[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7869-7870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2868]


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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 three-year 
extension to the Form EIA-886, ``Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled 
Vehicle Suppliers & Users.''

DATES: Comments must be filed by April 23, 2007. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Cynthia Sirk. To ensure receipt of the 
comments by the due date, submission by fax (202-287-1964) or e-mail 
([email protected]) is recommended. The mailing address is 
Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, EI-52, Forrestal 
Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. 
Alternatively, Ms. Sirk may be contacted by telephone at 202-287-1925.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Cynthia Sirk 
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. 93-275, 15 
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. 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. 3501, et seq.), 
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.
    Form EIA-886, Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled Vehicle Suppliers 
& Users is an annual survey that collects information on: (1) The 
number and type of alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs) and advanced 
technology vehicles that vehicle suppliers made available in the 
previous calendar year and plan to make available in the following 
calendar year; (2) The number, type and geographic distribution of AFVs 
in use in the previous calendar year; (3) the amount and distribution 
of each type of alternative transportation fuel (ATF) consumed in the 
previous calendar year; (4) the miles traveled by AFVs; and (5) the 
number, type, and disposition of retired AFVs in the previous calendar 
year. The EIA-886 data are collected from suppliers and users of AFVs. 
The objectives of the EIA-886 survey are to: (1) Comply with section 
503 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) that requires the EIA to 
collect information and provide estimates related to alternative fueled 
vehicles, alternate transportation fuels, and replacement fuels; (2) 
Satisfy public requests for information on AFVs and ATFs; (3) Provide 
Congress with a measure of the extent to which the objectives of EPACT 
are being achieved; and (4) Provide EIA with a basis for estimating and 
forecasting total AFV and ATF use in the U.S. The results of the EIA-
886 are released annually on EIA's Web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html.
    Please refer to 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.

II. Current Actions

    EIA will be requesting a three-year extension of approval to its 
Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled Vehicle Suppliers & Users and will 
be requesting one change with respect to the form title. For 
simplification, EIA proposes to change the form title to ``Annual 
Alternative Fueled Vehicle Survey.''

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.

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.

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    B. What enhancements can be made to the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected?

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 burden for this collection is estimated to 
average 4.4 hours per response. The estimated burden includes the total 
time necessary to provide the requested information. In your opinion, 
how accurate is this estimate?
    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. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, February 13, 2007.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Energy Information Administration.
 [FR Doc. E7-2868 Filed 2-20-07; 8:45 am]
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