1 The U.S. Government Accountability Office defines a “stakeholder” as an individual or group with an interest in the success of an organization in delivering intended results and maintaining the viability of the organization’s products and services.  Stakeholders influence programs, products, and services.  Examples include congressional members and staff, representatives of central management and oversight entities such as the Office of Management and Budget; and representatives of key interest groups, including the organization’s customers and interested members of the public.  EIA’s major customer groups include:  Federal, State, and local governments; academic and research communities; businesses and industry; foreign governments and international organizations; news media; financial institutions; and the general public.

2 National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency (2008). National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency Vision for 2025: A Framework for Change.
<www.epa.gov/eeactionplan>.

3 Although transportation represents about a third of domestic energy consumption, and residential transportation consumption about two-thirds of that, budget shortfalls have prevented EIA from collecting data on transportation for the past 15 years.

4 Public Law 92-275 (Federal Energy Administration Action of 1974) and Public Law 95-91 (Department of Energy Organization Act).

5 See Appendix B for a brief discussion on EIA geographic reporting levels.

6 See Appendix B for a map of the U.S. Census Regions and Divisions.

7 Expanding sample sizes to include some or all U.S. territories would require additional funding for each initiative.

8 Challenges, Choices, Changes: An External Study of the Energy Information Administration, May 2006, p. 21.