[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Request for Public Comments on Information Collection Submitted
to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act
A request revising the collection of information listed below has
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter
35). Copies of the proposed collection of information and related forms
may be obtained by contacting the Bureau's Clearance Officer at the
phone number listed below. Comments and suggestions on the requirement
should be made within 30 days directly to the Desk Officer for the
Interior Department, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Washington DC 20503 and to the Bureau
Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National Center, Reston,
VA 20192. As required by OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the
U.S. Geological Survey solicits specific public comments regarding the
proposed information collection as to:
1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the bureau, including whether
the information will have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the bureau's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
3. The utility, quality, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and,
4. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
Current OMB approval number: 1032-0038.
Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with
domestic production and consumption data on nonfuel mineral
commodities. This information is published as Annual Reports, Mineral
Industry Surveys, and in Mineral Commodity Summaries for use by
Government agencies, industry, and the general public.
Bureau form numbers: Pending OMB information collection approval.
(37 forms)
Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannual, and Annual.
Description of respondents: Producers and consumers of Industrial
Minerals.
Annual Responses: 15,162.
Annual burden hours: 10,203.
Bureau clearance officer: John E. Cordyack, Jr., 703-648-7313.
K.W. Mlynarski,
Acting Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
[FR Doc. 98-22 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am]
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