[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6813-6814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[USGS-GX11LR000F60100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for the 
Consolidated Consumers' Report (1 Form)

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved 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 the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) for 
the extension of the currently approved paperwork requirements for the 
USGS Consolidated Consumers' Report. This collection consists of one 
form. This notice provides the public and other Federal agencies an 
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of this information 
collection (IC). This IC is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011.

DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, please 
submit them on or before March 10, 2011.

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 1028-0070. Please 
also submit a copy of your written comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150-
C Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118 (mail); 970-226-9230 
(fax); or [email protected] (e-mail). Please reference Information 
Collection 1028-0070 in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carleen Kostick at 703-648-7940 
(telephone); [email protected] (e-mail); or by mail at U.S. Geological 
Survey, 985 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 
20192. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently Under 
Review).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Respondents to this form supply the USGS 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.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0070.
    Form Number: 9-4117-MA.
    Title: Consolidated Consumers' Report.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers of ferrous and 
related metals.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly and Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,828.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,371 hours. We expect to receive 1,828 annual 
responses. We estimate an average of 45 minutes per response.
    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 a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and 
current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    On October 19, 2010, we published a Federal Register notice (75 FR 
64349) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and 
soliciting comments. The comment period closed on December 18, 2010. We 
did not

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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.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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 anytime. While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that it will be done.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970-
226-9445.

    Dated: January 28, 2011.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Director, National Minerals Information Center.
[FR Doc. 2011-2651 Filed 2-7-11; 8:45 am]
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