[Federal Register: March 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 57)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy
(DOE).
ACTION: Agency information collection activities: proposed collection;
comment request.
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SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting comments on the proposed three-year
extension to the petroleum survey forms listed below:
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-782B, ``Resellers'/Retailers'' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales
Report'';
EIA-782C, ``Monthly Report of Petroleum Products Sold Into States for
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.''
DATES: Comments must be filed by May 27, 2003. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the
person listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Jacob Bournazian, EI-42, Energy Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington DC 20585-0650. To ensure receipt of the comments by the
due date, submission by FAX (202) 586-4913 or e-mail
(jacob.bournazian@eia.doe.gov) is recommended. The mailing address is
Petroleum Division, EI-42, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of
Energy, Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, Jacob Bournazian may be
contacted by telephone at (202) 586-1256.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Jacob
Bournazian at the address listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments
I. Background
The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-275, 15
U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91, 42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require the 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.
The EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35), provides
the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to
comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in
conjunction with the EIA. Any comments received help the EIA to prepare
data requests that maximize the utility of the information collected,
and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the public.
Also, the EIA will later seek approval by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under section 3507(a) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
The 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 the EIA on its Web site,
http://www.eia.doe.gov, as well as in publications such as the Monthly
http://www.eia.doe.gov, as well as in publications such as the Monthly
Energy Review, Annual Energy Review, Petroleum Marketing Monthly,
Petroleum Marketing Annual, Weekly Petroleum Status Report, and the
International Energy Outlook. EIA also maintains a 24-hour telephone
hotline number, (202) 586-6966, for the public to obtain retail price
estimates for on-highway diesel fuel and motor gasoline.
II. Current Actions
EIA will be requesting a three-year extension of approval to its
petroleum marketing surveys with the following survey changes. The Form
EIA-14 currently collects, at the national level, the weighted cost of
crude oil as it is booked into the refinery. EIA proposes to collect
this same price data at the Petroleum Administration for Defense
District (PADD) level for more accurate measurement of refiner costs at
the regional level.
Form EIA-182 collects data on the weighted average wellhead prices
paid by the first purchasers to the crude oil producers. EIA proposes
to consolidate low volume crude streams and begin publishing new crude
streams which are supported by data. The smaller volume crude streams
that EIA proposes to delete are not publishable at the state level.
Proposed changes to the following states and areas are described below:
California: Delete the data collection elements for Huntington
Beach, San Ardo, and Ventura crude streams and begin collection of the
following new crude streams: Coalinga, Cymric, and Lost Hills.
California Outer Continental Shelf: Begin data collection on the
Pescado crude stream.
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Gulf Coast: Delete the data collection elements for Texas Gulf
Refugio and Louisiana South Mix crude streams and begin collection on
the following six (6) new streams: Louisiana Light Sweet, Heavy
Louisiana Sweet, Mars Blend, Eugene Island, HOOPS blend, and High
Island.
Oklahoma: Delete the data collection elements for Oklahoma Cement
and Oklahoma Garber and begin collection of the Oklahoma Sweet crude
stream.
Texas: Delete the data collection elements for Texas Hawkins crude
stream and begin collection of the following four (4) crude streams:
Panhandle, North Texas Sweet, and South Texas Sweet, and West Central
Texas.
Form EIA-782C collects data on the sales of various refined
petroleum products into states where the product is ultimately used.
EIA proposes to delete naphtha-type jet fuel as a data element to Form
EIA-782C based on the declining sales for this product over the past 10
years.
III. Request for Comments
Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment
on the actions discussed in item II. Please indicate to which form(s)
your comments apply. Your comments should address your use of data and
how the proposed changes impact your data needs.
General Issues
A. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency and does the
information have practical utility? Practical utility is defined as the
actual usefulness of information to or for an agency, taking into
account its accuracy, adequacy, reliability, timeliness, and the
agency's ability to process the information it collects.
B. What enhancements can be made to the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected?
As a Potential Respondent to the Request for Information
A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information to be
collected?
B. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If
not, which instructions need clarification?
C. Can the information be submitted by the due date?
D. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to
average:
EIA-14, ``Refiners'' Monthly Cost Report'' (1.6 hours per response);
EIA-182, ``Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report'' (4.3 hours per
response);
EIA-782A, ``Refiners'/Gas Plant Operators' Monthly Petroleum Product
Sales Report'' (15 hours per response);
EIA-782B, ``Resellers'/Retailers' Monthly Petroleum Product Sales
Report'' (2.5 hours per response);
EIA-782C, ``Monthly Report of Petroleum Products Sold Into States for
Consumption'' (2.1 hours per response);
EIA-821, ``Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report'' (3.2 hours per
response);
EIA-856, ``Monthly Foreign Crude Oil Acquisition Report'' (6.1 hours
per response);
EIA-863, ``Petroleum Product Sales Identification survey'' (1 hour per
response);
EIA-877, ``Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey'' (.1 hour per
response);
EIA-878, ``Motor Gasoline Price Survey'' (.05 hours per response);
EIA-888, ``On-Highway Diesel Fuel Price Survey'' (.05 hours per
response).
The estimated burden includes the total time necessary to provide the
requested information. In your opinion, how accurate is this estimate?
E. The agency estimates that the only cost to a respondent is for
the time it will take to complete the collection. Will a respondent
incur any start-up costs for reporting, or any recurring annual costs
for operation, maintenance, and purchase of services associated with
the information collection?
F. What additional actions could be taken to minimize the burden of
this collection of information? Such actions may involve the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
G. Does any other Federal, State, or local agency collect similar
information? If so, specify the agency, the data element(s), and the
methods of collection.
As a Potential User of the Information to be Collected
A. What actions could be taken to help ensure and maximize the
quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the information
disseminated?
B. Is the information useful at the levels of detail to be
collected?
C. For what purpose(s) would the information be used? Be specific.
D. Are there alternate sources for the information and are they
useful? If so, what are their weaknesses and/or strengths?
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also
will become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Issued in Washington, DC, March 19, 2003.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-7026 Filed 3-24-03; 8:45 am]
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