[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 106 (Monday, June 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30821-30822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2735]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1028-0070).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), USGS 
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork 
requirements in the Consolidated Consumers' Report, Form 9-4117MA.

DATES: Submit written comments by August 3, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1028-0070 as 
an identifier in your message.
     E-mail USGS at [email protected]. Identify with 
Information Collection Number 1028-0070 in the subject line.
     Fax: 703-648-6821. Identify with Information Collection 
Number 1028-0070.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Attention: Alfred Travnicek; 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-807; Reston, Virginia 20192. Please reference 
``Information Collection 1028-0070'' in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Imogene Bynum, Data Collection and 
Coordination Section, Minerals Information Team at (703) 648-7960. You 
may also contact Imogene Bynum to obtain a copy, at no cost, of Form 9-
4117MA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Consolidated Consumers' Report, Form 9-4117MA.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0070.
    Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with 
domestic consumption data of 12 metals and ferroalloys, some of which 
are considered strategic and critical. This information will be 
published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, monthly Mineral Industry 
Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and special publications, 
for use by Government agencies, industry, education programs, and the 
general public.
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30 
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to the public 
or for limited inspection.'' No items of a sensitive nature are 
collected. Responses are voluntary. We intend to release data collected 
on Form 9-4117MA only in a summary format that is not company-specific.
    Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: 397 consumers of 
ferrous

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and related metals. Respondents are canvassed for one frequency period 
only (e.g., monthly respondents are not canvassed annually).
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved ``hour'' burden for Form 9-4117MA is 1,709 hours. We 
estimate the public reporting burden averages 45 minutes per response. 
This includes the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and 
maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the information.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' 
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost '' burden associated with 
Form 9-4116MA.
    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. 
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated 
to respond.
    Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and 
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies 
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *''. Agencies 
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) 
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to 
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of 
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and 
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total 
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance, 
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you 
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology 
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount 
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup 
costs include, among other items, computers and software your purchase 
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage 
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services 
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements 
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other 
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv) 
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
    We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them 
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we 
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to 
OMB.
    Public Comment Policy: Before including your address, phone number, 
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Office: Alfred Travnicek 
(703) 648-7231.

    Dated: May 29, 2007.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
[FR Doc. 07-2735 Filed 6-1-07; 8:45 am]
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