[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 88 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19910-19911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09343]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Extension With Changes

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

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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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 its 
Petroleum Marketing Program, OMB Control Number 1905-0174. The 
Petroleum Marketing Program collects and publishes data on the nature, 
structure, and efficiency of petroleum markets at national, regional, 
and state levels. EIA uses this information to monitor volumes and 
prices for crude oil and petroleum products.

DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no 
later than June 6, 2019. 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 send a copy to
Ms. Tammy Heppner, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information 
Administration, EI-25, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Heppner (202) 586-4748, email: 
[email protected]. The forms and instructions are available on 
EIA's website at http://www.eia.gov/survey/notice/marketing2019.php.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This information collection request contains
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0174.
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Petroleum Marketing 
Program. The surveys included in this information collection request 
are:

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

    (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: The purpose of the Petroleum Marketing Program is to 
provide data pertaining to the nature, structure, and operating 
efficiency of petroleum markets. The surveys in this petroleum program 
collect volumetric and price information needed to determine supply and 
demand for crude oil and refined petroleum products.
    These data are published by EIA on its website, 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/);

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    (4a) Changes to Information Collection: EIA will protect the 
information collected on Form EIA-877, Winter Heating Fuels Telephone 
Survey under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 
Efficiency Act of 2018 (CIPSEA). CIPSEA provides legal authority to 
protect the identifiability of information submitted under a pledge of 
confidentiality and restricts the use of the information only for 
statistical purposes. It provides strong protection that the reported 
information will be held in confidence and used only for statistical 
purposes. By limiting the use to statistical purposes, the Form EIA-877 
survey data will not be used for any nonstatistical purpose such as 
administrative, regulatory, or law enforcement or for any other 
nonstatistical purpose. EIA will use the following confidentiality 
pledge to protect information reported on Form EIA-877:

    ``The information you provide on Form EIA-877 will be used for 
statistical purposes only and is confidential by law. Per the 
Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, Federal information 
systems are protected from malicious activities through 
cybersecurity screening of transmitted data. Every EIA employee, as 
well as every agent, is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both if 
he or she makes public any identifiable information you reported.''

    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,822;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 175,084;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 63,325;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$4,687,317. The cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $4,687,317 
(63,325 burden hours times $74.02 per hour). 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 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.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2019.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U. 
S. Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-09343 Filed 5-6-19; 8:45 am]
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