[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65352-65353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5746]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request

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

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

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information 
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork 
requirements for ``Consolidated consumers' Report (Form 9-4117-MA).'' 
This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on 
the paperwork burden of this form.

DATES: Submit written comments by December 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on this information collection 
directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior via OMB e-mail: ([email protected]); 
or by fax (202) 395-6566; and identify your submission with 
1028-0070.
    Please also submit a copy of your comments to the Department of the 
Interior, USGS, via:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Use information Collection 
Number 1028-0070 in the subject line.
     Fax: (703) 648-7069. Use Information Collection Number 
1028-0070 in the subject line.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; USGS Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National 
Center, Reston, VA 20192. Please reference Information Collection 1028-
0070 in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele R. Simmons at (703) 648-7940. 
Copies of the full Information Collection Request and the forms can be 
obtained at no cost at www.reginfo.gov or by contacting the USGS 
clearance officer at the phone number listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Consolidated Consumers' Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0070.
    Form Number: 9-4117-MA.
    Abstract: Respondents to this form 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 considered proprietary under the 
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 
regulations (43 CFR part 2). Responses are voluntary. No questions of a 
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We intend to release data collection on 
Form 9-4117-MA only in a summary format that is not company-specific.
    Frequency: Monthly and annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 397 
consumers of ferrous and related metals. Respondents are canvassed for 
one frequency period (e.g. monthly respondents are not canvassed 
annually).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,278.
    Annual burden hours: 1,709.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved ``hour'' burden for Form 9-4117-MA 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 Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``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, and

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you are not required to respond to, 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) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 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.
    To comply with the public consultation process, on June 4, 2007, we 
published a Federal Register notice (72 FR 30821-30822) announcing that 
we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the 
required 60-day public comment period. We have received no comments in 
response to the notice.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek, 
703-648-7231.

    Dated: September 7, 2007.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
[FR Doc. 07-5746 Filed 11-19-07; 8:45 am]
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