[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20938-20940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10471]


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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 and Fractionator Report,'' EIA-802, ``Weekly Product 
Pipeline Report,'' EIA-803, ``Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report,'' EIA-
804, ``Weekly Imports Report,'' EIA-805, ``Weekly Terminal Blenders 
Report,'' EIA-809, ``Weekly Oxygenate Report,'' EIA-810, ``Monthly 
Refinery Report,'' EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,'' EIA-
813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,'' EIA-814, ``Monthly Imports Report,'' 
EIA-815, ``Monthly Terminal and Blender Report,'' EIA-816, ``Monthly 
Natural Gas Liquids Report,'' EIA-817, ``Monthly Tanker and Barge 
Movement Report,'' EIA-819, ``Monthly Oxygenate Report,'' and EIA-820, 
``Annual Refinery Report.''

DATES: Comments must be filed by July 6, 2009. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sylvia Norris. To ensure receipt of the 
comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202-586-1076) 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, Sylvia Norris may be contacted by telephone at 202-586-
6106.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Sylvia 
Norris 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_survey_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. 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 
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 for this collection by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    The weekly petroleum supply surveys (Forms EIA-800, EIA-802, EIA-
803, EIA-804, EIA-805 and EIA-809) are designed to highlight 
information on petroleum refinery operations, inventory levels, and 
imports of selected petroleum products in a timely manner. The 
information appears in the publications listed below and is also 
available electronically through the Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html.
    Publications: Internet only publications are the Weekly Petroleum 
Status Report, Short-Term Energy Outlook, and This Week in Petroleum.
    The monthly petroleum supply surveys (Forms EIA-810, EIA-812, EIA-
813, EIA-814, EIA-815, EIA-816, EIA-817, and EIA-819) 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/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.html.
    Publications: Internet only publications are the Petroleum Supply 
Monthly, Petroleum Supply Annual, and Short-Term Energy Outlook. 
Hardcopy and Internet publications are the Monthly Energy Review (DOE/
EIA-0035), the Annual Energy Review (DOE/EIA-0384), and the Annual 
Energy Outlook (DOE/EIA-0383).
    The annual petroleum supply 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 
Refinery Capacity Report and in the Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 1 
are available electronically through the Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/petroleum.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

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obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

II. Current Actions

    The EIA proposes the following changes: EIA-800 (Weekly Refinery 
Report)--Collect gross inputs and gross production rather than net 
production for the following products: propane (including propylene), 
fuel ethanol, finished motor gasoline, (reformulated--blended with fuel 
ethanol, reformulated--other, conventional--blended with fuel ethanol 
(Ed55 and lower and greater than Ed55), conventional--other; motor 
gasoline blending components (reformulated blendstock for oxygenate 
blending (RBOB), conventional blendstock for oxygenate blending (CBOB), 
gasoline treated as blendstock (GTAB), all other blending components; 
kerosene, kerosene-type jet fuel (commercial and military), distillate 
fuel oil (15 ppm sulfur and under, greater than 15 to 500 ppm sulfur 
(incl.), greater than 500 ppm sulfur) and residual fuel oil. Collect 
ending stocks of natural gas liquids and liquefied refinery gases, fuel 
ethanol, kerosene, and asphalt and road oil.
    For the form EIA-801 (Weekly Bulk Terminal Report)--Discontinue 
collection of this report. All bulk terminal and blender reporting will 
be reported by site on Form EIA-805 (Weekly Bulk Terminal and Blender 
Report).
    For the form EIA-802 (Weekly Product Pipeline Report)--Collect 
ending stocks for natural gas liquids and liquefied refinery gases, 
fuel ethanol and kerosene.
    For the form EIA-804 (Weekly Imports Report)--Collect imports for 
crude oil delivered to U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, natural gas 
liquids and liquefied petroleum gases, fuel ethanol and kerosene. EIA 
proposes to modify list of countries for which imports of crude oil are 
collected by discontinuing the collection of crude imports by country 
for Argentina, China, Indonesia, Iran, Libya, Norway, Qatar, Trinidad, 
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and adding Brazil and Equatorial 
Guinea.
    For the form EIA-805 (Weekly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report)--
Collect inventories for natural gas liquids and liquefied refinery 
gases, propane (including propylene), propylene (nonfuel use), fuel 
ethanol, finished motor gasoline (reformulated blended with fuel 
ethanol, reformulated other, conventional (Ed55 and lower, greater than 
Ed55), conventional other), motor gasoline blending components (RBOB, 
CBOB, GTAB and all other), kerosene-type jet fuel, kerosene, distillate 
fuel oil (15 ppm sulfur and under, greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm 
sulfur (incl), greater than 500 ppm sulfur), residual fuel oil and 
asphalt and road oil. Collect inputs and production for fuel ethanol, 
jet fuel, distillate fuel oil (15 ppm sulfur and under, greater than 15 
ppm to 500 ppm sulfur (incl), greater than 500 ppm sulfur), and 
residual fuel oil
    EIA proposes a new weekly form, EIA-809 (Weekly Oxygenate Report) 
to collect fuel ethanol production (denatured and undenatured) and end 
of week inventories.
    For the form EIA-810 (Monthly Refinery Report)--Add input to 
catalytic reformers to the list of downstream unit inputs; combine 
reporting of natural gas liquids and liquefied refinery gases into one 
area on EIA-810. Collect receipts and fuel use/losses for hydrogen. 
Collect full material balance for other hydrocarbons. Eliminate 
combined total for renewable fuels and oxygenates and collect separate 
totals.
    EIA proposes to discontinue collection of form EIA-811 (Monthly 
Bulk Terminal Report)--All bulk terminal and blender reporting will be 
reported by site on form EIA-815 (Monthly Bulk Terminal and Blenders 
Report).
    For the form EIA-813 (Crude Oil Report)--Eliminate reporting of 
crude oil consumed as fuel. Collect receipts of domestic crude oil into 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
    For the form EIA-814 (Monthly Imports Report)--Allow reporting of 
terminal control numbers in lieu of name, city and state for processing 
company location.
    For the form EIA-815 (Monthly Terminal Blenders Report)--Modify 
natural gas liquids (NGL) and liquefied refinery gases (LRG) reporting 
so that full line balance is required for total NGPL and LRG rather 
than for each NGPL and LRG product. Individual NGPL and LRG products 
will be reported only for ending stocks and inputs. Modify unfinished 
oils reporting so that a full line balance is required for total 
unfinished oils rather than for each unfinished oils product. 
Individual unfinished oils products will be reported for inputs, 
production and ending stocks. Discontinue collection of production for 
ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE), methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) 
and other oxygenates.
    For the form EIA-816 (Monthly Natural Gas Liquids Report)--
Discontinue collection of inputs of pentanes plus.
    For the form EIA-817 (Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement Report)--
Discontinue collection of finished motor gasoline (reformulated--
blended with ether and reformulated--non-oxygenated); motor gasoline 
blending components (RBOB--for blending with ether and RBOB--for 
blending with fuel ethanol); reformulated and conventional GTAB splits 
and only collect total GTAB.
    For the form EIA-819 (Monthly Oxygenate Report)--Collect annually 
fuel ethanol production capacity measured as nameplate capacity and the 
maximum sustainable capacity over a 6 month period. Collect inputs, 
production and ending stocks for denatured and undenatured fuel 
ethanol. Split reporting of inputs into two sections: denaturants 
blended with fuel ethanol and blending to produce finished motor 
gasoline.
    For forms EIA-800, EIA-802, EIA-804, EIA-805, EIA-810, EIA-812, 
EIA-814, EIA-817, and EIA-819, combine finished motor gasoline 
(reformulated, non-oxygenated and reformulated, blended with ether) 
into single category labeled reformulated, other; combine motor 
gasoline blending components (reformulated, blended with ether and 
reformulated, blended with alcohol) into single category labeled RBOB. 
Discontinue motor gasoline blending components reformulated and 
conventional GTAB splits and only collect total GTAB. Collect 
additional detail for production of finished motor gasoline, 
conventional (blended with fuel ethanol) by collecting subcategories 
for Ed55 and lower and greater than Ed55.
    For the form EIA-820 (Annual Refinery Report)--Allow reporting of 
catalytic reformer capacity in barrels per calendar day.

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.
    As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information:
    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?
    B. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be 
collected?
    C. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If 
not, which instructions need clarification?
    D. Can the information be submitted by the respondent by the due 
date?

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    E. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to 
average:
    Estimated hours per response: EIA-800, ``Weekly Refinery and 
Fractionator Report,''--1.58 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,''--1.75 hours; EIA-805, 
``Weekly Terminal Blenders Report,''--1.50 hours; EIA-809, ``Weekly 
Oxygenate Report,''--0.30 hours; EIA-810, ``Monthly Refinery 
Report,''--5.00 hours; EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,''--
3.00 hours; EIA-813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,''--1.50 hours; EIA-
814, ``Monthly Imports Report,''--2.55 hours; EIA-815, ``Monthly 
Terminal Blenders Report,''--3.55 hours; EIA-816, ``Monthly Natural Gas 
Liquids Report,''--0.95 hours; EIA-817, ``Monthly Tanker and Barge 
Movement Report,''--2.25 hours; EIA-819, ``Monthly Oxygenate 
Report,''--1.50 hours; and EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report''--2.40 
hours. The estimated burden includes the total time necessary to 
provide the requested information. In your opinion, how accurate is 
this estimate?
    F. 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?
    G. 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.
    H. 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. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the 
information have practical utility?
    B. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the 
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information 
disseminated?
    C. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be 
collected?
    D. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.
    E. 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 forms. They also 
will become a matter of public record.
    Statutory Authority: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 761 et seq.), and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101).

    Issued in Washington, DC, April 30, 2009.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-10471 Filed 5-5-09; 8:45 am]
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