[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 141 (Friday, July 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 43198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18016]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for the 
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (1 Form)

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028-
0059).

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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 the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) for 
the extension of the currently approved paperwork requirements for the 
USGS Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). This collection consists of 
one form and this notice provides the public an opportunity to comment 
on the paperwork burden of this form. We may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before August 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written 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 e-mail to [email protected] or 
fax at 202-395-5806; and identify your submission as 1028-0059. Please 
also submit a copy of your written comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, 2150-C Centre Avenue, Fort 
Collins, CO 80526-8118 (mail); 970-226-9230 (fax); or [email protected] 
(e-mail). Use OMB Control Number 1028-0059 in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott F. Sibley at U.S. Geological 
Survey, 989 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 
20192 (mail); 703-648-4976 (telephone); or [email protected] (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The collection of this information is required by the CTBT, and 
will provide the CTBT Technical Secretariat with geographic locations 
of sites where chemical explosions greater than 300 tons TNT-equivalent 
have occurred or will occur in in the next calendar year.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0059.
    Form Number: 9-4040-A.
    Title: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Affected Public: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,100.
    Annual Burden Hours: 525 hours. We expect to receive 2,100 annual 
responses. We estimate an average of 15 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.

III. Request for Comments

    On November 9, 2009, we published a Federal Register notice (74 FR 
57698) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and 
soliciting comments. The comment period closed on January 8, 2010. We 
did not receive any comments in response to that notice.
    We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) 
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to 
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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 Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970-
226-9445.

    Dated: July 16, 2010.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2010-18016 Filed 7-22-10; 8:45 am]
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