81 FR 9878 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask 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 June 30, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9878-9879]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04084]


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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 (1028-0060).

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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. 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 June 30, 
2016.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before April 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection 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). Please reference 
`Information Collection 1028-0060, Mine, Development, and Mineral 
Exploration Supplement in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shonta E. Osborne, National Minerals 
Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Mail Stop 985, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-7960 (phone); or 
[email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR 
at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Respondents to this form supply the USGS with domestic production, 
exploration, and mine development data for nonfuel mineral commodities. 
This information will be published as an Annual Report for use by 
Government agencies, industry, education programs, and the general 
public.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0060.
    Form Number: USGS Form 9-4000-A.
    Title: Mine, Development, and Mineral Exploration Supplement.
    Type of Request: Renewal of existing information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. 
nonfuel minerals producers and exploration operations.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 828.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 621 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 and you are not 
required to respond to 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 of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) ways 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.
[FR Doc. 2016-04084 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am]
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