DRAFT2 2012 UDP Supporting statement PART B

U.S. Energy Information Administration

Assistant Administratior for Energy Statistics

Office of Electric, Renewables, and Uranium Statistics

Supporting Statement for Survey Clearance

URANIUM DATA PROGRAM

Form EIA-851A, DOMESTIC URANIUM PRODUCTION REPORT (ANNUAL)

Form EIA-851Q, DOMESTIC URANIUM PRODUCTION REPORT (QUARTERLY)

Form EIA-858, URANIUM MARKETING ANNUAL SURVEY

OMB No. 1905-0160

Part B Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods

Original Date: June 26, 2012

Revision Date: July 24, 2012

Table of Contents

B.1. Respondent Universe 3

B.2. Statistical Methodology 4

B.3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates 5

B.4. Testing Procedures 6

B.5. Statistical Consultations 7

B.1. Respondent Universe

The EIA Uranium Data Program (UDP) respondent universe consists of 131 respondents (this number may change over time as firms enter or leave the industry). The UDP collects information on firms and individuals that are involved in the (domestic) U.S. uranium industry. See the form instructions for specifics on the populations surveyed by each form. Fifteen respondents with existing or planned uranium production facilities report (quarterly) on the Form EIA-851Q. Seventy-six respondents report (annually) on Form EIA-851A, the 15 Form EIA-851Q respondents plus another 61 respondents with uranium land, exploration, drilling, mining, reserves, and/or reclamation activities in the United States. Sixty-nine respondents report (annually) on Form EIA-858, 34 owners and operators of U.S. civilian nuclear power reactors and 35 U.S. suppliers. There are a total of 131 respondents who file a total of 205 forms annually, as some respondents report on more than one of the UDP forms.

EIA Form Number	Number of Respondents submitting all 3 surveys	Number of Respondents submitting EIA-851Q and EIA-851A	Number of Respondents submitting EIA-851A and EIA-858	Number of Respondents submitting only EIA-851A or EIA-858	Total Respondent Universe
Form EIA-851Q	12	3
Form EIA-851A			2	59
Form EIA-858				55
Total	12	3	2	114	131

B.2. Statistical Methodology

There are no sampling methodologies used with the EIA UDP forms, as these surveys are censuses of the target populations.

B.3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates

To maximize response rates, the UDP forms are designed and the instructions written to be clear and concise. The EIA e-filing system makes forms available online as soon as respondents obtain a secure ID and password. Non-respondents are contacted by e-mail, telephone, and letter to request data submission. If no response occurs, additional correspondence is sent to higher level management officials requesting the submission of the data.

The response rate for the EIA UDP surveys is 100 percent, based on the past three years of respondent reporting patterns.

For Form EIA-851Q, EIA proposes to collect supervisor information in addition to the responding company, the parent company, and the contact/preparer information, as described in part A. The name of the supervisor is routinely collected on other EIA surveys to provide a contact point in the event of non-response problems.

B.4. Testing Procedures

No tests are necessary for the EIA UDP surveys.

B.5. Statistical Consultations

For additional information concerning the EIA UDP surveys, please contact Douglas Bonnar for survey issues at (202) 586-1085 or [email protected]. For information concerning this request for OMB approval, please contact the EIA agency Clearance Officer, Jason Worrall at (202) 586-6075 or at [email protected].