80 FR 37650 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

Page Range		37650-37651
FR Document		2015-16126

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. The collection will consist of 38 forms. As part of the requested extension we will make a revision to the number of the associated collection instruments. This revision includes deleting USGS Form 9-4002-A and USGS Form 9-4019-A. 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 November 30, 2015.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX15LR000F60100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of an extension and revision of a currently approved 
information collection (1028-0062).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. The collection will consist of 38 forms. As part of 
the

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requested extension we will make a revision to the number of the 
associated collection instruments. This revision includes deleting USGS 
Form 9-4002-A and USGS Form 9-4019-A. 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 November 30, 2015.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please submit a copy of your comments to the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National 
Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-
7195 (fax); or [email protected] (email). Reference 
`Information Collection 1028-0062, Industrial Minerals Surveys' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Sangine at 703-648-7720 
(telephone); [email protected] (email); or by mail at U.S. 
Geological Survey, 989 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, VA 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Respondents to these forms supply the USGS with domestic production 
and consumption data of industrial mineral commodities, some of which 
are considered strategic and critical. These data and derived 
information will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, 
monthly and quarterly 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 (38 forms).
    Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
    Type of Request: Extension and revision of a currently approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals producers and consumers of industrial minerals. Public 
sector: State and local governments.
    Respondent Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually, or 
Annually.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,053.
    Estimated Time per Response: For each form, we will include an 
average burden time ranging from 10 minutes to 5 hours.
    Annual Burden Hours: 14,004 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this collection 
of information.
    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

    We are soliciting 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 we will be able to do so.

Michael J. Magyar,
Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey.
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free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– Section 811 Supportive Housing for and Section 811 PRA Partner Agencies
8339. Persons with Disabilities (Section 811) (property owners or managers of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Rental Assistance (PRA) properties where Section 811 PRA
Colette Pollard, Reports Management Program. The PRA Program is a new participants live and staff at
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing model of housing assistance authorized organizations that provide supportive
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street in 2010 that provides project-based services to PRA participants). The
SW., Washington, DC 20410; email rental assistance to state housing purpose of the interviews is to
Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@ agencies for the development of document the implementation
hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400. supportive housing for extremely low- experience of the Section 811 PRA
This is not a toll-free number. Persons income persons with disabilities. Program.
with hearing or speech impairments Housing agencies must have a formal
Respondents (i.e. affected public):
may access this number through TTY by partnership with the state health and
State housing agencies, state health and
calling the toll-free Federal Relay human service agency and the state
human service and Medicaid provider
Service at (800) 877–8339. Medicaid provider to provide services
and supports directly to residents living agencies, and Section 811 PRA Partner
Copies of available documents Agencies.
submitted to OMB may be obtained in units funded with Section 811 PRA.
from Ms. Pollard. The Section 811 PRA program Total Estimated Burden: For the state
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
authorizing statute requires HUD to housing agency staff, state health and
notice informs the public that HUD is describe the assistance under the human service agency staff and state
seeking approval from OMB for the program, to analyze its effectiveness, Medicaid agency staff, researchers will
information collection described in and propose recommendations for administer interviews on the
section A. future assistance under Section 811. implementation of the Section 811 PRA
HUD is implementing a two-phase Program for a total of five hours. An
A. Overview of Information Collection evaluation of the Section 811 PRA additional two hours will be needed to
Title of Information Collection: program. The first phase of the compile material needed on the PRA
Evaluation of the Section 811 Project evaluation is focused on a process program in order to answer the research
Rental Assistance Program, Phase I. evaluation that will describe the questions. The total burden for state
OMB Approval Number: N/A. implementation of the program in the housing agency and Medicaid
Type of Request: New. first 12 states awarded Section 811 PRA respondents is 168 hours. The average
Form Number: N/A. funds. The second phase will evaluate burden of interviews for Section 811
Description of the need for the the program effectiveness and its impact PRA Partner Agency staff is one hour,
information and proposed use: The on residents. This request for OMB with an additional hour to compile
Office of Policy Research and clearance covers the first phase of the information needed to complete the
Development, U.S. Department of evaluation. Data collection includes in- interview. The total burden for PRA
Housing and Urban Development person interviews with staffs at state Partner Agencies is 137.5 hours. The
(HUD), is proposing a data collection agencies, (housing, health and human total burden for all respondents is 305.5
activity as part of the evaluation of the services and state Medicaid providers) hours.

Average Average Total
Number of Frequency of burden/ burden/ estimated
Respondents respondents response response data collection burden
(hours) (hours) (hours)

State housing agencies implementing Section 811 PRA .... 12 1 5 2 84
Medicaid agencies implementing Section 811 PRA ............ 12 1 5 2 84
Section 811 PRA Partner Agencies .................................... 55 1 1.5 1 137.5

Total Burden Hours ...................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 305.5

B. Solicitation of Public Comment who are to respond, including through DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
This notice is soliciting comments the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of U.S. Geological Survey
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of information technology, e.g., permitting [GX15LR000F60100]
information described in section A on electronic submission of responses.
the following: HUD encourages interested parties to Agency Information Collection
(1) Whether the proposed collection submit comment in response to these Activities: Request for Comments
of information is necessary for the questions. AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
proper performance of the functions of Interior.
Authority: 1701z–1 Research and
the agency, including whether the ACTION: Notice of an extension and
Demonstrations; 12 U.S.C. chapter 13.
information will have practical utility; revision of a currently approved
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s Dated: June 22, 2015.
information collection (1028–0062).
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estimate of the burden of the proposed Katherine M. O’Regan,
collection of information; Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, Development and Research. Survey) will ask the Office of
utility, and clarity of the information to [FR Doc. 2015–16202 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] Management and Budget (OMB) to
be collected; and BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
approve the information collection (IC)
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of described below. The collection will
the collection of information on those consist of 38 forms. As part of the

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requested extension we will make a Estimated Number of Annual ACTION: Notice of Acquisition of Land
revision to the number of the associated Responses: 20,053. into Trust.
collection instruments. This revision Estimated Time per Response: For
includes deleting USGS Form 9–4002– each form, we will include an average SUMMARY: The United States has
A and USGS Form 9–4019–A. As burden time ranging from 10 minutes to acquired approximately 1,553 acres of
required by the Paperwork Reduction 5 hours. Federal land within the boundary of the
Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our Annual Burden Hours: 14,004 hours. former Badger Army Ammunition Plant
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork Estimated Reporting and near Baraboo, Wisconsin, in trust for the
and respondent burden, we invite the Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. The
general public and other Federal Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ acquisition was effectuated by the
agencies to take this opportunity to burdens associated with this collection National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015. This notice provides
comment on this IC. This collection is of information.
a legal description of the property.
scheduled to expire on November 30, Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
2015. (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
agency may not conduct or sponsor a Michael Black, Director, Bureau of
DATES: To ensure that your comments Indian Affairs, MS–4606 MIB, 1849 C
are considered, we must receive them collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240;
on or before August 31, 2015. Telephone (202) 208–5116.
number and current expiration date.
ADDRESSES: Please submit a copy of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
your comments to the Information III. Request for Comments December 12, 2014, Congress passed the
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. We are soliciting comments as to: (a) National Defense Authorization Act for
Geological Survey, 807 National Center, Whether the proposed collection of Fiscal Year 2015 (Act), and on
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA information is necessary for the agency December 19, 2015, the President signed
20192 (mail); 703–648–7195 (fax); or gs- to perform its duties, including whether the Act into law. See Public Law 113–
info_collections@usgs.gov (email). the information is useful; (b) the 291. The Act legislatively transferred
Reference ‘Information Collection 1028– accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the approximately 1,553 acres located
0062, Industrial Minerals Surveys’ in all burden time to the proposed collection within the boundary of the former
correspondence. of information; (c) how to enhance the Badger Army Ammunition Plant near
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: quality, usefulness, and clarity of the Baraboo, Wisconsin, to the Secretary of
Elizabeth Sangine at 703–648–7720 information to be collected; and (d) how the Interior in trust for the Ho-Chunk
(telephone); escottsangine@usgs.gov to minimize the burden on the Nation of Wisconsin. The legislation
(email); or by mail at U.S. Geological respondents, including the use of effectuated the acquisition of the land in
Survey, 989 National Center, 12201 automated collection techniques or trust and clarified responsibility and
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. other forms of information technology. liability with regard to conduct or
Please note that the comments activities that took place on the land
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
submitted in response to this notice are before the transfer. 160 Cong. Rec.
I. Abstract a matter of public record. Before S6722 (daily ed. Dec. 12, 2014)
including your personal mailing (statement of Sen. Baldwin).
Respondents to these forms supply The approximately 1,533 acres are
the USGS with domestic production and address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable within the boundary of the former
consumption data of industrial mineral Badger Army Ammunition Plan, near
commodities, some of which are information in your comment, you
Baraboo, Wisconsin, and the external
considered strategic and critical. These should be aware that your entire
boundary is described as follows:
data and derived information will be comment, including your personally
published as chapters in Minerals identifiable information, may be made BIA-Ho-Chunk Nation Reservation
Yearbooks, monthly and quarterly publicly available at any time. While Trust Land Former Badger Army
Mineral Industry Surveys, annual you can ask us in your comment to Ammunition Plant, Sauk Co. WI. Legal
Mineral Commodity Summaries, and withhold your personally identifiable Description
special publications, for use by information from public view, we A parcel of land located in the NW1⁄4
Government agencies, industry, cannot guarantee that we will be able to of the SE1⁄4, the NE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4, the
education programs, and the general do so. SE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 and the SW1⁄4 of the
public. Michael J. Magyar, SE1⁄4 of Section 34, the NW1⁄4 of the
II. Data Associate Director, National Minerals SW1⁄4, the NE1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4, the SE1⁄4
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. of the SW1⁄4, the SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4, the
OMB Control Number: 1028–0062. NW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 and the SW1⁄4 of the
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Form Number: Various (38 forms). SE1⁄4 of Section 35, all in T11N, R6E,
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Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys. Town of Sumpter, Sauk County,
Type of Request: Extension and Wisconsin, the NW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4, the
revision of a currently approved DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4, the NW1⁄4 of the
collection. SW1⁄4 and the SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4 of
Affected Public: Business or Other- Bureau of Indian Affairs Section 1, the NE1⁄4 of the NE1⁄4, the
For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel NW1⁄4 of the NE1⁄4, the SW1⁄4 of the
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minerals producers and consumers of NE1⁄4, the SE1⁄4 of the NE1⁄4, the NE1⁄4
industrial minerals. Public sector: State A0A501010.999900 253G] of the NW1⁄4, the NW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4,
and local governments. the SW1⁄4 of the NW1⁄4, the SE1⁄4 of the
Land Acquisition; Ho-Chunk Nation of
Respondent Obligation: None. Wisconsin NW1⁄4, the NE1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4, the NW1⁄4
Participation is voluntary. of the SW1⁄4, the SW1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4, the
Frequency of Collection: Monthly, AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, SE1⁄4 of the SW1⁄4, the NE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4,
Quarterly, Semiannually, or Annually. Interior. the NW1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4, the SW1⁄4 of the

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of an extension and revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-0062).
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before August 31, 2015.
Contact		Elizabeth Sangine at 703-648-7720 (telephone); [email protected] (email); or by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 989 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
FR Citation		80 FR 37650

80 FR 37650 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey