[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73134-73135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25631]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX16LR000F60100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-0059) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. This collection consists of 1 form. As required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our continuing 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on October 
31, 2016.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive 
them on or before November 23, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your written comments on this IC directly to 
the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Interior, at [email protected] (email); or (202) 395-5806 
(fax). Please also

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forward a copy of your comments to the Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, 
Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7197 (fax); or [email protected] (email). Reference ``Information Collection 
1028-0059, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty'' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori E. Apodaca, National Minerals 
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Mail Stop 989, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7724 (phone); or 
[email protected] (email). You may also find information about this 
Information Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The collection of this information is required by the Comprehensive 
Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), and will, upon request, provide the CTBT 
Technical Secretariat with geographic locations of sites where chemical 
explosions greater than 300 tons TNT-equivalent have occurred.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0059.
    Form Number: USGS Form 9-4040-A.
    Title: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals producers.
    Respondent Obligation: Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 625 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and 
current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    On May 4, 2016, a 60-day Federal Register notice (81 FR 26826) was 
published announcing this information collection. Public comments were 
solicited for 60 days ending July 5, 2016. We did not receive any 
public comments in response to that notice. We again invite comments as 
to: (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 time to 
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 personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

Michael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2016-25631 Filed 10-21-16; 8:45 am]
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