80_FR_57984 80 FR 57798 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

80 FR 57798 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 186 (September 25, 2015)

Page Range57798-57799
FR Document2015-24422

EIA published a notice in the Federal Register of September 15, 2015, inviting public comment on the proposed three-year extension of its Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys. This document replaces that notice and corrects an error in the Web site address for the collection instruments and instructions. EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year extension of the following Oil and Gas Reserves System Survey Forms that EIA is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Revision of Form EIA- 23L, Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Field Level Report; extension without changes of Form EIA-64A, Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Production; and continued suspension of Form EIA-23S, Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Summary Level Report. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57798-57799]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24422]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Proposed Agency Information Collection

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

ACTION: Agency information collection activities: proposed extension 
with changes; notice and request for comments; correction.

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SUMMARY: EIA published a notice in the Federal Register of September 
15, 2015, inviting public comment on the proposed three-year extension 
of its Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys. This document replaces that 
notice and corrects an error in the Web site address for the collection 
instruments and instructions.
    EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year extension of 
the following Oil and Gas Reserves System Survey Forms that EIA is 
developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Revision of Form EIA-
23L, Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Field Level 
Report; extension without changes of Form EIA-64A, Annual Report of the 
Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Production; and continued suspension of 
Form EIA-23S, Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Summary 
Level Report.
    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 must be filed by November 24, 2015. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed in the below ADDRESSES Section as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Mr. Steven Grape, EI-24, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, by fax at (202) 586-4420, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Mr. Grape, as listed above. The information 
collection instruments and instructions are available on the EIA Web 
site at:

Form EIA-23L, http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-23l,
Form EIA-23S, http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-23s,
Form EIA-64A, http://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-64a.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments and feedback are requested on the 
following topics directly related to the proposed changes to Form EIA-
23L:
     Field versus County Level Data Detail--EIA currently 
collects data on a field level basis, but publishes reserves estimates 
on a State and State subdivision level. Reporting burden to respondents 
may be reduced, depending on existing record keeping practices, if 
operators report proved reserves and production data aggregated at a 
county level. EIA is able to make accurate State and State subdivision 
level reserves estimates if proved reserves are reported at a county 
level. Abandoning field-level detail will result in some loss of detail 
for reserve estimates; however, it will increase the utility of the 
data by facilitating the matching of other economic data that are only 
published at the county level.
     Well Counts (by County)--EIA does not currently collect 
the number of producing wells on Form EIA-23L. EIA proposes to collect 
well counts by county on Form EIA-23L to assist data quality validation 
of the production data reported on the form. Collecting well count data 
by county is consistent with commercially-available production data 
that is based on well-level reporting in many States and will 
facilitate data comparisons and data quality evaluations.
     Type Code--EIA is considering deleting the Type Code 
``CH'' for Chalk from Schedule B. EIA has Type Codes for certain 
reservoir types: CV for Conventional, SH for Shale, CB for Coalbed, CH 
for Chalk, and LP for Other Low Permeability Reservoirs. CH is 
currently underutilized and EIA proposes to delete Chalk as a reservoir 
Type Code. The two codes SH and LP have been used interchangeably by 
operators for tight oil reserves estimates and may be combined for 
crude oil into a new reservoir Type Code title ``Tight.'' EIA requests 
comments on the proposal to delete Type Code ``CH'' for Chalk, and 
combine reservoir Type codes ``SH'' and ``LP'' into a single category 
``Tight'' for crude oil only.
     Fuel Types--EIA tracks the proved reserves of four fuel 
types--two types of liquids; crude oil and lease condensate; and two 
types of natural gas proved reserves; nonassociated (aka gas well gas) 
and associated-dissolved (aka casinghead or oil well gas). EIA proposes 
to continue collecting proved reserves estimates by these four types, 
instead of combining them into Total Liquids and Total Natural Gas.
     Producing versus Nonproducing Reserves--Currently 
operators report both producing and nonproducing proved reserves by 
field on Form EIA-23L. EIA requests comments on the ability to report 
these data on a county level basis.
     Extensions, New Field Discoveries, and New Reservoir 
Discoveries in Old Fields--EIA requests comments on the utility of 
collecting and publishing these three components of Total Discoveries 
or whether it is more useful to report and publish these components 
under one data category such as ``County level Discoveries.'' EIA also 
requests comments on the burden of reporting these three components 
separately.
     Field Code Master List--EIA proposes to delete the EIA 
Field Code Master List that is currently used to report data at the 
field level. Changing the reporting on Form EIA-23L from Field to 
County level would eliminate the need to publish or maintain the EIA 
Field Code Master List.
    All of the proposed changes that are described above are shaded the 
color yellow on the draft Form EIA-23L to illustrate and facilitate the 
review of the data elements that are affected by these proposed 
changes.
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0057;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Oil and Gas Reserves 
System.
    (3) Type of Request: Revision of the currently approved Form EIA-
23L; extension without changes of the currently approved Form EIA-64A; 
and continued suspension of collection of the currently approved Form 
EIA-23S (suspended).
    (4) Purpose: In response to Public Law 95-91 Section 657, estimates 
of U.S. oil

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and gas reserves are to be reported annually. Many U.S. government 
agencies have an interest in the definitions of proved oil and gas 
reserves and the quality, reliability, and usefulness of estimates of 
reserves. Among these are the U.S. Energy Information Administration 
(EIA), Department of Energy; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), 
Department of Interior; Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of 
the Treasury; and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each of 
these organizations has specific purposes for collecting, using, or 
estimating proved reserves. EIA has a congressional mandate to provide 
accurate annual estimates of U.S. proved crude oil, natural gas, and 
natural gas liquids reserves, and EIA presents annual reserves data in 
EIA Web reports to meet this requirement. The BOEM maintains estimates 
of proved reserves to carry out their responsibilities in leasing, 
collecting royalty payments, and regulating the activities of oil and 
gas companies on Federal lands and water. Accurate reserve estimates 
are important, as the BOEM is second only to the IRS in generating 
Federal revenue. For the IRS, proved reserves and occasionally probable 
reserves are an essential component of calculating taxes for companies 
owning or producing oil and gas. The SEC requires publicly traded 
petroleum companies to annually file a reserves statement as part of 
their 10-K filing. The basic purpose of the 10-K filing is to provide 
public investors with a clear and reliable financial basis to assess 
the relative value, as a financial asset, of a company's reserves, 
especially in comparison to other similar oil and gas companies.
    The Government also uses the resulting information to develop 
national and regional estimates of proved reserves of domestic crude 
oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids to facilitate national energy 
policy decisions. These estimates are essential to the development, 
implementation, and evaluation of energy policy and legislation. Data 
are used directly in EIA Web reports concerning U.S. crude oil, natural 
gas, and natural gas liquids reserves, and are incorporated into a 
number of other Web reports and analyses.
    EIA proposes to make the following changes to Form EIA-23L, Annual 
Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Field Level Report:
     Change the title of Form EIA-23L to Annual Survey of 
Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, County Level Report;
     Change the title of Schedule A to Operated Proved 
Reserves, Production, and Related Data by County;
     Operators will be instructed to file their proved reserves 
by county rather than by field. Line Item 2.0 will be named ``County 
Data (operated basis);''
     Line Item 2.1.4 ``Field Code'', will be changed to 
``County Name;''
     Line Item 2.1.5 ``MMS Code'' will be changed to ``Type 
Code;''
     Line Item 2.1.6. ``Field Name'' will be changed to 
``Field, Play, or Prospect Name (Optional);''
     Line Items 2.1.9 ``water depth'' and 2.1.10 ``field 
discovery year'' will be replaced with 2.1.9 ``# of producing wells'', 
2.1.10 ``# of wells added [in survey year];'' and
     Line Item 2.1.11, ``Prospect Name (optional) will be 
replaced with ``# of wells sold [in survey year].''
    Comments and Feedback are requested on these proposed changes to 
Form EIA-23L.
    Secondary reports that use the data include EIA's Annual Energy 
Review, Annual Energy Outlook, Petroleum Supply Annual, and Natural Gas 
Annual.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:
    Forms EIA-23L/23S/64A: 1,450.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:
    Forms EIA-23L/23S/64A: 1,450.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 41,210.
    Form EIA-23L Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, County 
Level Report:
    38 hours (420 intermediate-size operators); 110 hours (160 large 
operators); 15 hours (270 small operators): 37,610 hours.
    Form EIA-23S Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, 
Summary Level Report: 4 hours (small operators): 0 hours (Currently 
suspended).
    Form EIA-64A Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids 
Production: 6 hours (600 natural gas plant operators): 3,600 hours.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
    Forms EIA-23L/23S/64A: 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. The cost of burden hours 
to the respondents is estimated to be $2,965,884 (41,210 burden hours 
times $71.97 per hour). 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:  Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 
772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, September 18, 2015.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, on September                DATES:  Comments must be filed by                     currently underutilized and EIA
                                                  21, 2015.                                               November 24, 2015. If you anticipate                  proposes to delete Chalk as a reservoir
                                                  Nanda Srinivasan,                                       difficulty in submitting comments                     Type Code. The two codes SH and LP
                                                  Director, Office of Survey Development and              within that period, contact the person                have been used interchangeably by
                                                  Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy                    listed in the below ADDRESSES Section                 operators for tight oil reserves estimates
                                                  Information Administration.                             as soon as possible.                                  and may be combined for crude oil into
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–24417 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]             ADDRESSES: Written comments may be                    a new reservoir Type Code title ‘‘Tight.’’
                                                  BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  sent to Mr. Steven Grape, EI–24, U.S.                 EIA requests comments on the proposal
                                                                                                          Department of Energy, 1000                            to delete Type Code ‘‘CH’’ for Chalk,
                                                                                                          Independence Avenue SW.,                              and combine reservoir Type codes ‘‘SH’’
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    Washington, DC 20585, by fax at (202)                 and ‘‘LP’’ into a single category ‘‘Tight’’
                                                                                                          586–4420, or by email at steven.grape@                for crude oil only.
                                                  Energy Information Administration                                                                                • Fuel Types—EIA tracks the proved
                                                                                                          eia.gov.
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      reserves of four fuel types—two types of
                                                  Proposed Agency Information
                                                                                                          Requests for additional information                   liquids; crude oil and lease condensate;
                                                  Collection
                                                                                                          should be directed to Mr. Grape, as                   and two types of natural gas proved
                                                  AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information                         listed above. The information collection              reserves; nonassociated (aka gas well
                                                  Administration (EIA), Department of                     instruments and instructions are                      gas) and associated-dissolved (aka
                                                  Energy.                                                 available on the EIA Web site at:                     casinghead or oil well gas). EIA
                                                                                                                                                                proposes to continue collecting proved
                                                  ACTION:  Agency information collection                  Form EIA–23L, http://www.eia.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                reserves estimates by these four types,
                                                  activities: proposed extension with                        survey/#eia-23l,
                                                                                                          Form EIA–23S, http://www.eia.gov/                     instead of combining them into Total
                                                  changes; notice and request for                                                                               Liquids and Total Natural Gas.
                                                                                                             survey/#eia-23s,
                                                  comments; correction.
                                                                                                          Form EIA–64A, http://www.eia.gov/                        • Producing versus Nonproducing
                                                                                                             survey/#eia-64a.                                   Reserves—Currently operators report
                                                  SUMMARY: EIA published a notice in the                                                                        both producing and nonproducing
                                                  Federal Register of September 15, 2015,                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
                                                                                                                                                                proved reserves by field on Form EIA–
                                                  inviting public comment on the                          and feedback are requested on the
                                                                                                                                                                23L. EIA requests comments on the
                                                  proposed three-year extension of its Oil                following topics directly related to the
                                                                                                                                                                ability to report these data on a county
                                                  and Gas Reserves System Surveys. This                   proposed changes to Form EIA–23L:
                                                                                                                                                                level basis.
                                                  document replaces that notice and                          • Field versus County Level Data                      • Extensions, New Field Discoveries,
                                                  corrects an error in the Web site address               Detail—EIA currently collects data on a               and New Reservoir Discoveries in Old
                                                  for the collection instruments and                      field level basis, but publishes reserves             Fields—EIA requests comments on the
                                                  instructions.                                           estimates on a State and State                        utility of collecting and publishing these
                                                                                                          subdivision level. Reporting burden to                three components of Total Discoveries
                                                     EIA invites public comment on the                    respondents may be reduced, depending
                                                  proposed three-year extension of the                                                                          or whether it is more useful to report
                                                                                                          on existing record keeping practices, if              and publish these components under
                                                  following Oil and Gas Reserves System                   operators report proved reserves and
                                                  Survey Forms that EIA is developing for                                                                       one data category such as ‘‘County level
                                                                                                          production data aggregated at a county                Discoveries.’’ EIA also requests
                                                  submission to the Office of Management                  level. EIA is able to make accurate State
                                                  and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the                                                                              comments on the burden of reporting
                                                                                                          and State subdivision level reserves                  these three components separately.
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995:                        estimates if proved reserves are reported
                                                  Revision of Form EIA–23L, Annual                                                                                 • Field Code Master List—EIA
                                                                                                          at a county level. Abandoning field-                  proposes to delete the EIA Field Code
                                                  Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas                          level detail will result in some loss of
                                                  Reserves, Field Level Report; extension                                                                       Master List that is currently used to
                                                                                                          detail for reserve estimates; however, it             report data at the field level. Changing
                                                  without changes of Form EIA–64A,                        will increase the utility of the data by
                                                  Annual Report of the Origin of Natural                                                                        the reporting on Form EIA–23L from
                                                                                                          facilitating the matching of other                    Field to County level would eliminate
                                                  Gas Liquids Production; and continued                   economic data that are only published
                                                  suspension of Form EIA–23S, Annual                                                                            the need to publish or maintain the EIA
                                                                                                          at the county level.                                  Field Code Master List.
                                                  Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas                             • Well Counts (by County)—EIA does
                                                  Reserves, Summary Level Report.                                                                                  All of the proposed changes that are
                                                                                                          not currently collect the number of                   described above are shaded the color
                                                     Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                 producing wells on Form EIA–23L. EIA                  yellow on the draft Form EIA–23L to
                                                  the proposed collection of information                  proposes to collect well counts by                    illustrate and facilitate the review of the
                                                  is necessary for the proper performance                 county on Form EIA–23L to assist data                 data elements that are affected by these
                                                  of the functions of the agency, including               quality validation of the production data             proposed changes.
                                                  whether the information shall have                      reported on the form. Collecting well                    This information collection request
                                                  practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the              count data by county is consistent with               contains:
                                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                  commercially-available production data                   (1) OMB No.: 1905–0057;
                                                  proposed collection of information,                     that is based on well-level reporting in                 (2) Information Collection Request
                                                  including the validity of the                           many States and will facilitate data                  Title: Oil and Gas Reserves System.
                                                  methodology and assumptions used; (c)                   comparisons and data quality                             (3) Type of Request: Revision of the
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                                                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and               evaluations.                                          currently approved Form EIA–23L;
                                                  clarity of the information to be                           • Type Code—EIA is considering                     extension without changes of the
                                                  collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                 deleting the Type Code ‘‘CH’’ for Chalk               currently approved Form EIA–64A; and
                                                  burden of the collection of information                 from Schedule B. EIA has Type Codes                   continued suspension of collection of
                                                  on respondents, including through the                   for certain reservoir types: CV for                   the currently approved Form EIA–23S
                                                  use of automated collection techniques                  Conventional, SH for Shale, CB for                    (suspended).
                                                  or other forms of information                           Coalbed, CH for Chalk, and LP for Other                  (4) Purpose: In response to Public Law
                                                  technology.                                             Low Permeability Reservoirs. CH is                    95–91 Section 657, estimates of U.S. oil


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                                                  and gas reserves are to be reported                       • Change the title of Schedule A to                   Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the
                                                  annually. Many U.S. government                          Operated Proved Reserves, Production,                 Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
                                                  agencies have an interest in the                        and Related Data by County;                           Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b).
                                                  definitions of proved oil and gas                         • Operators will be instructed to file                Issued in Washington, DC, September 18,
                                                  reserves and the quality, reliability, and              their proved reserves by county rather                2015.
                                                  usefulness of estimates of reserves.                    than by field. Line Item 2.0 will be                  Nanda Srinivasan,
                                                  Among these are the U.S. Energy                         named ‘‘County Data (operated basis);’’               Director, Office of Survey Development and
                                                  Information Administration (EIA),                         • Line Item 2.1.4 ‘‘Field Code’’, will              Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
                                                  Department of Energy; Bureau of Ocean                   be changed to ‘‘County Name;’’                        Information Administration.
                                                  Energy Management (BOEM),                                 • Line Item 2.1.5 ‘‘MMS Code’’ will                 [FR Doc. 2015–24422 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  Department of Interior; Internal Revenue                be changed to ‘‘Type Code;’’                          BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                  Service (IRS), Department of the                          • Line Item 2.1.6. ‘‘Field Name’’ will
                                                  Treasury; and the Securities and                        be changed to ‘‘Field, Play, or Prospect
                                                  Exchange Commission (SEC). Each of                      Name (Optional);’’                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  these organizations has specific                          • Line Items 2.1.9 ‘‘water depth’’ and
                                                  purposes for collecting, using, or                      2.1.10 ‘‘field discovery year’’ will be               Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  estimating proved reserves. EIA has a                   replaced with 2.1.9 ‘‘# of producing                  Commission
                                                  congressional mandate to provide                        wells’’, 2.1.10 ‘‘# of wells added [in                [Docket No. EL15–101–000]
                                                  accurate annual estimates of U.S.                       survey year];’’ and
                                                  proved crude oil, natural gas, and                        • Line Item 2.1.11, ‘‘Prospect Name                 RC Cape May Holdings, LLC; Notice of
                                                  natural gas liquids reserves, and EIA                   (optional) will be replaced with ‘‘# of               Institution of Section 206 Proceeding
                                                  presents annual reserves data in EIA                    wells sold [in survey year].’’                        and Refund Effective Date
                                                  Web reports to meet this requirement.                     Comments and Feedback are
                                                                                                          requested on these proposed changes to                  On September 21, 2015, the
                                                  The BOEM maintains estimates of                                                                               Commission issued an order in Docket
                                                  proved reserves to carry out their                      Form EIA–23L.
                                                                                                            Secondary reports that use the data                 No. EL15–101–000, pursuant to section
                                                  responsibilities in leasing, collecting                                                                       206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
                                                  royalty payments, and regulating the                    include EIA’s Annual Energy Review,
                                                                                                          Annual Energy Outlook, Petroleum                      U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an
                                                  activities of oil and gas companies on                                                                        investigation into the justness and
                                                  Federal lands and water. Accurate                       Supply Annual, and Natural Gas
                                                                                                          Annual.                                               reasonableness of RC Cape May
                                                  reserve estimates are important, as the                                                                       Holdings, LLC’s Reactive Power
                                                  BOEM is second only to the IRS in                         (5) Annual Estimated Number of
                                                                                                          Respondents:                                          Schedule. RC Cape May Holdings, LLC,
                                                  generating Federal revenue. For the IRS,                                                                      152 FERC ¶ 61,224 (2015).
                                                  proved reserves and occasionally                          Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A: 1,450.
                                                                                                            (6) Annual Estimated Number of                        The refund effective date in Docket
                                                  probable reserves are an essential                                                                            No. EL15–101–000, established
                                                                                                          Total Responses:
                                                  component of calculating taxes for                                                                            pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA,
                                                                                                            Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A: 1,450.
                                                  companies owning or producing oil and                     (7) Annual Estimated Number of                      will be the date of publication of this
                                                  gas. The SEC requires publicly traded                   Burden Hours: 41,210.                                 notice in the Federal Register.
                                                  petroleum companies to annually file a                    Form EIA–23L Annual Survey of                         Dated: September 21, 2015.
                                                  reserves statement as part of their 10–K                Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, County
                                                  filing. The basic purpose of the 10–K                                                                         Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
                                                                                                          Level Report:                                         Deputy Secretary.
                                                  filing is to provide public investors with                38 hours (420 intermediate-size
                                                  a clear and reliable financial basis to                                                                       [FR Doc. 2015–24372 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          operators); 110 hours (160 large
                                                  assess the relative value, as a financial               operators); 15 hours (270 small                       BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
                                                  asset, of a company’s reserves,                         operators): 37,610 hours.
                                                  especially in comparison to other                         Form EIA–23S Annual Survey of
                                                  similar oil and gas companies.                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                          Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves,
                                                     The Government also uses the                         Summary Level Report: 4 hours (small                  Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  resulting information to develop                        operators): 0 hours (Currently                        Commission
                                                  national and regional estimates of                      suspended).
                                                  proved reserves of domestic crude oil,                    Form EIA–64A Annual Report of the                   [Docket No. ER15–2582–000]
                                                  natural gas, and natural gas liquids to                 Origin of Natural Gas Liquids
                                                  facilitate national energy policy                                                                             Carousel Wind Farm, LLC;
                                                                                                          Production: 6 hours (600 natural gas
                                                  decisions. These estimates are essential                                                                      Supplemental Notice That Initial
                                                                                                          plant operators): 3,600 hours.
                                                  to the development, implementation,                                                                           Market-Based Rate Filing Includes
                                                                                                            (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
                                                  and evaluation of energy policy and                                                                           Request for Blanket Section 204
                                                                                                          Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
                                                  legislation. Data are used directly in EIA                Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A: EIA                          Authorization
                                                  Web reports concerning U.S. crude oil,                  estimates that there are no capital and                 This is a supplemental notice in the
                                                  natural gas, and natural gas liquids                    start-up costs associated with this data              above-referenced proceeding of Carousel
                                                  reserves, and are incorporated into a                   collection. The information is                        Wind Farm, LLC’s application for
                                                  number of other Web reports and                         maintained in the normal course of                    market-based rate authority, with an
                                                  analyses.
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                                                                                                          business. The cost of burden hours to                 accompanying rate tariff, noting that
                                                     EIA proposes to make the following                   the respondents is estimated to be                    such application includes a request for
                                                  changes to Form EIA–23L, Annual                         $2,965,884 (41,210 burden hours times                 blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
                                                  Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas                          $71.97 per hour). Therefore, other than               part 34, of future issuances of securities
                                                  Reserves, Field Level Report:                           the cost of burden hours, EIA estimates               and assumptions of liability.
                                                     • Change the title of Form EIA–23L to                that there are no additional costs for                  Any person desiring to intervene or to
                                                  Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas                   generating, maintaining and providing                 protest should file with the Federal
                                                  Reserves, County Level Report;                          the information.                                      Energy Regulatory Commission, 888


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAgency information collection activities: proposed extension with changes; notice and request for comments; correction.
DatesComments must be filed by November 24, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the
ContactRequests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Grape, as listed above. The information collection instruments and instructions are available on the EIA Web site at:
FR Citation80 FR 57798 

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