[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14517-14518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04026]


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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, 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 
March 28, 2024.

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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-
0068 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 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 
September 28, 2023 (88 FR 66883). One comment was received from the 
Bureau of Economic Analysis supporting the collection of this data as 
nationally important.
    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 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 minerals 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.).

Daniel Hayba,
Acting Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2024-04026 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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