[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20707-20708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7991]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-
0062).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we will submit to OMB an information 
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork 
requirements for ``Industrial Minerals Surveys, (38 USGS forms).'' This 
notice provides the public an opportunity to comment on the paperwork 
burden of these forms.

DATES: Submit written comments by June 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Department of the Interior, USGS, via:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Use Information Collection 
Number 1028-0062 in the subject line.
     Fax: (703) 648-7069. Use Information Collection Number 
1028-0062 in the 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-
0062 in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Scott F. Sibley at (703) 648-
4976. Copies of the forms can be obtained at no cost by contacting the 
USGS clearance officer at the phone number listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0062.
    Form Number: Various (38 forms).
    Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with 
domestic production and consumption data on nonfuel mineral 
commodities. 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), 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 38 forms only in a summary format that is not company-specific.
    Frequency: Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually, and Annually.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 
15,990 producers and consumers of industrial minerals. Respondents are 
canvassed for one frequency period (e.g., monthly respondents are not 
canvassed annually).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 18,336.
    Annual Burden Hours: 12,637.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The 
currently approved ``hour'' burden for these 38 forms is 11,716 hours. 
We estimate the public reporting burden averages 15 minutes to 2 hours 
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 
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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, we publish this 
Federal Register notice announcing that we will submit this ICR to OMB 
for approval. The notice provides the required 60-day public comment 
period.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek, 
703-648-7231.

John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.
 [FR Doc. E8-7991 Filed 4-15-08; 8:45 am]
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