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submitted by postal mail or delivery 

should be addressed to the Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 

2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Federal Family 

Educational Loan Program— 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0093 

Type of Review: Extension of an 

existing information collection 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households; Private 

Sector (Not-for-profit institutions), State, 

Local, or Tribal Government 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,952 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 817 

Abstract: This is a request for an 

extension of the approved 

recordkeeping requirements contained 

in the regulations related to the 

administrative requirements of the 

Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 

program. Effective August 14, 2008, 

upon a holder’s receipt of a written 

request from a borrower and a copy of 

the borrower’s military orders, the 

regulations at 34 CFR 682.202(a)(8) 

provide that the maximum interest (as 

defined in 50 U.S.C. 527, App. Section 

207(d)) that may be charged on FFEL 

loans made prior to the borrower 

entering active duty status is six percent 

while the borrower is on active duty 

status. 

Dated: November 21, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28724 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), U.S. Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB 

review and comment. 

SUMMARY: EIA has submitted a request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to revise a currently-approved 

data collection under the provisions of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

EIA proposes the following changes to 

Form EIA–886, Annual Survey of 

Alternative Fueled Vehicles, data 

collection: (1) The addition of a new 

vehicle classification code to allow EIA 

to capture data on plug-in hybrid 

electric vehicles (PHEVs), which are 

new to the alternative fuel industry, and 

(2) the redesign of the questionnaire for 

the purposes of improving data quality 

and reducing reporting burdens on 

respondents to the data collection. 

The Form EIA–886 data are collected 

from suppliers and users of alternativefueled vehicles (AFVs). EIA uses data 

from these groups as a basis for 

estimating total AFV and alternative 

transportation fuel (ATF) use in the U.S. 

These data serve as market analysis 

tools for federal/state agencies, AFV 

suppliers, vehicle fleet managers, and 

other interested organizations and 

persons. The data are used to satisfy the 

annual reporting requirements to 

Congress by providing statistical 

measures on the extent to which the 

objectives of the Energy Policy Act of 

1992 are being achieved. These data are 

also needed to satisfy numerous public 

requests for detailed information on 

AFVs and ATFs (in particular, the 

number of AFVs distributed by state, as 

well as the amount and location of the 

ATFs being consumed). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

December 27, 2012. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments, 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the DOE Desk Officer at 

OMB of your intention to make a 

submission as soon as possible. The 

Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202– 

395–4718 or contacted by email at 

chad_s_whiteman@omb.eop.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the: 

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 

10102, 735 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, 

and to 

Cynthia Amezcua, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration, EI–22, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Fax 202–586– 

9753, cynthia.amezcua@eia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Cynthia Amezcua by phone 

at 202–586–1658 or by email at the 

address listed, above. The collection 

instrument and instructions are also 

available on the Internet at: 

Purpose & Instructions ............................................................................. https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886Inst.png 

Part 1: Identification .................................................................................. https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886P1.png 

Part 2: Data from Users ........................................................................... https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886P2.png 

Part 2: Data from Users (with fuel type drop down) ................................ https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886P2- 

wFuelConfigs.png 

Part 3: Data from Suppliers ...................................................................... https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886P3.png 

Part 3: Data from Suppliers (with fuel type drop down) .......................... https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886P3- 

wFTypeConfig.png 

Code Reference Sheet ............................................................................. https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886CodeRef.png 


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Definitions ................................................................................................. https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886Defs.png 

Sanctions, Burden & Confidentiality ......................................................... https://eiaweb.inl.gov/clearance2012/eiaweb-frm886Info.png 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1905–0191; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Annual Survey of Alternative 

Fueled Vehicles; 

(3) Type of Request: Revision of 

currently approved collection; 

(4a) Purpose: Form EIA–886 is an 

annual survey that collects information 

on the number and type of AFVs and 

other advanced technology vehicles that 

vehicle suppliers made available in the 

previous calendar year and plan to make 

available in the following calendar year; 

the number, type and geographic 

distribution of AFVs in use in the 

previous calendar year; and the amount 

and distribution of each type of ATF 

consumed in the previous calendar year. 

Form EIA–886 data are collected from 

suppliers and users of AFVs. 

EIA uses data from these groups as a 

basis for estimating total AFV and ATF 

use in the U.S. These data are needed 

by federal and state agencies, fuel 

suppliers, transit agencies and other 

fleets to determine if sufficient 

quantities of AFVs are available for 

purchase and to provide Congress with 

a measure of the extent to which the 

objectives of the Energy Policy Act of 

1992 are being achieved. These data 

satisfy the reporting requirements to 

Congress under Section 503(b)(2) of the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 and serve as 

market analysis tools for federal/state 

agencies, AFV suppliers, vehicle fleet 

managers, and other interested 

organizations and persons. These data 

are also needed to satisfy numerous 

public requests for detailed information 

on AFVs and ATFs (in particular, the 

number of AFVs distributed by State, as 

well as the amount and location of the 

ATFs being consumed). 

EIA publishes summary information 

from the Form EIA–886 database in an 

annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Data 

report on EIA’s Web site (http:// 

www.eia.gov/renewable/afv/). This 

report covers historical and projected 

supplies of AFVs, AFV usage by 

selected user groups, and estimates of 

total U.S. AFV counts and U.S. 

consumption of ATFs. These data 

provide baseline inputs for DOE’s 

transportation sector energy models and 

the energy consumption measures for 

ATFs in EIA’s State Energy Data System. 

For example, EIA’s National Energy 

Modeling System (NEMS) has a 

component model that forecasts 

transportation sector energy 

consumption and provides a framework 

for AFV policy and technology analysis. 

The data obtained from Form EIA–886 

are used to improve the explanatory 

power of the NEMS Transportation 

Demand Model by allowing for greater 

detail in representing AFV types and 

characteristics; 

(4b) Proposed Changes to Information 

Collection: EIA proposes to modify the 

drop-down selection menus under Form 

EIA–886 Parts 2 and 3 to include the 

fuel type/engine configuration code 

‘‘EVC–PH’’ to capture data on plug-in 

hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). PHEVs 

are considered alternative fueled 

vehicles under the Energy Policy Act of 

1992 definition of an alternative fueled 

vehicle because their primary fuel 

source is electricity; however, PHEVs 

differ from straight battery-powered 

electric vehicles because they use the 

electric battery as the primary energy 

source, relying on battery power for 

propulsion for a limited range (15–40 

miles) before switching to internal 

combustion propulsion. Currently, EIA 

collects data on electric battery-powered 

vehicles with the code ‘‘EVC BP.’’ 

Adding the code ‘‘EVC PH’’ will 

differentiate between straight batterypowered AFVs and PHEVs. 

EIA also proposes reformatting the 

Form EIA–886 to better use visual 

design to reduce the respondent’s 

burden, while not changing the existing 

constructs being measured on the form. 

For example, instructions will be placed 

next to the questions where they are 

needed, and dense paragraphs will be 

broken up into bullet-pointed lists. 

Survey methodology literature and 

empirical evidence from cognitive 

testing of other forms suggests these 

changes, along with formatting edits, 

should allow respondents to read and 

more easily process the information. 

(5) Type of Respondents: Suppliers of 

alternative-fueled vehicles are required 

to report; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,050; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 2,050; 

(8) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 8,215; 

(9) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: No 

additional costs beyond burden hours 

are anticipated from the proposed 

collection instrument revision. 

Statutory Authority 

The legal authority for this data 

collection effort is provided by the 

following provisions: Section 13(b) of 

the Federal Energy Administration Act 

of 1974, Public Law 93–275, (FEA Act), 

and codified at 15 U.S.C. § 772 (b), and 

Section 503(b)(2) of the Energy Policy 

Act of 1992, Public Law 102–486 

(EPACT92) codified at 42 U.S.C. 13253. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

20, 2012. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Office of Survey Development and 

Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy 

Information Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

U.S. Energy Information 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice and Request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Review 

and Comment. 

SUMMARY: EIA has submitted, under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, an information collection 

request to the OMB for a three-year 

extension, with changes, of its 

Petroleum Supply Reporting System 

(PSRS) information collection (OMB 

1905–0165). The Petroleum Supply 

Reporting System consists of weekly 

and monthly petroleum and biofuels 

supply surveys and an annual refinery 

survey of capacity, crude oil receipts, 

and fuels consumed. 

EIA proposes the following changes to 

several Petroleum Supply Reporting 

System surveys: (1) Move to site level 

weekly reporting of all bulk terminal 

activity on an expanded version of Form 

EIA–805, ‘‘Weekly Bulk Terminal and 

Blender Report;’’ (2) discontinue weekly 

reporting on Form EIA–801, ‘‘Weekly 

Bulk Terminal Report;’’ (3) discontinue 

reporting the maximum sustainable fuel 

ethanol capacity on Form EIA–819, 

‘‘Monthly Oxygenate Report;’’ (4) 

include the Form EIA–22M in the PSRS 

data collection, (5) change the data 

protections for specific data elements on 

Forms EIA–810, EIA–819 and EIA–22M 

and publicly release these data elements 

in identifiable form (a) monthly 

atmospheric crude oil distillation 

reported on Form EIA–810, ‘‘Monthly 

Refinery Report;’’ (b) ethanol nameplate 


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