80 FR 36536 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)

Page Range		36536-36537
FR Document		2015-15628

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982 required that DOE enter into Standard Contracts with all generators or owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste of domestic origin. EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G-Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees (including Annex A to Appendix G),'' with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Form NWPA-830G is part of the Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste. Generators and owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste of domestic origin paid fees into the nuclear waste fund based on net electricity generated and sold as defined in the Standard Contract. In November 2013, a federal appeals court ruled that DOE must cease collection of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee. DOE determined that, effective May 16, 2014, the fee is reduced from 1.0 Mil per kilowatt- hour ($1 per megawatt-hour) to 0.0 Mil per kilowatt-hour ($0 per megawatt-hour), ultimately reducing to zero the quarterly collection of fees from domestic generators of nuclear electricity. However, through its Office of the General Counsel, DOE has directed EIA to continue activities associated with the collection and verification of net electricity generation data and estimation of the spent nuclear fuel disposal fees that would otherwise accrue from this generation. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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[FR Doc No: 2015-15628]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy
(DOE).

ACTION: Agency information collection activities: Information
collection extension; notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) of 1982 required that DOE
enter into Standard Contracts with all generators or owners of spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste of domestic origin. EIA,
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for
three years, Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G-Standard Remittance Advice
for Payment of Fees (including Annex A to Appendix G),'' with the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Form NWPA-830G is part of the
Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
Radioactive Waste. Generators and owners of spent nuclear fuel and
high-level radioactive waste of domestic origin paid fees into the
nuclear waste fund based on net electricity generated and sold as
defined in the Standard Contract.
In November 2013, a federal appeals court ruled that DOE must cease
collection of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee. DOE determined that,
effective May 16, 2014, the fee is reduced from 1.0 Mil per kilowatt-
hour ($1 per megawatt-hour) to 0.0 Mil per kilowatt-hour ($0 per
megawatt-hour), ultimately reducing to zero the quarterly collection of
fees from domestic generators of nuclear electricity. However, through
its Office of the General Counsel, DOE has directed EIA to continue
activities associated with the collection and verification of net
electricity generation data and estimation of the spent nuclear fuel
disposal fees that would otherwise accrue from this generation.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before August 25, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Marta Gospodarczyk. To
ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by email
(marta.gospodarczyk@eia.gov) is recommended. The mailing address is
Office of Electricity, Coal, Nuclear, and Renewables Analysis, EI-34,
Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585.
Alternatively, Ms. Gospodarczyk may be contacted by telephone at 202-
586-0527.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Ms.
Gospodarczyk at the address listed above. The Form NWPA-830G,
``Appendix G-Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees,''
including Annex A to Appendix G, may also be viewed here: http://www.eia.gov/survey/#nwpa-830g.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No. 1901-0260;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Standard Contract for
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year extension;
(4) Purpose: The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.) require EIA to carry out a centralized, comprehensive, and
unified energy information program. This program collects, evaluates,
assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information on energy resource
reserves, production, demand, technology, and related economic and
statistical information. This information is used to assess the
adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term domestic
demands.
EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of

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1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), provides the general public and other
federal agencies with opportunities to comment on collections of energy
information conducted by or in conjunction with EIA. Also, EIA will
later seek approval for this collection by OMB under Section 3507(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.)
required that DOE enter into Standard Contracts with all generators or
owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
domestic origin. Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G-Standard Remittance
Advice for Payment of Fees,'' including Annex A to Appendix G, is an
Appendix to this Standard Contract. Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix
G are commonly referred to as Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA forms
must be submitted quarterly by generators and owners of spent nuclear
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of domestic origin who signed the
Standard Contract. Appendix G is designed to serve as the source
document for entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data to
DOE concerning payment of fees into the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent
nuclear fuel and high-level waste disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is
used to provide data on the amount of net electricity generated and
sold, upon which these fees are based.
Please refer to 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 non-
statistical uses) of the information. For instructions on obtaining
materials, see the ``For Further Information Contact'' section.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: No changes are
proposed;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 100;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 400;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,000;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA
estimates that there are no additional costs to respondents associated
with the surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours.
The information is maintained in the normal course of business. The
cost of burden hours to the respondents is estimated to be $143,940
($71.97 per hour x 2,000 hours). Therefore, other than the cost of
burden hours, EIA estimates that there are no additional costs for
generating, maintaining and providing the information.

Statutory Authority: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
(15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.); DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et
seq.); and Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et
seq.).

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration,
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-15628 Filed 6-24-15; 8:45 am]
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accordance with the terms of their Issued in Washington, DC on: June 19, practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
contract and in compliance with 2015. agency’s estimate of the burden of the
statutory and regulatory requirements as Jean S. Stucky, proposed collection of information,
identified by contract. Assistant General Counsel for Labor and including the validity of the
Pension Law, Office of the General Counsel. methodology and assumptions used; (c)
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before [FR Doc. 2015–15629 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am] ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
July 27, 2015. If you anticipate that you BILLING CODE 6450–01–P clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
will be submitting comments, but find
burden of the collection of information
it difficult to do so within the period of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY on respondents, including through the
time allowed by this notice, please
use of automated collection techniques
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your Energy Information Administration or other forms of information
intention to make a submission as soon
technology.
as possible. The Desk Officer may be Agency Information Collection
telephoned at 202–395–4650. Extension DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
ADDRESSES: Written comments should AGENCY: Energy Information be received on or before August 25,
be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office Administration (EIA), Department of 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Energy (DOE). submitting comments within that
Office of Management and Budget, New ACTION: Agency information collection period, contact the person listed in
Executive Office Building, Room 10102, activities: Information collection ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC extension; notice and request for ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
20503. comments. sent to Marta Gospodarczyk. To ensure
And to: Eva M. Auman, GC–63, U.S. receipt of the comments by the due date,
Department of Energy, 1000 SUMMARY: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act
(NWPA) of 1982 required that DOE submission by email
Independence Avenue SW., (marta.gospodarczyk@eia.gov) is
Washington, DC 20585, Or by fax at enter into Standard Contracts with all
generators or owners of spent nuclear recommended. The mailing address is
202–586–0971; or by email to Office of Electricity, Coal, Nuclear, and
eva.auman@hq.doe.gov. fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
domestic origin. EIA, pursuant to the Renewables Analysis, EI–34, Forrestal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
Requests for additional information or intends to extend for three years, Form Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively,
copies of the information collection NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G-Standard Ms. Gospodarczyk may be contacted by
instrument and instructions should be Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees telephone at 202–586–0527.
directed to: Eva M. Auman, Attorney- (including Annex A to Appendix G),’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Advisor (Labor), GC–63, U.S. with the Office of Management and Requests for additional information or
Department of Energy, 1000 Budget (OMB). Form NWPA–830G is copies of any forms and instructions
Independence Avenue SW., part of the Standard Contract for should be directed to Ms. Gospodarczyk
Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202– Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or at the address listed above. The Form
586–0971 or by email to eva.auman@ High-Level Radioactive Waste. NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G-Standard
hq.doe.gov. Generators and owners of spent nuclear Remittance Advice for Payment of
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of Fees,’’ including Annex A to Appendix
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
domestic origin paid fees into the G, may also be viewed here: http://
information collection request contains:
nuclear waste fund based on net www.eia.gov/survey/#nwpa-830g.
(1) OMB No. 1910–5143; (2) Information
electricity generated and sold as defined SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Collection Request Title: Labor
in the Standard Contract. information collection request contains:
Relations Report; (3) Type of Request: In November 2013, a federal appeals
Renewal; (4) Purpose: The proposed (1) OMB No. 1901–0260;
court ruled that DOE must cease (2) Information Collection Request
collection will request information from collection of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Title: Standard Contract for Disposal of
the Department of Energy M&O and Disposal Fee. DOE determined that, Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
Facilities Management Contractors for effective May 16, 2014, the fee is Radioactive Waste;
contract administration, management reduced from 1.0 Mil per kilowatt-hour (3) Type of Request: Three-year
oversight, and cost control. This ($1 per megawatt-hour) to 0.0 Mil per extension;
information is used to ensure that kilowatt-hour ($0 per megawatt-hour), (4) Purpose: The Federal Energy
Department contractors maintain good ultimately reducing to zero the quarterly Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
labor relations and retain a workforce in collection of fees from domestic 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization
accordance with the terms of their generators of nuclear electricity. Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require EIA
contract and in compliance with However, through its Office of the to carry out a centralized,
statutory and regulatory requirements as General Counsel, DOE has directed EIA comprehensive, and unified energy
identified by contract. The respondents to continue activities associated with information program. This program
are Department M&O and Facility the collection and verification of net collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes,
Management Contractors; (5) Annual electricity generation data and and disseminates information on energy
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 35; estimation of the spent nuclear fuel resource reserves, production, demand,
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total disposal fees that would otherwise technology, and related economic and
Responses: 35; (7) Annual Estimated accrue from this generation. Comments statistical information. This information
Number of Burden Hours: 1.84 per are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed is used to assess the adequacy of energy
respondent for total of 64.4 per year; (8) collection of information is necessary resources to meet near and longer term
Annual Estimated Reporting and for the proper performance of the domestic demands.
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $4,940.20. functions of the agency, including EIA, as part of its effort to comply
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7254, 7256. whether the information shall have with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

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1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), provides maintaining and providing the Task Force (IATF). The Board conducts
the general public and other federal information. business in accordance with FACA and
agencies with opportunities to comment Statutory Authority: Federal Energy related regulations.
on collections of energy information Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et The Board consists of 16 members
conducted by or in conjunction with seq.); DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 appointed by EPA’s Administrator in
EIA. Also, EIA will later seek approval et seq.); and Nuclear Waste Policy Act of
her capacity as IATF Chair. Members
for this collection by OMB under 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.).
serve as representatives of state, local
Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19, and tribal government, environmental
Reduction Act of 1995. 2015.
groups, agriculture, business,
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 Nanda Srinivasan, transportation, educational institutions,
(42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) required that Director, Office of Survey Development and
DOE enter into Standard Contracts with and as technical experts.
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
all generators or owners of spent nuclear Information Administration. Availability of Meeting Materials: The
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of [FR Doc. 2015–15628 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am] agenda and other materials in support of
domestic origin. Form NWPA–830G, BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
the meeting will be available at http://
‘‘Appendix G-Standard Remittance glri.us/advisory/index.html.
Advice for Payment of Fees,’’ including Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Annex A to Appendix G, is an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Federal advisory committees provide
Appendix to this Standard Contract. AGENCY independent advice to federal agencies.
Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix Members of the public can submit
G are commonly referred to as [FRL 9929–65–Region 5]
relevant comments for consideration by
Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA the Board. Input from the public to the
forms must be submitted quarterly by Notification of a Public Meeting of the
Great Lakes Advisory Board Board will have the most impact if it
generators and owners of spent nuclear
provides specific information for the
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of AGENCY: Environmental Protection Board to consider. Members of the
domestic origin who signed the Agency (EPA).
Standard Contract. Appendix G is public wishing to provide comments
ACTION: Notice. should contact the DFO directly.
designed to serve as the source
document for entries into DOE SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Oral Statements: In general,
accounting records to transmit data to Agency (EPA) announces a public individuals or groups requesting an oral
DOE concerning payment of fees into meeting of the Great Lakes Advisory presentation at this public meeting will
the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent Board (Board). The purpose of this be limited to three minutes per speaker,
nuclear fuel and high-level waste meeting is to discuss the Great Lakes subject to the number of people wanting
disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is Restoration Initiative (GLRI) covering to comment. Interested parties should
used to provide data on the amount of FY15–19 and other relevant matters. contact the DFO in writing (preferably
net electricity generated and sold, upon DATES: The meeting will be held on via email) at the contact information
which these fees are based. Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 10 a.m. to noted above by July 10, 2015 to be
Please refer to the proposed forms and 2 p.m. Central Time, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. placed on the list of public speakers for
instructions for more information about Eastern Time. An opportunity will be the meeting.
the purpose, who must report, when to provided to the public to comment. Written Statements: Written
report, where to submit, the elements to ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at statements must be received by July 10,
be reported, detailed instructions, the Jack Day Environmental Education 2015 so that the information may be
provisions for confidentiality, and uses Center, 90 Bay Beach Road, Green Bay, made available to the Board for
(including possible non-statistical uses) Wisconsin. For those unable to attend in consideration. Written statements
of the information. For instructions on person, this meeting will also be should be supplied to the DFO in the
obtaining materials, see the ‘‘For Further available telephonically. The following formats: One hard copy with
Information Contact’’ section. teleconference number is 877–226–9607 original signature and one electronic
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information and the conference ID number is copy via email. Commenters are
Collection: No changes are proposed; 3910552029. requested to provide two versions of
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any each document submitted: One each
Respondents: 100;
member of the public wishing further with and without signatures because
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
information regarding this meeting may only documents without signatures may
Total Responses: 400;
contact Rita Cestaric, Designated be published on the GLRI Web page.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 2,000; Federal Officer (DFO), by email at Accessibility: For information on
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and cestaric.rita@epa.gov. General access or services for individuals with
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA information on the GLRI and the Board disabilities, please contact the DFO at
estimates that there are no additional can be found at http://glri.us/ the phone number or email address
costs to respondents associated with the public.html. noted above, preferably at least seven
surveys other than the costs associated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: days prior to the meeting, to give EPA
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with the burden hours. The information Background: The Board is a federal as much time as possible to process
is maintained in the normal course of advisory committee chartered under the your request.
business. The cost of burden hours to Federal Advisory Committee Act Dated: June 15, 2015.
the respondents is estimated to be (FACA), Public Law 92–463. EPA
Cameron Davis,
$143,940 ($71.97 per hour × 2,000 established the Board in 2013 to provide
hours). Therefore, other than the cost of independent advice to the EPA Senior Advisor to the Administrator.
burden hours, EIA estimates that there Administrator in her capacity as Chair [FR Doc. 2015–15647 Filed 6–24–15; 8:45 am]
are no additional costs for generating, of the federal Great Lakes Interagency BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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FR Citation		80 FR 36536

80 FR 36536 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYEnergy Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 122 (June 25, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration