In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2017
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2015
7,200
0
2,916
28,800
0
8,748
0
0
0
Survey collects monthly company-level
natural gas production in seven geographical areas (Texas
(including State offshore), Louisiana (including State offshore),
Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Federal Gulf of Mexico offshore and
Other States (defined as all remaining states, except Alaska, in
which the operator produced natural gas during the report month)).
The data are aggregated into state totals, which are published in
the "Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report" on EIA's web site
and in other EIA publications. Requested revision of the form
includes extracting 14 of the states included in "Other States" and
reporting aggregated company production for the states. Further,
crude oil and lease condensate production for all the separate
states, as well as the "Other States" category, will be collected.
Reported state totals for crude oil production will be decomposed
into 7 categories of API gravity, including "unknown."
US Code:
15
USC 790a Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act
US Code: 15
USC 764(a) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act
US Code: 15
USC 772(b) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of
1974
PL:
Pub.L. 93 - 275 13(b) Name of Law: Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974
The burden for respondents to
the proposed expanded Form EIA-914 increases because the survey
gathers additional important information. The expansion of the data
collection adding 14 additional states and the inclusion of crude
oil and condensate also results in an increase in the number of
sampled companies, thus increasing overall survey burden hours. For
the Form EIA-914, EIA creates a single cutoff sample for the lower
48 states/areas for which natural gas production data are
collected. However, this method is not efficient when applied to
the proposed expanded survey, so EIA instead proposes to create 21
samples for each of the states/areas, including "Other States,"
based on natural gas production and 21 samples based on crude oil
and lease condensate production.
Lawrence Stroud 202 586-6242
lawrence.stroud@eia.gov
No
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:
(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;
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.