[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38491-38494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13893]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed revisions and 
three-year extension to the following Petroleum Supply Forms:

EIA-800, ``Weekly Refinery Report,''
EIA-801, ``Weekly Bulk Terminal Report,''
EIA-802, ``Weekly Product Pipeline Report,''
EIA-803, ``Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report,''
EIA-804, ``Weekly Imports Report,''
EIA-810, ``Monthly Refinery Report,''
EIA-811, ``Monthly Bulk Terminal Report,''
EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,''
EIA-813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,''
EIA-814, ``Monthly Imports Report,''
EIA-816, ``Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report,''
EIA-817, ``Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement Report,''
EIA-819M, ``Monthly Oxygenate Telephone Report,'' and
EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report.''

DATES: Comments must be filed by August 5, 2002. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Stefanie Palumbo, Petroleum Division. To 
ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202-
586-5846) or e-mail ([email protected]) is recommended. The 
mailing address is Petroleum Division, EI-42, Forrestal Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585. 
Alternatively, Stefanie Palumbo may be contacted by telephone at (202) 
586-6866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Stefanie 
Palumbo

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at the address listed above. The proposed forms and changes in 
definitions and instructions are also available on the Internet at 
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/survey_forms/pet_proposed_forms.html

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 DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91, 
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the 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) under Section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.
    The weekly surveys (Forms EIA-800, EIA-801, EIA-802, EIA-803, and 
EIA-804) are designed to highlight information on petroleum refinery 
operations, inventory levels, and imports of selected petroleum 
products in a more timely manner. The information appears in the 
publications listed below and is also available electronically through 
the Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/.

Publications:

DOE/EIA-0208  Weekly Petroleum Status Report
DOE/EIA-0109  Petroleum Supply Monthly
DOE/EIA-0035  Monthly Energy Review
DOE/EIA-0202  Short-Term Energy Outlook
DOE/EIA-0383  Annual Energy Outlook
Internet only  This Week in Petroleum

    The monthly surveys (Forms EIA-810, EIA-811, EIA-812, EIA-813, EIA-
814, EIA-816, EIA-817 and EIA-819M) are designed to provide 
statistically reliable and comprehensive information not available from 
other sources to EIA, other Federal agencies, and the private sector 
for use in forecasting, policy making, planning, and analysis 
activities. The information appears in the publications listed below 
and is also available electronically through the Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/.

Publications:

DOE/EIA-0208  Weekly Petroleum Status Report
DOE/EIA-0109  Petroleum Supply Monthly
DOE/EIA-0340  Petroleum Supply Annual
DOE/EIA-0035  Monthly Energy Review
DOE/EIA-0384  Annual Energy Review
DOE/EIA-0202  Short-Term Energy Outlook
DOE/EIA-0383  Annual Energy Outlook

    The annual survey (Form EIA-820) provides data on the operations of 
all operating and idle petroleum refineries (including new refineries 
under construction), blending plants, refineries shutdown with useable 
storage capacity, and refineries shutdown during the previous year. The 
information appears in the Petroleum Supply Annual (DOE/EIA-0340) and 
is also available electronically through the Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/.

II. Current Actions

    The EIA will request a 3-year extension of the collection authority 
for each of the above-referenced surveys except for the Form EIA-807. 
The Form EIA-807 will be eliminated. Additionally, as a means of 
improving its petroleum supply surveys to reflect the changing 
regulations and industry, the EIA proposes the following changes for 
the 2003 and 2004 collection periods.
     2003 Survey Changes
     Add product detail for Non-Fuel Propylene, Ethylene, and 
Refinery Butane
     Add Propane/Propylene to weekly surveys (eliminate EIA-807 
survey)
     Collect RBOB (Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for 
Oxygenate Blending) as a separate item under gasoline blending 
components
     Add a gasoline blending section to bulk terminal reports 
(Forms EIA-801 and EIA-811)
     Modify oxygenate survey EIA-819 to eliminate redundant 
inventory reporting and capture production of gasoline blending 
components
     Add a natural gas activity section to the natural gas 
liquids report EIA-816
     2004 Survey Changes
     Add finished gasoline product detail
     Modify distillate fuel oil sulfur levels
     Collect product detail for unfinished oils input and 
production
     Modify reporting categories for hydrocracking and 
hydrotreating capacity
     Eliminate naphtha-type jet fuel as a separate product
    Specific changes to each of the forms are outlined below:

2003 Changes Proposed by EIA

    Change the title of the Form EIA-800 from ``Weekly Refinery 
Report'' to ``Weekly Refinery and Fractionator Report.''
    Collect three additional products for Form EIA-800 (Weekly Refinery 
and Fractionator Report), Form EIA-802 (Weekly Product Pipeline 
Report), and Form EIA-804 (Weekly Imports Report).
     Propane/propylene,
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components, and
     All other motor gasoline blending components.
    Collect four additional products in the bulk terminal stocks 
section (Section A) of Form EIA-801 (Weekly Bulk Terminal Report). The 
products are:
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components,
     All other motor gasoline blending components,
     Propane/propylene, and
     Propylene (nonfuel use).
    Add a new section for gasoline blending (Section B) to the Form 
EIA-801 (Weekly Bulk Terminal Report). Data for inputs and/or 
production of the following products will be collected in the new 
gasoline blending section:
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components 
(inputs),
     All other motor gasoline blending components (inputs),
     Oxygenates, natural gas plant liquids, and liquefied 
refinery gases (inputs), and
     Finished motor gasoline in the categories:
--Reformulated (inputs and production),
--Oxygenated (inputs and production), and
--Other finished (inputs and production).
    Collect three additional products for Form EIA-810 (Monthly 
Refinery Report), Form EIA-812 (Monthly Product Pipeline Report), and 
Form EIA-814 (Monthly Imports Report).
     All other oxygenates (methanol, TAME (tertiary amyl methyl 
ether), TBA (tertiary butyl alcohol), and other oxygenates),
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components, and
     All other motor gasoline blending components.
    Collect six additional products in the bulk terminal stocks section 
(Section A)

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of Form EIA-811 (Monthly Bulk Terminal Report). The products are:
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components,
     All other motor gasoline blending components,
     Ethylene,
     Propylene (nonfuel use),
     Refinery-grade butane, and
     All other oxygenates (methanol, TAME, TBA, and other 
oxygenates).
    Add a new section for gasoline blending (Section B) to the Form 
EIA-811. Data for inputs and/or production of the following products 
will be collected in the new gasoline blending section:
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components (inputs 
and production),
     All other motor gasoline blending components (inputs and 
production),
     Oxygenates (inputs) in the categories:
--Fuel Ethanol (FE),
--Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE),
--Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), and
--All other oxygenates (methanol, TAME, TBA, and other oxygenates).
     Natural gas plant liquids, and liquefied refinery gases 
(inputs) in the categories:
--Normal butane,
--Isobutane, and
--Pentanes plus.
     Finished motor gasoline (inputs and production) in the 
categories:
--Reformulated,
--Oxygenated, and
--Other finished.
    Add a new section for natural gas activity (Part 2) to the Form 
EIA-816 (Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report). Quantities of the 
following will be collected:
     Volume of natural gas received during the month,
     Volume of natural gas consumed as fuel at the facility for 
all purposes, and
     Volume of natural gas shipments during the month.
    Collect two additional products for Form EIA-817 (Monthly Tanker 
and Barge Movement Report):
     Reformulated (including RBOB) blending components, and
     All other motor gasoline blending components.
    Form EIA-819M (Monthly Oxygenate Telephone Report) modifications 
include:
     Change the number of the Form EIA-819M to Form EIA-819.
     Change filing and publication dates for monthly oxygenate 
data to match petroleum supply surveys (i.e., change filing date from 7 
working days after the end of each report month to 20 calendar days 
after the end of each report month).
     Change the publication date from 15 working days after the 
end of each report month to approximately 52 days after the end of each 
report month.
     Eliminate reporting on Form EIA-819 by bulk terminal and 
pipeline operators. (This eliminates duplicate reporting of stocks on 
Form EIA-819 and Forms EIA-811 or Form EIA-812. The EIA-819 will survey 
merchant and captive oxygenate producers exclusively.)
     Discontinue reporting stocks at captive MTBE plants. This 
eliminates duplicate reporting of stocks on Form EIA-819 and Form EIA-
810.
     Report production of motor gasoline blending components. 
(This change is needed to capture new gasoline blending components 
production from merchant MTBE plants that have converted to alkylation 
plants. Without this change the petroleum supply data system will 
undercount total gasoline supply.)
     Collect these new data elements:
--MTBE merchant plant production,
--MTBE captive plant production,
--All other oxygenates (methanol, TAME, TBA, and other oxygenates) 
production, and
--All other oxygenates (methanol, TAME, TBA, and other oxygenates) 
ending stocks.
    Collect one new product for Form EIA-820 (Annual Refinery Report):
     other oxygenates (methanol, TAME, TBA, and other 
oxygenates)
    There are no proposed changes to the Form EIA-803 (Weekly Crude Oil 
Stocks Report) or the Form EIA-813 (Monthly Crude Oil Report).

2004 Changes Proposed by EIA

    Modify the product detail on the Forms EIA-800, EIA-801, EIA-802, 
EIA-804, EIA-810, EIA-811, EIA-812, EIA-814, and EIA-817 as follows:
Finished Motor Gasoline
     Reformulated (blended with ether)
     Reformulated (blended with alcohol)
     Reformulated (non-oxygenated)
     Oxygenated (blended with ether)
     Oxygenated (blended with alcohol)
     Conventional (blended with ether)
     Conventional (blended with alcohol)
     Conventional (non-oxygenated).
Motor Gasoline Blending Components
     Reformulated (including RBOB) for blending with ether
     Reformulated (including RBOB) for blending with alcohol
     Gasoline treated as blendstock (GTAB)
     All other motor gasoline blending components.
Distillate Fuel Oil
     15 ppm sulfur and under
     Greater than 15 ppm sulfur to 50 ppm sulfur (inclusive)
     Greater than 50 ppm sulfur to 500 ppm sulfur (inclusive)
     Greater than 500 ppm sulfur to 2000 ppm sulfur (inclusive)
     Greater than 2000 ppm sulfur.
Naphtha-Type Jet Fuel
     Eliminate reporting of Naphtha-Type Jet Fuel on the Forms 
EIA-800, EIA-801, EIA-802, EIA-804, EIA-810, EIA-811, EIA-812, EIA-814, 
EIA-817, and EIA-820 as a separate product. Include it in miscellaneous 
products.
Form EIA-820 Changes
    Add new categories for catalytic hydrocracking capacity by type of 
feed:
     Distillate
     Gas Oil
     Residual
    Add new categories for catalytic hydrotreating capacity by product 
classification:
     Gasoline Desulfurization
     Kerosene and Jet Desulfurization
     Diesel Fuel Desulfurization
     Other Distillate
     Residual
     Other
    Modify the product detail for distillate fuel storage capacity:
     15 ppm sulfur and under
     Greater than 15 ppm sulfur to 50 ppm sulfur (inclusive)
     Greater than 50 ppm sulfur to 500 ppm sulfur (inclusive)
     Greater than 500 ppm sulfur to 2000 ppm sulfur (inclusive)
    Greater than 2000 ppm sulfur.

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?

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As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information

    A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be 
collected?
    B. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If 
not, which instructions need clarification?
    C. Can the information be submitted by the due date?
    D. Public reporting burdens for the forms are estimated to average:

With the 2003 Changes (hours per response)

EIA-800, ``Weekly Refinery and Fractionator Report,''--1.38 hours
EIA-801, ``Weekly Bulk Terminal Report,''--0.83 hours
EIA-802, ``Weekly Product Pipeline Report,''--0.83 hours
EIA-803, ``Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report,''--0.50 hours
EIA-804, ``Weekly Imports Report,''--1.38 hours
EIA-810, ``Monthly Refinery Report,''--4.13 hours
EIA-811, ``Monthly Bulk Terminal Report,''--1.93 hours
EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,''--2.48 hours
EIA-813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,''--1.50 hours
EIA-814, ``Monthly Imports Report,''--2.20 hours
EIA-816, ``Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report,''--0.83 hours
EIA-817, ``Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement Report,''--1.93 hours
EIA-819, ``Monthly Oxygenate Telephone Report,''--0.55 hours
EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report''--2.00 hours

With the 2004 Changes (hours per response)

EIA-800, ``Weekly Refinery and Fractionator Report,''--1.58 hours
EIA-801, ``Weekly Bulk Terminal Report,''--0.95 hours
EIA-802, ``Weekly Product Pipeline Report,''--0.95 hours
EIA-803, ``Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report,''--0.50 hours
EIA-804, ``Weekly Imports Report,''--1.58 hours
EIA-810, ``Monthly Refinery Report,''--4.74 hours
EIA-811, ``Monthly Bulk Terminal Report,''--2.21 hours
EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,''--2.85 hours
EIA-813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,''--1.50 hours
EIA-814, ``Monthly Imports Report,''--2.53 hours
EIA-816, ``Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report,''--0.95 hours
EIA-817, ``Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement Report,''--2.21 hours
EIA-819, ``Monthly Oxygenate Telephone Report,''--0.63 hours
EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report''--2.30 hours
    The estimated burdens include the total time necessary to provide 
the requested information. In your opinion, how accurate are the 
estimates?
    E. The agency estimates that the only cost to a respondent is for 
the time it will take to complete the collection. Will a respondent 
incur any start-up costs for reporting, or any recurring annual costs 
for operation, maintenance, and purchase of services associated with 
the information collection?
    F. 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.
    G. 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 of the Information To Be Collected

    A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information 
disseminated?
    B. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be 
collected?
    C. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.
    D. 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 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Issued in Washington, DC, May 29, 2002.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-13893 Filed 6-3-02; 8:45 am]
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