[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26418-26419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10573]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

U.S. 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: This notice pertains to Form EIA-877, ``Winter Heating Fuels 
Telephone Survey,'' which is part of EIA's Petroleum Marketing Program. 
EIA is proposing to expand the number of states that participate in the 
State Heating Oil and Propane Program (SHOPP) using Form EIA-877. No 
changes are proposed for the remaining survey forms within this 
collection. The following forms comprise the Petroleum Marketing 
collection:

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 July 7, 2014. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Ms. Marcela Rourk, U.S. 
Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Mail Stop 
EI-25, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by 
email ([email protected]) is recommended. Alternatively, Ms. Rourk 
may be contacted by telephone at 202-586-4412.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Ms. Marcela Rourk at the contact information listed 
above. The forms and instructions, along with related information on 
this clearance package, can be viewed at http://www.eia.gov/survey/notice/marketing2014.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1905-0174; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Petroleum Marketing Program; (3) Type of Request: revision of a 
currently approved collection; (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: (1) Expand collection of 
weekly propane data on EIA-877,

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``Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey'' to additional states; (2) 
Expand the Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey (EIA[hyphen]877) from 
24 to 34 states and continue collection of data from October through 
mid[hyphen]March. This survey collects weekly data on retail prices of 
No. 2 heating oil and propane. These data are used to assess hardships 
experienced by heating oil and propane users during periods of critical 
short supplies. The survey is a cooperative data collection effort 
between EIA and the states participating in the survey; (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,203 Respondents; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 112,911; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 56,811 hours; (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.

     Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration 
Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified as 15 U.S.C. 772(b)

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2014.
Stephen J. Harvey,
Assistant Administrator for Energy Statistics, U.S. Energy Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-10573 Filed 5-7-14; 8:45 am]
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