[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60098-60099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26518]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

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

ACTION: Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB 
review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The EIA has submitted the Petroleum Supply Reporting System 
surveys to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and a 
three-year extension under section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Comments must be filed by November 20, 2003. If you anticipate 
that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so 
within that period, you should contact the OMB Desk Officer for DOE 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Bill Nickerson, OMB Desk Officer for DOE, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission 
by FAX (202-395-7285) or e-mail ([email protected]) is 
recommended. The mailing address is 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, 
DC 20503. The OMB DOE Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-7151 (A 
copy of your comments should also be provided to EIA's Statistics and 
Methods Group at the address below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Herbert Miller. To ensure receipt of the comments 
by the due date, submission by FAX (202-287-1705) or e-mail 
([email protected]) is recommended. The mailing address is 
Statistics and Methods Group (EI-70), Forrestal Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0670. Mr. Miller may be 
contacted by telephone at (202) 287-1711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This section contains the following 
information about the energy information collection submitted to OMB 
for review: (1) The collection numbers and title; (2) the sponsor 
(i.e., the Department of Energy component); (3) the current OMB docket 
number (if applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e., new, revision, 
extension, or reinstatement); (5) response obligation

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(i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain benefits); 
(6) a description of the need for and proposed use of the information; 
(7) a categorical description of the likely respondents; and (8) an 
estimate of the total annual reporting burden (i.e., the estimated 
number of likely respondents times the proposed frequency of response 
per year times the average hours per response).
    1. The Petroleum Supply Reporting System includes the following 
surveys:

EIA-800, Weekly Refinery and Fractionator Report (previously 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-819, Monthly Oxygenate Report, (previously EIA-819M, Monthly 
Oxygenate Telephone Report), and
EIA-820, Annual Refinery Report.

New Surveys Proposed

EIA-805, Weekly Terminal Blenders Report
EIA-815, Monthly Terminal Blenders Report
    2. Energy Information Administration.
    3. OMB Number 1905-0165.
    4. Revision.
    5. Mandatory.
    6. EIA's Petroleum Supply Reporting System collects information 
needed for determining the supply and disposition of crude oil, 
petroleum products, and natural gas liquids. The data are published by 
EIA and are used by public and private analysts. Respondents are 
operators of petroleum refineries, blending plants, bulk terminals, 
crude oil and product pipelines, natural gas plant facilities, tankers, 
barges, and oil importers.
    7. Business or other for profit; Federal Government; and State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    8. 83,289 hours (2,590 respondents times 19.37 responses per year 
times 1.66 hours per response).
    The Office of Oil and Gas has made minor modifications subsequent 
to those proposed in the FR notice for public comments. These 
additional changes are based upon comments received in response to the 
FR notice, along with changes in the industry.
    These new changes are:
    (1) EIA-819--delete the ``isobutylene'' category from the motor 
gasoline blending component production
    (2) EIA-811--Add the category ``unfinished oils'' with the 
following subcategories:
    a. Naphthas and Lighter
    b. Kerosene and Light Gas Oils
    c. Heavy Gas Oils
    d. Residuum
    (3) EIA-803 and EIA-813--Add a line for crude oil stocks at 
Cushing, Oklahoma
    (4) EIA-811--Collect the volumes of ultra-low sulfur distillate 
fuel oil (15 ppm and under) downgraded at bulk terminals by PAD 
District. Downgraded volumes include motor vehicle diesel fuel that was 
designated as meeting the 15 ppm sulfur standard when it was produced 
or imported but was later commingled with motor vehicle diesel fuel 
meeting the 500 ppm sulfur standard. Downgrading of motor vehicle 
diesel fuel meeting the 15 ppm sulfur standard may occur because the 
fuel became mixed with higher-sulfur product in pipelines (i.e. 
pipeline interface/transmix) or because sulfur was picked up at other 
points in the petroleum distribution system (e.g. tanks, valves, 
manifolds) causing the fuel to exceed the 15 ppm sulfur standard.
    Please refer to the supporting statement as well as the proposed 
forms and instructions for more information about the purpose, who must 
report, when to report, where to submit, the elements to be reported, 
detailed instructions, provisions for confidentiality, and uses 
(including possible nonstatistical uses) of the information. For 
instructions on obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

    Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13)(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, October 15, 2003.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-26518 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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