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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15365-15366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6268]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

U.S. 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: The 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 Form EIA-914, ``Monthly Natural Gas Production Report'' OMB Control 
Number 1910-0205. The proposed collection will collect monthly data on 
the production of natural gas in seven geographical areas (Texas 
(including State offshore), Louisiana (including State offshore), 
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Federal Gulf of Mexico offshore and 
Other States (defined as all remaining states, except Alaska, in which 
the operator produced natural gas during the report month)). Data will 
be used to monitor natural gas supplies. Survey respondents would be a 
sample of well operators.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before April 16, 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, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
    A copy of comments should also be sent to Jason Worrall. To ensure 
receipt of the comments by the due date, email (Jason.worrall@eia.gov) 
is recommended. The mailing address is Office of Survey Development and 
Statistical Integration, (EI-21), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-0670. Mr. 
Worrall may be contacted by telephone at (202) 586-6075.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Jason Worrall. To ensure receipt of the comments 
by the due date, email (Jason.worrall@eia.gov) is recommended. The 
mailing address is Office of Survey Development and Statistical 
Integration, (EI-21), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-0670. Mr. Worrall may 
be contacted by telephone at (202) 586-6075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1905-0205.
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Form EIA-914, ``Monthly 
Natural Gas Production Report''.

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    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension.
    (4) Purpose: The purpose of the survey is to collect monthly data 
on the production of natural gas in seven geographical areas (Texas 
(including State offshore), Louisiana (including State offshore), 
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Federal Gulf of Mexico offshore and 
Other States (defined as all remaining states, except Alaska, in which 
the operator produced natural gas during the report month). Data will 
be used to monitor natural gas supplies. Survey respondents would be a 
sample of well operators.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 243.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 2,916.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 8,748.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. 
There are no additional costs to respondents associated with the survey 
other than the costs associated with the burden hours.

    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, on March 9, 2012.
Renee Miller,
Acting Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical 
Integration, U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-6268 Filed 3-14-12; 8:45 am]
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