83 FR 7065 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Nonferrous Metals Surveys
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)
Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)
| Page Range | 7065-7065 | |
| FR Document | 2018-03255 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 7065] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03255] [[Page 7065]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX18LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0053] Agency Information Collection Activities; Nonferrous Metals Surveys AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 17, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request (ICR) by mail to the USGS, Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028- 0053 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Elizabeth Sangine by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 703-648-7720. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary for USGS to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) how to minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Abstract: Respondents to these forms supply the USGS with domestic production and consumption data for 22 ores, concentrates, and metals, some of which are considered strategic and critical to assist in determining stockpile goals. These data and derived information will be published as chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, monthly Mineral Industry Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, and special publications, for use by Government agencies, industry, education programs, and the general public. Title of Collection: Nonferrous Metals Surveys. OMB Control Number: 1028-0053. Form Number: Various (27 forms). Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Business or Other-For-Profit Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and consumers of nonferrous metals and related materials. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,400. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,647. Estimated Completion Time per Response: For each form, we will include an average burden time ranging from 20 minutes to 1 hour. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,936. Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Monthly, Quarterly, or Annually. Total Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: There are no ``non- hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date. The authorities for this action are the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and the National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21(a)). Michael J. Magyar, Associate Director, National Minerals Information Center. [FR Doc. 2018-03255 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4338-11-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR public record. We will include or and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30
summarize each comment in our request U.S.C. 21(a)).
Geological Survey to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
Michael J. Magyar,
[GX18LR000F60100; OMB Control Number including your address, phone number,
Associate Director, National Minerals
1028–0053] email address, or other personal Information Center.
identifying information in your
[FR Doc. 2018–03255 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am]
Agency Information Collection comment, you should be aware that
BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
Activities; Nonferrous Metals Surveys your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, be made publicly available at any time.
Interior. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
While you may ask us in your comment
ACTION: Notice of information collection; to withhold your personal identifying Office of the Secretary
request for comment. information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to [178D0102DM, DS6CS00000,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the DLSN00000.000000, DX.6CS25]
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the do so.
Abstract: Respondents to these forms Draft List of Critical Minerals
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is
supply the USGS with domestic
proposing to renew an information AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
production and consumption data for 22
collection.
ores, concentrates, and metals, some of ACTION: Notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to which are considered strategic and
submit comments on or before April 17, critical to assist in determining SUMMARY: The United States is heavily
2018. stockpile goals. These data and derived reliant on imports of certain mineral
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information will be published as commodities that are vital to the
information collection request (ICR) by chapters in Minerals Yearbooks, Nation’s security and economic
mail to the USGS, Information monthly Mineral Industry Surveys, prosperity. This dependency of the
Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise annual Mineral Commodity Summaries, United States on foreign sources creates
Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; and special publications, for use by a strategic vulnerability for both its
or by email to gs-info_collections@ Government agencies, industry, economy and military to adverse foreign
education programs, and the general government action, natural disaster, and
usgs.gov. Please reference OMB Control
public. other events that can disrupt supply of
Number 1028–0053 in the subject line of
Title of Collection: Nonferrous Metals these key minerals. Pursuant to
your comments.
Surveys. Executive Order 13817 issued on
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To December 20, 2017, ‘‘A Federal Strategy
request additional information about OMB Control Number: 1028–0053.
Form Number: Various (27 forms). To Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies
this ICR, contact Elizabeth Sangine by of Critical Minerals,’’ the Secretary of
email at escottsangine@usgs.gov, or by Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection. the Interior presents a draft list of 35
telephone at 703–648–7720. mineral commodities deemed critical
Respondents/Affected Public:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Business or Other-For-Profit under the definition provided in the
accordance with the Paperwork Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals Executive Order. Specifically, an
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the producers and consumers of nonferrous analysis using multiple criteria
general public and other Federal metals and related materials. identified 35 minerals or mineral
agencies with an opportunity to Total Estimated Number of Annual material groups that are currently
comment on proposed, revised, and Respondents: 1,400. considered critical. These include:
continuing collections of information. Total Estimated Number of Annual Aluminum (bauxite), antimony, arsenic,
This helps us assess the impact of our Responses: 3,647. barite, beryllium, bismuth, cesium,
information collection requirements and Estimated Completion Time per chromium, cobalt, fluorspar, gallium,
minimize the public’s reporting burden. Response: For each form, we will germanium, graphite (natural), hafnium,
It also helps the public understand our include an average burden time ranging helium, indium, lithium, magnesium,
information collection requirements and from 20 minutes to 1 hour. manganese, niobium, platinum group
provide the requested data in the Total Estimated Number of Annual metals, potash, rare earth elements
desired format. Burden Hours: 2,936. group, rhenium, rubidium, scandium,
We are soliciting comments on the Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. strontium, tantalum, tellurium, tin,
proposed ICR that is described below. Frequency of Collection: Monthly, titanium, tungsten, uranium, vanadium,
We are especially interested in public Quarterly, or Annually. and zirconium. These commodities
comment addressing the following Total Estimated Annual Non-hour merit consideration in furthering the
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary for Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘non-hour policy of the Federal Government to
USGS to perform its duties, including cost’’ burdens associated with this IC. reduce the Nation’s vulnerability for the
whether the information is useful; (2) An agency may not conduct or security and prosperity of the United
the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of sponsor and a person is not required to States. A summary report describing the
the burden of the proposed collection of respond to a collection of information methodologies and data sources used to
information; (3) ways to enhance the unless it displays a currently valid OMB develop the draft critical minerals list
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the control number and current expiration may be accessed at https://doi.org/
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
information to be collected; and (4) how date. 10.3133/ofr20181021. The Department
to minimize the burden of this The authorities for this action are the of the Interior (DOI) seeks comments
collection on the respondents, including Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 addressing the following topics: The
through the use of information U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), the National make-up of the draft list and the
technology. Materials and Minerals Policy, Research rationale associated with potential
Comments that you submit in and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. additions or subtractions to the draft
response to this notice are a matter of 1601 et seq.), and the National Mining list.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of information collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 17, 2018. | |
| Contact | To request additional information about this ICR, contact Elizabeth Sangine by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 703-648-7720. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 7065 |
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