[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 239 (Friday, December 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32514]


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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 and extending the collection of information 
listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
for approval 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: Lime.
    Current OMB approval number: 1032-0038.
    Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with 
domestic production, values, end-use data, and capacity information on 
the domestic lime industry. This information will be published as an 
Annual Report for use by Government agencies, industry, and the general 
public.
    Bureau form number: 6-1221-A.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Description of respondents: Commercial and captive producers of 
quicklime, hydrated lime, and dead-burned dolomite.
    Annual Responses: 110.
    Annual burden hours: 165.
    Bureau clearance officer: John E. Cordyack, Jr., 703-648-7313.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Acting Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
[FR Doc. 97-32514 Filed 12-11-97; 8:45 am]
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