[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 139 (Tuesday, July 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19371]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Publication Activities
AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, DOE
ACTION: Notice of discontinuation of publications.
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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is advising the
public that it intends to cease publication of two reports in the
electric power publication series.
DATES: Comments may be submitted in writing on or before September 4,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to John G. Colligan, EI-531, Energy
Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20585-0650, (202) 426-1174, e-
mail jcolliga@eia.doe.gov, and fax (202) 426-1311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to John Colligan at the address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments
I. Background
In order to fulfill its responsibilities under the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275) and the Department of
Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91), the EIA is obliged to
carry out a central, comprehensive, and unified energy data and
information program. As part of this program, EIA collects, evaluates,
assembles, analyzes, and disseminates data and information related to
energy resource reserves, production, demand, and technology, and
related economic and statistical information relevant to the adequacy
of energy resources to meet demands in the near and longer term future
for the Nation's economic and social needs.
II. Current Actions
The EIA intends to discontinue the publication of following two
reports: Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric
Utilities--DOE/EIA-0437(yr)/1 and U.S. Electric Utility Demand-Side
Management--DOE/EIA-0589(yr).
The final issue of the Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-
Owned Electric Utilities would be the issue dated December 1997,
published on December 8, 1997, and covers the 1996 data year. In view
of limited resources, the Department proposes that the issuance of this
publication be discontinued because the data contained in this
publication are collected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(FERC) and will be available through FERC.
The last issue of the U.S. Electric Utility Demand-Side Management
would be the December 1997 issue, published on December 19, 1997, and
covers the 1996 data. In order to reduce respondent burden, the EIA
restructured Schedule V, ``Demand-Side Management Information,'' on the
Form EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Utility Report,'' during the 1997
survey re-clearance. The Form EIA-861 requires less detailed Demand
Side Management (DSM) data from the reporting utilities. Starting with
1997, the DSM data are collected in a summary format and will continue
to be published in the Electric Power Annual, Volume II. The annual
detail DSM data will be posted on the Internet.
III. Request for Comments
Prospective users of these data and other interested parties may
comment on the actions discussed in item II if they so desire. DOE will
carefully consider all comments and if it is persuaded by the comments
to continue publication of either report, it will publish a notice of
its decision.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on July 15, 1998.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy
Information Administration
[FR Doc. 98-19371 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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