[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 66 (Thursday, April 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20616-20617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8182]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Information 
Collection Extension; Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends 
to extend for 3 years the petroleum marketing survey forms listed below 
with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):

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-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;''
EIA-888, ``On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey;''

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 4, 2012. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Shawna Waugh. To ensure receipt of the 
comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202) 586-3873 or email 
([email protected]) is recommended. The mailing address is Petroleum 
and Biofuels Statistics EI-25, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Ave., SW., U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0670. 
Because of delays in handling conventional mail, it is recommended that 
documents be transmitted by overnight mail or by electronic mail to 
Shawna Waugh. Alternatively, Shawna Waugh can be contacted by telephone 
at (202) 586-6484.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Shawna Waugh at the address listed above. Additionally, 
the draft forms and instructions may be viewed at http://www.eia.gov/survey.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1905-0174;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Petroleum Marketing 
Program;
    (3) Type of Request: Renewal with change;
    (4) Purpose:
    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 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.
    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 EIA. Also, 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 EIA on its Web site, 
http://www.eia.gov, as well as in publications such as the Monthly 
Energy Review (http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/), Annual 
Energy Review (http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/), Petroleum 
Marketing Monthly (http://www.eia.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/petroleum_marketing_monthly/pmm.html), Weekly Petroleum 
Status Report (http://www.eia.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/weekly_petroleum_status_report/wpsr.html), and the 
International Energy Outlook (http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/);
    (4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection:
    EIA will be requesting a 3-year extension of approval to continue 
collecting 10 petroleum marketing surveys (Forms EIA-14, EIA-182, EIA-
782A, EIA-782C, EIA-821, EIA-856, EIA-863, EIA-877, EIA-878, and EIA-
888) with the only substantive changes

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to the survey forms and instructions being the elimination of 
collecting information on No. 2 diesel fuel low-sulfur categories on 
Forms EIA-782A, EIA-821, and EIA-888. EIA proposes to discontinue 
collection of information on No. 2 diesel fuel sales through company-
operated outlets for diesel fuel with sulfur content of >15 and <=500 
ppm on Form EIA-782A, and the category on-highway diesel fuel use with 
sulfur content of >15 and <=500 ppm on Form EIA-821. EIA proposes not 
to collect price information for on-highway low-sulfur diesel fuel on 
Form EIA-888. The proposed form changes are necessary because of 
regulations issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which 
prohibit the sale of No. 2 diesel fuel with sulfur content of >15 and 
<=500 ppm for on-highway use. EIA does not seek renewal of the Form 
EIA-782B,
    ``Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales Report,'' 
as part of this information collection. EIA suspended the use of Form 
EIA-782B in May 2011, due to resource constraints and notified the 
respondents in the reporting sample by letter dated May 23, 2011 that 
they were no longer required to file this report.

Information Collection Burden Estimates

    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,953 respondents;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 106,661 responses 
per year;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 56,186 hours per year;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: EIA 
estimates that there are no additional costs to respondents associated 
with the surveys other than the costs associated with the burden hours.

    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).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2012.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-8182 Filed 4-4-12; 8:45 am]
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