The Petroleum Marketing Program
surveys collect information on retail and wholesale sales and
prices, and distribution for crude oil and petroleum products. Data
are published in petroleum publications and in multi-fuel reports.
Respondents are refiners, first purchasers of domestic crude oil,
gas plant operators, resellers/retailers, motor gasoline
wholesalers, suppliers, distributors and importers.
US Code:
42
USC 13233 Name of Law: Data Acquisition Program
US Code: 42
USC 6274 Name of Law: Exchange of Information with the
International Agency
US Code: 15
USC 790a Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of
1974
US Code: 15
USC 772(b) Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of
1974
US Code: 15
USC 764 Name of Law: Federal Energy Administration Act of
1974
US Code: 42
USC 6385 Name of Law: Petroleum Product Information
The overall decrease of 34,484
annual burden hours as shown under “program change due to agency
discretion” is largely due to the discontinuation of the EIA-782A,
EIA-782C, EIA-821, and EIA-863 surveys. In addition, the decrease
in the number of respondents and burden hours for the EIA-14 is due
to changes in the market such as company mergers, acquisitions, and
deaths. For the EIA-877, the burden increase of 1,078 hours will
allow for changes in sample composition needed to reflect changes
over time in the populations of residential propane sellers and No.
2 heating oil sellers in selected U.S. states, plus the limited
amount of available sales volume information used as an outlet’s
measure of size in the sample design. The burden increase of 760
hours for the EIA-878 will allow for changes in sample composition
needed to reflect changes over time in the number of big-box
outlets in the United States and changes in the definitions of the
reformulated gasoline program areas. For the EIA-888, the burden
increase of 250 hours will allow for changes in sample composition
needed to reflect changes over time in the population of retail
outlets in the contiguous United States that sell on-highway diesel
fuel and adjust for the limited amount of available sales volume
information used as an outlet’s measure of size in the sample
design. There will be an increase of 50 new respondents per year
with annual burden of 75 hours for cognitive pretesting. This
increase is due to the program wanting to continually improve its
data collection and survey initiatives. EIA will conduct up to 100
evaluative methodology techniques each year for testing purposes.
These methodologies will test or evaluate new terminology, unclear
questions in surveys, unclear instructions, or questions that may
be added to the Petroleum Marketing Program surveys for the
following clearance schedule. This will help improve ongoing
surveys and reduce errors due to respondent confusion.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form Pretesting 878/888 Pretesting and Evaluation Methodologies
30-Day_2024-27071_EIA_PMP.pdf
Supporting Statement B Petroleum Marketing Program_Final.docx
Pretesting and Evaluation Methodologies