[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8704-8706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4694]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed three year clearance with no changes
to the forms EIA-800-804, 807, 810-814, 816, 817, 819M, and 820 of
EIA's Petroleum Supply Reporting System.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 28, 1997.
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below
of your intention to do so as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Michael Conner, Energy Information
Administration, EI-421, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-1795, e-mail [email protected], and
FAX (202) 586-5846.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information or copies
of the form and instructions should be directed to Michael Conner 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 Energy Information
Administration 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.
The Energy Information Administration, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden (required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)), conducts a presurvey
consultation program to provide the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
reporting forms. This program helps to ensure that requested data can
be provided in the desired format, reporting burden is minimized,
reporting forms are clearly understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Also, EIA will
later seek approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
the collections under Section 3507(h) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13, Title 44, U.S.C. Chapter 35).
The Petroleum Supply Reporting System collects data necessary for
determining the supply and disposition of crude oil, finished petroleum
products, and natural gas liquids. These data are published by the
Energy Information Administration in the Weekly Petroleum Status
Report, Petroleum Supply Monthly, and the Petroleum Supply Annual.
Respondents to the surveys are producers of oxygenates, operators of
petroleum refining facilities, blending plants, bulk terminals, crude
oil and product pipelines, natural gas plant facilities, tanker and
barge operators, and oil importers.
II. Current Actions
The Energy Information Administration will request a three year
clearance with no changes to the existing collection forms.
III. Request for Comments
Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment
on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are
provided to assist in the preparation of responses. (If the notice
covers more than one form, add ``Please indicate to which form(s) your
comments apply.'')
General Issues
A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary, taking into
account its accuracy, adequacy, and reliability, and the agency's
ability to process the information it collects in a useful and timely
fashion.
B. What enhancements can EIA make to the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected?
As a Potential Respondent
A. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If
not, which instructions require clarification?
B. Can data be submitted in accordance with the due date specified
in the instructions?
C. EIA allows for respondents to report manually or by using the
Petroleum Electronic Data Reporting Option (PEDRO) for all forms except
the EIA-807, EIA-819M, and EIA-820. EIA believes that reporting using
PEDRO takes less time than manual reporting. Estimated public reporting
burden for the collections are listed below. For those forms that
utilize PEDRO, two estimates are provided: the first is for an average
report prepared manually and the second is for an average report
submitted using PEDRO. The burden estimates are: EIA-800, 1 hour 15
minutes (manual submission) and 1 hour (PEDRO submission); EIA-801, 45
minutes and 30 minutes; EIA-802, 45 minutes and 30 minutes; EIA-803, 30
minutes and 15 minutes; EIA-804, 1 hour 15 minutes and 1 hour; EIA-807,
1 hour for weekly reports from October through March, and 30 minutes
for monthly reports from April through September; EIA-810, 3 hours 45
minutes and 2 hours; EIA-811, 1 hour 45 minutes and 1 hour; EIA-812, 2
hours 15 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes; EIA-813, 1 hour 30 minutes and
45 minutes; EIA-814, 2 hours and 1 hour 15 minutes; EIA-816, 45 minutes
and 30 minutes; EIA-817, 1 hour 45 minutes and 1 hour; EIA-819M, 30
minutes; and EIA-820, 2 hours. Burden includes the total time, effort,
or financial resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide the information including: (1) reviewing
instructions; (2) developing, acquiring, installing, and utilizing
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining, disclosing and providing
information; (3) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and requirements; (4) training
personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5) searching data
sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the information.
Please comment on (1) the accuracy of our estimate and (2) how the
agency could minimize the burden of the collection of information,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
D. What are the estimated (1) total dollar amount annualized for
capital and start-up costs, and (2) recurring annual dollar amount of
operation, maintenance, and purchase of service costs associated with
this data collection? The estimates should take into account the costs
associated with generating, maintaining, and disclosing or providing
the information. Estimates should not include purchases of equipment or
services made as part of customary and usual business practices, or the
cost of any burden hours for completing the form. EIA estimates that
there are no additional costs other than those that the respondent
incurs in keeping the information for its own uses.
E. Do you know of any other Federal, State, or local agency that
collects similar data? If you do, specify the agency, the data
element(s), and the methods of collection.
As a Potential User
A. Can you use data at the levels of detail indicated on the form?
B. For what purpose would you use the data? Be specific.
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C. Are there alternate sources of data and do you use them? If so,
what are their deficiencies and/or strengths?
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also
will become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13).
Issued in Washington, D.C. February 20, 1997.
Lynda T. Carlson,
Director, Office of Statistical Standards, Energy Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-4694 Filed 2-25-97; 8:45 am]
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