[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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