[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42278-42279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18029]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information collection request for extension 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information 
collection requests a three-year extension with changes to Form EIA-886 
Annual Survey of Alternative Fuel Vehicles under OMB Control Number 
1905-0191. Form EIA-886 collects information on the number and type of 
alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs) and other advanced technology 
vehicles that vehicle suppliers made available in the previous calendar 
year and plan to make available in the following calendar year; the 
number, type, and geographic distribution of AFVs in use in the 
previous calendar year; and the amount and distribution of each type of 
alternative transportation fuel (ATF) consumed in the previous calendar 
year.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than September 20, 2018. If you anticipate any difficulties in 
submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the DOE Desk Officer 
at 202-395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to DOE Desk Officer: Brandon 
Debruhl, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, [email protected]; 
and to Cynthia Sirk, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency 
Statistics, Forrestal Building, EI-22, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at (202) 586-
9753, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Sirk, 202-586-9753, email 
[email protected]. Form EIA-886 and its instructions are available 
at: https://www.eia.gov/survey/form/eia_886/proposed/2017/form_instructions.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1905-0191;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Annual Survey of 
Alternative Fueled Vehicles;
    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: Form EIA-886 data are collected from suppliers and 
users of AFVs. EIA uses data from these groups as a basis for 
estimating total AFV and ATF use in the U.S. These data are needed by 
Federal and State agencies, fuel suppliers, transit agencies, and other 
fleets to determine if sufficient quantities of AFVs are available for 
purchase and to provide Congress with a measure of the extent to which 
the objectives of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 are being achieved. 
These data serve as market analysis tools for Congress, Federal/State 
agencies, AFV suppliers, vehicle fleet managers, and other interested 
organizations and persons. These data are also needed to satisfy public 
requests for detailed information on AFVs and ATFs (in particular, the 
distribution of AFVs by State, as well as the amount and location of 
the ATFs being consumed).
    (4a) Changes to Information Collection:
     Changes to Vehicle Type and Weight Classifications: EIA 
will standardize the break out of weight classes to reflect industry 
standards by simplifying the list of vehicle type codes and adding a 
column for detailed weight classifications in Parts 2 and 3 of Form 
EIA-886. The changes to vehicle weight classifications support EPA's 
Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator model (MOVES) by making the weight 
classifications on the Form EIA-886 data collection consistent with the 
weight classifications used by EPA.
     Questions for Electric Vehicle Users: EIA will add the 
following two questions to Part 2 of Form EIA-886 to collect 
information on electric vehicle power consumption to establish 
parameters for estimating electricity consumption on charging patterns, 
and electric utility billing for electric vehicles:
    1. How do you charge your electric/plug-in hybrid electric 
vehicles?
    2. Does your electric utility provide separate billing on kilowatt 
hours used for refueling vehicles?
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,334;

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    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,334;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 7,257;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The 
cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $549,282 (7,257 burden 
hours times $75.69 per hour). EIA estimates there are no additional 
costs to respondents associated with the survey 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 as 15 U.S.C. 
772(b) and the DOE Organization Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-91, codified 
at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. and Section 503(b)(2) of the Energy Policy 
Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-486 (EPACT92) codified at 42 U.S.C. 13253.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2018.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, 
U.S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-18029 Filed 8-20-18; 8:45 am]
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