Notice2026-08694
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
May 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year extension, without change, to the Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This generic clearance enables EIA to collect customer and stakeholder feedback from the public on service delivery in an efficient and timely manner to ensure that EIA's programs effectively meet our customers' needs and to collect feedback on improving service delivery to the public.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24214-24215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08694]
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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 and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year
extension, without change, to the Generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This generic clearance enables EIA to
collect customer and stakeholder feedback from the public on service
delivery in an efficient and timely manner to ensure that EIA's
programs effectively meet our customers' needs and to collect feedback
on improving service delivery to the public.
DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information
collection no later than June 4, 2026. 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: You may submit comments, identified by OMB control number
1905-0210, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82c7cbc3afc4d0cce1edefefe7ecf6f1c2e7ebe3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cc89858de18a9e82afa3a1a1a9a2b8bf8ca9a5ade2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the OMB control
number above in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Coaxum, EIA Clearance Officer,
at (202) 586-7876 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aeebe7ef83e8fce0cdc1c3c3cbc0daddeecbc7cf80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a4a8a0cca7b3af828e8c8c848f9592a1848880cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains
(1) OMB No.: 1905-0210;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year extension without change;
(4) Purpose: This information collection activity provides a means
to collect qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an
efficient timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's
commitment to improving service delivery. Qualitative feedback means
data that provide useful insights on perceptions and opinions but are
not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of the study. This feedback provides
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and
expectations. It also provides an early warning of issues with service,
or focuses attention on areas where communication, training or changes
in operations might improve the accuracy of data report on survey
instruments or the delivery of products or services. These collections
allow for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between
the agency and its customers and stakeholders. It also allows feedback
to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. EIA
will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance
if it meets the following conditions:
<bullet> Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the agency;
<bullet> Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions;
<bullet> Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study;
<bullet> The collections are voluntary;
<bullet> The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both
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the respondents and the Federal Government;
<bullet> The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
<bullet> Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future; and
<bullet> With the exception of information needed to provide
remuneration for participants of focus groups and cognitive laboratory
studies, personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to
the extent necessary and is not retained.
If these conditions are not met, EIA will submit an information
collection request to OMB for approval through the normal PRA process.
The solicitation of feedback on Agency Service Delivery includes topics
such as: timeliness of publishing, understanding of questions and
terminology used in EIA products, perceptions on data confidentiality
and security, appropriateness and relevancy of information published,
accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and
resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses are assessed to
plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service
offered to the public. Advances in technology and service delivery
systems in the private sector, have increased the public's expectations
of the Government's customer service promise. The Federal Government
has a responsibility to streamline and make more efficient its service
delivery to better serve the public.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,600;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 80,600;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 8,600;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$816,914 (8,600 annual burden hours multiplied by $94.99 per hour). 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.
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.
Statutory Authority: Executive Order 12,862 (1993) and Executive
Order 13,571 (2011).
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2026.
Debra Coaxum,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Energy Statistics, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-08694 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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