📊EIA Notice on Information Collection Extension Impacting Energy Businesses
Agency Information Collection Extension
Summary
EIA submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension with changes of its Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research, OMB Control Number 1905-0186. EIA-882T, "Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research," provides EIA with the authority to utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to pretest questionnaires and validate the quality of data collected on EIA's surveys. EIA uses EIA-882T to meet its obligation to publish, and otherwise make available independent, high-quality statistical data to federal government agencies, state and local governments, the energy industry, researchers, and the general public.
Agencies
- Energy Department
- Energy Information Administration
Business Impact
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The notice involves the EIA's extension of information collection, which impacts compliance and regulatory requirements pertinent to businesses in the energy sector. It affects firms that participate in EIA surveys as they must comply with changes and prepare for potential increased scrutiny and data reporting obligations.