[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69246-69247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28406]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX15LR000F60100]


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 (1028-0062) Industrial Minerals Survey.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. This collection consists of 38 forms. As part of the 
requested extension, we will make a revision to the number of the 
associated collection instruments. This revision includes deleting USGS 
Form 9-4002-A and USGS Form 9-4019-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 November 30, 2015.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive 
them on or before December 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments on this IC 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 1028-0062, Industrial Minerals 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, 989 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 production 
and consumption data of industrial mineral commodities, some of which 
are considered strategic and critical. These data and derived 
information will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, 
monthly and quarterly 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: 1028-0062.
    Form Number: Various (38 forms).
    Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals producers and consumers of industrial minerals. Public 
sector: State and local governments.
    Respondent Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.

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    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually, or 
Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,053.
    Estimated Time per Response: For each form, we will include an 
average burden time ranging from 10 minutes to 5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 14,006 hours.
    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 July 1, 2015, a 60-day Federal Register notice (80 FR 37650) was 
published announcing this information collection. Public comments were 
solicited for 60 days ending August 31, 2015. 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) 
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. 2015-28406 Filed 11-6-15; 8:45 am]
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