Notice2022-11012
Agency Information Collection Proposed Extension
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Published
May 23, 2022
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Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year extension, with changes, to the Electric Power & Renewable Electricity Surveys (EPRES) as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EPRES consists of nine surveys, including annual, monthly and one daily survey. These surveys collect data from entities involved in the production, transmission, delivery, and sale of electricity, and in maintaining the reliable operation of the power system. The data collected are the primary source of information on the nation's electric power system. The renewable energy survey collects information on the manufacture, shipment, import, and export of photovoltaic cells and modules, and is the primary national source of information on these topics.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 99 (Monday, May 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31224-31225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11012]
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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 invites public comment on the proposed three-year
extension, with changes, to the Electric Power & Renewable Electricity
Surveys (EPRES) as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
EPRES consists of nine surveys, including annual, monthly and one daily
survey. These surveys collect data from entities involved in the
production, transmission, delivery, and sale of electricity, and in
maintaining the reliable operation of the power system. The data
collected are the primary source of information on the nation's
electric power system. The renewable energy survey collects information
on the manufacture, shipment, import, and export of photovoltaic cells
and modules, and is the primary national source of information on these
topics.
DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information
collection no later than July 22, 2022. If you anticipate any
difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the
person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to Sara Hoff, Office of Energy
Production, Conversion & Delivery, U.S. Energy Information
Administration, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, EI-23, Washington, DC 20585. Submission via email
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d095bcb5b3a4a2b9b3b9a4a9e2e0e2e390b5b9b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30755c55534442595359444902000203705559511e575f46">[email protected]</span></a> is recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Hoff, (202) 586-1242 email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#440128212730362d272d303d7674767704212d256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92d7fef7f1e6e0fbf1fbe6eba0a2a0a1d2f7fbf3bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>. The forms and instructions are available on
EIA's website at <a href="https://www.eia.gov/survey/">https://www.eia.gov/survey/</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on whether or not: (a)
The proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of agency functions, including whether the information will
have a practical utility; (b) EIA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used, is accurate; (c) EIA can improve the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information it will collect; and
(d) EIA can minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, such as automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1905-0129.
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Electric Power &
Renewable Electricity Surveys.
(3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes.
(4) Purpose: EIA's EPRES consists of the following nine surveys:
Form EIA-63B Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report tracks
photovoltaic module manufacturing, shipments, technology types,
revenue, and related information.
Form EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report collects data on
existing and planned electric generation plants, and associated
equipment including generators, boilers, cooling systems, and
environmental control systems. Data are collected from all existing
units and from planned units scheduled for initial commercial operation
within ten years of the specified reporting period (depending on the
type of power plant).
Form EIA-860M Monthly Update to the Annual Electric Generator
Report collects data on the status of proposed new generators scheduled
to begin commercial operation within the future 12-month period; and
existing generators that have proposed modifications that are scheduled
for completion within one month. The information is needed to ensure a
complete and accurate inventory of the nation's generating fleet, for
such purposes as reliability and environmental analysis.
Form EIA-861 Annual Electric Power Industry Report collects annual
information on the retail sale, distribution, transmission, and
generation of electric energy in the United States and its territories.
The data include related activities such as energy efficiency and
demand response programs. In combination with Form EIA-861S short form
and the monthly Form EIA-861M, this annual survey provides coverage of
sales to ultimate customers of electric power and related activities.
Form EIA-861S Annual Electric Power Industry Report (Short Form)
collects a limited set of information annually from small companies
involved in the retail sale of electricity. A complete set of annual
data are collected from large companies on Form EIA-861. The small
utilities that currently report on Form EIA-861S are required to
complete Form EIA-861 once every eight years to provide updated
information for the statistical estimation of uncollected data.
Form EIA-861M Monthly Electric Power Industry Report collects
monthly information from a sample of electric utilities, energy service
providers, and distribution companies that sell or deliver electric
power to end users. Data included on this form includes sales and
revenue for end-use sectors--residential, commercial, industrial, and
transportation. This survey is the monthly complement to the annual
data collection from the universe of respondents that report on Form
EIA-861 and Form EIA-861S.
Form EIA-923 Power Plant Operations Report collects information
from electric power plants in the United States on electric power
generation, energy source consumption, end of reporting period fossil
fuel stocks, as well as the quality and cost of fossil fuel receipts.
Form EIA-930 Balancing Authority Operations Report collects a
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comprehensive set of the current day's system demand data on an hourly
basis and the prior day's basic hourly electric system operating data
on a daily basis. The data provide a basic measure of the current
status of electric systems in the United States and can be used to
compare actual system demand with the day-ahead forecast thereby
providing a measure of the accuracy of the forecasting used to commit
resources. In addition, the data can be used to address smart grid
related issues such as integrating wind and solar generation, improving
the coordination of natural gas and electric short-term operations and
expanding the use of demand response, storage, and electric vehicles in
electric systems operations.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection:
Form EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report
EIA proposes to add battery storage questions for proposed
applications, including planned design attributes, energy storage
capacity, and use case. For energy storage applications that are
operationally connected to renewable technologies, EIA proposes to add
a question that identifies the related plants and generators.
EIA also proposes to add `bifacial' as a solar photovoltaic
technology option.
Form EIA-861 Annual Electric Power Industry Report
EIA proposes to expand questions about battery storage on the net
metering and non net-metered distributed generators schedules. EIA is
dropping two questions on net metering `storage' and adding six
questions pertaining to batteries.
For non net-metered EIA is dropping one `storage' question and
adding two questions about batteries. EIA is proposing to add one
question about Photovoltaic generators.
Form EIA-861M Monthly Electric Power Industry Report
EIA proposes to expand questions about battery storage on the net
metering and non net-metered distributed generators schedules. EIA is
dropping two questions on net metering `storage' and adding six
questions pertaining to batteries.
For non net-metered EIA is dropping one `storage' question and
adding two questions about batteries. EIA is proposing to add one
question about Photovoltaic generators.
Form EIA-930 Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report
EIA proposes to improve the EIA-930 by adding an information
technology security requirement and limiting reported values to
integers. EIA also proposes adding demand response and energy storage
to the list of options for which net generation is to be reported.
Form EIA-930A Annual Balancing Authority Generator Inventory Report
EIA proposes to improve the ability to reconcile Form EIA-930 data
with data reported on Form EIA-860 and Form EIA-923 by collecting the
plants and generators used by each balancing authority.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,488:
Form EIA-63B has 57 respondents;
Form EIA-860 has 5,716 respondents;
Form EIA-860M has 478 respondents;
Form EIA-861 has 1,735 respondents;
Form EIA-861S has 1,692 respondents;
Form EIA-861M has 650 respondents;
Form EIA-923 has 10,997 respondents;
Form EIA-930 has 63 respondents;
Pretesting methodology consists of 100 respondents.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 84,881.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 198,781 hours.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$16,574,360 (198,781 burden hours times $83.38 per hour). EIA estimates
that there are no additional costs to respondents associated with the
surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours since the
information is maintained during normal course of business.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods & Research, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-11012 Filed 5-20-22; 8:45 am]
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