Notice2022-12001
Agency Information Collection Extension
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June 6, 2022
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Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
EIA has submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys, OMB No. 1905-0057: Extension without changes of Form EIA-64A, Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Production; Revision of Form EIA-23L, Annual Report of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, County Level Report; and continued suspension of Form EIA-23S, Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Summary Level Report. Form EIA-23L is the only form that EIA proposes to change. There are no proposed changes to Forms EIA-64A and EIA-23S. The proposed collection will be used to prepare electronic annual reports of U.S. proved reserves data that fulfill EIA's congressional mandate to provide accurate annual estimates of U.S. proved crude oil and natural gas reserves. The U.S. Government also uses the resulting information in EIA's reports to develop national and regional estimates of proved reserves of domestic crude oil and natural gas to facilitate national energy policy decisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34257-34258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12001]
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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 has submitted an information collection request for
extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection requests a three-year extension of its Oil and
Gas Reserves System Surveys, OMB No. 1905-0057: Extension without
changes of Form EIA-64A, Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas
Liquids Production; Revision of Form EIA-23L, Annual Report of Domestic
Oil and Gas Reserves, County Level Report; and continued suspension of
Form EIA-23S, Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, Summary
Level Report. Form EIA-23L is the only form that EIA proposes to
change. There are no proposed changes to Forms EIA-64A and EIA-23S. The
proposed collection will be used to prepare electronic annual reports
of U.S. proved reserves data that fulfill EIA's congressional mandate
to provide accurate annual estimates of U.S. proved crude oil and
natural gas reserves. The U.S. Government also uses the resulting
information in EIA's reports to develop national and regional estimates
of proved reserves of domestic crude oil and natural gas to facilitate
national energy policy decisions.
DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no
later than July 6, 2022. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments but find it difficult to do so within the period allowed by
this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at (202) 881-8585.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
The forms and instructions are available on the EIA website at:
Form EIA-23L, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-23l">https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-23l</a>
Form EIA-23S, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-23s">https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-23s</a>
Form EIA-64A, <a href="https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-64a">https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-64a</a>
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information,
contact Steven G. Grape, telephone (202) 586-1868, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a597e6f7c6f64244d786b7a6f4a6f636b246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf9cbbaab9aaa1e188bdaebfaa8faaa6aee1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905-0057;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Oil and Gas Reserves
System;
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(3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes; revision of
the currently approved Form EIA-23L; extension without changes of Form
EIA-64A; and continued suspension of collection of the currently
approved Form EIA-23S;
(4) Purpose: In response to Public Law 95-91 Section 657, estimates
of U.S. oil and gas reserves are to be reported annually. Many U.S.
government agencies have an interest in proved oil and gas reserves and
the quality, reliability, and usefulness of reserves estimates. Among
these are the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department
of Energy; Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of
Interior; Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of the Treasury;
and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Each of these
organizations has specific purposes for collecting, using, or
estimating proved reserves. EIA has a congressional mandate to provide
accurate annual estimates of U.S. proved crude oil, natural gas, and
natural gas liquids reserves, and EIA presents annual reserves data in
EIA reports to meet this requirement. The BOEM maintains estimates of
proved reserves to carry out their responsibilities in leasing,
collecting royalty payments, and regulating the activities of oil and
gas companies on Federal lands and water. Accurate reserve estimates
are important, as the BOEM is second only to the IRS in generating
Federal revenue. For the IRS, proved reserves and occasionally probable
reserves are an essential component of calculating taxes for companies
owning or producing oil and gas. The SEC requires publicly traded
petroleum companies to annually file a reserves statement as part of
their 10-K filing. The basic purpose of the 10-K filing is to provide
public investors with a clear and reliable financial basis to assess
the relative value, as a financial asset, of a company's reserves,
especially in comparison to other similar oil and gas companies. The
Government also uses the resulting information to develop national and
regional estimates of proved reserves of domestic crude oil and natural
gas to facilitate national energy policy decisions. These estimates are
essential to the development, implementation, and evaluation of energy
policy and legislation. Data are used directly in EIA Web reports
concerning U.S. crude oil and natural gas reserves, and are
incorporated into a number of other Web reports and analyses;
(4a) Changes to Information Collection: EIA proposes to make the
following changes to Form EIA-23L, Annual Report of Domestic Oil and
Gas Reserves:
<bullet> Schedule A of Form EIA-23L, which collected annual proved
reserves and production data for four fuel types (crude oil,
associated-dissolved natural gas, non-associated natural gas, and lease
condensate) on a county-level basis will be changed to collect annual
proved reserves and production data for two fuel types (crude oil plus
lease condensate, and total natural gas) on a state/state subdivision-
level basis.
<bullet> Schedule A of Form EIA-23L, which used three reservoir
type codes (C--conventional, LP--low permeability, and SH--shale) to
subdivide county-level proved reserves data within Schedule A will be
changed to two separate report parts: Parts 4 and 5.
[cir] Part 4 will list the combined total of annual proved reserves
and production data on a state- and state subdivision-level basis
[cir] Part 5 will separately list that portion of annual proved
reserves and production sourced only from shale reservoirs on a state-
and state subdivision-level basis.
<bullet> A fillable spreadsheet version of the new Form EIA-23L
will replace the current PDF version of Form EIA-23L and its E-file
software (the Reserves Information Gathering System (RIGS).
Comments and Feedback are requested on these proposed changes to
Form EIA-23L;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: Forms EIA-23L/23S/64A:
1,100;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Forms EIA-23L/23S/
64A: 1,100;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 19,100 hours;
Form EIA-23L Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves, State/
State Subdivision report: 31 hours average per response (500
operators): 15,500 hours total.
Form EIA-23S Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves,
Summary Level Report: 0 hours (Currently suspended).
Form EIA-64A Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids
Production: 6 hours (600 natural gas plant operators): 3,600 hours
total.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: Forms
EIA-23L/23S/64A: EIA estimates that there are no capital and start-up
costs associated with this data collection. The information is
maintained in the normal course of business. The cost of burden hours
to the respondents is estimated to be $1,592,558 (19,100 burden hours
times $83.38 per hour). Therefore, other than the cost of burden hours,
EIA estimates that there are no additional costs for generating,
maintaining and providing the information.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2022.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-12001 Filed 6-3-22; 8:45 am]
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