Notice2023-08672
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Production Estimate
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Published
April 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an Information Collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25009-25010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08672]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0065/Renewal]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Production
Estimate
AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an Information
Collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Desk Officer for
the Department of the Interior by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d42445f4c525e786f60647e7e6462634d62606f2368627d236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56191f0417090523343b3f25253f393816393b347833392678313920">[email protected]</span></a>;
or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your
comments to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4027336d292e262f1f232f2c2c252334292f2e3300353327336e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c0b1f4105020a03330f030000090f180503021f2c191f0b1f420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-
0065 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Elizabeth S. Sangine by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e6f0e0ecf7f7f0e2ede4eaede6c3f6f0e4f0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e48197878b909097858a838d8a81a491978397ca838b92">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 703-648-7720. Individuals in
the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
You may also view the ICR at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA, we provide the
general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, 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 provides the requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
January 30, 2023, 88 FR 5905-5906. We did not receive any public
comments in response to that notice.
We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is
described below. We are especially interested in public comments
addressing the following issues: (1) is the collection necessary to the
proper functions of the USGS minerals information mission; (2) will
this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how the USGS might enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how the USGS might 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. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us
in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Abstract: This collection is needed to provide data on mineral
production for annual reports published by commodity for use by
Government agencies, Congressional offices, educational institutions,
research organizations, financial institutions, consulting firms,
industry, academia, and the general public. These data and derived
information will be published in the ``Mineral Commodity Summaries,''
the first preliminary publication to furnish estimates covering the
previous year's nonfuel mineral industry.
Title of Collection: Production Estimate.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0065.
Form Numbers: USGS Forms 9-4042-A and 9-4124-A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Business or Other For-Profit
Institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals consumers.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,100.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 275.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour Burden Cost: There are no ``non-
hour cost'' burdens associated with this ICR.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
The authorities for this action are the PRA, the National Materials
and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.), the National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 21(a)), and the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling
Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.).
Steven Fortier,
Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2023-08672 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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