Weekly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D. C. 20585

OMB No. 1905-0165
Expiration Date: 8/31/19
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EIA-805
WEEKLY BULK TERMINAL AND BLENDER REPORT
INSTRUCTIONS
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QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about Form EIA-805 after reading the
instructions, please contact the Survey Manager at (202) 5864615.

PURPOSE
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) Form EIA-805,
“Weekly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report," is used to collect
data on the end-of-week stocks and blending activity of
blending plants and terminals (including bulk terminals).
Reportable blending activity includes blending and
reclassification of gasoline, distillate fuel oil, kerosene, and
kerosene-type jet fuel. The data appear on EIA’s website at
https://www.eia.gov/ and in the EIA publication, Weekly
Petroleum Status Report.

COPIES OF SURVEY FORMS, INSTRUCTIONS
AND DEFINITIONS
Copies in portable document format (PDF) and spreadsheet
format (XLS) are available on EIA's website. You may access
the materials by going to EIA’s website at:
https://www.eia.gov/survey/#eia-805
Files must be saved to your personal computer. Data cannot
be entered interactively on the website.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Definitions of petroleum products and other terms are available
on our website. Please refer to these definitions before
completing the survey form.

WHO MUST SUBMIT
The Form EIA-805 is mandatory pursuant to Section 13(b) of
the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law
93-275) and must be completed by the operators of bulk
terminals and blending plants selected by the EIA. Companies
are selected into the EIA weekly sample according to a
procedure that assures coverage of 90 percent of each
information element.

WHEN TO SUBMIT
The Form EIA-805 must be received by the EIA by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time on the Monday following the end of the report
period (e.g., the “Weekly Bulk Terminal and Blender Report”
covering the week ending January 1, 2016 must be received by
5 p.m. Eastern Time January 4, 2016).

HOW TO SUBMIT
Instructions on how to report are printed on PART 2 of Form
EIA-805.
We recommend secure file transmission (HTTPS) for companies
to use when sending this form to EIA. Secure transmission is an
industry standard method to send information over the internet
using encrypted processes. Access the EIA secure transmission
site at: https://signon.eia.doe.gov/upload/noticeoog.jsp.
Other methods of sending this form to EIA include the PC
Electronic Data Reporting Option (PEDRO), mail, and facsimile.
PEDRO is a Windows-based application that enables you to enter
data interactively, import data from your own database, validate
your data online, and transmit the encrypted data electronically to
EIA via the Internet. If you are interested in receiving this free
software, contact the Electronic Data Collection Support Staff at
(202) 586-9659.

PART 1. RESPONDENT IDENTIFICATION DATA
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Enter the month, day, and year for which you are filing
(e.g., January 1, 2016: Month 01 Day 1 Year 16). The
weekly report period begins at 7:01 a.m. Eastern Time on
Friday and ends at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the following
Friday.

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Enter the 10-digit EIA ID Number. If you do not have a
number, submit your report leaving this field blank. EIA will
advise you of the number.

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If there has been a change since the last report, enter an
“X” in the block provided.

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Enter the name of the company filing the report.

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Enter the Doing Business As “DBA” name if appropriate.

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Enter the terminal site name.

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Enter the Terminal Control Number (TCN) used for
identification of terminals and other facilities in the IRS
ExSTARS system.

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Enter the physical address of the reporting company.

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Enter the mailing address of the Contact. (Note: If the
physical address and mailing address are the same,
provide the information only for the physical address.)

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Enter the name, telephone number, fax number and e-mail
address of the person to contact concerning information
shown on the report. The person listed should be the
person most knowledgeable of the specific data reported.

Email may be used for sending PDF forms, but EIA cannot
accept Excel files sent by email. Should you choose to submit
your PDF data by email, we must advise you that e-mail is an
insecure means of transmission because the data are not
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PART 2. SUBMISSION/RESUBMISSION INFORMATION

end of the report period, corrected to 60 degrees Fahrenheit
(°F) less basic sediment and water (BS&W).

Submission
Refer to “How to Submit” section for more details or
methods for submitting data.
Resubmission
A resubmission is required whenever an error greater than
5 percent of the true value is discovered by a respondent or
if requested by the EIA.
Enter "X" in the resubmission box if you are correcting
information previously reported.
Identify only those data cells and lines which are affected by
the changes. You are not required to file a complete form
when you resubmit, but be sure to complete the EIA ID
number, the report period for which you are resubmitting and
contact information.
Comments
Report any unusual aspects of your operations during the
current reporting period in the Comments section at the
bottom of the form below Parts 1 and 2 on the cover page.
Comments will be used in the validation process and should
address any data anomalies that could raise questions
requiring contact by survey staff for clarification. Comments
will be protected in the same manner as other information
reported on this form as described in detail in “Provisions
Regarding Confidentiality of Information” following Part 3 of
these instructions on Page 3.

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
PART 3. BULK TERMINAL and BLENDER ACTIVITY and
TERMINAL STOCKS
The Form EIA-805 is designed to collect the amount of finished
product blended (i.e. input and produced) at bulk terminals.
Quantities: Report using the following criteria.
• Report all input and production quantities to the nearest
whole number in thousand barrels (42 U.S. gallons/barrel).
Quantities ending in 499 or less are rounded down, and
quantities ending in 500 or more are rounded up (e.g.,
106,499 barrels are reported as 106 and 106,500 barrels are
reported as 107).
• Report input and production data only for those products
blended and/or reclassified at the terminal. If the quantity for
a product for which you usually report data is zero, please
enter “0". Shaded cells on the form are those in which data
are not currently required to be reported.
• Report all Ending Stocks in custody at the blending
terminal or bulk terminal regardless of ownership. Reported
stock quantities should represent actual measured
inventories at the terminal and domestic stocks in transit
to the terminal (i.e. stocks in transit via rail, truck, or barge
to your terminal should be reported), excluding those in
transit by pipeline. Petroleum products in transit by pipeline
are reported by pipeline operators on Form EIA-802,
“Weekly Product Pipeline Report.”
• Report stocks as of 7 a.m. Eastern Time Friday, which is the

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• Report all domestic and foreign stocks held at blending
terminals or bulk terminals. Include foreign stocks only after
entry through Customs. Exclude stocks of foreign origin held
in bond.
Input
Report as input any finished product, blending component,
oxygenate, or other product (including biofuels) blended or
reclassified to a different product. Examples include:
Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (RBOB) and
Fuel Ethanol blended to produce Finished Reformulated Motor
Gasoline, and kerosene blended with distillate fuel oil.
Report input whether blending or product reclassification takes
place due to transfers of products between tanks, through inline blending systems, or by splash blending in trucks or rail
cars.
Report as input any Distillate Fuel Oil to be reclassified to a
different sulfur category as well as any Distillate Fuel Oil,
Kerosene, or Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel being reclassified to a
different product code (see Reclassification of Inventory
discussed later in these instructions).
Report gross input for each item listed on the survey form
except where shaded. Do not “net out” inputs by reporting the
difference between inputs and production.
Production
Report as production any finished product or blending
component blended or reclassified from inputs reported on
Form EIA-805. One example of production to report on Form
EIA-805 is Finished Reformulated Motor Gasoline blended from
input of RBOB and Fuel Ethanol.
Report production whether blending or product reclassification
took place due to transfers of products between tanks, through
in-line blending systems, or by splash blending in trucks or rail
cars.
Report as production any Distillate Fuel Oil reclassified from a
different sulfur category as well as any Distillate Fuel Oil,
Kerosene, or Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel reclassified from a
different product code (see Reclassification of Inventory
discussed later in these instructions).
Report fuel ethanol production at the terminal only in the case
of blending of denaturant (finished gasoline, motor gasoline
blending components, or pentanes plus) with undenatured fuelgrade ethanol.
Report gross production for each item listed on the survey
form except where shaded. Do not “net out” production by
reporting the difference between production and input.
Total Input and Total Production
When Form EIA-805 is completed correctly, every input barrel
should have a corresponding production barrel. Therefore,
total input should equal total production reported for Code 999.
Small variances may exist due to rounding, measurement,
gains, and losses, but reports with variances exceeding 5
thousand barrels should be checked for accuracy and will very
likely prompt a follow-up call from EIA.

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Ending Stocks
Report “0” if the quantity for a product for which you usually
report data is zero. Shaded cells on the form are those in which
data are not currently required to be reported.
Report all Ending Stocks in custody at the terminal regardless
of ownership. Reported stock quantities should represent actual
measured inventories at the terminal plus any domestic stocks
in transit to the terminal (i.e. stocks in transit via rail, truck, or
barge should be reported), excluding those in transit by pipeline.
Petroleum products in transit by pipeline are reported by pipeline
operators on Form EIA-802, “Weekly Product Pipeline Report.”
Report all domestic and foreign stocks held at terminals. Include
foreign stocks only after entry through Customs. Exclude stocks
of foreign origin held in bond.
For purposes of this report, “after entry through Customs” is said
to occur on:
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the “entry date” specified in block 7 on the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection CBP Form 7501, “Entry Summary;”
(The entry date for a warehouse withdrawal is the date of
withdrawal), or
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the “import date” specified in block 5 on the U.S. Customs
and Border Protection CBP Form 214A (Statistical Copy),
“Application for Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or
Status Designation;” or
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the “export date” specified in block 4 on the U.S.
Department of Commerce Form 7525-V, “Shipper’s Export
Declaration,” for shipments from Puerto Rico to the 50
States and the District of Columbia.
Reclassification of Inventory
Report a finished product that is reclassified as a different
finished product as follows: the quantity of the original product
is reported in the “Input” column and the reclassified product is
reported in the “Production” column.
Example, if you have 10,000 barrels of kerosene in storage at
the end of January, this quantity is to be reported as
“Stocks” of Kerosene (Code 311) on the January report. If
during February the intended use of the 10,000 barrels of
kerosene is changed to Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel, report this
reclassification by reporting the 10,000 barrels as an “Input”
of Kerosene (Code 311) and as a “Production” of KeroseneType Jet Fuel (Code 213).
Oxygenates, Renewable Fuels, NGPL/LRG, TOTAL
(Product Code 003)
Includes inputs of all oxygenates (including ETBE and MTBE), all
renewable fuels (including fuel ethanol and biodiesel), and all
Natural Gas Plant Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases
(including butane, isobutane, and pentanes plus) as found on
Form EIA-815 as product codes 142, 144, 445, 141, 203, 205,
207, 244, 245 and 220.
Report inputs of Product Code 003 as the sum of all inputs of
the products listed above. For example, a terminal that blends
5,400 barrels of Fuel Ethanol with RBOB to make Finished
Reformulated Gasoline Blended with Ethanol, blends 200
barrels of Butane to Finished Gasoline Conventional (Other) to
increase RVP, and blends 800 barrels of Biodiesel (B100) with
ULSD to make a B5 product would report the sum of the inputs
of these three products (6,400 barrels) as a 6 on the report
under Product Code 003 Inputs.

Natural Gas Plant Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases,
TOTAL
(Product Code 242)
Includes ethane, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene,
isobutane, isobutylene, and pentanes plus as found on Form EIA815 as product codes 108, 246, 244, 245 and 220. Exclude
ethylene.
Report inputs of Product Code 242 as the sum of all inputs of
the products listed above. In the example in the last section
(see Oxygenates, Renewable Fuels, NGPL/LRG, TOTAL),
would report the butane inputs (200 barrels) as a 0 on the
report under Product Code 242 Inputs.
Report Ending Stocks of the sum of all the products listed
above (including Propane/Propylene—Product Code 246, and
Propylene (nonfuel use)—Product Code 624).
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Propane/Propylene stocks should also be separately
reported as Product Code 246
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Propylene (nonfuel use) stocks should also be separately
reported as Product Code 624
Example, if on Friday at 7 a.m. Eastern Time you have in
storage 20,000 barrels of Propane/Propylene, of which 2,000
barrels are Propylene (nonfuel use), and you have 4,000
barrels of Butane/Butylene, and 1,000 barrels of Pentanes
Plus, report 25 for stocks of Product Code 242, 20 for
stocks of Product Code 246, and 2 for stocks of Product
Code 624.
Biodiesel Blending
If Biodiesel (B100) is blended at the terminal with distillate fuel
oil to make a finished distillate blend (B5, B20, etc.) report the
activity as follows:
Report the quantity of Biodiesel (equivalent to Product Code
203 or 205 on the monthly Form EIA-815) as part of the Product
Code 003 inputs.
Report the quantity of the distillate fuel oil (Product Code 465,
466, or 467) being blended with biodiesel as inputs of Product
Code 465.
Report the quantity equal to the inputs of the biodiesel and distillate
as production of Product Code 465, 466, or 467.
Example, if during the reporting week you have blended 5,000
barrels of Biodiesel (B100) with 95,000 barrels of ULSD
(Product Code 465) to make 100,000 barrels of a B5 blended
diesel, report 5 as part of your Product Code 003 inputs,
report 95 as Product Code 465 inputs, and report 100 as
Product Code 465 production.
Gasoline Treated as Blendstock (GTAB)
(Product Code 117)
If GTAB is tested at the terminal and is certified as a finished
motor gasoline where no further blending or treatment is
required, such as adding oxygenates, report GTAB as follows:
Report the quantity of GTAB that is certified as a finished
product as an input of “GTAB”.
Report an equal volume of the appropriate finished motor
gasoline as a “Production” of the finished motor gasoline after it
has been certified.

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Report input of GTAB and other material such as Fuel Ethanol and
then production of Finished Motor Gasoline or another Motor
Gasoline Blending Component in cases where GTAB is blended
with another material to produce a new product.

Transmix
Transmix is created when two different petroleum products (e.g.
motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil) become commingled during
pipeline transport. Exclude transmix from all quantities reported
on Form EIA-805.

PROVISIONS REGARDING CONFIDENTIALITY
OF INFORMATION
The information reported on this form will be protected and not
disclosed to the public to the extent that it satisfies the criteria
for exemption under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. §552, the DOE regulations, 10 C.F.R. §1004.11,
implementing the FOIA, and the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C.
§1905.
The Federal Energy Administration Act requires the EIA to
provide company-specific data to other Federal agencies when
requested for official use. The information reported on this
form may also be made available, upon request, to another
component of the Department of Energy (DOE); to any
Committee of Congress, the Government Accountability Office,
or other Federal agencies authorized by law to receive such
information. A court of competent jurisdiction may obtain this
information in response to an order. The information may be
used for any nonstatistical purposes such as administrative,
regulatory, law enforcement, or adjudicatory purposes.

SANCTIONS
The timely submission of Form EIA-805 by those required to
report is mandatory under Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (FEAA) (Public Law 93-275), as
amended. Failure to respond may result in a civil penalty of not
more than $2,750 per day for each violation, or a fine of not
more than $5,000 per day for each criminal violation. The
government may bring a civil action to prohibit reporting
violations which may result in a temporary restraining order or a
preliminary or permanent injunction without bond. In such civil
action, the court may also issue mandatory injunctions
commanding any person to comply with these reporting
requirements.

FILING FORMS WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND ESTIMATED REPORTING
BURDEN
Respondents are not required to file or reply to any Federal
collection of information unless it has a valid OMB control
number. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.6 hours per response,
including the time of reviewing instructions, searching existing
data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect
of this collection of information including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: Energy Information Administration,
Office of Survey Development and Statistical Integration, EI-21,
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585;
and to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503.

Disclosure limitation procedures are not applied to the
statistical data published from this survey's information. Thus,
there may be some statistics that are based on data from fewer
than three respondents, or that are dominated by data from
one or two large respondents. In these cases, it may be
possible for a knowledgeable person to estimate the
information reported by a specific respondent.
Company specific data are also provided to other DOE offices
for the purpose of examining specific petroleum operations in
the context of emergency response planning and actual
emergencies.

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