Notice2026-06550
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
April 3, 2026
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Energy DepartmentEnergy Information Administration
Abstract
EIA submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Petroleum Supply Reporting System (PSRS), OMB Control Number 1905-0165. The PSRS consists of seven weekly surveys that make up the Weekly Petroleum Supply Reporting System (WPSRS), eight monthly surveys that make up the Monthly Petroleum Supply Reporting System (MPSRS), and two annual surveys, one of which is a proposed new standby survey.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16932-16934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06550]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EIA submitted an information collection request for extension
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection
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requests a three-year extension of its Petroleum Supply Reporting
System (PSRS), OMB Control Number 1905-0165. The PSRS consists of seven
weekly surveys that make up the Weekly Petroleum Supply Reporting
System (WPSRS), eight monthly surveys that make up the Monthly
Petroleum Supply Reporting System (MPSRS), and two annual surveys, one
of which is a proposed new standby survey.
DATES: Comments on this information collection must be received no
later than May 4, 2026. Written comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information,
contact Debra Coaxum, U.S. Energy Information Administration Clearance
Officer, at (202) 586-7876. The forms and instructions are available on
EIA's website at <a href="http://www.eia.gov/survey/">www.eia.gov/survey/</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EIA uses WPSRS surveys to collect data from
a sample of operators on input, production, imports, and inventory
levels of crude oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids, petroleum products, and
biofuels. EIA uses MPSRS surveys to collect data from all in-scope
operators on input, production, imports, biofuel feedstocks consumed,
refinery capacity, biofuel plant production capacity, and fuels
consumed in plant operations of crude oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids
petroleum products, and biofuels. EIA uses annual Form EIA-820 to
collect data on refinery capacity, refinery fuels and feedstock
consumed, and the quantity of crude oil received by method of
transportation. EIA will use annual standby Form EIA-830 to collect
data on storage capacity at refineries, crude oil tank farms, and
terminals.
This information collection request contains
(1) OMB No. 1905-0165;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Petroleum Supply
Reporting System;
(3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes;
(4) Purpose: The surveys included in the PSRS collect information
that is largely unavailable from other sources on production, input,
inventory levels, imports, inter-regional movements, and fuels and
feedstock consumed for plant operation, for crude oil, hydrocarbon gas
liquids, petroleum products, and biofuels. PSRS surveys also collect
storage capacities for crude oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids, petroleum
products, and biofuels, refinery capacities, biofuel production
capacities, and biofuel feedstocks consumed.
EIA requires data from PSRS surveys to meet the requirements of
energy data users for credible, reliable, and timely energy
information. EIA uses PSRS survey data in statistical reports
including, but not limited to, the Weekly Petroleum Status Report
(WPSR), Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM), and the Monthly Energy Review
(MER). EIA uses PSRS survey data to support analysis and projection
work with results reported in the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO),
Annual Energy Outlook (AEO), and other reports. EIA makes reports
available at <a href="https://www.eia.gov/">https://www.eia.gov/</a>. EIA also uses PSRS data to complete
monthly and annual reports of U.S. petroleum and biofuel supplies to
the International Energy Agency to support U.S. participation as an IEA
member county. In some cases, agencies outside of EIA publish data
sourced from PSRS surveys in their own reports: for example, bioenergy
statistics reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Data from PSRS surveys provide data to inform policy and business
decisions. The data promote efficient markets by providing transparency
to petroleum and biofuel supplies. Use of PSRS data by academic
researchers, educators, news media, and the general public promotes
understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the
environment.
(4a) Proposed Changes to Information Collection:
EIA proposes minor modifications to all PSRS survey instructions to
align the language with other PSRS surveys, without substantially
changing the intention of the language.
Form EIA-804, Weekly Imports Report (Change to Form)
<bullet> EIA proposes updating the list of countries in Part 4
Total U.S. Crude Oil Imports by Country of Origin of the Form EIA-804.
The current country list is out-of-date, demonstrating significant
reductions in import volumes from listed countries and significant
contributions to import volumes from unlisted countries, resulting in
respondents reporting most of their imports in the Other category. EIA
proposes removing Azerbaijan, China, Indonesia, Oman, and Thailand,
replacing these five countries with Guyana, Kazakhstan, United Arab
Emirates (UAE), Ghana, and Senegal. This change in the list of origin
countries will improve EIA's published snapshot of U.S. crude oil trade
in the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR).
Form EIA-819, Monthly Report of Fuels From Non-Biogenic Waste and
Biofuels (Change to Form and Instructions)
EIA proposes three modifications to Form EIA-819 form and
instructions:
1. EIA proposes changing the name of the form from Monthly Biofuels
Fuel Oxygenates, Isooctane, and Isooctene Report to Monthly Report of
Fuels from Non-Biogenic Waste and Biofuels to allow the data collection
to evolve with industry changes in non-traditional technologies and
feedstocks to produce fuels to supplement traditional petroleum fuels.
2. EIA proposes revision of the disclosure language in the
instructions to align treatment of EIA-819 data with that of all other
PSRS surveys. The current disclosure rules for feedstock consumption
are a remnant of the discontinued EIA-22M, Monthly Biodiesel Production
Survey. Industry has repeatedly expressed interest in getting more data
on feedstock consumption for all plants and separately for biodiesel
and renewablediesel plants. The current disclosure rules do not allow
for publishing that level of detail.The proposed revision would treat
biofuel feedstock consumption the same as all other petroleum supply
feedstock data, allowing for publication of aggregate data that may
allow for estimation of information reported by a specific respondent
when few respondents report, or the data is dominated by one or two
large respondents.
3. EIA proposes discontinuation of Part 10 of the Form EIA-819.
Respondents have not reported any data in part 10a since its inception.
EIA eliminated the data collected in part 10b from petroleum balances
published in the Petroleum Supply Monthly beginning in 2019. We
continued to collect and publish Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) and
Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) production, but EIA has determined
this data collection has limited use.
Form EIA-810, Monthly Refinery Report (Change to Form and Instructions)
<bullet> EIA proposes removing Part 6 Annual Storage Capacity
Supplement of the Form EIA-810. EIA is proposing a new Form EIA-830,
Annual Storage Capacity Report, to collect storage capacity on an as-
needed basis. The annual supplement to a monthly form
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was confusing for respondents, resulting in unnecessary burden on
respondents filling out the supplement monthly instead of annually, and
additional burden on staff to perform non-response follow-up for
respondents forgetting to file the annual supplement. The information
collected on Part 6 will be moved to the proposed Form EIA-830, Annual
Storage Capacity Report (standby).
Form EIA-813, Monthly Crude Oil Report (Change to Form and
Instructions)
<bullet> EIA proposes removing Parts 6, 7, and 8 Annual Supplement
for Storage Capacity and Stocks in Tanks and Underground Caverns of the
Form EIA-813. The annual supplement to a monthly form was confusing for
respondents, resulting in unnecessary burden on respondents filling out
the supplement monthly instead of annually, and additional burden on
staff to perform non-response follow-up for respondents forgetting to
file the annual supplement. The information collected on Parts 6, 7,
and 8 will be moved to the proposed Form EIA-830, Annual Storage
Capacity Report (standby).
Form EIA-815, Monthly Bulk Terminal Report (Change to Form and
Instructions)
<bullet> EIA proposes removing Part 4 Annual Supplement for Storage
Capacity of the Form EIA-815. The annual supplement to a monthly form
was confusing for respondents, resulting in unnecessary burden on
respondents filling out the supplement monthly instead of annually, and
additional burden on staff to perform non-response follow-up for
respondents forgetting to file the annual supplement. The information
collected on Part 4 will be moved to the proposed Form EIA-830, Annual
Storage Capacity Report (standby).
Form EIA-830, Annual Storage Capacity Report (Standby) (Proposed New
Form)
<bullet> EIA proposes collecting the data previously collected on
annual supplements to monthly Forms EIA-810, EIA-813, and EIA-815 on a
new form, EIA-830, Annual Storage Capacity Report (standby). Creating a
stand-alone annual form for storage capacity eliminates unnecessary
burden on respondents and staff caused by respondents filling out the
annual supplement each month with the rest of their monthly submission,
and the increased data collection efforts needed to obtain annual data
that respondents are not accustomed to reporting on their monthly
submissions. EIA proposes the new Form EIA-830 be designated as a
standby form to be activated as needed in times of significant market
change or emergency.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,523;
EIA-800 consists of 105 respondents
EIA-802 consists of 50 respondents
EIA-803 consists of 95 respondents
EIA-804 consists of 105 respondents
EIA-805 consists of 790 respondents
EIA-806 consists of 180 respondents
EIA- 809 consists of 150 respondents
EIA-810 consists of 133 respondents
EIA-812 consists of 110 respondents
EIA-813 consists of 240 respondents
EIA-814 consists of 290 respondents
EIA-815 consists of 1,475 respondents
EIA-816 consists of 450 respondents
EIA-817 consists of 40 respondents
EIA- 819 consists of 275 respondents
EIA- 820 consists of 133 respondents
EIA-830 consists of 1,852 respondents
Pretest methodology consists of 50 respondents
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 114,891;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 176,071;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$16,716,181 (176,071 estimated burden hours times $94.94). EIA
estimates that respondents will have no additional costs associated
with the surveys other than the burden hours and the maintenance of the
information during the normal course of business.
Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 772(b), 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 1, 2026.
Debra Coaxum,
Acting Director, Office of Statistical Methods and Research, U.S.
Energy Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 2026-06550 Filed 4-2-26; 8:45 am]
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