80 FR 27299 - Proposed Agency Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 92 (May 13, 2015)
Energy Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 92 (May 13, 2015)
| Page Range | 27299-27300 | |
| FR Document | 2015-11550 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 27299-27300] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-11550] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EIA has submitted the Forms EIA-457A, C, D, E, F and G, ``2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and reinstatement under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection is a periodic series of surveys of households and their energy suppliers with the purpose of collecting and reporting energy characteristics, consumption, and expenditures data of homes in the United States. DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before June 12, 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the: DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. And to James Berry, Survey Manager, EI-22, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, or by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, Mr. Berry may be contacted by telephone at (202) 586- 5543. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to Mr. Berry at the contact information given above. To view the forms online please go to: http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-457. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1905-0092. (2) Information Collection Request Title: EIA-457A C, D, E, F, G, ``Residential Energy Consumption Survey''. (3) Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection for which approval has discontinued. (4) Purpose: Need for and proposed use of the information: The RECS is used to collect data on energy characteristics, consumption, and expenditures of U.S. homes. These data collections fulfill planning, analysis and decision-making needs of DOE, other Federal agencies, State governments, and the private sector. Respondents are households of selected housing units and their energy suppliers. Response obligations are Voluntary (households) and Mandatory (energy suppliers). This will be a proposed reinstatement of a previously approved collection and three-year clearance request to OMB. The content of the 2015 RECS will be largely unchanged from the 2009 RECS. Sampling will incorporate key definitions and elements from previous RECS. Housing units will be selected via a multi-stage area probability sample design and will be statistically representative of U.S. occupied housing units, as well as selected sub-national geographies. In addition to the billing data collection for 2015 RECS housing units, EIA will also collect billing data for household records in the RECS National Pilot study. Because the National Pilot sample design is similar to the 2015 RECS, EIA expects most energy suppliers that report in the 2015 RECS will also be in the sample for the National Pilot data collection. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,351. (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 4,455. (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,697. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA estimates that there are no capital and start-up costs associated with this data collection. The information is maintained in the normal course of business. For household respondents no additional record keeping or other burden is required outside the interview process. The cost of burden hours to all household, rental agent, and energy supplier respondents is estimated to be $122,133 (1,697 annual burden hours times the current hourly rate of $71.97.) [[Page 27300]] Therefore, other than the cost of burden hours, EIA estimates that there are no additional costs for generating, maintaining and providing the information. Please refer to the supporting statement as well as the proposed forms and instructions for more information about the purpose, who must report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses (including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, Public Law 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2015. Nanda Srinivasan, Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration U.S. Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-11550 Filed 5-12-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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is described below. The Department of Dated: May 11, 2015. view the forms online please go to:
Education is especially interested in Stephanie Valentine, http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-457.
public comment addressing the Acting Director, Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
following issues: (1) Is this collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information collection request contains:
necessary to the proper functions of the Officer, Office of Management. (1) OMB No. 1905–0092.
Department; (2) will this information be [FR Doc. 2015–11665 Filed 5–11–15; 4:15 pm] (2) Information Collection Request
processed and used in a timely manner; BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Title: EIA–457A C, D, E, F, G,
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; ‘‘Residential Energy Consumption
(4) how might the Department enhance Survey’’.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (3) Type of Request: Reinstatement
information to be collected; and (5) how with change of a previously approved
Energy Information Administration collection for which approval has
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the discontinued.
Proposed Agency Information (4) Purpose: Need for and proposed
respondents, including through the use Collection
of information technology. Please note use of the information: The RECS is
that written comments received in AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information used to collect data on energy
response to this notice will be Administration (EIA), U.S. Department characteristics, consumption, and
of Energy (DOE). expenditures of U.S. homes. These data
considered public records.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB collections fulfill planning, analysis and
Title of Collection: Gainful decision-making needs of DOE, other
review and comment.
Employment Recent Graduates Federal agencies, State governments,
Employment and Earning Survey Pilot SUMMARY: EIA has submitted the Forms and the private sector. Respondents are
Test. EIA–457A, C, D, E, F and G, ‘‘2015 households of selected housing units
OMB Control Number: 1845—NEW. Residential Energy Consumption and their energy suppliers. Response
Survey’’ to the Office of Management obligations are Voluntary (households)
Type of Review: A new information and Budget (OMB) for review and and Mandatory (energy suppliers). This
collection. reinstatement under the provisions of will be a proposed reinstatement of a
Respondents/Affected Public: the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. previously approved collection and
Individuals or Households. The proposed collection is a periodic three-year clearance request to OMB.
Total Estimated Number of Annual series of surveys of households and The content of the 2015 RECS will be
Responses: 2,040. their energy suppliers with the purpose largely unchanged from the 2009 RECS.
of collecting and reporting energy Sampling will incorporate key
Total Estimated Number of Annual characteristics, consumption, and definitions and elements from previous
Burden Hours: 170. expenditures data of homes in the RECS. Housing units will be selected via
Abstract: The National Center for United States. a multi-stage area probability sample
Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. DATES: Comments regarding this design and will be statistically
Department of Education (ED) is proposed information collection must representative of U.S. occupied housing
required by regulation to develop an be received on or before June 12, 2015. units, as well as selected sub-national
earnings survey to support gainful If you anticipate that you will be geographies. In addition to the billing
employment program evaluations (see submitting comments, but find it data collection for 2015 RECS housing
34 CFR 668.406 as specified in final difficult to do so within the period of units, EIA will also collect billing data
regulations published in the Federal time allowed by this notice, please for household records in the RECS
Register in October 2014). NCES is advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of National Pilot study. Because the
responsible for developing the survey your intention to make a submission as National Pilot sample design is similar
and the technical standards to which soon as possible. The Desk Officer may to the 2015 RECS, EIA expects most
programs must adhere in its be telephoned at 202–395–4718. energy suppliers that report in the 2015
administration. The regulations specify ADDRESSES: Written comments should RECS will also be in the sample for the
that the Secretary of Education will be sent to the: National Pilot data collection.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
publish in the Federal Register a pilot- DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information
Respondents: 1,351.
tested earnings survey and the standards and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
required for its administration. The draft Management and Budget, New
Total Responses: 4,455.
standards are being published for public Executive Office Building, Room
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
comment in a separate announcement. 10102, 735 17th Street NW.,
Burden Hours: 1,697.
This request is to conduct a pilot test of Washington, DC 20503.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
the Recent Graduates Employment and And to Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA
Earnings Survey (RGEES). The RGEES James Berry, Survey Manager, EI–22, estimates that there are no capital and
pilot test will measure unit response Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of start-up costs associated with this data
rates and enable comparisons to Energy, Washington, DC 20585, or by collection. The information is
earnings data collected through other email at james.berry@eia.gov. maintained in the normal course of
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surveys and in administrative records. Alternatively, Mr. Berry may be business. For household respondents no
The pilot study results will be used to contacted by telephone at (202) 586– additional record keeping or other
compare median earnings collected 5543. burden is required outside the interview
through the survey to median earnings FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: process. The cost of burden hours to all
for graduates from comparable programs Requests for additional information or household, rental agent, and energy
based on a match to the Social Security copies of the forms and instructions supplier respondents is estimated to be
Administration as part of the 2012 should be directed to Mr. Berry at the $122,133 (1,697 annual burden hours
gainful employment informational rates. contact information given above. To times the current hourly rate of $71.97.)
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Therefore, other than the cost of burden FERC Online links at http:// Filed Date: 5/6/15.
hours, EIA estimates that there are no www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic Accession Number: 20150506–5198.
additional costs for generating, service, persons with Internet access Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/27/15.
maintaining and providing the who will eFile a document and/or be Docket Numbers: EC15–135–000.
information. listed as a contact for an intervenor Applicants: Flat Water Wind Farm,
Please refer to the supporting must create and validate an LLC.
statement as well as the proposed forms eRegistration account using the Description: Application for
and instructions for more information eRegistration link. Select the eFiling Authorization under Section 203 of the
about the purpose, who must report, link to log on and submit the Federal Power Act and Request for
when to report, where to submit, the intervention or protests. Waivers, Confidential Treatment, and
elements to be reported, detailed Persons unable to file electronically Expedited Consideration of Flat Water
instructions, provisions for should submit an original and 5 copies Wind Farm, LLC.
confidentiality, and uses (including of the intervention or protest to the Filed Date: 5/6/15.
possible nonstatistical uses) of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Accession Number: 20150506–5234.
information. For instructions on 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/27/15.
obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER 20426. Take notice that the Commission
INFORMATION CONTACT section. The filings in the above-referenced
received the following electric rate
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the proceeding(s) are accessible in the
filings:
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, Commission’s eLibrary system by
Public Law 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. clicking on the appropriate link in the Docket Numbers: ER10–2977–005.
772(b). above list. They are also available for Applicants: Mesquite Power, LLC.
review in the Commission’s Public Description: Notice of Non-Material
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2015.
Reference Room in Washington, DC. Change in Status of Mesquite Power,
Nanda Srinivasan,
There is an eSubscription link on the LLC.
Director, Office of Survey Development and Filed Date: 5/7/15.
Statistical Integration U.S. Energy Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a Accession Number: 20150507–5055.
Information Administration.
document is added to a subscribed Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/28/15.
[FR Doc. 2015–11550 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am]
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Docket Numbers: ER15–861–002.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
Online service, please email Applicants: California Independent
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call System Operator Corporation.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Description: Compliance filing per 35:
(202) 502–8659. 2015–05–06 EIM Transition Compliance
Federal Energy Regulatory to be effective 3/16/2015.
Dated: May 6, 2015.
Commission Filed Date: 5/6/15.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Accession Number: 20150506–5191.
[Docket No. ER15–1630–000] Deputy Secretary. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/27/15.
[FR Doc. 2015–11544 Filed 5–12–15; 8:45 am] Docket Numbers: ER15–1052–002.
U.S. Borax, Inc.; Supplemental Notice
That Initial Market-Based Rate Filing BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Applicants: Transource Missouri,
Includes Request for Blanket Section LLC.
204 Authorization Description: Compliance filing per 35:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY TMO Facilities Sharing Agreement
This is a supplemental notice in the Concurrence Compliance to be effective
above-referenced proceeding, of U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission 4/8/2015.
Borax, Inc.’s application for market- Filed Date: 5/6/15.
based rate authority, with an Accession Number: 20150506–5197.
Combined Notice of Filings #1
accompanying rate schedule, noting that Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/27/15.
such application includes a request for Take notice that the Commission Docket Numbers: ER15–1679–000.
blanket authorization, under 18 CFR received the following electric corporate Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
part 34, of future issuances of securities filings: L.L.C.
and assumptions of liability. Docket Numbers: EC15–127–000. Description: Section 205(d) rate filing
Any person desiring to intervene or to Applicants: Calpine Greenleaf, Inc. per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Original Service
protest should file with the Federal Description: Amendment to April 21, Agreement No. 4137; Queue Y3–103
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 2015 Application For Approval Under (ISA) to be effective 4/6/2015.
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, Section 203 of the Federal Power Act Filed Date: 5/6/15.
in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 and Request for Expedited Action of Accession Number: 20150506–5196.
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Calpine Greenleaf, Inc. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/27/15.
and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and Filed Date: 5/6/15.
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to Accession Number: 20150506–5161. Docket Numbers: ER15–1680–000.
intervene or protest must serve a copy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/15. Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
of that document on the Applicant. Docket Numbers: EC15–134–000. Inc.
Notice is hereby given that the Applicants: American Electric Power Description: Section 205(d) rate filing
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
deadline for filing protests with regard Service Corporation, Indiana Michigan per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 3024 KCP&L GMO
to the applicant’s request for blanket Power Company. and Transource Missouri
authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of Description: Application Under Interconnection Agr to be effective 4/8/
future issuances of securities and Section 203 of the Federal Power Act to 2015.
assumptions of liability is May 26, 2015. Acquire Transmission Facilities and Filed Date: 5/7/15.
The Commission encourages Request for Expedited Consideration Accession Number: 20150507–5068.
electronic submission of protests and and Certain Waivers of American Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/28/15.
interventions in lieu of paper, using the Electric Power Service Corporation. Docket Numbers: ER15–1681–000.
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| Dates | Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before June 12, 2015. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718. | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to Mr. Berry at the contact information given above. To view the forms online please go to: http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-457. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 27299 |
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