Imports and Exports of Natural Gas

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FE-746R Imports and Exports of Natural Gas	Form	Modified	Available
SS FE-746R 01222007.rtf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2007-02-05	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
22895	Imports and Exports of Natural Gas	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1901-0294	ICR Reference No: 200701-1901-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200403-1901-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/ENDEP	Agency Tracking No: FE-746R
Title: Imports and Exports of Natural Gas
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/18/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/05/2007
Terms of Clearance: Had't identified line of business/subfunction. No terms of clearance.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2007
Responses	6,150	0	6,150
Time Burden (Hours)	10,080	0	10,320
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The reporting requirements set forth in FE-746R include applications filed by persons seeking authorization to import or export natural gas, and the information collected monthly and quarterly to monitor such trade under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as well as other trade falling outside the parameters of NAFTA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 717 Name of Law: Natural Gas Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 45800	08/10/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 3997	01/29/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Imports and Exports of Natural Gas	FE-746R, FE-746R	Imports and Exports of Natural Gas (LNG) ,   Imports and Exports of Natural Gas (non LNG)

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6,150	6,150	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,080	10,320	0	0	-240	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The previous burden of 10,320 hours is decreased by 330 hours to 10,080 hours. This estimated change is due to several reasons. There is a decrease in the estimated number of applications (from 150 to 130 applications). Note that there is no change in the information requested as part of the applications. There is an increase of information required to complete the revised monthly reports (from 2 hours to 3 hours per report) but this is offset by the elimination of the quarterly report (a reduction of 2,400 burden hours). The electronic filing option, when available for use, will also reduce the time required for filing monthly reports.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $486,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 02/05/2007

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