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, DC 20503. (Comments should 
also be addressed to the Office of Statistical Standards at the address 
below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information should be 
directed to Herbert Miller, Office of Statistical Standards, (EI-73), 
Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. 
Mr. Miller may be telephoned at [phone], FAX [phone], or 
e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The energy information collection submitted 
to OMB for review was:
    1. EIA-411, ``Regional Bulk Power Supply Program''.
    2. Energy Information Administration, OMB No. 1905-0195, 
Reinstatement, Voluntary; (Based upon comments received on our Federal 
Register notice, 61 FR 14766, dated April 3, 1996, EIA will be 
reinstating Item 1 of the form, Projected Energy and Peak Demand for 
the First Ten Years and Actual Data for the Previous Year. In addition, 
EIA is undertaking a broader review of the data collection needs 
associated with assuring adequate public access to information 
necessary for assessing the adequacy and reliability of the nation's 
electrical system.).
    3. EIA-411 provides a single, comprehensive source of information 
on current and planned electric power for the U.S. The data are used to 
evaluate the current and projected reliability of bulk electric power 
supply, and the effects of unforseen changes in powerplant construction 
schedules. Ten Regional Electric Reliability Councils submit data for 
electric utilities.
    4. Regional Electric Reliability Councils, electric utilities.
    5. 16,657 (20.89 hrs.  x  1 response per year  x  797 respondents).

    Statutory Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(a)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, DC, November 4, 1996.
Yvonne M. Bishop,
Director, Office of Statistical Standards, Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-29005 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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