Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form EIA-912 Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form EIA-910 Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
Form EIA-857 Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form EIA-757 A Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	Form	Modified	Available
Form EIA-191 Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Unchanged	Available
Form EIA-176 Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition	Form	Unchanged	Available
Justification for no material or nonsubstanitve change EIA-757.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2018-03-13	Available
Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-01-24	Available
2017-23398 (1).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-30	Available
Sample NG respondent Letters EIA-857, EIA-757, EIA-191.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-26	Available
Modified CIPSEA Pledge Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-26	Repair queued
EIA-912 Stop Letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-26	Available
EIA-910 Notfication.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-25	Available
EIA-757 discontinuation letter.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-25	Repair queued
Sample NG respondent letters.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-25	Available
2017-08742_EIA_Notice_OMB 1905-0175.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-10-25	Available
Supporting Statement Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2017-10-25	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
213229	Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Unchanged
213228	Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey	Form	Unchanged
213227	Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers	Form	Unchanged
213226	Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	Form	Modified
213225	Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Unchanged
213224	Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition	Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1905-0175	ICR Reference No: 201803-1905-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201710-1905-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/EIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/15/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/13/2018
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	01/31/2021	01/31/2021
Responses	14,277	0	14,277
Time Burden (Hours)	50,724	0	50,724
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Natural Gas Data Collection Program Package forms collect basic and detailed natural gas production, processing, transmission, storage, consumption and price data. The data are published by the Energy Information Administration and are used by both public and private analysts. Respondents include natural gas pipeline companies, distributors, storage operators, processing plant operators, and state agencies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 772(b) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 275 772(b) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
   US Code: 15 USC 764(b) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
   US Code: 15 USC 790(a) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
  

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:
	82 FR 20333	05/01/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 49797	10/27/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition	EIA-176	Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition
Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	EIA-191	Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report
Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	EIA-757 A, EIA-757 B	Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey Schedule A Baseline Report ,   Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey Emergency Status Report
Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers	EIA-857	Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers
Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey	EIA-910	Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey
Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	EIA-912	Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	14,277	14,277	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50,724	50,724	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,490,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 03/13/2018

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