[Federal Register: July 21, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 139)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

 
Agency Information Publication Activities

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, DOE

ACTION: Notice of discontinuation of publications.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is advising the 
public that it intends to cease publication of two reports in the 
electric power publication series.

DATES: Comments may be submitted in writing on or before September 4, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to John G. Colligan, EI-531, Energy 
Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20585-0650, (202) 426-1174, e-
mail jcolliga@eia.doe.gov, and fax (202) 426-1311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to John Colligan at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments

I. Background

    In order to fulfill its responsibilities under the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275) and the Department of 
Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91), the EIA is obliged to 
carry out a central, comprehensive, and unified energy data and 
information program. As part of this program, EIA collects, evaluates, 
assembles, analyzes, and disseminates data and information related to 
energy resource reserves, production, demand, and technology, and 
related economic and statistical information relevant to the adequacy 
of energy resources to meet demands in the near and longer term future 
for the Nation's economic and social needs.

II. Current Actions

    The EIA intends to discontinue the publication of following two 
reports: Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric 
Utilities--DOE/EIA-0437(yr)/1 and U.S. Electric Utility Demand-Side 
Management--DOE/EIA-0589(yr).
    The final issue of the Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-
Owned Electric Utilities would be the issue dated December 1997, 
published on December 8, 1997, and covers the 1996 data year. In view 
of limited resources, the Department proposes that the issuance of this 
publication be discontinued because the data contained in this 
publication are collected by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
(FERC) and will be available through FERC.
    The last issue of the U.S. Electric Utility Demand-Side Management 
would be the December 1997 issue, published on December 19, 1997, and 
covers the 1996 data. In order to reduce respondent burden, the EIA 
restructured Schedule V, ``Demand-Side Management Information,'' on the 
Form EIA-861, ``Annual Electric Utility Report,'' during the 1997 
survey re-clearance. The Form EIA-861 requires less detailed Demand 
Side Management (DSM) data from the reporting utilities. Starting with 
1997, the DSM data are collected in a summary format and will continue 
to be published in the Electric Power Annual, Volume II. The annual 
detail DSM data will be posted on the Internet.

III. Request for Comments

    Prospective users of these data and other interested parties may 
comment on the actions discussed in item II if they so desire. DOE will 
carefully consider all comments and if it is persuaded by the comments 
to continue publication of either report, it will publish a notice of 
its decision.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on July 15, 1998.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy 
Information Administration
[FR Doc. 98-19371 Filed 7-20-98; 8:45 am]
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