[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20936-20938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10472]


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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 petroleum marketing survey forms listed below:


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EIA-14, ``Refiners' Monthly Cost Report;''
EIA-182, ``Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report;''
EIA-782A, ``Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly Petroleum Product 
Sales Report;''
EIA-782B, ``Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales 
Report;''
EIA-782C, ``Monthly Report of Prime Supplier Sales of Petroleum 
Products Sold For Local Consumption;''
EIA-821, ``Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report;''
EIA-856, ``Monthly Foreign Crude Oil Acquisition Report;''
EIA-863, ``Petroleum Product Sales Identification Survey;''
EIA-877, ``Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey;''
EIA-878, ``Motor Gasoline Price Survey;'' and
EIA-888, ``On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey.''


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 Elizabeth Scott. To ensure receipt of the 
comments by due date, submission by FAX (202) 586-9739 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, Elizabeth Scott can be contacted by telephone at (202) 
586-1258.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of any forms and instructions for the proposed draft collection 
of the Petroleum Marketing Surveys should be directed to Elizabeth 
Scott at the address listed above, or go to http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/survey_forms/pet_survey_forms.html#marketing.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments
I. Background
    The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et 
seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (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 (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. 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.
    EIA's petroleum marketing survey forms collect volumetric and price 
information needed for determining the supply of and demand for crude 
oil and refined petroleum products. These surveys provide a basic set 
of data pertaining to the structure, efficiency, and behavior of 
petroleum markets. These data are published by the EIA on its Web site, 
http://www.eia.doe.gov, as well as in publications such as the Monthly 
Energy Review, Annual Energy Review, Petroleum Marketing Monthly, 
Petroleum Marketing Annual, Week Petroleum Status Report, and the 
International Energy Outlook. EIA also maintains a 24-hour telephone 
hotline number, (202) 586-6966, for the public to obtain retail price 
estimates for on-highway diesel fuel and motor gasoline.
    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 
continue collecting nine petroleum marketing surveys (Forms EIA-14, 
182, 782A, 782B, 782C, 821, 856, 863, 877, 878, and 888) with no 
substantive changes to the survey forms or instructions.

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?
    E. Public reporting burden for each of the forms in the collection 
(burden hours per response) are as follows: EIA-14, ``Refiners' Monthly 
Cost Report (1.75);''

EIA-182, ''Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report--Monthly (4.3);''
EIA-782A, ``Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly Petroleum Product 
Sales Report (15);''
EIA-782B, ``Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales 
Report (2.5);''
EIA-782C, ``Monthly Report of Prime Supplier Sales of Petroleum 
Products Sold For Local Consumption (2.1);''
EIA-821, ``Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report (4.4);''
EIA-856, ``Monthly Foreign Crude Oil Acquisition Report (6.1);''
EIA-863, ``Petroleum Product Sales Identification Survey--Quadrennially 
(1);''
EIA-877, ``Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey--Weekly (October-Mid-
April (0.1);''
EIA-878, ``Motor Gasoline Price Survey--Weekly (.05);''
and EIA-888, ``On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey--Weekly (.05).'' 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

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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 form. They also 
will become a matter of public record.

    Statutory Authority: Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 
(15 U.S.C. Sec. Sec.  761 et seq.), and the DOE Organization Act (42 
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, April 30, 2009.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-10472 Filed 5-5-09; 8:45 am]
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