EIA-6A Coal Distribution Report-Annual

U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-6A (March 2005)

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0167
Expires: 3/31/08
Burden: 5.0 hours

Coal Distribution Report – Annual
Page 1

This report is mandatory under Public Law 93-275. Failure to comply may result in criminal fines, civil penalties and other sanctions as provided by law. For
further information concerning sanctions and data protections see the sanction provision and the provisions concerning the confidentiality of information in
the Instructions.

Please read the instructions provided before completing this form.

(Please make any corrections to the mailing label in the area provided at the right and return the completed form in the business reply mailer enclosed.)

GENERAL REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS:
1. If your operation is under the reporting threshold, has been abandoned, or was idle during this reporting period, please indicate the specifics in the
Remarks (Part VIII), indicate Point of Contact (Part IX), and return the form.
2. Report all coal quantities in short tons (2,000 pounds) to the nearest whole ton.
3. If a data item reported herein includes a revision to the same data item as previously reported which results in a net minus quantity, indicate this by
enclosing the reported quantity in parentheses ( ).
After entering your data, please check its consistency by making sure that the State level total of the quantities in Section VII sum to the company level
total in Section III on page 1 of the form.
I. Identification
Month
Day
Year
A. Ownership Change: If company ownership changed during the year, enter the date of change:
applicable, the name and address of the new owner.
Name of New Owner

Point of Contact Name

Point of Contact Title

Point of Contact E-mail Address

Area Code & Phone Number

Area Code & Fax Number

Address of New Owner (Street)

(City)

(State)

(Zip Code)

B. Name(s) and Address(es) of Parent Company(ies) (if different from responding company): See Part VIII A of the instructions for the definition of
Parent Company before completing this section. (If additional space is needed use a separate sheet of paper.)
Name of Parent Company

Point of Contact Name

Point of contact Title

Point of Contact E-mail Address

Area Code & Phone Number

Area Code & Fax Number

Address of Parent Company (Street)

(City)

(State)

(Zip Code)

C. Coal-Producing State: Enter the name of the coal-producing state of origin that you are reporting data for in this report. (See Part VIII B of the
Instructions for a list of States.)

State Name _______________________________________

II. Coal Production and Purchases
Report below the total amount of coal produced and/or purchased during the year
EIA
(include anthracite and bituminous refuse).
A. Coal produced from company mines during the year.
B. Coal purchased from other companies during the year. (Total from Section VI.)
C. Total coal produced and/or purchased during the year (A + B)
III. Coal Distribution
Report total coal distribution during the reporting year including coal distributed from stocks
(include anthracite and bituminous refuse). Total of Section VII Column (3).
IV. Coal Stocks (include anthracite and bituminous refuse)
A. Beginning Coal Stocks. Please report the amount of coal stocks held by your company at the beginning of
the reporting year. Do not include pit inventory in coal stocks. Coal stocks are defined to be coal that has
been mined or purchased and stored awaiting shipment or transfer to a user. Pit inventory is coal in place which
has been surveyed or prepared for mining.
B. Inventory Adjustment to stocks held at the start of the reporting year (+/- processing gains and losses)
C. Ending Coal Stocks. Please report the amount of coal stocks held by your company at the end of the
reporting year. Do not include pit inventory in coal stocks. Follow definitions in A above.

Quantity
(short tons)

USE

U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-6A (March 2005)

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0167
Expires: 3/31/08
Burden: 5.0 hours

Coal Distribution Report – Annual
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V. Data Consistency Checks
The following equation should be used to check the consistency of your data:
Balance equation: IV A + II C +/- IV B – III = IV C
If this equation is not satisfied, then your data are inconsistent and some data elements are either missing from your report (such as stocks) or entered incorrectly. These equations must be satisfied before your data can be
processed by EIA.
VI. Coal Purchased from other Companies during the Year Which was Produced in this State: Enter the quantity of coal purchased from other companies during the reporting year which was produced in this coal-producing
State. For each company, enter the company name and address and the quantity of coal purchased. Please do not include synthetic fuels. (If additional space is needed, please use a separate sheet of paper.)
Name of Company

Address (Street, City, State and Zip Code)

Quantity Purchased (Short Tons)

VII. Distribution Report the distribution during the reporting year for all coal reported in Part III. If the coal was distributed to a consumer (except to a coal distribution company or TF), complete columns (1) through (5). If the coal
was purchased by a coal distribution company, including brokers, put an NC in column (2) and complete columns (3), (7), and (8). If the type of consumer is TF, complete columns (2) through (3).
Use the following codes when completing section VII, Distribution.
Destination State or Country Code:

Type of Consumer (see Instruction VIII. E)

See Section VIII C or VIII D of the instructions for a list of
State and Country Codes

EG - Electric Generation
CP - Coke Plant
MF - Manufacturing (except coke plants and
coal synfuel plants)
AG - Agriculture, Mining, and Construction
SF – Coal Synfuel Plant

Destination
State or
Country

Type of
Consumer

(1)

(2)

RC - Residential/Commercial/
Employees
EX - Export Coal
TF - Railroad/Vessel/Ship Fuel
NC - Not a Consumer

Mode of Transportation (see Instruction VIII. F)
RR - Railroad
RV - River
GL - Great Lakes
TP - Tidewater Piers and Coastal
Ports

Company that purchased your coal
(do not list any consumers)

Transportation
Quantity
Distributed
(short tons)
(3)

Primary Code

Secondary
Code
(5)

(4)

TR - Truck
TC - Tramway/Conveyor
SP - Slurry Pipeline

Quantity (short tons)
(6)

Name

Address

(7)

(8)

VIII. Remarks (If additional space is needed, use a separate sheet of paper)

IX

Point of Contact Enter the name, title, telephone number, and email address of your company representative who can answer questions regarding information provided on this form.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name

Title

Area Code and Office Telephone Number

E-mail

Title 18 U.S.C. '1001 makes it a crime for any person knowingly and willingly to make to any Agency or Department of the United States any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or misrepresentation as to any matter within its
jurisdiction.

U.S. Department of Energy
Energy Information Administration
Form EIA-6A (March 2005)

Form Approved
OMB No. 1905-0167
Expires: 3/31/08
Burden: 5.0 hours

Coal Distribution Report - Annual
Page 3

VII. Distribution (Continued) Report the distribution during the reporting year for all coal reported in Part III. If the coal was distributed to a consumer, complete columns (1) through (5) (except to a coal distribution company or TF).
If the coal was purchased by a coal distribution company, including brokers, put an NC in column (2) and complete columns (3), (7), and (8). If the type of consumer is TF, complete columns (2) through (3).
Use the following codes when completing section VII, Distribution.
Destination State or Country Code:

Type of Consumer (see Instruction VIII. E)

See Section VIII C or VIII D of the instructions for a list of
State and Country Codes

EG - Electric Generation
CP - Coke Plant
MF - Manufacturing (except coke plants and
coal synfuel plants)
AG - Agriculture, Mining, and Construction
SF – Coal Synfuel Plant

Destination
State or
Country
(1)

Type of
Consumer
(2)

RC - Residential/Commercial/
Employees
EX - Export Coal
TF - Railroad/Vessel/Ship Fuel
NC - Not a Consumer

Mode of Transportation (see Instruction VIII. F)
RR - Railroad
RV - River
GL - Great Lakes
TP - Tidewater Piers and Coastal Ports

Company that purchased your coal
(do not list any consumers)

Transportation
Quantity
Distributed
(short tons)
(3)

Primary Code

(4)

Secondary
Code
(5)

TR - Truck
TC - Tramway/Conveyor
SP - Slurry Pipeline

Quantity (short tons)
(6)

Name

Address

(7)

(8)