Notice2022-05770
Agency Information Collection Proposed Extension
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Published
March 18, 2022
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Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend (with changes) for three years with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Form GC-859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey, OMB Control Number 1901-0287. Form GC-859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey collects data on spent nuclear fuel from all utilities that operate commercial nuclear reactors and from all others that possess irradiated fuel from commercial nuclear reactors.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15416-15417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05770]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Proposed Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends
to extend (with changes) for three years with the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Form GC-859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey, OMB Control
Number 1901-0287. Form GC-859 Nuclear Fuel Data Survey collects data on
spent nuclear fuel from all utilities that operate commercial nuclear
reactors and from all others that possess irradiated fuel from
commercial nuclear reactors.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before May 17, 2022. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically to Bonnie Gajewski at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#397b565757505c177e58535c4e4a5250795c5058175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57153839393e327910363d3220243c3e17323e3679303821">[email protected]</span></a> or mail comments to U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Attn: Bonnie Gajewski/Form GC-859 Survey Team, Office
of Energy Production & Markets Analysis (EI-31), 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information,
contact Bonnie Gajewski, U.S. Energy Information Administration, via
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#febc919090979bd0b99f949b898d9597be9b979fd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87c5e8e9e9eee2a9c0e6ede2f0f4eceec7e2eee6a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone (202) 586-2415.
Current and proposed Form GC-859 and instructions are available on
EIA's website at <a href="https://www.eia.gov/survey/#gc-859">https://www.eia.gov/survey/#gc-859</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 might 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.
This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1901-0287;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Nuclear Fuel Data Survey;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal;
(4) Purpose: The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101
et seq.) authorized DOE to enter into Standard Contracts with
generators or owners of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
waste of domestic origin. Form GC-859 (formerly Form RW-859) originated
from an appendix to this Standard Contract. Form GC-859 Nuclear Fuel
Data Survey collects information on nuclear fuel use and spent fuel
discharges from all utilities that operate commercial nuclear reactors
and from others that possess irradiated fuel from commercial nuclear
reactors. The data collection provides stakeholders with detailed
information concerning the spent nuclear fuel generated by the
respondents (commercial utility generators of spent nuclear fuel and
other owners of spent nuclear fuel within the U.S.).
Data collected from the survey are utilized by personnel from DOE
Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), DOE Office of Environmental Management
(EM), and the national laboratories to meet their research objectives
of developing a range of options and supporting analyses that
facilitate informed choices about how best to manage spent nuclear fuel
(SNF);
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection:
<bullet> Collection method. DOE will provide respondents with an
online platform to facilitate their responses. The Form GC-859 data
collection system is automated. Respondents will also be provided with
electronic files to aid in the current submittal and operating
instructions for the software. To the greatest extent practicable,
respondents will provide data either in the data collection system or
as any commonly readable, present-day electronic spreadsheet file type.
The following website will be used to submit data: <a href="https://gc859.ornl.gov">https://gc859.ornl.gov</a>. Alternatively, a standalone copy of the submission
software may be requested
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from the EIA GC-859 Survey Team contact identified earlier in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
<bullet> Appendix E, Fuel Assembly Type Codes has been modified to
include codes submitted on the 2018 data collection that were not
already on the list, for the respondents convenience.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 125;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 42;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3,680;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The
information is maintained in the normal course of business. The cost of
the burden hours is estimated to be $306,838 (3,680 burden hours times
$83.38 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. EIA estimates that respondents will have no
additional costs associated with the surveys other than the burden
hours and the maintenance of the information during the normal course
of business.
Statutory Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974, Public Law 93-275, codified as 15 U.S.C.
772(b) and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Public Law 95-91, codified
at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 codified
at 42 U.S.C. 10222 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2022.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Survey Methods and Research, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-05770 Filed 3-17-22; 8:45 am]
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