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AGENCY:
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0053).
SUMMARY:
We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. This collection consists of 27 forms. As part of the requested extension, we will make several revisions to the number of the associated collection instruments. These revisions include: (1) Deleting USGS Form 9-4053-A, USGS Form 9-4073-A, and USGS Form 9-4097-A; (2) changing USGS Form 9-4094-A and USGS Form 9-4095-A from monthly and annual to annual-only reporting forms; (3) changing USGS Form 9-4057-A and USGS Form 9-4060-A from quarterly and annual to annual-only reporting forms; and (4) decreasing the average burden time for USGS Form 9-4074-A from 2 hours to 1 hour. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015.
DATES:
To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive them on or before May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES:
Please submit your written comments on this information collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, at OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov (email); or (202) 395-5806 (fax). Please also forward a copy of your comments to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7195 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Reference “Information Collection 1028-0053, Nonferrous Metals Surveys” in all correspondence.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth S. Sangine at 703-648-7720 (telephone); escottsangine@usgs.gov (email); or by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 988 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. You may also find information about this Information Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.
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I. Abstract
Respondents to these forms supply the USGS with domestic production and consumption data for 22 ores, concentrates, and metals, some of which are considered strategic and critical. These data and derived information will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, monthly and quarterly Mineral Industry Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and special publications, for use by Government agencies, industry education programs, and the general public.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-0053.
Form Number: Various (27 forms).
Title: Nonferrous Metals Surveys.
Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals consumers of nonferrous metals and related materials.
Respondent Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,252.
Estimated Time per Response: For each form, we will include an average burden time ranging from 20 minutes to 1 hour.
Annual Burden Hours: 3,212 hours.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-Hour Cost” Burden: There are no “non-hour cost” burdens associated with this collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.
III. Request for Comments
On January 27, 2015, a 60-day Federal Register notice (80 FR 4306) was published announcing this information collection. Public comments were solicited for 60 days ending March 30, 2015. We received one public comment in response to that notice from the Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) supporting the continued collection of these data which are an important data source for key components of BEA's economic statistics. We again invite comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden time to the proposed collection of information; (c) how to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public view, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Start SignatureMichael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center.
[FR Doc. 2015-09469 Filed 4-22-15; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 04/23/2015
- Department:
- Geological Survey
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice of an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0053).
- Document Number:
- 2015-09469
- Dates:
- To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive them on or before May 26, 2015.
- Pages:
- 22739-22739 (1 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- GX15LR000F60100
- PDF File:
- 2015-09469.pdf