[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6258]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. 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-
0068).

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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 ``Ferrous Metals Surveys, (13 USGS forms)''. This 
notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the 
paperwork burden of this form.

DATES: Submit written comments by February 1, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may 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 
1028-0068.
    Please submit a copy of your comments to the Department of the 
Interior, USGS, via:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Use Information Collection 
Number 1028-0068 in the subject line.
     Fax: (703) 648-7069. Use Information Collection Number 
1028-0068 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-
0068 in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott F. Sibley at (703) 648-4976. 
Copies of the full Information Collection Request and the forms can be 
obtained at no cost at http://www.reginfor.gov or by contacting the 
USGS clearance officer at the phone number listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Ferrous Metals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0068.
    Form Number: Various (13 forms).
    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 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.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a 
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We intend to release data collected on 
these forms only in a summary format that is not company-specific.
    Frequency: Monthly and Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 
1,307 consumers of ferrous and related metals. Respondents are 
canvasses for one frequency period (e.g., monthly respondents are not 
canvasses annually).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 2,979.
    Annual burden hours: 1,614.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved ``hour'' burden for these forms is 1,614 hours. We 
estimated the public reporting burden averages 10 minutes to 1 hour 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 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 ion formation; (c) enhance the 
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    To comply with the public consultation process, on September 28, 
2007, we published a Federal Register notice (72 FR 55242) 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, 
70-3-648-7231.

    Dated: December 7, 2007.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
[FR Doc. 07-6258 Filed 12-31-07; 8:45 am]
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