EIA882T-30dayFRN-2019

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 33 / Tuesday, February 19, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

EIA submitted an information
collection request for extension as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. EIA requests a three-year
extension with changes to the
information collection EIA–882T,
‘‘Generic Clearance for Questionnaire
Testing and Research.’’ This collection
allows EIA to conduct field testing of
pilot surveys, cognitive interviews,
respondent debriefings, usability
interviews, field tests, focus groups,
pretesting of questionnaires and
evaluate the quality of the data collected
on EIA survey forms.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection must be received no later
than March 21, 2019. If you anticipate
any difficulties in submitting your
comments by the deadline, contact the
DOE Desk Officer at (202) 395–0710.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to: DOE Desk Officer: Brandon
DeBruhl, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503. Brandon_F_DeBruhl@
omb.eop.gov.
and to
Jacob Bournazian, U.S. Energy
Information Administration, 1000
Independence Avenue SW EI–21,
Washington, DC 20585.
jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob Bournazian, (202) 586–5562,
email at jacob.bournazian@eia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This information collection request
contains
(1) OMB No.: 1905–0186;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Generic Clearance for
Questionnaire Testing and Research;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year
extension with changes;
(4) Purpose: The EIA–882T
Information Collection Request provides
EIA with the necessary cognitive
research tools to utilize qualitative and
quantitative methodologies to assess the
ability of companies to report accurate
information on survey instruments and
validate the quality of the data collected
on EIA forms. This clearance expands

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the available cognitive methods to
include qualitative studies and pretesting/field testing for conducting
cognitive research. EIA uses qualitative
studies for exploratory investigations in
order to decide on the appropriate data
collection mode, interview contact
approach, or any other issue when little
is known about a problem or the best
approach to implement a data collection
program. EIA conducts pretests when
developing new questions or new
survey questionnaires to see how
respondents answer questions, interpret
terminology, and identify potential data
quality problems. Through this
clearance, EIA will conduct pretest
surveys, pilot surveys, respondent
debriefings, cognitive interviews,
usability interviews, and focus group
discussions. By applying these research
methodologies, EIA is able to improve
the quality of data collected to measure
market activity, assess supply
conditions in energy markets, reduce or
minimize respondent burden, increase
agency efficiency, and improve
responsiveness to the public. This
collection authority also improves EIA’s
ability to collect and publish relevant
and timely information that meets the
data needs of EIA’s customers.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 1,800;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 1,800;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 2,220;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $164,324.
The cost of the burden hours is
estimated to be $164,324. EIA estimates
that there are no additional costs to
respondents associated with the surveys
other than the costs associated with the
burden hours.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b) and
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 13,
2019.
Nanda Srinivasan,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy
Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Energy Information
Administration (EIA), Department of
Energy (DOE).

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Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

EIA requests a three-year
extension, with changes, of the
Petroleum Marketing Program as
required under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. EIA’s petroleum
marketing survey program collects
volumetric and price information
needed for determining the supply of
and demand for crude oil and refined
petroleum products.
DATES: EIA must receive all comments
on this proposed information collection
no later than April 22, 2019. If you
anticipate any difficulties in submitting
your comments by the deadline, contact
the person listed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to
Tammy Heppner, U.S. Energy
Information Administration, Mail Stop
EI–25, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585. Submission by
email tammy.heppner@eia.gov is
recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tammy Heppner (202) 586–4748, email:
tammy.heppner@eia.gov. The forms and
instructions are available on EIA’s
website at http://www.eia.gov/survey/
notice/marketing2019.php.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1905–0174
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Petroleum Marketing Program;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal with
changes;
(4) Purpose: These surveys collect
volume and price information on crude
oil and refined petroleum products.
These data are published by EIA on its
website, at http://www.eia.gov. 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.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information
Collection: EIA proposes to protect the
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