[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25221-25223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10831]


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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, 2010. 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 (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 and to promote 
sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of 
energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
    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.

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    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/.
    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/.
    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 
capacities, fuels consumed, natural gas consumed as hydrogen feedstock, 
crude oil receipts by method of transportation, and storage capacity of 
operating and idle petroleum refineries (including new refineries under 
construction), refineries shutdown with useable storage capacity, and 
refineries shutdown during the previous year. The information appears 
in the Refinery Capacity Report available electronically through the 
Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/.
    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

    The EIA proposes the following changes: 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-805 (Weekly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report)--
Collect inventories for natural gas plant liquids and liquefied 
refinery gases, propane (including propylene), propylene (nonfuel use), 
fuel ethanol, finished motor gasoline (reformulated blended with fuel 
ethanol, reformulated other, conventional blended with fuel ethanol 
(Ed55 and lower, greater than Ed55), and 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.
    For the form EIA-820 (Annual Refinery Report)--Discontinue 
collection of storage capacity on an annual basis. This information is 
now being collected semi-annually (March and September) on Form EIA-
810, ``Monthly Refinery Report.''

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 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,''--2.30 hours; EIA-809, ``Weekly 
Oxygenate Report,''--1.00 hours; EIA-810, ``Monthly Refinery 
Report,''--6.00 hours; EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,''--
4.30 hours; EIA-813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,''--2.50 hours; EIA-
814, ``Monthly Imports Report,''--2.55 hours; EIA-815, ``Monthly 
Terminal Blenders Report,''--5.00 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,''--1.75 hours; and EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report''--2.00 
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: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified at 15 U.S.C. 
772(b).


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2010.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-10831 Filed 5-6-10; 8:45 am]
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