82 FR 16178 - Agency Information Collection Extension
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)
Energy Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 16178-16180] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06527] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Extension AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Department of Energy. ACTION: Agency information collection activities: Information collection extension, with changes; notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to submit an information collection request for the Petroleum Marketing Program, OMB Control Number 1905-0174, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). EIA is requesting a three-year extension to the program and soliciting comments on the proposed changes to Form EIA-182, Form EIA-863, Form EIA-878, Form EIA-888, and Form EIA-877. No changes are proposed for the remaining survey forms that comprise the Petroleum Marketing Program. DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before June 2, 2017. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Ms. Tammy Heppner, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Mail Stop EI-25, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. To ensure receipt of the comments by the due date, submission by email ([email protected]) is recommended. Alternatively, Ms. Heppner may be contacted by telephone at 202-586-4748. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Ms. Tammy Heppner at the contact information listed above. The forms and instructions, along with related information on this clearance [[Page 16179]] package, can be viewed at http://www.eia.gov/survey/notice/marketing2017.cfm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petroleum Marketing Program consists of the following surveys: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-782C, ``Monthly Report of Prime Supplier Sales of Petroleum Products Sold For Local 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.'' Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1905- 0174; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Petroleum Marketing Program; (3) Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection; (4) Purpose: The Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) require 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. EIA, as part of its effort to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), provides the general public and other Federal agencies with opportunities to comment on collections of energy information conducted by or in conjunction with EIA. Also, 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. EIA's 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 EIA on its Web site, 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/); (4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection: Form EIA-878: Motor Gasoline Price Survey EIA is proposing to collect annual sales volumes of motor gasoline by regular, midgrade, and premium grades on Form EIA-878, ``Motor Gasoline Price Survey'' on a triennial basis. This survey collects weekly retail gasoline prices from a sample of gasoline stations and publishes price estimates at various regional, state, and city levels. EIA is updating its frame of retail gasoline outlets and proposing to re-select the sample of retail outlets using a new sample design. EIA will use annual sales volumes of motor gasoline to determine the measure of size and weights for the new outlets selected to report in the sample. EIA will obtain annual sales volume from corporate offices of suppliers of whole sale and retail gasoline, hypermarkets, and individual station owners in the sample. The new sample will replace the current sample that reports on Form EIA-878. In the alternative, EIA is also considering to eliminate this survey due to budget constraints. In the event this survey is eliminated EIA may utilize third party price data for information on retail gasoline prices. EIA solicits comments on both proposals, to select a new sample using annual retail sales volumes as the sample weights; or discontinue Form EIA-878. Form EIA-182: Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report EIA is proposing to replace ``North Dakota Sweet'' crude stream with ``North Dakota Bakken'' crude stream on Form EIA-182, ``Domestic Crude Oil First Purchase Report.'' Due to increased crude oil production of the Bakken crude steam, this replacement will provide more accurate price estimates for an important domestic crude stream. Forms EIA-863, EIA-878, and EIA-888 EIA proposes a permanent change in its statistical confidentiality pledge to respondents to Forms EIA-863, EIA-878, and EIA-888. EIA revised its confidentiality pledge to respondents to Forms EIA-863, EIA-878, and EIA-888 in an emergency Federal Register notice released on January 12, 2017 in 82 FR 3764. These revisions were required by provisions of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (pub. L. 114-11, Division N. Title II Subtitle B, Sec. 223). This Act, among other provisions, permits and requires DHS to provide Federal civilian agencies' information technology systems with cybersecurity protection for their Internet traffic. Federal statistics provide key information that the Nation uses to measure its performance and make informed choices about budgets, energy, employment, health, investments, taxes, and a host of other significant topics. Strong and trusted confidentiality and exclusively statistical use pledges under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) and similar statistical confidentiality pledges are effective and necessary in honoring the trust that businesses, individuals, and institutions, by their responses, place in statistical agencies. In this notice EIA proposes to make this change permanent and use the following EIA statistical confidentiality pledge to protect information collected on Forms EIA-863, EIA-878, and EIA-888. ``The information you provide on this survey form will be used for statistical purposes only and is confidential by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your consent. 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.'' [[Page 16180]] Data reported on Forms EIA-878 and EIA-888 are collected over the telephone. These two surveys have a shorter version of the CIPSEA pledge that is read to the respondent over the telephone. EIA is proposing to permanently modify the pledge provided to respondents over the telephone to read: The information you provide on Form EIA-xxx will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable form. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, Federal information systems are protected from malicious activities through cybersecurity screening of transmitted data. By law, 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.'' EIA-877: Winter Heating Fuels Telephone Survey EIA is proposing to add annual sales volumes of residential heating oil for statistical estimation purposes. This survey collects annual volumes of propane and residential heating oil and propane prices during the heating season. The accuracy of the price estimates of heating oil will improve by having annual volumes of heating oil as a reliable measure for calculating weighted average point-in-time price estimates. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,578 Respondents; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 125,490; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 48,777 hours; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $3,775,000. The cost of the burden hours is estimated to be $3,592,914 (48,777 burden hours times $73.66 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. Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-275, codified as 15 U.S. C. 772(b). Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2017. Nanda Srinivasan, Director, Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-06527 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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ADDRESSES: Frank H. Rogers Science DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY defense and security of the United
and Technology Building, 755 East States of America.
Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. Proposed Subsequent Arrangement Dated: February 27, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: Office of Nonproliferation and For the Department of Energy.
Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator, Arms Control, Department of Energy. David G. Huizenga,
232 Energy Way, M/S 167, North Las ACTION: Proposed subsequent Acting Deputy Administrator, Defense
Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 630– arrangement. Nuclear Nonproliferation.
0522; Fax (702) 295–2025 or Email: [FR Doc. 2017–06500 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am]
NSSAB@nnsa.doe.gov. SUMMARY: This document is being BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
issued under the authority of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of The Department is providing notice of a DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
the Board is to make recommendations proposed subsequent arrangement
to DOE–EM and site management in the under the Agreement for Cooperation Energy Information Administration
areas of environmental restoration, Between the Government of the United
States of America and the Government Agency Information Collection
waste management, and related Extension
activities. of the Republic of Korea Concerning
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information
Tentative Agenda DATES: This subsequent arrangement Administration (EIA), Department of
1. Briefing for Groundwater Sampling will take effect no sooner than April 18, Energy.
Techniques—Work Plan Item #5 2017. ACTION: Agency information collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. activities: Information collection
2. Briefing for Radioactive Waste extension, with changes; notice and
Richard S. Goorevich, Office of
Acceptance Program Assessment Nonproliferation and Arms Control, request for comments.
Improvement Opportunities—Work National Nuclear Security
Plan Item #4 Administration, Department of Energy. SUMMARY: EIA, pursuant to the
Telephone: 202–586–0589 or email: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Participation: The EM SSAB, intends to submit an information
Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the Richard.Goorevich@nnsa.doe.gov.
collection request for the Petroleum
public at its advisory committee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Marketing Program, OMB Control
meetings and will make every effort to proposed subsequent arrangement Number 1905–0174, to the Office of
accommodate persons with physical concerns the advance consent list of Management and Budget (OMB). EIA is
disabilities or special needs. If you countries or destinations referred to in requesting a three-year extension to the
require special accommodations due to paragraph 1.(c) of Article 18 of the program and soliciting comments on the
a disability, please contact Barbara Agreement for Cooperation Between the proposed changes to Form EIA–182,
Government of the United States of Form EIA–863, Form EIA–878, Form
Ulmer at least seven days in advance of
America and the Government of the EIA–888, and Form EIA–877. No
the meeting at the phone number listed
Republic of Korea Concerning Peaceful changes are proposed for the remaining
above. Written statements may be filed Uses of Nuclear Energy, done at
with the Board either before or after the survey forms that comprise the
Washington on June 15, 2015 (the Petroleum Marketing Program.
meeting. Individuals who wish to make Agreement) and paragraph 1.a. of
oral presentations pertaining to agenda section 3 of the Agreed Minute to the DATES: Comments regarding this
items should contact Barbara Ulmer at Agreement. Argentina, Australia, Brazil, proposed information collection must
the telephone number listed above. The Canada, Egypt, European Atomic Energy be received on or before June 2, 2017.
request must be received five days prior Community, Indonesia, Japan, If you anticipate difficulty in submitting
to the meeting and reasonable provision Kazakhstan, Morocco, South Africa, comments within that period, contact
will be made to include the presentation Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon
in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Arab Emirates, and Vietnam are as possible.
Federal Officer is empowered to countries or destinations on the advance ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
conduct the meeting in a fashion that consent list and, therefore, are eligible sent to Ms. Tammy Heppner, U.S.
will facilitate the orderly conduct of to receive retransfers from the Republic Department of Energy, U.S. Energy
business. Individuals wishing to make of Korea of unirradiated low enriched Information Administration, Mail Stop
public comments can do so during the uranium, unirradiated source material, EI–25, Forrestal Building, 1000
15 minutes allotted for public equipment and components subject to Independence Avenue SW.,
comments. paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the Washington, DC 20585. To ensure
Agreement. The United States has an receipt of the comments by the due date,
Minutes: Minutes will be available by submission by email (Tammy.Heppner@
Agreement for Cooperation in the
writing to Barbara Ulmer at the address Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, under eia.gov) is recommended. Alternatively,
listed above or at the following Web the authority of section 123 of the Ms. Heppner may be contacted by
site: http://www.nnss.gov/NSSAB/ Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, telephone at 202–586–4748.
pages/MM_FY17.html. in force with each of the countries or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Issued at Washington, DC, on March 28, destinations that are on the advance Requests for additional information or
2017. consent list. copies of the information collection
LaTanya R. Butler, In accordance with section 131a. of instrument and instructions should be
Deputy Committee Management Officer. the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as directed to Ms. Tammy Heppner at the
amended, it has been determined that contact information listed above. The
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Data reported on Forms EIA–878 and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Filed Date: 3/24/17.
EIA–888 are collected over the Accession Number: 20170324–5328.
telephone. These two surveys have a Federal Energy Regulatory Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
shorter version of the CIPSEA pledge Commission Docket Numbers: ER17–853–001.
that is read to the respondent over the Applicants: California Independent
Combined Notice of Filings #1 System Operator Corporation.
telephone. EIA is proposing to
permanently modify the pledge Take notice that the Commission Description: Compliance filing: 2017–
provided to respondents over the received the following electric corporate 03–24 Petition Waiver Delay
telephone to read: filings: Implementation CRR Clawback
Docket Numbers: EC17–98–000. Modification to be effective N/A.
The information you provide on Form EIA- Filed Date: 3/24/17.
xxx will be used for statistical purposes only. Applicants: Tonopah Solar Energy,
LLC. Accession Number: 20170324–5330.
Your responses will be kept confidential and Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
will not be disclosed in identifiable form. Per Description: Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the Docket Numbers: ER17–1099–001.
the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
Federal Power Act and Request for Applicants: Arizona Public Service
of 2015, Federal information systems are
Waivers and Expedited Action of Company.
protected from malicious activities through
Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC. Description: Tariff Amendment:
cybersecurity screening of transmitted data.
Filed Date: 3/24/17. Amendment to Formula Rate Protocol
By law, every EIA employee, as well as every
agent, is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both Accession Number: 20170324–5332. Modification to be effective 5/1/2017.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17. Filed Date: 3/24/17.
if he or she makes public ANY identifiable
Take notice that the Commission Accession Number: 20170324–5312.
information you reported.’’
received the following exempt Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
EIA–877: Winter Heating Fuels wholesale generator filings: Docket Numbers: ER17–1301–000.
Telephone Survey Docket Numbers: EG17–83–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
Applicants: Willow Springs L.L.C.
EIA is proposing to add annual sales Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: First
Windfarm, LLC.
volumes of residential heating oil for Revised ISA, Service Agreement No.
Description: Notice of Self-
statistical estimation purposes. This 2185, Non-Queue position NQ140 to be
Certification of Exempt Wholesale
survey collects annual volumes of Generator Status of Willow Springs effective 12/3/2009.
propane and residential heating oil and Windfarm, LLC. Filed Date: 3/24/17.
propane prices during the heating Filed Date: 3/27/17. Accession Number: 20170324–5308.
season. The accuracy of the price Accession Number: 20170327–5180. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
estimates of heating oil will improve by Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/17/17. Docket Numbers: ER17–1302–000.
having annual volumes of heating oil as Take notice that the Commission Applicants: Midcontinent
a reliable measure for calculating received the following electric rate Independent System Operator, Inc.
weighted average point-in-time price filings: Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
estimates. (5) Annual Estimated Number Docket Numbers: ER11–2855– 2017–03–24_Revisions to Attachment
of Respondents: 10,578 Respondents; (6) 022;ER11–2856–022; ER11–2857– LL for implementation of EARs to be
Annual Estimated Number of Total 022;ER10–2488–014; ER10–2722– effective 6/1/2017.
Responses: 125,490; (7) Annual 008;ER10–2787–006; ER12–2037–009. Filed Date: 3/24/17.
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: Applicants: Avenal Park LLC, Sand Accession Number: 20170324–5309.
48,777 hours; (8) Annual Estimated Drag LLC, Sun City Project LLC, Oasis Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Power Partners, LLC, Eurus Combine Docket Numbers: ER17–1303–000.
Burden: $3,775,000. The cost of the Hills I LLC, Eurus Combine Hills II LLC, Applicants: Midcontinent
burden hours is estimated to be Spearville 3, LLC. Independent System Operator, Inc.
Description: Notice of Non-Material Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
$3,592,914 (48,777 burden hours times
Change in Status of the Eurus MBR 2017–03–24_RS 8 Manitoba Hydro-
$73.66 per hour). EIA estimates that
Entities. MISO Seams Opr Agr EAR Revisions to
there are no additional costs to be effective 6/1/2017.
respondents associated with the surveys Filed Date: 3/24/17.
Accession Number: 20170324–5338. Filed Date: 3/24/17.
other than the costs associated with the Accession Number: 20170324–5310.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
burden hours. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
Docket Numbers: ER16–1983–002.
Authority: Section 13(b) of the Federal Applicants: California Independent Docket Numbers: ER17–1304–000.
Energy Administration Act of 1974, Pub. L. System Operator Corporation. Applicants: Midcontinent
93–275, codified as 15 U.S. C. 772(b). Description: Compliance filing: 2017– Independent System Operator, Inc.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 03–24 Second Petition Waiver Delay Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
2017. Implementation RTD LMPM to be 2017–03–24_Revisions to RS 46
effective N/A. Minnkota-MISO Coor Opr Agr to
Nanda Srinivasan,
Filed Date: 3/24/17. implement EARs to be effective 6/1/
Director, Office of Survey Development and Accession Number: 20170324–5331. 2017.
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17. Filed Date: 3/24/17.
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Information Administration. Accession Number: 20170324–5311.
Docket Numbers: ER17–415–002.
[FR Doc. 2017–06527 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am] Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/14/17.
Applicants: California Independent
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P System Operator Corporation. Docket Numbers: ER17–1305–000.
Description: Compliance filing: 2017– Applicants: Midcontinent
03–24 Second Petition Waiver Delay Independent System Operator, Inc.
Implementation Admin Pricing to be Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
effective N/A. 2017–03–24_Revisions to MISO–PJM
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| Action | Agency information collection activities: Information collection extension, with changes; notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before June 2, 2017. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in | |
| Contact | Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Ms. Tammy Heppner at the contact information listed above. The forms and instructions, along with related information on this clearance package, can be viewed at http://www.eia.gov/survey/notice/ marketing2017.cfm. | |
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