81_FR_9916 81 FR 9878 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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)

Page Range9878-9879
FR Document2016-04084

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 Issue 38 (Friday, February 26, 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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9878 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices proposed action, specifically within the expressed or are known to have interest ACTION: Notice of a renewal of a context of additional information made in this proposal. To ensure that the full currently approved information available since completion of final EIS range of issues related to this proposed collection (1028–0060). for this project. This additional action are addressed and all significant information addresses estimates of total issues identified, comments and SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological quantity of sediment impounded by suggestions are invited from all Survey) will ask the Office of Ballville Dam, the potential impacts of interested parties. Management and Budget (OMB) to the proposed alternative on harmful We request data, comments, new approve the information collection (IC) algal blooms (HABs) in the Sandusky information, or suggestions from the described below. This collection River and Lake Erie due to the proposed public, concerned governmental consists of 1 form. As required by the sediment release, the potential impacts agencies, the scientific community, Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of of the proposed alternative on tribes, industry, or any other interested 1995, and as part of our continuing downstream habitats due to sediment party on this notice. We specifically efforts to reduce paperwork and release, the accuracy of cost estimates of request comments regarding the respondent burden, we invite the sediment removal within the EIS, additional information and analyses general public and other Federal evaluation of a bypass and excavation presented in the draft SEIS. agencies to take this opportunity to alternative provided in comments on You may submit your comments and comment on this IC. This collection is the FEIS, and the potential for beneficial materials considering this notice by one scheduled to expire on June 30, 2016. reuse of sediments impounded by of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES DATES: To ensure that your comments Ballville Dam. Although we concluded section. are considered, we must receive them that these topics were sufficiently on or before April 26, 2016. Public Availability of Comments ADDRESSES: You may submit comments addressed in the FEIS, we provide additional review and assessment in All comments and materials we on this information collection to the this Draft SEIS to help further clarify the receive in response to this request will Information Collection Clearance issues. To complete this aspect of the be available for public inspection, by Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Draft SEIS, we consulted subject matter appointment, during normal business Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, Reston, experts to help review FEIS materials hours at the address listed in the VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); and clearly articulate our understanding ADDRESSES section of this notice. or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). of them. The resulting additional Before including your address, phone Please reference ‘Information Collection information and explanation has been number, email address, or other 1028–0060, Mine, Development, and incorporated within this Draft SEIS. personal identifying information in your Mineral Exploration Supplement in all comment, you should be aware that correspondence. EPA’s Role in the EIS Process your entire comment—including your FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In addition to this notice of the draft personal identifying information—may Shonta E. Osborne, National Minerals SEIS, EPA is publishing a Federal be made publicly available at any time. Information Center, U.S. Geological Register notice announcing the draft While you can ask us in your comment Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, SEIS, as required under section 309 of to withhold your personal identifying Mail Stop 985, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et information from public review, we 703–648–7960 (phone); or sosborne@ seq.; CAA). The publication of EPA’s cannot guarantee that we will be able to usgs.gov (email). You may also find notice is the official start of the do so. information about this ICR at minimum requirement for a 45-day www.reginfo.gov. public comment period for an EIS. The Authority EPA is charged under the CAA to This notice is being furnished as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: review all Federal agencies’ EISs and to provided for by NEPA and its I. Abstract comment on the adequacy and the implementing Regulations (40 CFR acceptability of the environmental 1501.7 and 1508.22). The intent of the Respondents to this form supply the impacts of proposed actions in the EISs. notice is to obtain suggestions and USGS with domestic production, EPA also serves as the repository (EIS additional information from other exploration, and mine development data database) for EISs prepared by Federal agencies and the public on the draft for nonfuel mineral commodities. This agencies. The EIS database provides SEIS. Comments and participation in information will be published as an information about EISs prepared by this process are solicited. Annual Report for use by Government Federal agencies, as well as EPA’s agencies, industry, education programs, Dated: February 22, 2016. and the general public. comments concerning the EISs. All EISs Kurt Schilling, are filed with EPA, which publishes a Acting Assistant Regional Director, Fisheries, II. Data notice of availability on Fridays in the Midwest Region. OMB Control Number: 1028–0060. Federal Register. For more information, [FR Doc. 2016–04134 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] Form Number: USGS Form 9–4000–A. see http://www.epa.gov/compliance/ Title: Mine, Development, and BILLING CODE P nepa/eisdata.html. You may search for Mineral Exploration Supplement. EPA comments on EISs, along with EISs Type of Request: Renewal of existing themselves, at https:// DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR information collection. cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ Affected Public: Business or Other- mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES action/eis/search. U.S. Geological Survey For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel Public Comments minerals producers and exploration [GX16LR000F60100] operations. Letters describing the proposed action Respondent’s Obligation: None. Agency Information Collection and soliciting comments will be sent to Participation is voluntary. Activities: Request for Comments appropriate Federal, State, and local Frequency of Collection: Annually. agencies, and to private organizations AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Estimated Total Number of Annual and citizens who have previously Interior. Responses: 828. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2016 / Notices 9879 Estimated Time per Response: 45 information collection request to the received no comments. The BLM now minutes. Office of Management and Budget requests comments on the following Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 621 (OMB) to continue the collection of subjects: hours. information that enables the BLM to 1. Whether the collection of Estimated Reporting and monitor compliance with timber export information is necessary for the proper Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ restrictions. The OMB previously functioning of the BLM, including Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ approved this information collection whether the information will have burdens associated with this IC. activity and assigned it control number practical utility; Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 1004–0058. 2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an DATES: The OMB is required to respond of the burden of collecting the agency may not conduct or sponsor and to this information collection request information, including the validity of you are not required to respond to a within 60 days but may respond after 30 the methodology and assumptions used; collection of information unless it days. For maximum consideration, 3. The quality, utility and clarity of displays a currently valid OMB control written comments should be received the information to be collected; and number and current expiration date. 4. How to minimize the information on or before March 28, 2016. collection burden on those who are to III. Request for Comments ADDRESSES: Please submit comments respond, including the use of We are soliciting comments as to: (a) directly to the Desk Officer for the appropriate automated, electronic, Whether the proposed collection of Department of the Interior (OMB #1004– mechanical, or other forms of information is necessary for the agency 0058), Office of Management and information technology. to perform its duties, including whether Budget, Office of Information and Please send comments as directed the information is useful; (b) the Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the or by electronic mail at OIRA_ refer to OMB control number 1004–0058 burden of the proposed collection of submission@omb.eop.gov. Please in your correspondence. Before information; (c) ways to enhance the provide a copy of your comments to the including your address, phone number, quality, usefulness, and clarity of the BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or email address, or other personal information to be collected; and (d) how electronic mail. identifying information in your to minimize the burden on the Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, comment, you should be aware that respondents, including the use of Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C your entire comment—including your automated collection techniques or Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: personal identifying information—may other forms of information technology. Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. be made publicly available at any time. Please note that the comments Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– While you can ask us in your comment submitted in response to this notice are 0050. to withhold your personal identifying a matter of public record. Before Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@ information from public review, we including your personal mailing blm.gov. cannot guarantee that we will be able to address, phone number, email address, Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0058’’ do so. or other personally identifiable regardless of the form of your information in your comment, you comments. The Following Information Pertains to should be aware that your entire this Request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comment, including your personally Michael Bechdolt, at 202–912–7234. Title: Timber Export Reporting and identifiable information, may be made Persons who use a telecommunication Substitution Determination (43 CFR part publicly available at any time. While device for the deaf may call the Federal 5420). you can ask us in your comment to Forms: Information Relay Service at 1–800– • 5450–17, Export Determination; and withhold your personally identifiable 877–8339, to leave a message for Mr. information from public view, we • 5460–17, Substitution Bechdolt. You may also review the Determination. cannot guarantee that we will be able to information collection request online at do so. OMB Control Number: 1004–0058. http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ Abstract: This collection of Michael J. Magyar, PRAMain. information pertains to compliance of Associate Director, National Minerals SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal timber purchases with timber Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. export restrictions. [FR Doc. 2016–04084 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] 3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 Frequency: On occasion. BILLING CODE 4338–11–P CFR part 1320 provide that an agency Obligation to Respond: Required to may not conduct or sponsor a collection obtain or retain benefits. of information unless it displays a Description of Respondents: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR currently valid OMB control number. Purchasers of Federal timber. Estimated Number of Responses Until OMB approves a collection of Bureau of Land Management Annually: 16. information, you are not obligated to Estimated Reporting and [LLWO220000 L63100000.PH0000 16X] respond. In order to obtain and renew Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden an OMB control number, Federal Annually: 16 hours. Renewal of Approved Information agencies are required to seek public Collection; Control No. 1004–0058 Estimated Reporting and mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES comment on information collection and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR Burden Annually: None. Interior. 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the Jean Sonneman, ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for BLM published a 60-day notice in the Information Collection Clearance Officer, comments. Bureau of Land Management. Federal Register on October 13, 2015 SUMMARY:The Bureau of Land (80 FR 61447), and the comment period [FR Doc. 2016–04177 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] Management (BLM) has submitted an ended December 14, 2015. The BLM BILLING CODE 4310–84–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:41 Feb 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a renewal of a currently approved information collection (1028-0060).
DatesTo ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before April 26, 2016.
ContactShonta 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.
FR Citation81 FR 9878 
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