Natural Gas Data Collection Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form EIA-191L Monthly L EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	New	Repair queued
Form EIA-757B EIA-757 B Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	Form	New	Repair queued
Form EIA-912 Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form EIA-910 Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form EIA-757 A Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form EIA-191 Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Natural Gas Vol85 Num236.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-12-08	Missing upstream
Natural Gas Vol85 Num82.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-12-08	Repair queued
Sample NG respondent letters 1-21-20.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-12-03	Repair queued
Economic Indicators List.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-12-03	Repair queued
Supporting Statement B v5.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2020-12-03	Repair queued
Supporting Statement A v5.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-12-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
244751	EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	New
244749	EIA-757 B Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	Form	New
213229	Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Modified
213228	Monthly Natural Gas Marketer Survey	Form	Modified
213227	Monthly Report of Natural Gas Purchases and Deliveries to Consumers	Instruction	Modified
213226	Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	Form	Modified
213225	Monthly and Annual Underground Natural Gas Storage Report	Form	Modified
213224	Annual Report of Natural and Supplemental Gas Supply and Disposition	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1905-0175	ICR Reference No: 202012-1905-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201803-1905-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/EIA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Natural Gas Data Collection Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/08/2020

table that charts list comparision

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	16,297	14,277
Time Burden (Hours)	55,297	50,724
Cost Burden (Dollars)	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
   US Code: 15 USC 790(a) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration
  

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:
	85 FR 23511	04/28/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 236	12/08/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

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	Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey Schedule A Baseline 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
EIA-757 B Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey	EIA-757B	EIA-757B Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey
EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report	EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Rep	Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Request	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	16,297	14,277	0	2,020	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	55,297	50,724	0	4,573	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The increase in total burden hours are due to increases in respondents for four surveys in this ICR package. EIA-176 is adding 20 additional respondents. These respondents include Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) producers who inject high-Btu RNG into an interstate pipeline, intra-state pipeline, or natural gas distribution company system. The largest addition of burden comes from the creation of Form EIA-191L Monthly Liquefied Natural Gas Storage Report. This new survey will add 85 respondents. These respondents include peak shaving facilities and satellite LNG storage facilities. Form EIA–910 Monthly Natural Gas Marketer is adding 60 additional respondents to accommodate the increase in market participants in this particular section of the industry. EIA-912 Weekly Underground Natural Gas Storage Report is adding 5 additional respondents to address possible increases to survey sampling sizes. In the previous OMB clearance package, Form EIA-757 Natural Gas Processing Plant Survey Schedule A was incorrectly listed as a 0.6 hour burden survey, instead of a 0.5 hour burden survey, which previously inflated its burden estimate by a small increment.

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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? No

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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: 12/03/2020

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