Emergency information collection (Form EIA-862) discontinued
Company: Riot
The claim, verbatim
EIA has formally discontinued and ceased the emergency collection of Form EIA-862, and OMB has approved this discontinuance.
Source (primary)
Texas Blockchain Council v. Department of Energy — Entry #24: NOTICE of Agreement by Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Jennifer M (RECAP, court_filing)
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Quote: “The Agreement sets forth that EIA has discontinued (that is, formally withdrawn and ceased) the emergency collection of Form EIA-862 that Plaintiffs challenge in this litigation, and that OMB has approved the discontinuance.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 10, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The proposed order recounts that the parties' Agreement states EIA discontinued the emergency Form EIA-862 collection and OMB approved the discontinuance. The document is a proposed order summarizing the Agreement, not a signed ruling.
Confirmed in the source:
- EIA has discontinued (formally withdrawn and ceased) the emergency collection of Form EIA-862
- OMB has approved the discontinuance of the Form EIA-862 emergency collection
What we did: Read our cached copy of RECAP (https://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172776308/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172776308.24.3.pdf) in full (5,483 characters, retrieved September 3, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Texas Blockchain Council v. Department of Energy — Entry #24: NOTICE of Agreement by Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Jennifer M
Quote: “The Agreement sets forth that EIA has discontinued (that is, formally withdrawn and ceased) the emergency collection of Form EIA-862 that Plaintiffs challenge in this litigation, and that OMB has approved the discontinuance.”
confirms Texas Blockchain Council v. Department of Energy — Entry #25: ORDER GRANTING [16] Motion CHAMBER OF DIGITIAL COMMERCES MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AS PLAINTIFF
Quote: “EIA has discontinued (that is, formally withdrawn and ceased) the emergency collection of Form EIA-862 that Plaintiffs challenge in this litigation, and that OMB has approved the discontinuance... As a result of the discontinuance, no person or entity is subject to any obligation to respond to Form EIA-862.”
