81 FR 11204 - Proposed Agency Information Collection
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
U.S. Energy Information Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 42 (March 3, 2016)
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 42 (March 3, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04759 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 11204-11205] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04759] [[Page 11204]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. Energy Information Administration Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EIA has submitted an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for extension of the following Oil and Gas Reserves System Survey Forms pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Form EIA-23L, ``Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (Field Version)''; Form EIA-64A, ``Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Production''; and Form EIA-23S, ``Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, (Summary Version)'' Form EIA-23L is the only form that EIA proposes to change. There are no proposed changes to Forms EIA-64A and EIA-23S. The proposed collection will be used to prepare electronic annual reports of U.S. proved reserves data that fulfill EIA's congressional mandate to provide accurate annual estimates of U.S. proved crude oil and natural gas reserves. The U.S. Government also uses the resulting information in EIA's reports to develop national and regional estimates of proved reserves of domestic crude oil and natural gas to facilitate national energy policy decisions. DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before April 4, 2016. 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 or contacted by email at [email protected]. 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, [email protected]. And to Steven G. Grape, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Mail Stop EI-24, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Grape, as listed above. The information collection instrument 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: 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 Form EIA-64A; and continued suspension of collection of the currently approved Form EIA-23S. (4) Purpose: In response to Public Law 95-91 Section 657, estimates of U.S. oil and gas reserves are to be reported annually. Many U.S. government agencies have an interest in proved oil and gas reserves and the quality, reliability, and usefulness of reserves estimates. 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 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 and natural gas 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 and natural gas 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'':Change the title of Form EIA-23L to ``Annual Report of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (County Level)''; Collect additional parent company and subsidiary company (if applicable) information on the cover page; 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 on December 31, [survey year]'', 2.1.10 ``# of wells completed or purchased [in survey year]''; Line Item 2.1.11, ``Prospect Name (optional) will be replaced with ``# of wells abandoned or sold [in survey year]''; and Line Item 2.1.12-15, Column (F) ``Extensions'', Column (G) ``New Field Discoveries'', and Column (H) ``New Reservoir Discoveries in Old Fields'' will be replaced with Column (F) ``Extensions and Discoveries''. 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: 1,250. [[Page 11205]] (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Forms EIA-23L/23S/ 64A: 1,250. (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 32,850. Form EIA-23L Annual Report of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (County Level): 36 hours per operator (320 intermediate-size operators); 97 hours per operator (160 large operators); 13 hours per operator (170 small operators): 29,250 hours Form EIA-23S Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (Summary Version) Report: 4 hours (small operators): 0 hours (Currently suspended) Form EIA-64A ``Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Production'': 6 hours per operator (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 $2,365,857 (32,850 burden hours times $72.02 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, February 26, 2016. Nanda Srinivasan, Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-04759 Filed 3-2-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Washington, DC 20585, assess the relative value, as a financial
Steven.Grape@eia.gov. asset, of a company’s reserves,
U.S. Energy Information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: especially in comparison to other
Administration Requests for additional information similar oil and gas companies.
should be directed to Mr. Grape, as The Government also uses the
Proposed Agency Information listed above. The information collection resulting information to develop
Collection instrument and instructions are national and regional estimates of
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information available on the EIA Web site at: proved reserves of domestic crude oil
Administration (EIA), Department of Form EIA–23L, http://www.eia.gov/ and natural gas to facilitate national
Energy. survey/#eia-23l energy policy decisions. These estimates
Form EIA–23S, http://www.eia.gov/ are essential to the development,
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB implementation, and evaluation of
review and comment. survey/#eia-23s
Form EIA–64A, http://www.eia.gov/ energy policy and legislation. Data are
SUMMARY: EIA has submitted an survey/#eia-64a. used directly in EIA Web reports
information collection request to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This concerning U.S. crude oil and natural
Office of Management and Budget information collection request contains: gas reserves, and are incorporated into
(OMB) for extension of the following Oil (1) OMB No. 1905–0057. a number of other Web reports and
and Gas Reserves System Survey Forms (2) Information Collection Request analyses.
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Title: Oil and Gas Reserves System. EIA proposes to make the following
Act of 1995: Form EIA–23L, ‘‘Annual (3) Type of Request: Revision of the changes to Form EIA–23L, ‘‘Annual
Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas currently approved Form EIA–23L; Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas
Reserves (Field Version)’’; Form EIA– extension without changes of Form Reserves’’:
64A, ‘‘Annual Report of the Origin of EIA–64A; and continued suspension of • Change the title of Form EIA–23L to
Natural Gas Liquids Production’’; and collection of the currently approved ‘‘Annual Report of Domestic Oil and
Form EIA–23S, ‘‘Annual Survey of Form EIA–23S. Gas Reserves (County Level)’’;
Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, (4) Purpose: In response to Public Law • Collect additional parent company
(Summary Version)’’ Form EIA–23L is 95–91 Section 657, estimates of U.S. oil and subsidiary company (if applicable)
the only form that EIA proposes to and gas reserves are to be reported information on the cover page;
change. There are no proposed changes annually. Many U.S. government • Change the title of Schedule A to
to Forms EIA–64A and EIA–23S. agencies have an interest in proved oil ‘‘Operated Proved Reserves, Production,
The proposed collection will be used and gas reserves and the quality, and Related Data by County’’;
to prepare electronic annual reports of reliability, and usefulness of reserves • Operators will be instructed to file
U.S. proved reserves data that fulfill estimates. Among these are the U.S. their proved reserves by county rather
EIA’s congressional mandate to provide Energy Information Administration than by field. Line Item 2.0 will be
accurate annual estimates of U.S. (EIA), Department of Energy; Bureau of named ‘‘County Data (operated basis);’’
proved crude oil and natural gas Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), • Line Item 2.1.4 ‘‘Field Code’’, will
reserves. The U.S. Government also uses Department of Interior; Internal Revenue be changed to ‘‘County Name;’’
the resulting information in EIA’s Service (IRS), Department of the • Line Item 2.1.5 ‘‘MMS Code’’ will
reports to develop national and regional Treasury; and the Securities and be changed to ‘‘Type Code;’’
estimates of proved reserves of domestic Exchange Commission (SEC). Each of • Line Item 2.1.6. ‘‘Field Name’’ will
crude oil and natural gas to facilitate these organizations has specific be changed to ‘‘Field, Play, or Prospect
national energy policy decisions. purposes for collecting, using, or Name (Optional)’’;
estimating proved reserves. EIA has a • Line Items 2.1.9 ‘‘water depth’’ and
DATES: Comments regarding this 2.1.10 ‘‘field discovery year’’ will be
congressional mandate to provide
collection must be received on or before accurate annual estimates of U.S. replaced with 2.1.9 ‘‘# of producing
April 4, 2016. If you anticipate that you proved crude oil, natural gas, and wells on December 31, [survey year]’’,
will be submitting comments, but find natural gas liquids reserves, and EIA 2.1.10 ‘‘# of wells completed or
it difficult to do so within the period of presents annual reserves data in EIA purchased [in survey year]’’;
time allowed by this notice, please reports to meet this requirement. The • Line Item 2.1.11, ‘‘Prospect Name
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of BOEM maintains estimates of proved (optional) will be replaced with ‘‘# of
your intention to make a submission as reserves to carry out their wells abandoned or sold [in survey
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may responsibilities in leasing, collecting year]’’; and
be telephoned at 202–395–4718 or royalty payments, and regulating the • Line Item 2.1.12–15, Column (F)
contacted by email at Chad_S_ activities of oil and gas companies on ‘‘Extensions’’, Column (G) ‘‘New Field
Whiteman@omb.eop.gov. Federal lands and water. Accurate Discoveries’’, and Column (H) ‘‘New
ADDRESSES: Written comments should reserve estimates are important, as the Reservoir Discoveries in Old Fields’’
be sent to the BOEM is second only to the IRS in will be replaced with Column (F)
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information generating Federal revenue. For the IRS, ‘‘Extensions and Discoveries’’.
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of proved reserves and occasionally Comments and Feedback are
Management and Budget, New probable reserves are an essential requested on these proposed changes to
Executive Office Building, Room
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component of calculating taxes for Form EIA–23L. Secondary reports that
10102, 735 17th Street NW., companies owning or producing oil and use the data include EIA’s Annual
Washington, DC 20503, Chad_S_ gas. The SEC requires publicly traded Energy Review, Annual Energy Outlook,
Whiteman@omb.eop.gov. petroleum companies to annually file a Petroleum Supply Annual, and Natural
And to Steven G. Grape, U.S. Energy reserves statement as part of their 10–K Gas Annual;
Information Administration, Mail filing. The basic purpose of the 10–K (5) Annual Estimated Number of
Stop EI–24, Forrestal Building, 1000 filing is to provide public investors with Respondents: Forms EIA–23L/23S/64A:
Independence Avenue SW., a clear and reliable financial basis to 1,250.
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(6) Annual Estimated Number of Accession Number: 20130617–5088. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Total Responses: Forms EIA–23L/23S/ Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/16.
64A: 1,250. Docket Numbers: RP16–627–000. Federal Energy Regulatory
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Applicants: Algonquin Gas Commission
Burden Hours: 32,850. Transmission, LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Combined Notice of Filings
Form EIA–23L Annual Report of
Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves Negotiated Rates—BBPC d/b/a Great Take notice that the Commission has
(County Level): 36 hours per operator Eastern contract 791252 to be effective received the following Natural Gas
(320 intermediate-size operators); 97 3/1/2016. Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
hours per operator (160 large Filed Date: 2/24/16.
operators); 13 hours per operator (170 Accession Number: 20160224–5035. Filings Instituting Proceedings
small operators): 29,250 hours Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/16. Docket Numbers: PR16–12–001.
Form EIA–23S Annual Survey of Docket Numbers: RP16–628–000. Applicants: Columbia Gas of
Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves Applicants: LA Storage, LLC. Maryland, Inc.
(Summary Version) Report: 4 hours Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: LA Description: Tariff filing per
(small operators): 0 hours (Currently Storage 2016 Annual Adjustment of 284.123(b)(1): PR16–12 CMD Amended
suspended) Fuel Retainage Percentage Filing to be SOC to be effective 1/1/2015; Filing
Form EIA–64A ‘‘Annual Report of the effective 3/1/2016. Type: 1000.
Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Filed Date: 2/24/16. Filed Date: 2/22/16.
Production’’: 6 hours per operator Accession Number: 20160224–5062. Accession Number: 201602225223.
(600 natural gas plant operators): Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/16. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
3,600 hours Docket Numbers: RP16–629–000. 3/14/16.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Applicants: Texas Eastern Docket Numbers: PR16–13–001.
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: Forms Transmission, LP. Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio,
EIA–23L/23S/64A: EIA estimates that Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Inc.
there are no capital and start-up costs Negotiated Rate Eff 4–1–2016 for J Aron Description: Tariff filing per
associated with this data collection. The contract 8940246 to be effective 4/1/ 284.123(b)(1): COH Amended SOC
information is maintained in the normal 2016. PR16–13 to be effective 4/30/2015;
course of business. The cost of burden Filed Date: 2/25/16. Filing Type: 1000.
hours to the respondents is estimated to Accession Number: 20160225–5048. Filed Date: 2/22/16.
be $2,365,857 (32,850 burden hours Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/8/16. Accession Number: 201602225181.
times $72.02 per hour). Therefore, other Docket Numbers: RP16–630–000. Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
than the cost of burden hours, EIA Applicants: Transcontinental Gas 3/14/16.
estimates that there are no additional Pipe Line Company. Docket Numbers: PR16–26–000.
costs for generating, maintaining and Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Applicants: Enable Oklahoma
providing the information. Transco Annual Fuel Tracker to be Intrastate Transmission, LLC.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the effective 4/1/2016. Description: Tariff filing per
Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, Filed Date: 2/25/16. 284.123(b)(2) +(g): EOIT Petition for
Pub. L. 93–275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b). Accession Number: 20160225–5049. Section 311 Rate Approval to be
Issued in Washington, DC, February 26, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/8/16. effective 4/1/2016; Filing Type: 1310.
2016. The filings are accessible in the Filed Date: 2/19/16.
Nanda Srinivasan, Commission’s eLibrary system by Accession Number: 201602195134.
Director, Office of Survey Development and clicking on the links or querying the Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/11/16.
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy docket number. 284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
Information Administration. Any person desiring to intervene or 4/19/16.
[FR Doc. 2016–04759 Filed 3–2–16; 8:45 am] protest in any of the above proceedings Docket Numbers: RP16–622–000.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P must file in accordance with Rules 211 Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
and 214 of the Commission’s Company of America.
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: BG
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Energy Negotiated Rate to be effective
time on the specified comment date. 4/1/2016.
Federal Energy Regulatory Protests may be considered, but Filed Date: 2/23/16.
Commission intervention is necessary to become a Accession Number: 20160223–5062.
party to the proceeding. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/16.
Combined Notice of Filings eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Docket Numbers: RP16–623–000.
Take notice that the Commission has information relating to filing
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
received the following Natural Gas requirements, interventions, protests,
Company of America.
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: service, and qualifying facilities filings
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Nicor
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Filings Instituting Proceedings Negotiated Rate to be effective 4/1/2016.
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
Filed Date: 2/23/16.
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Docket Numbers: CP09–12–001. other information, call (866) 208–3676
Applicants: Narragansett Electric Accession Number: 20160223–5078.
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Company. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/7/16.
Dated: February 25, 2016. Docket Numbers: RP16–624–000.
Description: Compliance filing of
Information Supporting Maximum Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Applicants: MoGas Pipeline LLC.
Blanket Certificate Rate of the Deputy Secretary. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: MoGas
Narragansett Electric Company. [FR Doc. 2016–04662 Filed 3–2–16; 8:45 am] Negotiated Rate Agreement Waynesville
Filed Date: 6/17/13. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Filing to be effective 3/1/2016.
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| Dates | Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before April 4, 2016. 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 or contacted by email at [email protected] | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Grape, as listed above. The information collection instrument and instructions are available on the EIA Web site at: | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 11204 |
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