[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56749-56750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21264]


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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 form EIA-886, ``Annual Survey of 
Alternative Fueled Vehicle Suppliers and Users'' 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 October 22, 2004. 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 John A. Asalone, 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) is recommended. The mailing address is 726 
Jackson Place, NW., Washington, DC 20503. (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

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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 (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.
    1. EIA-886, ``Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled Vehicle Suppliers 
and Users.''
    2. Energy Information Administration.
    3. OMB Number 1905-0191.
    4. Revision.
    5. Mandatory.
    6. Form EIA-886 is an annual survey of the number of Alternative 
Fuel Vehicles. (AFVs) made available on a calendar year basis and the 
amount and distribution of each type of Alternative Transportation Fuel 
(ATF) consumed. The data will be used to track the AFV supply situation 
available for the Federal Government, State Governments, and the fuel 
providers, and the consumption of ATFs. Respondents are manufacturers, 
importers, and conversion companies of AFV vehicles, and ATF providers 
and users.
    7. Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; 
Federal Government; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    8. 10,853 hours.
    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, September 16, 2004.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-21264 Filed 9-21-04; 8:45 am]
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