[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65841-65842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26374]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will collect information on refineries 
with a crude distillation capacity of 50,000 barrels a day that have 
been shutdown, had a physical or cyber attack, or had an emergency 
shutdown of a major unit or process that may significantly reduce its 
production of transportation and/or heating fuels.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
December 5, 2008. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time 
allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your 
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer 
may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the:

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 
735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; and to
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (Attn: Comments 
on Refinery Emergency Disruption and Incident Report), OE-30, Forrestal 
Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585;

or by fax at 202-586-2623, or by e-mail at [email protected]. 
Alternatively, Alice Lippert may be contacted by telephone at 202-586-
9600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for information should be 
directed to Alice Lippert. Revised copies of the survey collection 
instrument and instructions can be accessed at: http://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/refdisrupt.aspx.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: New;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Refinery Emergency 
Disruption and Incident Report;
    (3) Type of Request: New collection;
    (4) Purpose: The Refinery Emergency Disruption and Incident Report 
collects information on petroleum refinery incidents and disturbances 
for DOE's use in fulfilling its overall national security and energy 
emergency management responsibilities. The information will also be 
used by DOE for emergency response and analytical purposes. Since the 
pre-survey consultation notice was published, Federal Register notice 
73 FR 37451, the proposal for the collection of actions taken by the 
refinery, units or processes affected, and the estimated production 
impact (Schedule 2) has been withdrawn. Additionally the reporting 
requirements for filing the form have changed. Respondents are required 
to submit the form within one hour between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 
p.m. (local time where incident has occurred)

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when at least one of the conditions for filing has been met. Outside of 
those hours, the form must be submitted within 3 hours of determining 
at least one of the conditions for filing has been met.
    (5) Type of Respondents: All petroleum refineries with a crude 
distillation capacity of 50,000 barrels a day or greater that are 
located in the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, and other U.S. possessions will be required to supply 
information when an incident or disturbance meets a reporting 
threshold.
    (6) Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 Respondents--100 refinery 
operators (number not expected to change over the next three years);
    (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: OE estimates the annual 
reporting burden to be 27 hours. OE estimates the respondent burden on 
the Emergency Report to be about six to ten minutes. OE estimates 200 
annual Emergency Report filings.

    Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), 
Department of Energy Organization Act (DOE Act), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 
seq., Section 13 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 
(Pub. L. 93-275) (15 U.S.C. 772), and Section 11 of the Energy 
Supply and Environmental Coordination Act of 1974 (ESECA) (Pub. L. 
93-319, 15 U.S.C. 796).

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 30, 2008.
Kevin M. Kolevar,
Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability, Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration 
Division.
[FR Doc. E8-26374 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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