[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36611-36612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11849]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0062/Renewal]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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), 
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 
July 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your 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 
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,

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TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. 
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services 
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at https://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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
March 3, 2023 (88 FR 13458-13459). 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 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. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal 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 minerals 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. 2023-11849 Filed 6-2-23; 8:45 am]
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