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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46750-46751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19103]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment.

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SUMMARY: EIA has submitted an information collection request to the OMB 
for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its 
information collection, EIA-882T, ``Generic Clearance for Questionnaire 
Testing, Evaluation, and Research.'' The proposed collection will 
utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to pretest 
questionnaires and validate EIA survey forms data quality, including 
conducting pretest

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surveys, pilot surveys, respondent debriefings, cognitive interviews, 
usability interviews, and focus groups.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before September 5, 2012. 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 Chad_S_Whiteman@omb.eop.gov.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503. And to Richard J. Reeves, U.S. Energy Information 
Administration, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Richard Reeves, U.S. Energy Information Administration, 
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, phone: 202-586-5856, 
email: richard.reeves@eia.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0186;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Generic Clearance for 
Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research;
    (3) Type of Request: Extension, Without Change, of a Previously 
Approved Collection;
    (4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is 
requesting a three-year approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) to utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to 
pretest questionnaires and validate the quality of the data that is 
collected on EIA survey forms. This authority would allow EIA to 
conduct pretest surveys, pilot surveys, respondent debriefings, 
cognitive interviews, usability interviews, and focus groups. Through 
the use of these methodologies, EIA will improve the quality of data 
being collected, reduce or minimize respondent burden, increase agency 
efficiency, and improve responsiveness to the public. This authority 
would also allow EIA to improve data collection in order to meet the 
needs of EIA's customers while also staying current in the evolving 
nature of the energy industries.
    The specific methods proposed for the coverage by this clearance 
request are:
    [ssquf] Field Testing
    [ssquf] Pilot Surveys
    [ssquf] Respondent Debriefings
    [ssquf] Cognitive Interviews
    [ssquf] Usability Interviews
    [ssquf] Focus Groups;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,000;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,000;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There 
are not any costs associated with these survey methods other than the 
burden hours.

    Statutory Authority:  Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, 93, codified at 15 U.S.C. 772(b).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 31, 2012.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-19103 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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