83 FR 52217 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 200 (October 16, 2018)

Page Range		52217-52218
FR Document		2018-22481

EIA submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension with no changes of Form NWPA-830G, ``Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/ or High-Level Radioactive Waste,'' Appendix G, under OMB Control Number 1901-0260. Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees'' (including Annex A to Appendix G), which is part of the Standard Contract collects information concerning a company's quarterly payments into the Nuclear Waste Fund of ongoing fees for spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form NWPA-830G, is a mandatory form that serves as the source document for entries into DOE accounting records to transmit data from purchasers to DOE concerning payment of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the Department of Energy determined that, effective May 16, 2014, the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 mills per kWh, it has (through its Office of the General Counsel) 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information collection request for extension 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information 
collection requests a three-year extension with no changes of Form 
NWPA-830G, ``Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/
or High-Level Radioactive Waste,'' Appendix G, under OMB Control Number 
1901-0260. Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for 
Payment of Fees'' (including Annex A to Appendix G), which is part of 
the Standard Contract collects information concerning a company's 
quarterly payments into the Nuclear Waste Fund of ongoing fees for 
spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form NWPA-830G, is a mandatory form that 
serves as the source document for entries into DOE accounting records 
to transmit data from purchasers to DOE concerning payment of the Spent 
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the 
Department of Energy determined that, effective May 16, 2014, the Spent 
Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 mills per kWh, it has (through its 
Office of the General Counsel) 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.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than November 15, 2018. If you anticipate any difficulties in 
submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the DOE Desk Officer 
at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to

DOE Desk Officer: Brandon Debruhl, 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: 
[email protected]

and to

Michael Scott, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information 
Administration, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Scott, (202) 586-0253, email 
[email protected]. Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard 
Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees,'' may be accessed from this URL: 
https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/appendix_g.pdf, 
and Annex A to Appendix G from the URL below: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This information collection request contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1901-0260;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Form NWPA-830G, Standard 
Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level 
Radioactive Waste, Appendix G;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension;
    (4) Purpose: Form NWPA-830G, is the source document for entries 
into DOE accounting records to transmit data from purchasers to DOE 
concerning payment of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the 
Nuclear Waste Fund. Appendix G collects payment data based on a 
utility's net electricity generated and sold. 15 U.S.C. 772(b) provides 
that EIA may require all persons owning or operating facilities or 
business premises who are engaged in any phase of energy supply or 
major energy consumption to make available to the Administrator such 
information and periodic reports, records, documents, and other data, 
relating to the purposes of this Act, including full identification of 
all data and projections as to source, time and methodology of 
development.
    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

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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.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 99;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 396;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,980;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The 
cost of burden hours to the respondents is estimated to be $149,866 
(1,980 burden hours times $75.69 per hour). EIA estimates that there 
are no additional costs to respondents associated with the survey other 
than the costs associated with the burden hours.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10222 and 15 U.S.C. 772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2018.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-22481 Filed 10-15-18; 8:45 am]
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submitting comments within that amended; E.O. 10865, 3 CFR 1959–1963 Affairs, Office of Management and
period, contact the person listed below Comp., p. 398, as amended; 3 CFR Chap. IV. Budget, New Executive Office
as soon as possible. Signed in Washington, DC, on October 9, Building, Room 10102, 735 17th
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 2018. Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
sent to Regina Cano, U.S. Department of Matthew B. Moury, Email: Brandon_F_DeBruhl@
Energy, Office of Corporate Security Associate Under Secretary for Environment, omb.eop.gov
Strategy (AU–1.2), 1000 Independence Health, Safety and Security. and to
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, [FR Doc. 2018–22478 Filed 10–15–18; 8:45 am] Michael Scott, U.S. Department of
telephone at (202) 586–7079, by fax at BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Energy, U.S. Energy Information
(202) 586–9779, or by email at Administration, 1000 Independence
regina.cano@hq.doe.gov. Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Michael.Scott@eia.gov.
Requests for additional information or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Energy Information Administration
copies of the information collection Michael Scott, (202) 586–0253, email
instrument and instructions should be Agency Information Collection Michael.Scott@eia.gov. Form NWPA–
directed to Regina Cano, (202) 586– Extension 830G, ‘‘Appendix G—Standard
7079, regina.cano@hq.doe.gov. More Remittance Advice for Payment of
information on the HRP can be found at AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Fees,’’ may be accessed from this URL:
https://www.energy.gov/ehss/human- Administration (EIA), U.S. Department https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_
reliability-program-handbook. Forms of Energy (DOE). 830g/proposed/2019/appendix_g.pdf,
included in this collection can be found ACTION: Notice. and Annex A to Appendix G from the
at https://www.energy.gov/cio/ URL below: https://www.eia.gov/survey/
management-administration-forms- SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information
collection request for extension as form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/
0000-1999. annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.
required by the Paperwork Reduction
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Act of 1995. The information collection
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended This information collection request
requests a three-year extension with no
collection of information is necessary contains:
changes of Form NWPA–830G,
for the proper performance of the (1) OMB No. 1901–0260;
‘‘Standard Contract for Disposal of
functions of the agency, including (2) Information Collection Request
Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level
whether the information shall have Title: Form NWPA–830G, Standard
Radioactive Waste,’’ Appendix G, under
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear
OMB Control Number 1901–0260. Form
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive
NWPA–830G, ‘‘Appendix G—Standard
proposed collection of information, Waste, Appendix G;
Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees’’
including the validity of the (3) Type of Request: Three-year
(including Annex A to Appendix G),
methodology and assumptions used; (c) extension;
which is part of the Standard Contract (4) Purpose: Form NWPA–830G, is the
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
collects information concerning a source document for entries into DOE
clarity of the information to be
company’s quarterly payments into the accounting records to transmit data from
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Nuclear Waste Fund of ongoing fees for purchasers to DOE concerning payment
burden of the collection of information
spent nuclear fuel disposal. Form of the Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee
on respondents, including through the
NWPA–830G, is a mandatory form that into the Nuclear Waste Fund. Appendix
use of automated collection techniques
serves as the source document for G collects payment data based on a
or other forms of information
entries into DOE accounting records to utility’s net electricity generated and
technology.
This information collection request transmit data from purchasers to DOE sold. 15 U.S.C. 772(b) provides that EIA
pertains to the Human Reliability concerning payment of the Spent may require all persons owning or
Program (HRP). This information Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee into the operating facilities or business premises
collection request contains: (1) OMB Nuclear Waste Fund. Although the who are engaged in any phase of energy
No.: 1910–5122; (2) Information Department of Energy determined that, supply or major energy consumption to
Collection Request Title: Human effective May 16, 2014, the Spent make available to the Administrator
Reliability Program; (3) Type of Review: Nuclear Fuel Disposal Fee is 0.0 mills such information and periodic reports,
renewal; (4) Purpose: This collection per kWh, it has (through its Office of the records, documents, and other data,
provides for DOE management to ensure General Counsel) directed EIA to relating to the purposes of this Act,
that individuals who occupy HRP continue activities associated with the including full identification of all data
positions meet program standards of collection and verification of net and projections as to source, time and
reliability and physical and mental electricity generation data and methodology of development.
suitability; (5) Annual Estimated estimation of the spent nuclear fuel The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
Number of Respondents: 43,960; (6) disposal fees that would otherwise (42 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) required that
Annual Estimated Number of Total accrue from this generation. DOE enter into Standard Contracts with
Responses: 43,999; (7) Annual DATES: Comments on this information all generators or owners of spent nuclear
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: collection must be received no later fuel and high-level radioactive waste of
3,819; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting than November 15, 2018. If you domestic origin. Form NWPA–830G
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and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: anticipate any difficulties in submitting Appendix G—Standard Remittance
$342,888; (9) Response Obligation: your comments by the deadline, contact Advice for Payment of Fees, including
Mandatory. the DOE Desk Officer at 202–395–4718. Annex A to Appendix G, is an
ADDRESSES: Written comments should Appendix to this Standard Contract.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2165; 42
U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5814–5815; 42 U.S.C. be sent to Appendix G and Annex A to Appendix
7101 et seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.; E.O. DOE Desk Officer: Brandon Debruhl, G are commonly referred to as
10450, 3 CFR 1949–1953 Comp., p. 936, as Office of Information and Regulatory Remittance Advice (RA) forms. RA

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forms must be submitted quarterly by costs to respondents associated with the AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal
generators and owners of spent nuclear survey other than the costs associated Energy Regulatory Commission.
fuel and high-level radioactive waste of with the burden hours. DATE AND TIME: October 18, 2018 10:00
domestic origin who signed the a.m.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10222 and
Standard Contract. Appendix G is 15 U.S.C. 772(b). PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE,
designed to serve as the source Washington, DC 20426.
document for entries into DOE Issued in Washington, DC, on September
19, 2018. STATUS: Open.
accounting records to transmit data to
DOE concerning payment of fees into Nanda Srinivasan, MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda
the Nuclear Waste Fund for spent Director, Office of Survey Development and * NOTE—Items listed on the agenda
nuclear fuel and high-level waste Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy may be deleted without further notice.
disposal. Annex A to Appendix G is Information Administration. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
used to provide data on the amount of [FR Doc. 2018–22481 Filed 10–15–18; 8:45 am] Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
net electricity generated and sold, upon BILLING CODE 6450–01–P (202) 502–8400.
which these fees are based. For a recorded message listing items
(5) Annual Estimated Number of struck from or added to the meeting, call
Respondents: 99; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (202) 502–8627.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of This is a list of matters to be
Total Responses: 396; Federal Energy Regulatory considered by the Commission. It does
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Commission not include a listing of all documents
Burden Hours: 1,980; relevant to the items on the agenda. All
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Sunshine Act Meeting Notice public documents, however, may be
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The cost of viewed on line at the Commission’s
burden hours to the respondents is The following notice of meeting is website at http://ferc.capitol
estimated to be $149,866 (1,980 burden published pursuant to section 3(a) of the connection.org/ using the eLibrary link,
hours times $75.69 per hour). EIA government in the Sunshine Act or may be examined in the
estimates that there are no additional (Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: Commission’s Public Reference Room.

1048TH—MEETING, OPEN MEETING
[October 18, 2018, 10:00 a.m.]

Item No Docket No. Company

ADMINISTRATIVE

A–1 ................. AD19–1–000 ....................................................... Agency Administrative Matters.
A–2 ................. AD19–2–000 ....................................................... Customer Matters, Reliability, Security and Market Operations.
A–3 ................. AD06–3–000 ....................................................... Market Update.

ELECTRIC

E–1 ................. RM17–13–000 .................................................... Supply Chain Rise Management Reliability Standards.
E–2 ................. EL11–66–001, EL11–66–004, EL11–66–005 .... Martha Coakley, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority; Massachusetts Depart-
ment of Public Utilities; New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission; Con-
necticut Office of Consumer Counsel; Maine Office of the Public Advocate;
George Jepsen, Connecticut Attorney General; New Hampshire Office of
Consumer Advocate; Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers;
Vermont Department of Public Service; Massachusetts Municipal Whole-
sale Electric Company; Associated Industries of Massachusetts; The En-
ergy Consortium; Power Options, Inc.; and the Industrial Energy Con-
sumers Group v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Central Maine Power
Company; New England Power Company; New Hampshire Transmission
LLC; NSTAR Electric and Gas Corporation; Northeast Utilities Service
Company; The United Illuminating Company; Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.;
Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company; and Vermont Transco, LLC.
EL13–33–000, EL13–33–002 ............................. ENE (Environment Northeast); The Greater Boston Real Estate Board; Na-
tional Consumer Law Center; and NEPOOL Industrial Customer Coalition
v. Bangor Hydro-Electric Company; Central Maine Power Company; New
England Power Company; New Hampshire Transmission LLC; NSTAR
Electric Company; Northeast Utilities Service Company; The United Illu-
minating Company; Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.; Fitchburg Gas and Elec-
tric Light Company; and Vermont Transco, LLC.
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Dates		Comments on this information collection must be received no later than November 15, 2018. If you anticipate any difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the DOE Desk Officer at 202-395-4718.
Contact		Michael Scott, (202) 586-0253, email [email protected] Form NWPA-830G, ``Appendix G--Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees,'' may be accessed from this URL: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/appendix_g.pdf, and Annex A to Appendix G from the URL below: https://www.eia.gov/ survey/form/nwpa_830g/proposed/2019/annex_a_appendix_g.pdf.
FR Citation		83 FR 52217

83 FR 52217 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYEnergy Information Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 200 (October 16, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration