80 FR 69246 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 216 (November 9, 2015)

Page Range		69246-69247
FR Document		2015-28406

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 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

 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) Industrial Minerals Survey.

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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 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.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive 
them on or before December 9, 2015.

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 forward 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 S. 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. You may also find information about this Information 
Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.

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.

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    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: 14,006 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

    On July 1, 2015, a 60-day Federal Register notice (80 FR 37650) was 
published announcing this information collection. Public comments were 
solicited for 60 days ending August 31, 2015. We received one public 
comment in response to that notice from the Department of Commerce 
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) supporting the continued collection 
of these data which are an important data source for key components of 
BEA's economic statistics. 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.
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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are B. Solicitation of Public Comment general public and other Federal
invited to submit comments regarding This notice is soliciting comments agencies to take this opportunity to
this proposal. Comments should refer to from members of the public and affected comment on this IC. This collection is
the proposal by name and/or OMB parties concerning the collection of scheduled to expire on November 30,
Control Number and should be sent to: information described in Section A on 2015.
Colette Pollard, Reports Management the following: DATES: To ensure that your comments
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing (1) Whether the proposed collection are considered, OMB must receive them
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street of information is necessary for the on or before December 9, 2015.
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC proper performance of the functions of
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 ADDRESSES: Please submit your written
the agency, including whether the comments on this IC directly to the
(this is not a toll-free number) or email information will have practical utility;
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of Office of Management and Budget,
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s Office of Information and Regulatory
the proposed forms or other available estimate of the burden of the proposed
information. Persons with hearing or Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
collection of information; Department of the Interior, at OIRA_
speech impairments may access this (3) Ways to enhance the quality,
number through TTY by calling the toll- SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov (email); or
utility, and clarity of the information to
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– (202) 395–5806 (fax). Please also
be collected; and
8339. (4) Ways to minimize the burden of forward a copy of your comments to the
the collection of information on those Information Collection Clearance
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
who are to respond; including through Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807
[Kenneth F. Hannon, Program Analyst National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Office of Asset Management and the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of Drive, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–
Portfolio Oversight]: Department of 648–7195 (fax); or gs-info_collections@
Housing and Urban Development, 451 information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. usgs.gov (email). Reference
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; ‘‘Information Collection 1028–0062,
email Kenneth.f.hannon@hud.gov or HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these Industrial Minerals Surveys’’ in all
telephone 202–402–2599. This is not a correspondence.
toll-free number. Persons with hearing questions.
or speech impairments may access this Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
number through TTY by calling the toll- Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. Elizabeth S. Sangine at 703–648–7720
free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– (telephone); escottsangine@usgs.gov
Dated: November 2, 2015.
8339. (email); or by mail at U.S. Geological
Janet M. Golrick,
Copies of available documents Survey, 989 National Center, 12201
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
submitted to OMB may be obtained for Housing-Associate Deputy Federal
from Ms. Pollard. You may also find information about
Housing Commissioner.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This this Information Collection Request
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notice informs the public that HUD is (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.
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seeking approval from OMB for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
information collection described in I. Abstract
Section A. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Respondents to these forms supply
A. Overview of Information Collection the USGS with domestic production and
Geological Survey
Title of Information Collection: consumption data of industrial mineral
Disaster Management. [GX15LR000F60100] commodities, some of which are
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0582. considered strategic and critical. These
Type of Request: Extension of Agency Information Collection data and derived information will be
currently approved collection. Activities: Request for Comments published as chapters in Minerals
Form Number: None. AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Yearbooks, monthly and quarterly
Description of the need for the Interior. Mineral Industry Surveys, annual
information and proposed use: To ACTION: Notice of an extension and Mineral Commodity Summaries, and
provide an orderly and continuing revision of a currently approved special publications, for use by
means of assistance by the Federal information collection (1028–0062) Government agencies, industry,
Government to State and local Industrial Minerals Survey. education programs, and the general
governments in carrying out their public.
responsibilities to alleviate the suffering SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological
II. Data
and damage resulting from such Survey) are asking the Office of
disasters. Management and Budget (OMB) to OMB Control Number: 1028–0062.
Respondents: HUD staff and approve the information collection (IC) Form Number: Various (38 forms).
multifamily housing project owners described below. This collection Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
who are subject to HUD regulations. consists of 38 forms. As part of the Type of Request: Extension and
Estimated Number of Respondents: requested extension, we will make a revision of a currently approved
11,736. revision to the number of the associated collection.
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Estimated Number of Responses: 8. collection instruments. This revision Affected Public: Business or Other-
Frequency of Response: Upon includes deleting USGS Form 9–4002– For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel
Presidentially declared disasters A and USGS Form 9–4019–A. As minerals producers and consumers of
involving individual assistance. required by the Paperwork Reduction industrial minerals. Public sector: State
Average Hours per Response: 1.75 Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our and local governments.
hours. continuing efforts to reduce paperwork Respondent Obligation: None.
Total Estimated Burdens: 14. and respondent burden, we invite the Participation is voluntary.

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Frequency of Collection: Monthly, information from public view, we bia.gov. The DEIS will be available for
Quarterly, Semiannually, or Annually. cannot guarantee that it will be done. review at 813 Grandview, Pawhuska,
Estimated Number of Annual OK 74820. It is also available online at
Michael J. Magyar,
Responses: 20,053. http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/
Associate Director, National Minerals RegionalOffices/EasternOklahoma/
Estimated Time per Response: For Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
WeAre/Osage/OSAGEOilGasEIS.
each form, we will include an average [FR Doc. 2015–28406 Filed 11–6–15; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Jeannine Hale, Division of
5 hours.
Environmental and Cultural Resources,
Annual Burden Hours: 14,006 hours. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office,
Estimated Reporting and P.O. Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402–
Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Bureau of Indian Affairs 8002, (918) 781–4660.
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ [156A2100DD/AAKC001030/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
burdens associated with this collection A0A501010.999900 253G] proposed action for this EIS is to update
of information. and provide additional analysis on the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement impacts of the BIA lease and permit
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
for Management of Osage Nation Oil approval program to facilitate the
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
and Gas Resources, Osage County, development of oil and gas in Osage
agency may not conduct or sponsor a Oklahoma
collection of information unless it County in an efficient manner that
displays a currently valid OMB control AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, prevents pollution.
number and current expiration date. Interior. Under the Osage Allotment Act of
ACTION: Notice of availability. 1906, the United States reserved all
III. Request for Comments rights to the mineral estate in Osage
SUMMARY: In accordance with the County for the benefit of the Osage. The
On July 1, 2015, a 60-day Federal National Environmental Policy Act, the mineral estate is held in trust, and the
Register notice (80 FR 37650) was Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as the BIA approves oil and gas leases,
published announcing this information lead Federal agency, with the Osage applications for permits to drill, and
collection. Public comments were Nation and the Environmental other site-specific permit applications in
solicited for 60 days ending August 31, Protection Agency (EPA) as cooperating Osage County under the authority of the
2015. We received one public comment agencies, has prepared a draft Osage Allotment Act, as amended and
in response to that notice from the environmental impact statement (DEIS). 25 Code of Federal Regulations Part 226.
Department of Commerce Bureau of This document is for the management of The BIA, under delegation of the
Economic Analysis (BEA) supporting oil and gas resources owned by the Secretary of the Interior, is responsible
the continued collection of these data United States in trust for the Osage in for administering the development of oil
which are an important data source for Osage County, Oklahoma. This notice and gas resources in Osage County for
key components of BEA’s economic announces that the DEIS is now the benefit of the Osage. The Federal
statistics. We again invite comments as available for public review and that the actions, including approvals of leases
to: (a) Whether the proposed collection BIA will hold a public meeting to solicit and issuance of permits, are needed for
of information is necessary for the comments on it. the BIA to fulfill a portion of its trust
agency to perform its duties, including DATES: A public meeting has been responsibility to the Osage and to
whether the information is useful; (b) scheduled from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on facilitate the development of the
the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of November 30, 2015, at the Wah Zha Zhi mineral estate. The EIS will replace the
the burden time to the proposed Cultural Center, 1449 Main St., 1979 Environmental Assessment for the
collection of information; (c) how to Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The date and Oil and Gas Leasing Program of the
enhance the quality, usefulness, and location of the public meeting, Osage Indian Tribe.
clarity of the information to be including any changes, will be The DEIS analyzes three alternatives
collected; and (d) how to minimize the announced at least 15 days in advance for managing oil and gas development
burden on the respondents, including through notices in the following local in Osage County, one of which is the No
the use of automated collection newspapers: Fairfax Chief, Hominy Action Alternative. The alternatives
techniques or other forms of information News Progress, Pawhuska Journal represent the range of reasonable actions
Capital, Shidler Review, Skiatook, and that could be taken to satisfy the
technology.
Tulsa World and will be posted on the purpose of and need for the BIA’s
Please note that the comments following Internet Web site: http:// action. The objective of the alternatives
submitted in response to this notice are www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/ is, to the extent possible, to minimize
a matter of public record. Before RegionalOffices/EasternOklahoma/ potential adverse impacts on
including your personal mailing WeAre/Osage/OSAGEOilGasEIS. In landowners, wildlife, and natural and
address, phone number, email address, order to be fully considered, written cultural resources from noise, traffic,
or other personally identifiable comments on the DEIS must arrive no excavations, dust, and other
information in your comment, you later than 45 days after the EPA disturbances associated with
should be aware that your entire publishes its Notice of Availability in construction and operations under oil
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comment, including your personally the Federal Register. and gas leases. The alternatives for the
identifiable information, may be made ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, hand Osage County Oil and Gas EIS were
publicly available at any time. While deliver, or fax written comments to Ms. developed through public scoping, an
you can ask us in your comment to Jeannine Hale, BIA Eastern Oklahoma alternatives development workshop
withhold your personally identifiable Regional Office, P.O. Box 8002, with cooperating agencies, and a draft
Muskogee, OK 74402–8002; fax (918) alternatives concepts public listening
781–4667; email: osagecountyoilgaseis@ session.

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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) Industrial Minerals Survey.
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, OMB must receive them on or before December 9, 2015.
Contact		Elizabeth S. 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. You may also find information about this Information Collection Request (ICR) at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation		80 FR 69246

80 FR 69246 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 216 (November 9, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey