Notice2025-10186
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mine, Development, and Mineral Exploration Supplement
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June 5, 2025
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, we) is proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 107 (Thursday, June 5, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23947-23948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10186]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX25LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 1028-0060/Renewal]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Mine,
Development, and Mineral Exploration Supplement
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, we) is proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments. To be
considered, your comments must be received on or before August 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
[ssquf] Internet: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. USGS-E&M-2025-0002.
[ssquf] U.S. Mail: USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shonta E. Osborne by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e2918d91808d908c87a297918591cc858d94"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97e4f8e4f5f8e5f9f2d7e2e4f0e4b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at 703-648-7960. 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 of 1995, as part
of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an
opportunity to
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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.
We are 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. 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 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: The National Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 21(a)) and the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research
and Development Act of 1980 (30 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) mandate that the
Secretary of the Interior collect, evaluate, and analyze information
concerning mineral occurrence, production, and use for the domestic
mineral industry and to inform Congress of important domestic mining
and minerals industries developments, including crises. Many of the
responsibilities regarding mineral resources are delegated to the USGS
by Secretary's Order No. 3193, ``Transfer of Selected Functions from
the U.S. Bureau of Mines to the U.S. Geological Survey,'' and are
carried out, in part, through this information collection. Respondents
to these forms supply the USGS with domestic exploration, development,
and production data. These data and derived information will be
published as a chapter in the ``Minerals Yearbook.''
Title of Collection: Mine, Development, and Mineral Exploration
Supplement.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0060.
Form Number: USGS Form 9-4000-A.
Type of Review: Renewal with extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit
institutions: U.S. nonfuel minerals and exploration operations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 324.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 324.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 243.
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 of 1995, the National
Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, and the National Materials and
Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980.
Braden Harker,
Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2025-10186 Filed 6-4-25; 8:45 am]
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