Notice2024-20088
Agency Information Collection Proposed Extension
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Published
September 6, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
EIA 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 Form EIA-63C, Densified Biomass Fuel Report, OMB Control Number 1905-0209. The report is part of EIA's comprehensive energy data program. Form EIA-63C collects monthly data on the manufacture, shipment, exports, energy characteristics, and sales of densified biomass fuels and other densified biomass fuel products from facilities that manufacture densified biomass fuel products (pellet fuels), for energy applications.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72833-72834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20088]
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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.
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SUMMARY: EIA 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 Form EIA-63C,
Densified Biomass Fuel Report, OMB Control Number 1905-0209. The report
is part of EIA's comprehensive energy data program. Form EIA-63C
collects monthly data on the manufacture, shipment, exports, energy
characteristics, and sales of densified biomass fuels and other
densified biomass fuel products from facilities that manufacture
densified biomass fuel products (pellet fuels), for energy
applications.
DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no
later than October 7, 2024. Written comments and recommendations for
the proposed 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Pick, EIA Clearance Officer,
at (202) 586-5562. The form and instructions are available at <a href="https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-63c">https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-63c</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB Control Number: 1905-0209;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Densified Biomass Fuel
Report;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with change;
(4) Purpose: Form EIA-63C is part of EIA's comprehensive energy
data program. The survey collects information on the manufacture,
shipment, exports, energy characteristics, and sales of pellet fuels
and other densified biomass fuel products data from facilities that
manufacture densified biomass fuel products, primarily pellet fuels,
for energy applications. The data collected on Form EIA-63C are a
primary source of information for the nation's growing production of
biomass products for heating and electric power generation, and for use
in both domestic and foreign markets.
(4a) Proposed Change to Information Collection: There is a
reduction in the number of survey respondents required to file EIA-63C
reports. This reduces the annual estimated responses and associated
burden hours. There is one change to the instructions for the EIA-63C:
the term ``heating fuel'' was added to clarify the reporting
requirements and reduce out of scope reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 93;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 929;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,282;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The
cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $116,868 (1,282 burden
hours times $91.16 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.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on August 29, 2024.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-20088 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
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