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RailThe data are from Railroad Facts, published annually by the Association <strong>of</strong> American Railroads (AAR). AAR figuresare based on 100 percent reporting by Class I railroads to the Surface <strong>Transportation</strong> Board (STB) via Schedule 700<strong>of</strong> the R1 Annual Report. Thus, the data are considered accurate. STB defines Class I railroads as having operatingrevenues at or above a threshold indexed to a base <strong>of</strong> $250 million (1991) and adjusted annually in concert withchanges in the Railroad Freight Rate Index published by the Bureau <strong>of</strong> Labor Statistics. In 2001, the adjustedthreshold for Class I railroads was $266.7 million. Although Class I railroads represent only 1 percent <strong>of</strong> the number<strong>of</strong> railroads in the country, they account for over 70 percent <strong>of</strong> the industry's mileage operated and more than 90percent <strong>of</strong> all freight revenue; energy consumption should be <strong>of</strong> the same order. For passenger travel, information isunavailable. Amtrak no longer provides data on a national basis, and the regional data appears to be inconsistent.TransitThe APTA figures are based on information in FTA's National Transit Database. APTA conservatively adjusts FTAdata to include transit operators that do not report to the FTA Database (private and very small operators and ruraloperators), which accounts for about 90 to 95 percent <strong>of</strong> the total passenger-miles. The data are generally accuratebecause the FTA reviews and validates information submitted by individual transit agencies. Reliability may varybecause some transit agencies cannot obtain accurate information or misinterpret certain data definitions in federalguidelines.WaterThe EIA collects data on residual and distillate fuel oils and diesel through its Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene SalesReport survey, form EIA-821.The survey targets companies that sell fuel oil and kerosene to end users. This surveycommenced in 1984 and data from previous years should be used with caution.Sampling Frame and DesignThe sample's target universe includes all companies that sell fuel oil and kerosene to end users. EIA derives thesampling frame from the EIA-863 database containing identity information for approximately 22,300 fuel oil andkerosene sellers. EIA stratifies the sampling frame into two categories: companies selected with certainty anduncertainty. Those in the certainty category varied but included the end use "vessel bunkering," or sales for thefueling <strong>of</strong> commercial and private watercraft.Sampling Error, Imputation, and EstimatesEIA reported a 92.5 percent response rate for the 2000 survey. The EIA also provides estimates <strong>of</strong> the sampling errorfor geographic areas and U.S. averages are 1.8 for residential distillate fuel oil, 0.8 for nonresidential retail distillatefuel oil, and 0.1 for retail residual fuel oil. Some firms inevitably ignore survey requests, causing data gaps. EIAestimates the volumes <strong>of</strong> these firm's sales by imputation; more detailed information and the algorithm can beobtained at EIA's web site in the technical notes for the Annual Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales Report. Seehttp://www.eia.doe.gov/oil gas/petroleum/data publications/fuel oil and kerosene sales/foks.html.TABLE 4-19. U.S. Government Energy Consumption by Agency and SourceEnergy consumption data are collected by DOE's Office <strong>of</strong> Federal Energy Management Programs in cooperationwith most departments and agencies. DOD is by far the largest consumer, accounting for about 80 percent <strong>of</strong> thetotal. As discussed above, the data includes fuel purchased abroad for military bases. Since government agenciesare required to report these data, they are probably accurate. However, it is possible that some consumption ismissed. For example, some agencies may report only fuel supplied directly, missing consumption such as gasolinepurchased by employees while on government business for which they are then reimbursed. In addition, smalleragencies were neglected. Overall, however, the data should provide a fairly good approximation <strong>of</strong> governmentenergy consumption.ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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