[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13458-13459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04406]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey


GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0062/Renewal Agency 
Information Collection Activities; Industrial Minerals Surveys

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing 
to renew an Information Collection with a revision to add a new `Rare 
Gases' canvass.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this Information Collection Request 
(ICR) by mail 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. Individuals in 
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered

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within their country to make international calls to the point-of-
contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA, we provide the 
general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on new, 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 provides the requested data in the desired format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comments addressing the 
following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the USGS minerals information mission; (2) will this 
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the 
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how the USGS might enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
(5) how the USGS might 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information 
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: Respondents to these forms supply the USGS with domestic 
production- and consumption data for 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 Mineral Yearbooks, monthly 
Mineral Industry Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and 
special publications for use by Government agencies, Congressional 
offices, educational institutions, research organizations, financial 
institutions, consulting firms, industry, academia, and the general 
public.
    The USGS Mineral Resources Program is submitting this Federal 
Register Notice as a revision to add a new `Rare Gases Sold or Used' 
annual canvass to this ICR and estimates an additional 20 respondents 
with an average estimated burden time per form of 30 minutes. Based on 
technology advances, rare gases have become an important component of 
the U.S. supply chain with few suppliers or functional substitutes, a 
high risk of supply-chain disruption, and fluctuation-sensitive 
markets.
    Title of Collection: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0062.
    Form Number: Various (39 USGS forms).
    Type of Review: Renewal with a revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses or Other For-Profit 
Institutions: U.S. nonfuel mineral producers and consumers of 
industrial minerals. Public sector: State- and local governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 14,630.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,073.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: For each form, we will 
include an average burden time ranging from 10 minutes to 5 hours.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,736.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually, or 
Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-
hour cost'' burdens associated with this ICR.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    The authorities for this action are the PRA, the National Materials 
and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 
1601 et seq.), the National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 
U.S.C. 21(a)), the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
(50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.), and the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C. 2061 
et seq.).

Steven Fortier,
Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2023-04406 Filed 3-2-23; 8:45 am]
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