[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43505-43506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17519]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX14LR000F60100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection (1028-0068).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. This collection consists of 15 forms. As part of the 
requested extension, we will make several revisions to the number and 
nature of the associated collection instruments. These revisions 
include: (1) Deleting USGS Form 9-4092-A and USGS Form 9-4106-M; (2) 
changing USGS Form 9-4047-A from monthly and annual to an annual-only 
reporting form; (3) modifying USGS Form 9-4044-A and USGS Form 9-4045-
M; and (4) modifying the title of USGS Form 9-4076-A. As required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our 
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite 
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity 
to comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on July 
31, 2014.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive 
them on or before August 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments on this information 
collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior, at [email protected] (email); or 
(202) 395-5806 (fax). Please also forward a copy of your comments to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
807 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 
(mail); 703-648-7195 (fax); or [email protected] (email). 
Reference ``Information Collection 1028-0068, Ferrous Metals Surveys'' 
in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth S. Sangine at 703-648-7720 
(telephone); [email protected] (email); or by mail at U.S. 
Geological Survey, 988 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, VA 20192. You may also find information about this Information 
Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Respondents to these forms supply the USGS with domestic 
consumption data for 13 ores, concentrates, metals, and ferroalloys, 
some of which are considered strategic and critical. These data and 
derived 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: 1028-0068.
    Form Number: Various (15 forms).
    Title: Ferrous Metals Surveys.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals consumers of ferrous and related metals.
    Respondent Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly and Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,667.
    Annual Burden Hours: 1,319 hours, based on an estimated average of 
10 minutes to 1 hour per response.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``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 April 9, 2014, a 60-day Federal Register notice (79 FR 19639) 
was published announcing this information collection. Public comments 
were solicited for 60 days ending June 9, 2014. We received one public 
comment in response to that notice from the Department of Commerce 
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) supporting the continued collection 
of these data which are an important data source for key components of 
BEA's economic statistics. We again invite comments as to: (a) Whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to 
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)

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the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden time to the 
proposed collection of information; (c) how to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how 
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 personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

Michael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2014-17519 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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