[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 187 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 66883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21183]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0068/Renewal]


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

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the 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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 27, 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 1028-0068 Ferrous Minerals Survey 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 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, (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require 
approval. We may not conduct or sponsor, nor are you required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other federal agencies 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 provide the 
requested data in the desired format.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 13 ores, concentrates, metals, and 
ferroalloys, 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.
    Title of Collection: Ferrous Metals Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0068.
    Form Number: Various (15 USGS forms).
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit 
institutions: U.S. nonfuel mineral producers and consumers of ferrous 
and related metals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 980.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,718.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: For each form, we will 
include an average burden time ranging from 10 minutes to 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,364.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly 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. 2023-21183 Filed 9-27-23; 8:45 am]
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