Notice of Proposed One Year Extension of Forms

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration

Notice of Proposed One Year Extension of Forms

SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA), as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a

presurvey consultation program to provide the general public and other

Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or

continuing reporting forms. This program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden is

minimized, reporting forms are clearly understood, and the impact of

collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed.

Currently, EIA is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension

to the Forms EIA-800-804, 807, 810-814, 816, 817, 819M, 819A, 820 and

825, ``Petroleum Supply Reporting System.''

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 1995.

If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of [[Page 26424]] time allowed by

this notice, you should advise the contact listed below of your

intention to do so as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Stacey Ungerleider, Energy Information

Administration, EI-421, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy,

Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-5130.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Stacey

Ungerleider at the address listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

In order to fulfill its responsibilities under the Federal Energy

Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No. 93-275) and the Department of

Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95-91), the Energy Information

Administration is obliged to carry out a central, comprehensive, and

unified energy data and information program. As part of this program,

EIA collects, evaluates, assembles, analyzes, and disseminates data and

information related to energy resource reserves, production, demand,

and technology, and related economic and statistical information

relevant to the adequacy of energy resources to meet demands in the

near and longer term future for the Nation's economic and social needs.

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 511, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

requires the EIA to conduct these presurvey consultation programs.

The Petroleum Supply Reporting System collects information needed

for determining the supply and disposition of crude oil, petroleum

products and natural gas liquids. These data are published by the

Energy Information Administration in the Weekly Petroleum Status

Report, Winter Fuels Report, Petroleum Supply Monthly and the Petroleum

Supply Annual. Respondents to the surveys are producers of oxygenates,

operators of petroleum refining facilities, blending plants, bulk

terminals, crude oil and product pipelines, natural gas plant

facilities, tanker and barge operators and oil importers.

II. Current Actions

EIA will request a one year extension to the existing collections

to collect data in 1996.

In anticipation of the 1997 OMB clearance package, the Petroleum

Supply Division is conducting a Business Process Re-engineering effort

to review the collection, validation and dissemination of petroleum

supply data. Changes to these processes will focus on reducing

respondent burden and making data more accessible and timely. The

changes will begin with the collection of the petroleum supply data in

1997. Requests for comments on these changes will be made in 1996.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other interested parties should comment

on the actions discussed in item II. The following general guidelines

are provided to assist in the preparation of responses. Please indicate

to which form(s) your comments apply.

As a potential respondent:

A. Are the instructions and definitions clear and sufficient? If

not, which instructions require clarification?

B. Can the data be submitted using the definitions included in the

instructions?

C. Can data be submitted in accordance with the response time

specified in the instructions?

D. Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to

average per submission: EIA-800--1 hour 10 minutes; EIA-801--40

minutes; EIA-802--40 minutes; EIA-803--25 minutes; EIA-804--1 hour 10

minutes; EIA-807--50 minutes; EIA-810--3 hours 10 minutes; EIA-811--1

hour 40 minutes; EIA-812--2 hours; EIA-813--1 hour 30 minutes; EIA-

814--1 hour 5 minutes; EIA-816--40 minutes; EIA-817--1 hour 30 minutes;

EIA-818--2 hours; EIA-819M--30 minutes; EIA-819A--1 hour 15 minutes;

EIA-820--2 hours; EIA-825--30 minutes. How much time, including time

for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering

and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

collection of information, do you estimate it will require you to

complete and submit the required form?

E. What is the estimated cost of completing this form, including

the direct and indirect costs associated with the data collection?

Direct costs should include all costs, such as administrative costs,

directly attributable to providing this information.

F. How can the form be improved?

G. Do you know of any other Federal, State, or local agency that

collects similar data? If you do, specify the agency, the data

element(s), and the means of collection.

As a potential user:

A. Can you use data at the levels of detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose would you use the data? Be specific.

C. How could the form be improved to better meet your specific

needs?

D. Are there alternate sources of data and do you use them? What

are their deficiencies and/or strengths?

E. For the most part, information is published by EIA in U.S.

customary units, e.g., cubic feet of natural gas, short tons of coal,

and barrels of oil. Would you prefer to see EIA publish more

information in metric units, e.g., cubic meters, metric tons, and

kilograms? If yes, please specify what information (e.g., coal

production, natural gas consumption, and crude oil imports), the metric

unit(s) of measurement preferred, and in which EIA publication(s) you

would like to see such information.

EIA is also interested in receiving comments from persons regarding

their views on the need for the information contained in the Petroleum

Supply Reporting System.

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 Authorities: Section 2(a) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1980 (Pub. L. No. 96-511), which amended Chapter 35 of Title

44 of the United States Code [See 44 U.S.C. 3506(a) and (c)(1)].

Issued in Washington, D.C. May 10, 1995.

Yvonne M. Bishop,

Director, Office of Statistical Standards, Energy Information

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95-12040 Filed 5-16-95; 8:45 am]

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