Supporting Statement B 2019 NWPA-830G Final

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Supporting Statement for Survey Clearance Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees (NWPA-830G)

1. Part B: Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods

Form NWPA-830G, Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees

OMB No. 1901-0260

U.S. Department of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

Independent Statistics & Analysis

www.eia.gov

October 2018

Table of Contents

Part B: Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods i

B.1. Respondent Universe 1

B.2. Statistical Methods 1

B.3. Maximizing Response Rates 1

B.4. Test Procedures and Form Consultations 1

B.5. Statistical Consultations 1

B.1. Respondent Universe

All domestic owners and operators of operating commercial nuclear reactors are required to complete Form NWPA-830G. The survey is a census of the target population, and therefore uses no statistical sample methods. Changes to the respondent population are only made when a reactor permanently shuts down and is no longer required to pay fees into the Nuclear Waste Fund. The number of operable reactors in the United States is currently 99.

B.2. Statistical Methods

Per contractual requirements, Form NWPA-830G Appendix G - Standard Remittance Advice for Payment of Fees, including Annex A to Appendix G, is required to be completed quarterly to ensure the accuracy of the quarterly fees, and to minimize interest payments when errors are made. There are no statistical procedures involved with this information collection. However, since respondents are required to report only the adjustment factors used to calculate the “and sold” portion of their net electricity generated and sold amount, mathematical procedures are used by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) to recalculate these factors using other data sources, from both EIA and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

B.3. Maximizing Response Rates

The response rates for previous collections of NWPA-830G are 100 percent. The forms are transmittal documents which assists the timely submission of data from respondents. Interest charges on past due amounts resulting from late responses or fee payments incentivize timely reporting of this form.

B.4. Test Procedures and Form Consultations

These data collections have been ongoing since July 31, 1983; therefore, no additional tests of procedures are necessary.

B.5. Statistical Consultations

Michael Scott of the Office of Electricity, Coal, Nuclear, and Renewables Analysis is the contact person regarding this information collection. For additional information concerning NWPA-830G, please contact Michael Scott at (202) 586-0253 or preferably at [email protected].