[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37704-37705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15368]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[USGS-GX12LR000F60100]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for the
Industrial Minerals Surveys (40 Forms)
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information
collection (1028-0062).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an Information Collection Request (ICR) for
the revision of the currently approved paperwork requirements for the
Industrial Minerals Surveys. This collection consists of 40 forms. The
revision includes adding USGS Form 9-4144-S; transferring USGS Form 9-
4142-Q from Information Collection 1028-0065; and modifying the
following forms: USGS Form 9-4004-A, USGS Form 9-4027-A, and USGS Form
9-4035-S. This notice provides the public and other Federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on the nature of this collection which is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012.
DATES: Please submit your comments on or before July 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this ICR to the OMB Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via email to oira_docket@omb.eop.gov or fax
at 202-395-5806; and reference Information Collection 1028-0062 in the
subject line. Please also submit a copy of your comments to Shari
Baloch, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 807, Reston, VA 20192
(mail); 703-648-7199 (fax); or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email); and reference
Information Collection 1028-0062 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Carleen Kostick at 703-648-7940 (telephone);
ckostick@usgs.gov (email); or by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 985
National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. To see a
copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov
(Information Collection Review, Currently under Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Respondents use these forms to supply the USGS with domestic
production and consumption data of industrial mineral commodities, some
of which are considered strategic and critical. This information will
be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbook, monthly Mineral Industry
Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and special publications,
for use by Government agencies, industry, education programs, and the
general public.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-0062.
Form Number: Various (40 forms).
Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private sector: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers
and consumers of industrial minerals; Public sector: State and local
governments.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Monthly, quarterly, semiannually, and
annually.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,255
Annual Burden Hours: 13,794 hours. We expect to receive 20,255
annual responses. We estimate an average of 10 minutes to 5 hours per
response.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this
collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
On February 8, 2012, we published a Federal Register Notice (77 FR
6580) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and
soliciting comments. The comment period closed on April 9, 2012. We did
not receive any public comments in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) how to enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize
the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice
are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone
number,
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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
anytime. Although you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: June 15, 2012.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2012-15368 Filed 6-21-12; 8:45 am]
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