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 âprogram change due to agency discretionâ 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 outletâs 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 outletâs 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.
Pretesting and Evaluation Methodologies