[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16199-16200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06270]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Proposed Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: EIA invites public comment on the proposed three-year 
extension, with changes, to the Petroleum Marketing Program (PMP) as 
required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA's PMP collects 
volumetric and price information needed for determining the supply of 
and demand for crude oil and refined petroleum products. PMP consists 
of 10 surveys that collect data on petroleum products. EIA uses this 
information to monitor volumes and prices for crude oil and petroleum 
products.

DATES: EIA must receive all comments on this proposed information 
collection no later than May 25, 2021. If you anticipate any 
difficulties in submitting your comments by the deadline, contact the 
person listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically to Tammy Heppner by email at 
[email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tammy Heppner, U.S. Energy Information 
Administration, telephone (202) 586-4748, or by email at 
[email protected]. The forms and instructions are available on 
EIA's website at http://www.eia.gov/survey/notice/marketing2021.php.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1905-0174;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Petroleum Marketing 
Program;
    (3) Type of Request: Three year extension with changes;
    (4) Purpose: The surveys included in the Petroleum Marketing 
Program collect volume 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 website, at http://www.eia.gov. The Petroleum Marketing 
Program consists of the following surveys:
    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.;
    (4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection:

Form EIA-888, On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey

    EIA is proposing to collect annual sales volumes of on-highway 
diesel fuel on Form EIA-888, On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey. This 
survey collects weekly retail on-highway diesel fuel prices from a 
sample of truck stops and service stations and publishes price 
estimates at various regional levels and the State of California. EIA 
is updating its frame of retail diesel fuel outlets and proposing to 
redesign the sample of retail outlets using a new sample design. The 
new sample will replace the current sample that reports on Form EIA-
888. EIA will continue to use Form EIA-888, Schedule A to collect 
weekly prices from the new sample and will use the new Form EIA-888, 
Schedule B to collect annual sales volume information and station 
characteristics that will be used to determine eligibility and size. 
EIA will use annual sales volumes of on-highway diesel fuel to 
determine the measure of size used for weighting data reported by the 
outlets selected in the new sample and are collected one time from 
newly sampled outlets.

Form EIA-878, Motor Gasoline Price Survey

    EIA proposes to modify Schedule B of Form EIA-878, Motor Gasoline 
Price Survey to further clarify the collection of gasoline octane 
levels and ethanol content by grade for annual gasoline sales volumes. 
These volumes are used to determine a measure of size used for 
weighting data reported by the sampled outlets and are collected one 
time from newly sampled outlets.

Form EIA-877, Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey

    EIA proposes to collect residential heating oil and propane prices 
on a monthly basis during the off-heating season (April to September) 
beginning April 2023 on Form EIA-877, Winter Heating Fuels Telephone 
Survey. This survey collects weekly residential heating oil and propane 
prices during the heating season, October to March, from a sample of 
retail outlets that sell these heating fuels. EIA receives many 
requests for EIA-877 summer prices each year because many heating oil 
and propane customers fill their tanks before the winter heating season 
starts, when prices are generally lower than during the winter months. 
Collecting monthly prices during the summer will meet the needs of 
these customers, as well as provide a data series for more 
comprehensive EIA analysis on these markets.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 22,516;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 196,032;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 63,226;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$5,162,403 (63,226 annual burden hours multiplied by $81.65 per hour). 
EIA estimates that respondents will have no additional costs associated 
with the surveys other than the burden hours and the maintenance of the 
information during the normal course of business. Comments are invited 
on whether or not: (a) The proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of agency functions, including 
whether the information will have a practical utility; (b) EIA's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used, is 
accurate; (c) EIA can improve the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information it will collect; and (d) EIA can minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, such as automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 22, 2021.
Samson A. Adeshiyan,
Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S. Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-06270 Filed 3-25-21; 8:45 am]
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