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OMB Control No: 1905-0174	ICR Reference No: 202411-1905-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-1905-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/EIA	Agency Tracking No: Petroleum Marketing
Title: Petroleum Marketing Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: Yes
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/16/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/22/2024
Terms of Clearance: No Terms of Clearance with January 2025 approval for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	199,792	0	199,746
Time Burden (Hours)	28,557	0	63,041
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,603,256	0	5,147,297

Abstract: 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.

Authorizing Statute(s): 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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 47939	06/04/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 91723	11/20/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	199,792	199,746	46
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28,557	63,041	-34,484
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,603,256	5,147,297	-2,544,041

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: 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.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,456,443

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: David Biagas 213 430-9378 david.biagas@eia.gov

Common Form ICR: Yes
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