[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 61668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26053]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX18LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0062]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Industrial 
Minerals Surveys

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

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Geological Survey is proposing to renew an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 31, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections Officer, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-
0062 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Elizabeth S. Sangine by email at 
[email protected], or by telephone at 703-648-7720. You may also 
view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our 
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting 
burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
July 9, 2018, 83 FR 31767. We did not receive any public comments in 
response to that notice.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary for 
the USGS to perform its duties, including whether the information is 
useful; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) how 
to minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including 
through the use of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
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.
    An agency 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.
    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 to assist in determining 
National Defense Stockpile goals. 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.
    Title of Collection: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0062.
    Form Number: Various, 38 forms.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit 
Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and consumers of 
industrial minerals. Public sector: State and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,533.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 12,055 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 14,957.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 10 minutes to 5 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually, or 
Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: There are no ``nonhour 
cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    The authorities for this action are the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the National Materials and Minerals 
Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
and the National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 
21(a)).

Michael Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center.
[FR Doc. 2018-26053 Filed 11-29-18; 8:45 am]
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