Notice2025-15553
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Mine, Development, and Mineral Exploration Supplement
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Published
August 15, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) proposes to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 156 (Friday, August 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39415-39416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15553]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-2025-0005; OMB Control Number 1028-0060;
GX25LR000F60100]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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
and its implementing regulations, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
proposes to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments. To be
considered, we must receive your comments on or before September 15,
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-2025-0005.
[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#fe8d918d9c918c909bbe8b8d998dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0a3bfa3b2bfa2beb590a5a3b7a3feb7bfa6">[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 Information Collection Request (ICR) at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA, as part of our
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we
provide the general public and other Federal
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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 on
this information collection was published on June 5, 2025 (90 FR
23947). 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. 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. 21a) 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 inform Congress of important domestic mining and
minerals industries developments, including any crisis. The USGS
carries out many of the Secretary's responsibilities regarding mineral
resources, in part through this information collection. Respondents to
this form 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
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, 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. 21a).
Elisa Alonso,
Acting Deputy Director, National Minerals Information Center, U.S.
Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2025-15553 Filed 8-14-25; 8:45 am]
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