Uranium Data Program

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EIA-851Q Domestic Uranium Production Report (Quarterly)
Instructions

This report is mandatory under Public Law 93-275. Failure to comply may result in criminal
fines, civil penalties and other sanctions as provided by law. For the sanctions and the provisions
concerning the confidentiality of information submitted on this form, see the instructions. Title
18 USC 1001 makes it a criminal offense for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any
Agency or Department of the United States any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements as to
any matter within its jurisdiction.

Sanctions
The timely submission of Form EIA-851Q by those required to report is mandatory under
Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA) (Public Law 93-275),
as amended. Failure to respond may result in a penalty of not more than $2,750 per day for each
civil violation, or a fine of not more than $5,000 per day for each criminal violation. The
government may bring a civil action to prohibit reporting violations, which may result in a
temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction without bond. In such civil
action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with
these reporting requirements.

Confidentiality
The items RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION NAME and all of ITEM 1: FACILITY
INFORMATION on Form EIA-851Q will be considered “public information” and may be
publicly released in company or individually identifiable form, and will not be protected from
disclosure in identifiable form.
All other information you provide on Form EIA-851Q will be used for statistical purposes only.
In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A of
Public Law 107-347 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will be kept confidential
and will not be disclosed in identifiable form to anyone other than employees or agents without
your consent. By law, every EIA employee, as well as every agent, is subject to a jail term, a
fine of up to $250,000, or both if he or she discloses ANY identifiable information about you.

Reporting Burden
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.75 hours per
response, including the time of reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Energy Information
Administration, Statistics and Methods Group, EI-70 Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

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Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585-0670; and to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. A person is not required to
respond to the collection of information unless the form displays a valid OMB number.

EIA-851Q Survey Manager And Contact
Douglas Bonnar
Telephone Number: (202) 586-1085
FAX Number: (202) 287-1944
E-mail: [email protected]

Who Must Respond: Firms and individuals that were involved in the (domestic) U.S. uranium
industry must complete the Form EIA-851Q.
When To Respond: The Form EIA-851Q must be filed with the EIA by April 15, 2010.
Methods Of Filing Response: Survey respondents should submit data electronically using
EIA’s secure Single Sign-On internet data collection system. This system uses security protocols
to protect information against unauthorized access during transmission. If you have not
registered with EIA’s Single Sign-On system, send an e-mail requesting assistance to [email protected]. If you have registered with Single Sign-On, log on at
https://signon.eia.doe.gov/ssoserver/login. If you are having a technical problem with accessing
or using the Single Sign-On system, send an e-mail requesting assistance to [email protected].
An alternative to the preferred Single Sign-On system that is also electronically secure is EIA’s
Secure File Transfer (SFT) system. To use SFT, save the form to your hard drive and refer to the
following website for further instructions: https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/notice851Q.jsp.
Or file the form by the following nonsecure methods:
 E-mail the form to [email protected].
 Fax the form to (202) 287-1944.
 Mail the form to: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Mail
Stop: BG-076 (Form EIA-851Q), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20077-5651.
Note that commonly used facsimile and e-mail transmissions (including files attached to e-mail
messages) travel over ordinary telephone lines and are not considered secure electronic methods
of transmitting survey data. Please retain a copy of your submission for your files

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Specific Instructions
Item 1: Facility Information
Provide information about the uranium concentrate mill/processing facility. Rated capacity is
synonymous with nominal capacity and nameplate capacity. Indicate operating status at end of
the Survey Quarter.
Item 2: Production
For the Survey Quarter, provide the uranium production in pounds U3O8 for each of the 3
months.
Item 3: Production Source
Indicate where the Survey Quarter production in Item 2 came from (mines and other sources, i.e.
alternate feed, byproduct, etc.). First specify the mine source by entering each mine name and
pounds U3O8 produced. Second, specify the other (non-mine) source by entering the type of
source and pounds U3O8 produced.

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