[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 47 (Thursday, March 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12534-12535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5779]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, DOE.

ACTION: Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is soliciting 
comments on the proposed three-year clearance with no changes to the 
forms EIA-800-804, 807, 810-814, 816, 817, 819M, and 820 of the EIA's 
Petroleum Supply Reporting System.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2000. If 
you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, 
contact the person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms. Stefanie Palumbo, Energy Information 
Administration, EI-42, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Washington, D.C. 20585 or by phone at (202) 586-6866, by e-mail 
[email protected], or by FAX (202) 586-5846.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to Stefanie 
Palumbo at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

I. Background

    The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275, 
15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the Department of Energy Organization Act 
(Pub. L. No. 95-91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the Energy 
Information Administration (EIA) to carry out a centralized, 
comprehensive, and unified energy information program. This program 
collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates information 
on energy resource reserves, production, demand, technology, and 
related economic and statistical information. This information is used 
to assess the adequacy of energy resources to meet near and longer term 
domestic demands.
    The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), provides 
the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to 
comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in 
conjunction with the EIA. Any comments received help the EIA to prepare 
data requests that maximize the utility of the information collected, 
and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the public. 
Also, the EIA will later seek approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) of the collections under Section 3507(h) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.
    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 requests a three-year 
extension with no changes to the existing Petroleum Supply Reporting 
System survey 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 comments. Please indicate to 
which form(s) your comments apply.

General Issues

    A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the 
information have practical utility? Practical utility is defined as the 
actual usefulness of information to or for an agency, taking into 
account its accuracy, adequacy, reliability, timeliness, and the 
agency's ability to process the information it collects.
    B. What enhancements can be made 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 need clarification?
    B. Can the information be submitted by the due date?
    C. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to 
average as follows. The EIA allows for respondents to report manually 
or by using the PC Electronic Data Reporting Option (PEDRO) for all 
forms excluding the EIA-807, EIA-819M, and the EIA-820. EIA believes 
that reporting by using PEDRO takes less time than manual reporting. 
Estimated public reporting burden for the collections that utilize:
PEDRO Submission:
--EIA-800, 1 hour
--EIA-801, 30 minutes
--EIA-802, 30 minutes
--EIA-803, 15 minutes
--EIA-804, 1 hour
--EIA-810, 2 hours
--EIA-811, 1 hour
--EIA-812, 1 hour 30 minutes
--EIA-813, 45 minutes
--EIA-814, 1 hour 15 minutes
--EIA-816, 30 minutes
--EIA-817, 1 hour.

    The public reporting burden for the average report prepared:
Manual Submission
--EIA-800, 1 hour 15 minutes
--EIA-801, 45 minutes
--EIA-802, 45 minutes
--EIA-803, 30 minutes
--EIA-804, 1 hour 15 minutes
--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
--EIA-811, 1 hour 45 minutes
--EIA-812, 2 hours 15 minutes
--EIA-813, 1 hour 30 minutes
--EIA-814, 2 hours
--EIA-816, 45 minutes
--EIA-817, 1 hour 45 minutes
--EIA-819M, 30 minutes
--EIA-820, 2 hours.

    The estimated burden includes the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose and provide 
the information. Please comment on the accuracy of the estimate.
    D. The agency estimates that the only costs to the respondents are 
for the time it will take them to complete the collection. Please 
comment if respondents will incur start-up costs for reporting, or any 
recurring annual costs for operation, maintenance, and purchase of 
services associated with the information collection.
    E. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of 
this collection of information? Such actions may involve the use of 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

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    F. Does any other Federal, State, or local agency collect similar 
information? If so, specify the agency, the data element(s), and the 
methods of collection.

As a Potential User

    A. Is the information useful at the levels of detail indicated on 
the form?
    B. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.
    C. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they 
useful? If so, what are their weaknesses 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. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 3,2000.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-5779 Filed 3-8-00; 8:45 am]
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