Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form EIA-64A Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys Form	Modified
2012 EIA-23L Activation Letter(GL) FINAL 062613_OMB.DOCX Supplementary Document	2013-06-26
EIA-23L-23S-64A 64A Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2013-02-28
EIA-23L-23S-64A 23 Letter 2-25-13.docx Supplementary Document	2013-02-28
EIA-23L-23S-64A Part B 2-22-2013 final.DOCX Supporting Statement B	2013-02-28
EIA-23L-23S-64A SS Part A FINAL 062613.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-06-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23292	Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1905-0057	ICR Reference No: 201302-1905-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200912-1905-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/EIA	Agency Tracking No: EIA-23L/64A
Title: Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/03/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/28/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	1,450	0	1,701
Time Burden (Hours)	43,650	0	46,366
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: EIA proposes a three-year extension of the Form EIA-23L, with changes to the methods for sampling, estimation,and imputation, and also with changes to the publication of data from three small states, and updates to the instructions to use current EIA definitions of industry terms. The Form EIA-64A will be extended without changes, and the Form EIA-23S will be discontinued, with the larger-volume Form EIA-23S respondents instead reporting on the Form EIA-23L.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 15 USC 772(b) Name of Law: FEA Act
   US Code: 15 USC 764(b) Name of Law: FEA Act
   US Code: 15 USC 764(a) Name of Law: FEA Act
   US Code: 15 USC 790(a) Name of Law: FEA Act
  

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:
	77 FR 33453	06/06/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 13656	02/28/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Oil and Gas Reserves System Surveys	EIA-23L, EIA-23S, EIA-64A	Annual Report of the Origin of Natural Gas Liquids Production ,   Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (Field Version) ,   REMOVE - Annual Survey of Domestic Oil and Gas Reserves (Summary Version)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,450	1,701	0	-251	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	43,650	46,366	0	-2,716	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Total respondent reporting burden for the OGRS data collection, estimated at 43,650 hours, will be reduced by over 2,700 hours from the previously-approved OGRS burden hours, because the burden from adding respondents to the Forms EIA-23L and EIA-64A will be more than offset by the reduction in the number of respondents from the proposed suspension of the Form EIA-23S survey and the revised sample methodology for the EIA-23. The total burden for respondents to Form EIA-64A increases because the survey is a census, and new natural gas processing plants are being built to tap new production areas with significant tight oil and shale gas reserves. These new processing plants are therefore added to the survey frame. The total burden for the Form EIA-23L increases because of the proposed addition to the sample of small volume respondents that previously completed the Form EIA-23S

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,400,000

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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: 02/28/2013

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