98-2686. Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5792-5793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2686]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Information Administration


Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has submitted the 
energy information collection(s) listed at the end of this notice to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). The listing 
does not include collections of information contained in new or revised 
regulations which are to be submitted under section 3507(d)(1)(A) of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act, nor management and procurement assistance 
requirements collected by the Department of Energy (DOE).
    Each entry contains the following information: (1) collection 
number and title; (2) summary of the collection of information 
(includes sponsor (the DOE component)), current OMB document number (if 
applicable), type of request (new, revision, extension, or 
reinstatement); response obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or required 
to obtain or retain benefits); (3) a description of the need and 
proposed use of the information; (4) description of the likely 
respondents; and (5) estimate of total annual reporting burden (average 
hours per response x proposed frequency of response per year x 
estimated number of likely respondents.)

DATES: Comments must be filed within 30 days of publication of this 
notice. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you 
should advise the OMB DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention 
to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 
[phone]. (Also, please notify the EIA contact listed below.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20503. (Comments should 
also be addressed to the Statistics and Methods Group at the address 
below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Herbert Miller, Statistics and Methods Group, 
(EI-70), Forrestal Building, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, 
D.C. 20585. Mr. Miller may be telephoned at [phone], FAX (202) 
426-1081, or e-mail at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The energy information collection submitted 
to OMB for review was:
    1. EIA-886, ``Alternative Transportation Fuels and Alternative 
Fueled Vehicles Annual Survey''
    2. Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels, Energy 
Information Administration; OMB No. 1905-0191; Revision; Mandatory
    3. The EIA-886 is an annual survey of the number of alternative 
fuel vehicles (AFVs) made available on a calendar year basis and the 
amount and distribution of each type of Alternative Transportation Fuel 
(ATF) consumed. The data will be used to track the AFV supply situation 
available for the Federal Government, State Governments, and fuel 
providers to acquire AFVs. Respondents are manufacturers, importers, 
and conversion companies of AFV vehicles, and ATF providers and users.
    A proposed change to the form is that respondents will be afforded 
the option of whether or not to hold certain data confidential. 
Respondents are asked in Items B1, B3, C1, C3, E1, and E3 of the form 
whether or not they wish to waive confidential treatment of data. The 
remainder of the form receives the standard confidentiality provisions.
    In response to a reply to the Federal Register notice (62 FR 43148) 
dated August 12, 1997, soliciting comments on the form, the following 
changes are proposed. Section B, Item B2; Section C, Item C2; Section 
E, Item E2; Section H, Item 4; and Section I, Item 4 have been changed 
from mandatory reporting to voluntary reporting.
    4. State or local governments, Businesses or other for-profit, 
Federal agencies or employees, Small businesses or organizations
    5. 11,448 hours (4.58 hrs.  x  1 response per year  x  2,500 
respondents)

    Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. No. 104-13).


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    Issued in Washington, D.C., January 28, 1998.
Jay H. Casselberry,
Agency Clearance Officer, Statistics and Methods Group, Energy 
Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-2686 Filed 2-3-98; 8:45 am]
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