[Federal Register: April 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 82)]
[Notices]
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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 revisions and
three-year extension to the following Petroleum Supply Forms: EIA-800,
``Weekly Refinery and Fractionator Report;'' EIA-801, ``Weekly Bulk
Terminal Report;'' EIA-802, ``Weekly Product Pipeline Report;'' EIA-
803, ``Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report;'' EIA-804, ``Weekly Imports
Report;'' EIA-805, ``Weekly Terminal Blenders Report;'' EIA-810,
``Monthly Refinery Report;'' EIA-811, ``Monthly Bulk Terminal Report;''
EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report;'' EIA-813, ``Monthly Crude
Oil Report;'' EIA-814, ``Monthly Imports Report;'' EIA-815, ``Monthly
Terminal Blenders Report;'' EIA-816, ``Monthly Natural Gas Liquids
Report;'' EIA-817,
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``Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement Report;'' EIA-819, ``Monthly
Oxygenate Report;'' and EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report.''
DATES: Comments must be filed by June 27, 2008. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the
person listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Sylvia Norris. To ensure receipt of the
comments by the due date, submission by FAX (202-586-1076) or e-mail
(sylvia.norris@eia.doe.gov) is recommended. The mailing address is
Petroleum Division, EI-42, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of
Energy, Washington, DC 20585. Alternatively, Sylvia Norris may be
contacted by telephone at 202-586-6106.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of any forms and instructions should be directed to Sylvia
Norris at the address listed above. The proposed forms and changes in
definitions and instructions are also available on the Internet at:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/survey_forms/pet_survey_
forms.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
II. Current Actions
III. Request for Comments
I. Background
The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275,
15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 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 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 for this collection by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The weekly petroleum supply surveys (Forms EIA-800, EIA-801, EIA-
802, EIA-803, EIA-804, and EIA-805) are designed to highlight
information on petroleum refinery operations, inventory levels, and
imports of selected petroleum products in a timely manner. The
information appears in the publications listed below and is also
available electronically through the Internet at http://
www.eia.doe.gov/.
Publications: Internet only publications are the Weekly Petroleum
Status Report, Short-Term Energy Outlook, and This Week in Petroleum.
The monthly petroleum supply surveys (Forms EIA-810, EIA-811, EIA-
812, EIA-813, EIA-814, EIA-815, EIA-816, EIA-817, and EIA-819) are
designed to provide statistically reliable and comprehensive
information not available from other sources to EIA, other Federal
agencies, and the private sector for use in forecasting, policy making,
planning, and analysis activities. The information appears in the
publications listed below and is also available electronically through
the Internet at http://www.eia.doe.gov/.
Publications: Internet only publications are the Petroleum Supply
Monthly, Petroleum Supply Annual, and Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Hardcopy and internet publications are the Monthly Energy Review (DOE/
EIA-0035), the Annual Energy Review (DOE/EIA-0384), and the Annual
Energy Outlook (DOE/EIA-0383).
The annual petroleum supply survey (Form EIA-820) provides data on
the operations of all operating and idle petroleum refineries
(including new refineries under construction), blending plants,
refineries shutdown with useable storage capacity, and refineries
shutdown during the previous year. The information appears in the
Refinery Capacity Report and in the Petroleum Supply Annual, Volume 1
are available electronically through the Internet at http://
www.eia.doe.gov/.
II. Current Actions
The EIA will request the collection approval for each of the above-
referenced surveys for a three-year period. Additionally, as a means of
improving its petroleum supply surveys to reflect changing regulations
and changes in the petroleum industry, the EIA proposes the following
changes effective with the 2009 collection period:
EIA-810 (Monthly Refinery Report)--Collect hydrogen input as a
separate product. Currently, hydrogen input is included with input of
``other'' hydrocarbons; collect ethanol production due to addition of
denaturant at refineries; collect inputs, production, and stocks of
renewable fuels including biomass-based diesel fuel, other renewable
diesel fuel, and other renewable fuels.
EIA-811 (Monthly Bulk Terminal Report)--Collect stocks of renewable
fuels including biomass-based diesel fuel, other renewable diesel fuel,
and other renewable fuels.
EIA-812 (Monthly Product Pipeline Report)--Collect stocks and
inter-PAD District movements of renewable fuels including fuel ethanol,
biomass-based diesel fuel, other renewable diesel fuel, and other
renewable fuels.
EIA-814 (Monthly Imports Report)--Collect imports of renewable
fuels including biomass-based diesel fuel, other renewable diesel fuel,
and other renewable fuels; Collect hydrogen input as a separate product
(currently, hydrogen input is included with input of ``other''
hydrocarbons).
EIA-815 (Monthly Terminal Blenders Report)--Change the survey name
to Monthly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report. Extensive modifications
are proposed on Form EIA-815 including addition of beginning stocks,
receipts, shipments, fuel use and loss, and ending stocks to the
existing input and production columns currently reported on the survey.
In addition, Form EIA-815 will be expanded to collect data for all of
the products currently listed on Form EIA-811 as well as new renewable
fuels products. The Form EIA-815 will collect data at the site level,
while the Form EIA-811 will collect data at the state level for
comparison purposes. Specific product additions include biomass-based
diesel fuel, other renewable diesel fuel, other renewable fuels,
finished aviation gasoline, special naphthas (solvents), kerosene,
kerosene-type jet fuel, distillate fuel oil by sulfur category (15 ppm
sulfur and under, greater than 15 ppm to 500 ppm sulfur (inclusive),
and greater than 500 ppm sulfur), lubricants, asphalt and road oil,
miscellaneous products, residual fuel oil by sulfur category (under
0.31% sulfur, 0.31%-1.00% sulfur (inclusive), and over 1.00% sulfur),
ethane/ethylene, ethylene, propane/propylene, propylene (nonfuel use),
Normal Butane/Butylene (replaces current normal butane), refinery-grade
butane, isobutane/isobutylene, and unfinished oils including separate
categories for naphthas and lighter, kerosene and light gas oils, heavy
gas oils, and residuum. The product ``other hydrocarbons'' and hydrogen
(code 094) will be removed from the updated version of Form EIA-815.
Changes to Form EIA-815 are
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intended as preparation for phase-out of Form EIA-811 ``Monthly Bulk
Terminal Report'' in 2010. All bulk terminals will report on a site
basis with a full material balance in order to more fully capture
product blending activity for motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil, and
other products.
EIA-817 (Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement Report)--Collect inter-
PAD District movements of fuel ethanol, biomass-based diesel fuel,
other renewable diesel fuel, and other renewable fuels.
EIA-819 (Monthly Oxygenate Report)--Collect data by site instead of
by PAD District; collect inputs of fuel ethanol; collect inputs and
stocks of pentanes plus; collect inputs, production and stocks of
finished reformulated gasoline (blended with ether), finished
reformulated gasoline (blended with alcohol), finished reformulated
(non-oxygenated), finished conventional (blended with alcohol),
finished conventional (other), reformulated blendstock for oxygenate
blending (RBOB) for blending with ether, reformulated blendstock for
oxygenate blending (RBOB) for blending with alcohol, conventional
blendstock for oxygenated blending (CBOB), reformulated and
conventional gasoline treaded as blendstock (GTAB), and all other motor
gasoline blending components.
EIA-820 (Annual Refinery Report)--Add natural gas feedstock use for
hydrogen production as a separate category; Collect isooctane barrels
per stream day production capacity. This category is being added to
pickup capacity from converted MTBE units that produce isooctane.
III. Request for Comments
Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment
on the actions discussed in item II. The following guidelines are
provided to assist in the preparation of comments. Please indicate to
which form(s) your comments apply.
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:
Estimated hours per response are: EIA-800, ``Weekly Refinery and
Fractionator Report,''--1.58 hours; EIA-801, ``Weekly Bulk Terminal
Report,''--0.95 hours; EIA-802, ``Weekly Product Pipeline Report,''--
0.95 hours; EIA-803, ``Weekly Crude Oil Stocks Report,''--0.50 hours;
EIA-804, ``Weekly Imports Report,''--1.58 hours; EIA-805, ``Weekly
Terminal Blenders Report,''--0.58 hours; EIA-810, ``Monthly Refinery
Report,''--5.00 hours; EIA-811, ``Monthly Bulk Terminal Report,''--2.50
hours; EIA-812, ``Monthly Product Pipeline Report,''--3.00 hours; EIA-
813, ``Monthly Crude Oil Report,''--1.50 hours; EIA-814, ``Monthly
Imports Report,''--2.55 hours; EIA-815, ``Monthly Bulk Terminal and
Blender Report,''--3.55 hours; EIA-816, ``Monthly Natural Gas Liquids
Report,''--0.95 hours; EIA-817, ``Monthly Tanker and Barge Movement
Report,''--2.25 hours; EIA-819, ``Monthly Oxygenate Report,''--1.50
hours; EIA-820, ``Annual Refinery Report''--2.40 hours. 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 forms. 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),
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.).
Issued in Washington, DC, April 22, 2008.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Energy Information Administration.
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