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policyinformation/motorfuel/ftap Appendix B - Fuel Tax Attribution Process Review and Documentatio - FHWA

LIST OF DATA SOURCES

Table B.1. Model for Estimating Non-Highway Use of Gasoline

Data Source	Data Provider	Frequency	Estimating Fuel Use By	Most Recent Update	Data Items or Other Remarks
Census of Agriculture	USDA	5 year	Agricultural equipment	1997	Gasoline & gasohol expenses for farm production by State and total fuel consumption in U.S. Data collected by the Census prior to 1997.
Farm Production Expenditures	USDA	annual	Agricultural equipment	2000	Farm product expenditure on fuels by region. Also, gasoline & gasohol expense by bulk/station, by region (1991 only).
Petroleum Marketing Annual	EIA	annual	Agricultural equip. Aviation	2000	Gasoline price by state; aviation gasoline sales by state
Highway Taxes and Fees	FHWA	1 - 3 year	Agriculture	2001	Fuel tax rate by state (MF-121T)
Vehicle Inventory & Use Survey	Census	5 year	All trucks used for off-road purposes	1997	State level data on VMT, MPG, annual mileage, and percentage of off-road driving
Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures	Ward's Communication	annual	All trucks used for off-road purposes	2000	Total trucks in operation ( U.S. total) based on R. L. Polk. Data previously collected by MVMA
Highway Statistics	FHWA	annual	All but boating and aviation	2000	Specifically, tables VM-1, MF-33GA, and MF-33GLA (no longer published)
Sales & Marketing Management	Bill Communication	periodical	Recreational boating	2001	Effective median household buying income
Boating Statistics	USCG	annual	Recreational boating	2000	Number of registered boats by state
Statistical Abstract of the United States	Census	annual	Construction Recreational boating	2001	Total values of non-residential construction contracts by state. Heating-degree days, land area, and CPI by state.
National Recreational Boating Survey	USFWS & USCG	N/A	Recreational boating	1991	Number of powered boats; fuel consumption; gasoline/diesel split by state
U.S. Boating Registration Statistics	NMMA	annual	Recreational boating	2001	State level data on miles of coastal shorelines; square miles of inland water; effective median household buying income
General Aviation And Air Taxi Activity Survey	FAA	annual	Aviation	1999	Total hours flown by state & US total aviation gasoline consumption (total fuel consumption was provided from 1998 on). Renamed from "General Aviation Activity Survey" in 1993.
Vehicle Inventory & Use Survey	Census	5 year	Recreational light trucks	1997	Annual miles driven; MPG; percent miles used off-road; percent personal use; truck weight; body type and configuration
Highway Statistics	FHWA	annual	Recreational light trucks	2000	Truck registrations by state from Table MV-9
Motorcycle Statistical Annual	Motorcycle Industry Council	annual	Recreational motorcycles ATV		Number of motorcycles and ATV used off-road by state
Snowmobile Registration Data	International Snowmobile Manufacturing Association	annual	Recreational snowmobiles		Number of registered and unregistered snowmobiles by state
National Atlas of the USA	National Climactic Data Center		Recreational snowmobiles		Mean annual amount of snowfall and normal winter temperature by state

Table B.2. Model for Estimating Government Use (i.e., Public-use) of Gasoline

Data Source	Data Provider	Frequency	Estimating Fuel Use By	Most Recent Update	Data Items or Other Remarks
Highway Statistics	FHWA	annual	Federal government	2000	Table MV-7 on publicly owned vehicles
Federal Motor Vehicle Fleet Report	GSA	annual	Federal government	?	Fuel consumption & number of vehicles for cars/vans, buses, & trucks
Population projection and land area	Census	annual	SCM government	2001	Population and land size by state, county, and city
Responses from 1992 "Government Use of Motor Fuel Questionnaire"	FHWA	N/A	Federal and SCM governments	1992	Percent of on/off-highway use; percent of gasoline/diesel use

Table B.3. Model for Estimating On-Highway Use of Gasohol

Data Source	Data Provider	Frequency	Most Recent Update	Data Items or Other Remarks
Ethanol Clean Air, Clean Water, Clean Fuel, Industry Outlook	Renewable Fuels Association	annual	2001	U.S. ethanol production capacity by company; ethanol incentives by state
FHWA Form 551M	FHWA	annual	2001	State reported gasohol data
IRS tax revenue data	IRS	annual	2001	Total gasohol and ethanol tax revenue for U.S. (IRS Form 720)
The Clean Fuels Report	J.E. Sinor consultants Inc.			Ethanol incentives by state
Highway Statistics	FHWA	annual	2000	VMT
"Gasohol Estimation Model Review, State Responses to Questionnaire Survey"	Battelle	N/A	1999	Variance in state-reporting of gasohol blend revenue (such as underreporting) and other data used in the ESTNEWXX Module